Speakers of Hydaelyn

A rather grim tool has surfaced in the XIV community - a tool enabling intense stalking. We share our opinions on the matter and discuss what SE can do to prevent tools like these from being made. We also read another interview with Mr. Ozma, even more talk about the upcoming second Pulse album, and a big update to Square Enix's Group Customer Harassment Policy. Hopefully next week will be a littl...

It's 2025 and the Speakers are back again to update you on all the latest news from the FFXIV community. We discuss the recent Lucky Bancho numbers, showing a worrying trend and indicating that FFXIV is experiencing negative growth in its player numbers. What gives? And how can it be remedied? We also discuss and review Heavensturn for 2025, and an interesting interview with FFXIV's battle directo...

More videos and screenshots from Final Fantasy XIV mobile has been released and it's looking pretty good. We share our thoughts and discuss how FFXIV Mobile may affect the main game in the future. We also review the Tales from under the Moonlight stories, read MogMail, and we review the Starlight 2024 event. Speakers of Hydaelyn will take a break over the holidays, but we will be back (live) on Ja...

Patch 7.15 has been released for FFXIV and we take a look at some of the stuff teased on the 7.1 website. We also discuss the upcoming Starlight Celebration event, and the quest rewards this year look pretty good. Yoshi-P has been interviewed by the Australian broadcaster ABC, and in a Q&A in Saudi Arabia Yoshi-P talked some more about the controversies surrounding Dawntrail. MogMail: https://spea...

It has been 10 years since the first episode of Speakers of Hydaelyn aired on Twitch for the first time (to 0 viewers). Today we look ahead towards 2025 and beyond. The classic series are getting new episodes, some are being reworked, and a brand new series is planned for next year. We also discuss the Endwalker Collector's Edition sweepstakes, the Pulse Remix Album, and in MogMail we dive deep in...

Another Ultimate has been cleared in FFXIV, but it also become the second cheating scandal in the Ultimate World First Race. What does this mean for the future of Ultimates? What does this mean for the future of world races in general? We also discuss Patch 7.11's job changes, as well as the upcoming 10th anniversary of Speakers Network. And of course - MogMail! Among the topics are characters we...

Our second and final spoilercast episode for 7.1 is here! This time we discuss the FFXI Alliance Raid, The Pelupelu Allied Society quests, Hall of the Novice, and the epic conclusion to the Pandæmonium questline. Spoilers galore, obviously. We also discuss the recently announced FFXIV Mobile. MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ *************************************** ► Patreon: https://www.p...

Patch 7.1 has hit FFXIV and it's time for the first part of our post-patch spoilercast! In this episode we go through the main scenario quests and discuss them. We also discuss the many issues that has occurred after the patch, like the inability to fish in Eastern Thanalan! And believe it or not; we managed to squeeze in a MogMail as well! Enjoy the patch everyone! Next week we'll be discussing t...

FFXIV Dawntrail's first content patch is about to hit. Patch 7.1 promises to add a large amount of content, including some really impressive graphical updates! We also discuss the hilariously bad looking hairstyle, and try to understand what went wrong. Note that we are reading the preliminary patch notes here, and that the full notes are expected to release on the day of the patch. Patch notes: h...

Live Letter 84 has concluded and we're here to give you the full rundown of what we can expect for patch 7.1x in the future. Among the topics are the new Chaotic Alliance Raid, Echoes of Vana'diel, MSQ speculation, and a surprising reveal in the quality of life section of the Live Letter... MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpeakersXIV ► Become a Speakers...

Patch 7.1 is about to hit FFXIV, and a new website has been published with more information about what we will be getting. We also give our honest review of this year's All Saints' Wake, and the general state of seasonal events, the FFXIV TTRPG Standard rulebook is now available for preorder, and the Community Finder gets a new update! Welcome! MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ ► Patreon:...

A new "Adventurer's Supply Kit" is now available on the online store, a new sweepstakes with strange prizes is underway, the next Live Letter set to reveal part two of FFXIV's upcoming patch 7.1 has been announced. We discuss all of this, plus a rundown of a recent Pax Australia panel with Natsuku Ishikawa and Saki Takayanagi about how they craft characters in FFXIV. And of course: MogMail. MogMai...

