Overview
- Square Enix expanded the free trial to add the 2019 Shadowbringers expansion after Tuesday’s Patch 7.5, making the change live right away.
- Newcomers can now play Shadowbringers’ full story, level characters up to 80, join its raids such as the Nier alliance series, and unlock all races that only required Shadowbringers.
- The trial still carries strict limits, including a 300,000 gil cap, no market board or retainers, no Free Company membership, limited chat, no Party Finder, and no PvP.
- PC Gamer estimates the expanded trial now offers roughly 500 hours of free play, though the game’s high-end Ultimate raids remain off-limits without a subscription.
- The update continues Square Enix’s pattern of adding older expansions to the trial, following Heavensward and Stormblood, alongside recent fan event news about the next expansion, Evercold.