Hello Adventurers! This past weekend was the 2026 Berlin FanFest and, of course, there was a ton of announcements. So what is a podcast about Final Fantasy XIV to do? Well clearly, we gotta podcast about it! So we did. We talk about the latest job, Bastion. It’s a tank with couple of huge shields with guns attached for good measure. Then some wild speculations upon what the Ranged DPS job could possibly be! After that, we roam around our mind palaces to gaze upon the wonders of the new realmships we’ll get to traverse next year. Plus, we got fresh details all about the various raid series… And a Gold Sauce update no one saw coming.
The Spoiler Food is: Stuffed Highland Cabbage “This traditional dish of minced meat seasoned and packed inside leafy highland cabbage, then stewed in a light broth, is sure to warm you up on the coldest of nights.” Once again, a nice warm meal to keep up going for all these ice cold details all about Evercold! Spoilers ahoy!
OSMnotes
From what we hear, the Berlin FanFest was just as exciting as the one in Anaheim! And Evercold keeps delivering all the news fit to print, er, podcast about! You want a new teaser trailer, all updated and fancy? Here it is!
Also! Patch 7.55 is here and so are the patch notes. Also Anna accidentally obtained the gift of prophecy and, uh, the Yo-Kai Watch Event is back!?
But now? Time Cues!
- 00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling
- 00:00:45 – Intro and General Gabbing
- 00:08:11 – The 2026 Berlin FanFest Announcements!
- 00:08:16 – Overall Thoughts
- 00:09:45 – The New Main Tank on the Block, Bastion
- 00:17:42 – Wild Speculation About the New DPS
- 00:23:30 – Realmships or The Five Firmaments called Fimhimnar
- 00:30:20 – Main Scenario, Field and Game System Updates
- 00:33:35 – Character Action Skins
- 00:38:24 – More Character Creator Options
- 00:41:47 – Ever-Evolving Content: “World Raid”, the “New” Raid Difficulty, and Auto-Moving
- 00:50:05 – Cross Region Duty & Party Finder Update
- 00:50:58 – Chocobo Companion Overhaul
- 00:56:04 – New 24-person raid: Evangelion: Ghosts of Desire
- 00:59:59 – New 8-person raid: Beyond the Lifestream, Featuring Final Fantasy VII and Friends
- 01:09:31 – Keybound Brawler
- 01:15:33 – Switch 2 Version Update
- 01:16:23 – Collector’s Edition Details
- 01:22:03 – What Are We Looking Forward To the Most?
Music is this episode features from Masayoshi Soken and his sound team, from on the new area trailers showcased at the Berlin FanFest Keynote! They are “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold – New Area: Naglfar, Realmship of Water,” “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold – New City: Fargarth,” and “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold – New Area: Hringhorni, Realmship of Fire.“
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