The benchmark software offers users the ability to create a character, or import an existing one, to be featured in the benchmark's real-time cutscenes. In addition to the existing playable races in ...

A new version of Final Fantasy 14’s Benchmark for Dawntrail has been released, offering players a far better look at how their Warriors of Light will appear in the graphical update. Originally ...

The release date discussion built upon Yoshida’s initial information about the FFXIV Dawntrail Benchmark Tool update release window. Back then, he said it could be around May 23, 2024. This was ...

When the FFXIV Dawntrail Benchmark appeared and people started using the character creation system to see or make their characters, reception was mixed. Yoshida noted that the system hadn’t been ...

For many Final Fantasy 14 players testing the Dawntrail Benchmark, their Warriors of Lights may have looked unusual. Now, in an update penned by director Naoki Yoshida, known as Yoshi-P to the fanbase ...

The first free tool showed off graphical updates coming to the MMO, but not everyone was impressed. Unfortunately, many players felt that their characters lost their spark with the update, prompting ...

A GIS professional previously working for the Government of Ontario, Jordan is a Final Fantasy XIV enthusiast and avid Monk enjoyer. With over 10,000 hours logged since the game's relaunch in 2013, he ...

Fan feedback to the upcoming Dawntrail graphical update has been mixed. Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, the next major expansion in the award-winning MMO, is only a few months away. Ahead of its ...

Naoki Yoshida confirms that a new FF14 Dawntrail benchmark is on the way soon, after the initial release of the system-testing tool for the upcoming expansion caused confusion among players around the ...

The moment he picked up his first SNES controller, he knew gaming was going to be a lifelong passion. From adventures with Link to repelling the Covenant with Master Chief to even climbing ever-higher ...