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Final Fantasy 14: Heavensward adding flying mounts

Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming Heavensward expansion is slated to receive a slew of new updates, with flying chocobo mounts among them.

Ozzie Mejia

October 25, 2014 11:45 AM

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Square Enix took a trip to London this weekend for its Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest event, taking along with them some new information on the upcoming Heavensward expansion. The information was revealed during a live stream, which is now only open to channel subscribers. But some of the more notable items were posted on Twitter, including:

We're pleased to announce flying mounts will make their debut in the #Heavensward expansion pack set for spring 2015!

— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) October 25, 2014

We introduced the flying black chocobo and showed designs for a single-rider airship! #Heavensward pic.twitter.com/PnzsPKVg8m

— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) October 25, 2014

#Heavensward will see the introduction of a new beast tribe, the Vanu Vanu, and their primal Bismarck! pic.twitter.com/j8toSsdmR8

— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) October 25, 2014

The 2nd beast tribe making their debut is the Gnath, along with their Savior, Ravana (FFXIV-original)! #Heavensward pic.twitter.com/85gUg9S4hH

— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) October 25, 2014

Introducing the new tank job, Dark Knight! #FFXIV #Heavensward pic.twitter.com/z0AsWuVshL

— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) October 25, 2014

Take a look at new open field areas! #FFXIV #Heavensward pic.twitter.com/t5bwrSpBOp

— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) October 25, 2014

That's one new job, two new beast tribes, and all-new flying chocobos. This is only scratching the surface, as Square Enix plans to have even more reveals for the upcoming Tokyo Fan Festival in December.

For more immediate Final Fantasy XIV gratification, there's the upcoming 2.4 patch titled Dreams of Ice. This is the update that will include new story, side, class, and job quests, new items, housing improvements, the Rogue and Ninja jobs, PvP improvements, and the Final Coil of Bahamut. The preliminary patch notes have been released and that list is a massive one. Check out the full list on the Final Fantasy XIV website.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?