Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is starting at the beginning, but not necessarily the beginning you might be hoping for

You’ll need to keep holding out hope for a classic mode, I’m afraid.

Final Fantasy 14 Mobile will bring players back to the beginning of the popular MMO, just not the beginning some of you might be after.

Earlier this week after months of rumours about such a thing being in the works, Square Enix finally announced that a mobile version of Final Fantasy 14 is on the way from Tencent-owned developer Lightspeed Studios (who you’ll know best from PUBG Mobile). A few details were shared upon the announcement, like how many jobs will be available to start off with, and the fact it’ll be available in China ahead of a global release, but obviously the big question for many was where would it start? The hugely successful MMO has had five expansions, but new players can’t start at the end of course – thankfully, in a Q&A video released yesterday featuring producer Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida, the air has been cleared on that one.

Whenever the mobile version does launch, you’ll be starting at the beginning, with A Realm Reborn. “Players who are already familiar with Final Fantasy 14 will be able to relive the story on mobile, while newcomers will have the opportunity to embark on a new adventure and experience the narrative in its entirety,” Yoshi-P explained. According to the producer, “a vast amount of content and narrative has already been developed,” and developer Lightspeed Studios plans to “release this content gradually and at a steady pace. We may adjust the release schedule based on player feedback, potentially speeding up the update cadence or maintaining the tempo we start with if that is what players find the most suitable.”

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