Final Fantasy XIV Dev Blog Shows Off New PvP

Final Fantasy XIV's most recent Developer Blog has been updated, and this time, it features the upcoming PvP game mode, Rival Wings! Also known as "FFXIV goes MOBA."

Arriving with Patch 4.15, Rival Wings is scheduled for November 21st. The concept behind Rival Wings has been known for a while - a core needs to be smashed, but it is defended by two towers. NPC mammets march down lanes, programmed to destroy foes, and Oppressor, Brute Justice, and Cruise Chaser are available for players to pilot.

New information, though, is that there will be steam cannons, and power generators available on the battlefield, for players to take advantage of. PvP buffs for KO'ing players is now shared across the entire party as well, and the new mount for players to acquire is a Magitek Gorilla!

Players have wanted to be carried around by Roegadyn for a while, so I suppose this is a fair compromise.