Final Fantasy 14 players can now gift more cosmetics from the online store to their friends, as Square Enix removes restrictions on most items nearly four years after they were disabled. Previous, Final Fantasy 14 took steps to discourage real money trading (RMT) on specific items in the online store, resulting in some restrictions on the items players could offer to someone.
Periodically, Final Fantasy 14 releasing new cosmetics in the online store as optional items that players can purchase with real money. These items range from costumes that can be used as glamor to mounts, minions and house decorations. These items can also extend to minions and outfits from others Final Fantasy game, with Battlefield Rose's Attire and the Humble Attire as respective tributes to Beatrix and Garnet from Final Fantasy 9. Despite some of the offers available, some Final Fantasy 14 Online store items have received criticism from fans, with prices often debated.
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Final Fantasy 14 removes some restrictions on gift options online store
As of April 2, more Final Fantasy 14 Online store items are now available for gifting to friends. Square Enix confirmed via a post on The Lodestone that more optional items can now be purchased and sent to a friend in-game via the “Buy for a Friend” option on FF14 Online store page. The expanded roster now allows for Mounts and Minions redeemable on a single character, along with Emotes, Chocobo Barding, Face Paint, Orchestrion Rolls, and Fashion Accessories. Thus, Final Fantasy 14 players can now gift specific seasonal items to their friends, such as items from previous iterations of the Hatching-Tide event. Previously, the list of eligible items was limited to books about weapons, costumes, fantasy potions, dyes, hairstyles and adventure stories.
New Final Fantasy 14 Online Store Items Eligible for Gifts (Effective April 2, 2026)
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Brackets (single character)
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Minions (single character)
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Emotions
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Orchestral Rolls
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Face color
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Chocobo Barding
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Fashion accessories
However, account-wide mounts do not currently qualify as gift options. The online store restrictions were implemented weeks after Final Fantasy 14 launched Patch 6.2, Buried Memory, under End walker expansion. Square Enix stated via a Lodestone post in October 2022 that the restrictions on items in the online store were made as a way to combat fraudulent purchases and counter RMT. Before October 2022, Final Fantasy 14's Online Store instead distributed the items as codes that could be redeemed by any player. Although this made gift items convenient for most people Final Fantasy 14 players, it also allowed third-party storefronts to sell these item codes at different prices than the online store. Additionally, Square Enix claimed that some of these merchandise codes were fraudulently purchased using stolen credit card information. Currently, Final Fantasy 14 Online Store items can only be used by the original purchaser or sent to a friend via in-game email.
Final Fantasy 14 players can have up to 200 friends per character on their friends list, which can fill up quickly. In addition, Final Fantasy 14 players must have been on each other's friend lists for at least three real-life days before they qualify as a “Buy for a Friend” selection in the online store.
Final Fantasy 14 has several events planned for April
Along with gift changes in the online store, Final Fantasy 14 kicked off one of the busiest months in the game's recent history. Final Fantasy 14 kicked off the latest iteration of the Moogle Treasure Trove event this week, ending on Tuesday, April 28. Final Fantasy 14 players looking for something to do before the next content update can complete various activities, such as Treasure Map Dungeons and PVP Frontline, to earn Irregular Tomestones of Aphorism which can be exchanged for rare prizes.
In addition, Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.5, Trail to the Heavens, launches on Tuesday, April 28. The main story of the content update will be split in half, with the conclusion coming with Patch 7.56 in early September. Just before Patch 7.5 hits live servers, Final Fantasy 14 will also host the 2026 North American FanFest at the Anaheim Convention Center in California on April 24 and 25. With several events going on during April, Final Fantasy 14 players will have no shortage of things to look forward to.
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August 27, 2013
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T for Teens – Language, mild blood, sexual themes, alcohol use, violence
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Originally the Crystal Tools engine, but currently a custom engine using parts of the Luminous Engine.
