Final Fantasy 14 players waiting for Dawntrail news will soon be in luck, as Square Enix announced that the next Letter from the Producer Live broadcast and the updated Dawntrail benchmark are right around the corner. The 81st Live Letter will air on the morning of May 16, and the updated Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail PC benchmark is slated to be released during the week of May 23.
These upcoming events will arrive amid a rough news cycle for Final Fantasy 14. Following some changes made to a payment processor, Final Fantasy 14 players reported issues concerning transactions that would not go through on either the FF14 Online Store or the Mog Station. While multiple payment methods were affected, Visa credit and debit card users were among the most impacted globally. Days after the payment errors were reported, Square Enix released a statement on May 1 to address the matter. The company confirmed an issue with the new payment processor and Visa debit card transactions, and it was working to remedy the situation for all parties involved.
As Square Enix continued to address players' concerns with its payment processor, the company also gave Final Fantasy 14 fans two dates to look forward to. On Thursday, May 16, at 7:00 AM Eastern, Letter From the Producer Live Part 81 will air, as the first of two Live Letter broadcasts scheduled ahead of Dawntrail's release. While previous Live Letters covered the graphical update for Dawntrail, the 81st Live Letter will touch upon combat Job balance heading into Dawntrail. In addition to the highly-anticipated Job action trailer, the new Viper and Pictomancer Jobs, and the planned reworks of the Dragoon and the Astrologian, will likely be among the main topics.
The week following the Live Letter, Final Fantasy 14 is planning to release the updated Dawntrail PC benchmark. According to a Lodestone post, FF14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida stated the benchmark was scheduled to be updated on the week of May 23 but could not provide an exact date and time. Yoshida said that thanks to reports and feedback from players, the updated Dawntrail benchmark will see changes to the environment of the character creator, and will address issues with character data.
Yoshida reiterated that the changes made to the benchmark will also be part of Dawntrail itself. With a busy slate of events ahead of Dawntrail, both the players and developers of Final Fantasy 14 will have a busy end to the spring.
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