Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s first expansion is called Heavensward, and it will launch in Spring 2015.
This was just revealed at Final Fantasy Fan Festival 2014 in Las Vegas. A CG trailer was shown for Heavensward at the event, but it hasn’t been posted online yet.
Details are still coming in via live blogs and attendees, but Ishgard, a previously un-enterable city-state north of Eorzea’s wintery Coerthas, will be at least one of the expansion’s settings. The story will focus on the Dragonsong War, a thousand-year conflict between Ishgard and its neighboring dragons. The level cap will increase from 50 to 60. A new race will be added, with both male and female genders, alongside multiple new jobs.
The expansion’s new zones will include the Dravanian Forelands and the Dravanian Forest. Other new zones including floating landmasses accessible beyond the sea of clouds. A multitude of dungeons will also debut.
More information about the expansion, including its new jobs, will revealed throughout the weekend and at other Fan Festivals later this year.