Speakers of Hydaelyn

The schedule for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Tokyo, Japan has been released! We go through the schedule and discuss. We also discuss yet another two album releases, new optional items, and we finally get an update on the Crucible rankings situation. The same-region player matching system deployed on the JP datacenters has led to some surprisingly hostile reactions, and of course...

A new update from Lucky Bancho reveals new active player numbers for Final Fantasy XIV, so we once again have to discuss what they mean. We also discuss the upcoming All Saints' Wake seasonal event and all the rewards, as well as several MogMails; are we getting a Fourth reflection of Gerolt in Evercold? What other characters' fourth reflection will we see? And what is Halmarut's name on the Fourt...

It's the calm before the storm as we enter the month of the JP FFXIV Fan Festival. We discuss the return of Fall Guys in Final Fantasy XIV, FFXIV's presence at MCM Comic Con in London, as well as your MogMail, where we discuss a way to play jobs as they were in older expansions, defining the difference between the Echo and Hydaelyn's Blessing, and the potential link between Heavensward and Evercol...

The new stories in the "Tales Under the Golden Sun" are now all out, and we give our reviews on the stories. We also discuss the future of lifestyle content in FFXIV Evercold - are we still going to get cosmic exploration? Island Sanctuary? Reintroduce Hamlet Defense (yes please)? We also discuss Coerthas' eternal winter, crafted trial weapons, and rank the endings of each expansion - and more. We...

Koji Fox and Foxclon attended Otakon 2026 and sat down for an interview with Anime Trends, giving a lot of interesting info about the upcoming FFXIV expansion Evercold. We read through the interview and discuss everything we learn. We also discuss the return of the Final Fantasy XV collab, the temporary suspension of the Beastmaster Crucible season 1 rankings, and the upcoming same-region player m...

Patch 7.56 has finally arrived, and with it came both Beastmaster and the final main scenario quest for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail and the start of FFXIV Evercold. We sit down and discuss our first impressions of the new limited job - is it as good as we wanted it to be? And we discuss the final MSQ - so spoilers galore! We also read MogMail, and discuss event areas in the overworld and the poten...

Moogle Treasure trove returns to FFXIV, with a twist! We discuss the rewards and the new mount token system. We also discuss FFXIV's presence at Tokyo Game Show, the Nintendo Switch 2 free sub for FFXIV ending, and the newly released Dawntrail soundtrack. The 7.5 website was updated before the release of Patch 7.56, and we give our brief thoughts on the new info. In MogMail, we discuss the potenti...

The Rising is upon us for the 13th time, and we give our honest review of the whole event! We also discuss the recent addition to the Tales Under The Golden Sun story series, and the optional items sale now underway on the online store. In MogMail, we discuss whether side quest lore and character can be used in the MSQ without forcing players to complete the side quests, whether we expect dragons...

Koji Fox recently did an interview with RPG Site about everything from localization, FFXIV, FF16, Final Fantasy XI, and coffee. We also discuss FFXIV's presence at Gamescom 2026, and The Rising 2026. And in MogMail, we list our favorite trials from all of FFXIV's expansions. Welcome! RPG Site Interview: https://www.rpgsite.net/interview/21116-koji-fox-interview-2026-ffxiv-ff16-final-fantasy-xi-loc...

The FFXIV Fan Festival in Tokyo, Japan is still a while away, but new merchandise has been revealed and made available for pre-order. We dive into some of the strange merch now available. We also discuss the impact of long story arcs in FFXIV, intimidating jobs in the game, could there be a world tree in all shards and the source? And we give our full review of Moonfire Faire 2026! Welcome! MogMai...

Yoshi-P held a press conference after the first day of Fan Fest, answering questions from the press. We dive into press conference and discuss the information we get from Yoshi-P. We also discuss the upcoming Moonfire Faire, and the many hotfixes and updates from the past week- especially regarding the Switch 2 version. And in the MogMail segment we discuss if we'll get a time-skip in Evercold. We...

Patch 7.55 has been released, and with it came a plethora of updates - we go through the patch notes and discuss Occult Crescent: North Horn at length. We also discuss the return of the Yo-Kai Watch event, the Support-A-Streamer Campaign, more updates on the stalking plugin, and the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 version of FFXIV. In MogMail we discuss worries about the future of low level dunge...

