A wave of layoffs in Square Enix sparks worry, as the company enters the second year of its three year restructuring plan. We discuss the impact this will have on Square Enix as a whole, and if it will affect Final Fantasy XIV at all. The voice of G'raha Tia, Jonathan Bailey, was awarded the title "Sexiest Man Alive". We discuss if Jonathan Bailey is about to be replaced due to his likely high cost and limited schedule now. We also discuss mysteries in video games - and the risk of revealing too much. We also discuss SE's recent announcement about their push for AI, aiming to replace 70% of their QA teams with AI.

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Square Enix Mass Layoffs & Push For AI

The 89th Letter From The Producer LIVE has concluded, and it's time to break it all down. A very interesting Live Letter (Part 1) with lots of surprises! We also discuss the return of the Fall Guys collab, and the NA Fan Fest ticket sales. Welcome!

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FFXIV Live Letter 89 (LXXXIX) FULL BREAKDOWN | SoH | #477

With the Live Letter on the horizon, we discuss what new content for FFXIV we can expect to see presented during the 89th Letter from the Producer Live. We also discuss the now released cookbook, PULSE album, and a makeup collab that we're totally qualified to talk about. And if you love beavers, this is the episode for you! Welcome!

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What To Expect in FFXIV 7.4 - Live Letter 89 Speculation

FFXIV's Furnishing Design Contest has concluded, and the list of winners is long! We go through almost all of them in today's episode and discuss the designs. We also discuss the upcoming Letter from the Producer Live (Live Letter) - as excitement once again begins to build as a new patch appears on the horizon! We also review the latest All Saints' Wake event - is it good? And Gaia appears as the representative for FFXIV in Dissidia Duellum... Welcome!

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Furnishing Contest & All Saints' Wake Review | SoH | #475

Patch 7.35 is here, and we dive into the patch notes for a surprisingly beefy .x5 patch! Is the new Deep Dungeon good? Was the Monster Hunter Wilds crossover a success? We also discuss the upcoming All Saints' Wake event, a new orchestral album, new optional items, and the second volume of CHronicles of Light - and of course - MogMail! Welcome!

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FFXIV Patch 7.35 Patch Notes

Days before patch 7.35, we dive into the new FFXIV x Monster Hunter Wilds collab website to discuss the depth and size of the collaboration. We also discuss whether FFXIV needs a 'Boss Roulette', and in the Great Discussion: Who are the Winterers and where are they taking us? Welcome!

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FFXIV's Next Story Arc - Who Are The Winterers?

There's been a lot of talk about FFXIV's content schedule through the years, but in the past year we've seen a lot more complaining than usual. Is it really true that FFXIV is getting less content, and over longer stretches of time? Or have we simply grown tired of the content that is provided in each patch? We discuss it all in this week's episode of Speakers of Hydaelyn. We also discuss a short comment Yoshi-P made in an interview a few weeks ago - with terrible timing as usual, as well as some new good looking merch! Welcome!

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Is FFXIV's Content Schedule That Bad?

Yet another Yoshi-P Interview, this time by TechRadar, sheds some more light on the upcoming Beastmaster limited job, as well as the future level cap, and the potential location for the next expansion... (We had major internet issues during this episodes which is why there's so many instances of silence and Lukile getting flustered.)

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More Beastmaster Info & Monster Hunter Crossover

Yoshi-P's FFXIV interview tour continues. This week we dive into an extensive interview Yoshi-P did with TheGamer.com [http://TheGamer.com], covering everything from the return of the Ascians in FFXIV, to the potential for new gathering and crafting jobs... We also discuss where the MSQ is heading post-7.3 and the FFXI discount campaign. Welcome!

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Yoshi-P, Ascians, & New Gathering Jobs in FFXIV 

Yoshi-P has done several rounds of interviews with game journalists to discuss FFXIV's past and future. Today we're discussing an interview with the German gaming news site JPGames.de [http://JPGames.de], where he does into (absurd) detail about how content is paced, and why it needs to change. We also read through the 7.31 patch notes, talk about Tokyo Game Show, and the briefest mention of the new Dawntrail EP. Welcome!

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Yoshi-P Talks About FFXIV's Future & Patch 7.31 Notes

The Weekly FFXIV Community Podcast for Eorzeans everywhere!