One of the biggest challenges facing a game like Final Fantasy XIV is the fact it has to have what’s essentially a revolving door of content. MMORPGs live and breathe by keeping players engaged, constantly having something new and shiny to do. Among the laundry list of quests, alliance raids have always stood out as some of the best that FFXIV has to offer – massive 24-player raids with deep intricate stories, and crossovers with beloved games.
Dawntrail marks the game’s most ambitious alliance raid yet, combining Square Enix’s two big MMOs with the Echoes of Vana’diel crossover. But there’s a deliberate reason alliance raids keep being crossovers, instead of original stories.