The FFXIV Fan Festival in Berlin has concluded, and a lot of information was shared. It's time to dive into the new trailer, the keynote, and the Live Letter! We discuss everything from the new job - Bastion, action skins, character creator updates, the new maps, the new 8-man raid (which is causing some murmuring in the community), and much much more! In the Live Letter section we naturally discu...

FFXIV's Fan Festival 2026 is soon upon us, and the Stage & Screen Schedule has been released. We dive into the news, and discuss what we can expect from the different events. In less great news; the stalking plugin - you know the one that appeared, then disappeared? Yeah, it's back again under a new name and it's pretty bad. We urge you to report this plugin to Square Enix to deal with it as s...

FFXIV's Fan Festival 2026 is soon upon us, and the Stage & Screen Schedule has been released. We dive into the news, and discuss what we can expect from the different events. In less great news; the stalking plugin - you know the one that appeared, then disappeared? Yeah, it's back again under a new name and it's pretty bad. We urge you to report this plugin to Square Enix to deal with it as s...

A pretty extensive interview with assistant director of FFXIV, Tsuyoshi Yokozawa, about the Dawntrail 8-man raid The Arcadion has been released, and we dive into it to learn more about the development process. We also discuss the Crystalline Conflict Regional Championships for EU & Oceania, the Fan Fest 2026 Watch Party event in Australian, the upcoming second Dawntrail OST, and somehow, the s...

A new player-made plugin that acts as a "Tinder" for FFXIV is making the rounds online, and we discuss the implications and potential issues as the plugin's popularity grows (please be careful). We also discuss the Dawntrail sale, the new orchestral album, more Ultimate hotfixes, and the sad shutdown of FFXIV Mobile's global - signaling the quiet shutdown of their plans to expand outside of China....

The Download Festival has concluded, and we dive into an interview with The Primals where they discuss their experience performing at a non-FFXIV themed festival. We also discuss the new optional items, the return of the Dragon Quest X crossover event, and in MogMail we discuss old FFXIV features that were grandfathered in, as well as our wishes for our favorite jobs in the upcoming Evercold "Evol...

Theories for FFXIV Evercold keep pouring into our MogMail inbox, and today we discuss the potential Evercold relic, as well as the future of dungeon gear (and gear in general). We also discuss the Kefka Ultimate clear, the Cosmic Exploration updates and fixes, as well as reading through a blog post from the official dev blog on the lodestone where we look back at the Echoes of Vana'diel dungeon, a...

Patch 7.51 has hit FFXIV and with it came a few additions and updates. We go through the patch notes and discuss. We also end up in a big discussion about Cosmic Exploration Auxesia and the system as a whole. We also read your MogMail, among the themes being Unukalhai and Cyella, and Garlean tank job ideas. Welcome! MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ ***************************************...

The Make It Rain Campaign is upon us, and we give our honest review of this year's event. How does it hold up to last year's? We also discuss the AI allegations towards the FFXIV x Download Festival artwork, and in the MogMail segment we discuss everything from FFXIV Housing compared to WoW to the question we've asked a few times before: Are Garleans unique to the Source? Welcome! MogMail: https:/...

It's been a quiet week in FFXIV, and we take the opportunity to dig into our mailbag to read your MogMail. We discuss Evercold theories, trials as part of MSQ or side quests, and how to combat burnout in FFXIV. We also discuss the upcoming Make It Rain Campaign, and the soon to be gone FANTASIAN Neo Dimension collab. Welcome! MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ ******************************...

The ongoing issues with furniture is being addressed, and we discuss the recent lodestone post about the issue. We also discuss theories about the shards and how we might end up linking the shards in Evercold and beyond. We also cover a press conference article where Yoshi-P answered questions right after the reveal of Evercold. Welcome! Evercold press conference link: https://gamerescape.com/2026...

We're wrapping up our 7.5 review, tackling the finale of 'Echoes of Vana'diel' - the Final Fantasy XI x Final Fantasy XIV crossover raid. Was it good? We also discuss the upcoming returner campaign for FFXI, and in MogMail we discuss the FC company airships - what can we do to make them relevant again? Welcome! MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ *************************************** ► Pat...

Patch 7.5 is here, and with it comes a massive amount of additions, changes, and improvements to the game. We dive into the patch notes, as well as giving our review of the main scenario of Patch 7.5! We also discuss Fan Fest Berlin contests, and some very expensive merch! Welcome! MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ *************************************** ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...