World of Warcraftfans discovered a clever Easter egg fromFinal Fantasy 14inDragonflight. The clever reference inWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightcalled upon one ofFinal Fantasy 14’smost infamous memes.
TheFinal Fantasy 14Easter egg is found withinan Engineering toy added inDragonflight. Cleverly named the Wyrmhole Generator, this toy allows players to teleport to a random place on the Dragon Isles on a two-hour cooldown. However, players who spend 30 points in the Novelties sub-specialization of Engineering can reduce the cooldown to one hour, and gain the ability to choose a zone to teleport to instead.
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From then on, when players use the Wyrmhole Generator, they are given a special dialogue box that allows them to chooseone of the four zones ofDragonflight, or choose a random location. Though the text on all the options is entertaining, players were especially charmed by the final choice: “Pray return to the Waking Shores.”
For the uninitiated,Final Fantasy 14has players work with the Scions of the Seventh Dawnin their secret, out-of-the-way base called the Waking Sands in the early portions of the Main Scenario. Minfilia Warde, a prominent NPC and quest-giver during this part of the game, frequently contacts players to summon them back to the base using the same line, much to the annoyance of many players. “Pray return to the Waking Sands” became a meme because of this, and Minfilia’s association with it made her into a contentious character.
Nevertheless, players who enjoy bothWorld of WarcraftandFinal Fantasy 14got a kick out of the Easter egg inDragonflight. Soon after it was discovered, the reference quickly spread across the official subreddits for both games. Players were quick to joke about having war flashbacks fromA Realm Reborn, and wondered what Minfilia or her secretary Tataru could get up to alongside the Dragonscale Expedition inDragonflight.World of Warcraftcontent creators like Asmongoldeven posted their own reactions to discovering the Easter egg.
As two of the biggest MMOs on the market right now, bothFinal Fantasy 14andWorld of Warcraftcontain plenty of funny references to one another.Dragonflightitself contains tons of other funny Easter eggs, including multiple fromYu-Gi-Oh!Part of the joy of any new MMO expansion is discovering clever pop culture references hidden throughout the game world. WithWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightnow in full swing, players can scour every corner of the new expansion and share their favorite references as they find them.
