Final Fantasy 14 Fans Are Convinced the Next Evercold Job Is the Falconer
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Following the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest in Berlin, community detectives have pieced together developer audio cues and trailer hints to predict that Evercold's unannounced second new job will be the Falconer.
Following last weekend's Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest in Berlin, Square Enix gave players plenty to chew on regarding the upcoming Evercold expansion. While the team officially pulled the curtain back on the expansion's first new job, Bastion, the identity of the second job remains officially under wraps until the Tokyo Fan Fest in October. That has not stopped the community from putting together a compelling case, with Reddit detectives and theory crafters heavily betting that the next addition will be the Falconer.
The community detective work leans heavily on developer hints and subtle trailer details. Square Enix previously confirmed that both new jobs in Evercold will be original to the franchise, narrowing the field considerably. During a Berlin panel, composer Masayoshi Soken teased two audio cues for the mysterious second role, featuring a mechanical clicking noise followed by a sharp bird screech and slashing sounds. Couple those audio cues with a recent expansion trailer starring an armored, attention-seeking avian companion and a Miqo'te wearing heavy handling gloves, and the puzzle pieces start falling neatly into place.
Players are already theorizing how the physical ranged DPS role might actually play in action, pointing to mechanics that could echo the companion command style of the Summoner while utilizing crossbows rather than traditional spellcasting. Whether these avian combat mechanics hit the mark will become clear when Square Enix finally reveals the role at Makuhari Messe during the Tokyo Fan Fest running from October 31 to November 1, as originally reported by Polygon.
Tags: Final Fantasy 14, MMORPG, Square Enix, Gaming News, PC Gaming
Original article: Polygon