The launch of Final Fantasy 14's latest expansion, Endwalker, hasn't gone perfectly smoothly. Its popularity has led to widespread login errors and lengthy queue times. Luckily, those issues are clearing up due to recent efforts by the development team at Square Enix, and even when they were at their worst the Final Fantasy 14 community kept its indomitable positivity. One such example has to do with the embrace of a certain Endwalker field of grapes, which remains strong even after Square Enix tried to put the meme to bed.

Endwalker's grapes became an immediate meme when the Final Fantasy 14 expansion launched earlier in December. Found in the new Labyrinthos region, the grapes are briefly but prominently displayed as part of Endwalker's main questline. What stands out about these grapes is their low-polygon visuals. They were impressively low quality and Final Fantasy 14 fans loved that. Square Enix, however, took it somewhat personally and updated the grapes in Endwalker's new patch.

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What was initially feared to be a goodbye to a key memorable part of the Endwalker experience has only taken on a new dynamic, however. While the grapes may have more dimension to them, they're still impressively un-grape-like. It begs the question as to whether Square Enix has ever seen a bunch of grapes before. Adding polygons doesn't always solve a problem.

The Final Fantasy 14 community is embracing the changes to the grapes with as much enthusiasm and humor as it did the low-polygon grapes from launch. "They're roundish now," said one Final Fantasy 14 player. Another captured the moment, saying, "they are BARELY better lmaoooo." The new grapes may end up being turned into as much of a meme as the old grapes were, based on the initial reaction to them.

With that said, the love for the original grapes stands strong within the Final Fantasy 14 community. Many, if not most, of Final Fantasy 14's most dedicated players have already played through the questing area where the grapes are found and are unlikely to go back. As such, they recall the weird, low-poly grapes and may never see the new grapes. For them, the patch notes only cement the legacy of the low-polygon grapes in their memory.

Grapes may be a common focus for many Final Fantasy 14 fans, but the recent update for Endwalker provided a variety of substantial changes and new content. The first wing of Endwalker's Pandaemonium raid is now unlocked and with it the strongest tier of armor yet. Grapes aside, there's a lot for Final Fantasy 14 players to be excited about. Hopefully, Square Enix will start selling the game again soon so new players can join in on the fun, too.

Final Fantasy 14 is available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.

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