The FFXIV 7.5 Live Letter showcased all the usual things that come with a new patch, like dungeons, more Hildebrand, and a new scenario quest. But there were some pretty big announcements buried in the stream’s latter half, including a first look at the upcoming Beastmaster limited class and some long-needed overhauls to inventory systems.
The Beastmaster will debut at level 1 alongside a batch of job classes, though you’ll need to be at least level 50 and have completed the main scenario in A Realm Reborn to unlock it. Like in other Final Fantasy games, Beastmasters weaken monsters in combat in order to capture them. If successful, they can call on up to three of their critter friends in battle for assistance and travel together. The Beastmaster’s bestiary will include 50 monsters at the start, and the initial level cap is 50. Producer Naoki Yoshida also teased a mode where you can “nurture” your beast companions in a single-player mode called Crucible of the Unbroken, but didn’t provide additional details beyond that.
The Beastmaster will be released sometime during the FFXIV 7.5 patch series. Patch 7.5 begins on April 28 and will run through September, though Square Enix didn’t specify which patch will add the new limited job. Yoshida also said that the time and resources required for adding Beastmaster to the game meant the team had to push the next Blue Mage update out to a later date, so don’t expect more Blue quests any time soon (translations for this part provided by Nova Crystalis).