Fan Fest has just concluded in South Korea and we discuss some of the screenshots and artwork from that event. We also discuss the Free Login Campaign for FFXIV, All Saints' Wake, the Moogle Treasure Trove event, and cap it all off with a summary of the recent "An Evening With Yoshi-P" event in Melbourne, Australia. Welcome! MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ ► Patreon: https://www.patreon....

Yoshi-P has sat down with Sports Illustrated's gaming branch to talk about his thoughts about the future of Final Fantasy XIV. We also discuss the flow of time in the game, the potential Ninth reflection's version of the WOL, Echoes of Vana'diel, and the name of magic spells in FFXIV. Welcome! Interview: https://www.si.com/videogames/features/final-fantasy-14-naoki-yoshida-interview MogMail: https...

The first Live Letter in what feels like forever is finally here, in the first part of the 83rd Live Letter we get a taste of what's to come in FFXIV's patch 7.1 - including updates about the upcoming FFXI raid, PVP updates, the Main Scenario Quests, Hildibrand, Hall of the Novice, and the brand new battle content; Chaotic Alliance Raids. We also look at some new FFXIV merch, and... An infamous go...

It's the calm before the storm in the FFXIV community - the storm being Live Letter LXXXIII (83) which will go live on Saturday morning/night this week. That means it's time to dig deep in our MogMail bag and read as many as we can. We also briefly discuss the recent DDoS attacks. Among the MogMail topics are numerous Azem theories, Electrope on the Source, Cid, and Post-Calamity Fireworks. MogMai...

The rumors seemingly appeared out of nowhere but now they're confirmed: We're getting 24-man savage content in FFXIV. We read an interview by PCGamesN where Yoshi-P tells us a tiny bit more about the content as well as savage content in general. We also read through a lot of MogMail - some of the topics include quality of life suggestions, the sightseeing log, and the Interdimensional Key from the...

The interviews keep rolling in, and this week we read an interview where Yoshi-P teases possible directions the story might take us in the future, like the Warrior of Light becoming a Shogun in Hingashi, or maybe travelling back in time or even to the future. We also discuss the recent update on the Lodestone about character model feedback and the roadmap to tweak some of the models in the future....

In recent interviews Yoshi-P responds to the criticism and mixed response to FFXIV Dawntrail. He also talks about the future of the gameand how they're handling community feedback. We also give our review of The Rising 2024, Pax West 2024, and we read a MogMail about a connection between Allag and the portal in Skydeep Cenote. Interviews: Eurogamer: https://www.eurogamer.net/naoki-yoshida-on-dawnt...

Yoshi- P has revealed that he's not a big fan of a character that the FFXIV community loves in a recent interview with PcGamesN. We also discuss the upcoming Rising event, and of course; MogMail. Some of the topics include a potential invasion of Tural, naming conventions, and the Ronkan ruins on the Source. Welcome! Interview: https://www.pcgamesn.com/final-fantasy-xiv/ff14-dawntrail-arcadion-yos...

The Metacritic scores for FFXIV Dawntrail are not as high as one would want for FFXIV and we finally discuss why people are so down on Dawntrail. We also discuss the artwork for Cosmic Exploration shown off during the Chinese Fan Fest, and a lot of MogMail! Is an Endless a person? Where will the patch story take us? Is Tural and Empire? Do we want better horse models? All of this and more in this...

Moonfire Faire is upon us once again and it's time to discuss this years' event. We also discuss the news that FFXIV is once again the biggest source of income for SE, and from your MogMail we discuss whether we are the baddies or not, and more. MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpeakersXIV ► Become a Speakers YT Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...

Patch 7.05 has arrived and with it came the new savage raids, the treasure map dungeons, as well as a lot of job adjustments. The Wuk Lamat hate continues to be absolutely unacceptable, and we discuss our thoughts on the matter. Moonfire Faire is returning as always - what can we expect this year? And of course: MogMail! MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

A number of interviews with the French gaming press has been released and we dive into one of them done by Millenium. We also discuss the recent NPC rankings from JP, where Wuk Lamat is not doing do good. And of course; MogMail! Millenium interview (in French): https://www.millenium.org/news/415718.html MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/ ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpeakersXIV ► Beco...

The new 8-man raid 'The Arcadion' is out now and it''s time to give our honest review. Is it at the level of quality we expect? And is the thread on the official forums right about it being too difficult? And during MogMail we get to talk more about our wishes for an expansion that involves Dalmasca and Ilsabard. This and more in this week's episode of Speakers of Hydaelyn! MogMail: https://speake...