The new awaited expansion "Dawntrail" for the critically acclaimed MMORPG with a free trial up through Stormblood is just around the corner.  With it, as per tradition, a Benchmark feature has been added. Benchmarks are important to determine if your PC is capable of running the game at decent and playable framerates, and this one is more important than ever. The latest expansion will be receiving a graphical overhaul, so expect it to be a bit more taxing for those of you running older PC's out there. Still, as long as your PC is less than a decade old (the game still runs on a Playstation 4), you'll be in a solid place. With that said, there's been a funny easter egg in regards to the Benchmark tool that was just released. It turns out that if you change your PC's date back to April 1st, the default character will turn into none other than Hildebrand, Inspector extraordinaire! We're not sure how or why this easter egg was discovered, but props to X user @kiritannplum for this amazing discovery.

過去のベンチマークでもあったと聞いてPCの日付を4/1にしたらデフォひろしがまじでヒルディブランドになって爆笑してる ヒルディかっけぇ…#FF14 pic.twitter.com/iyct7FSWhB

— きり梅 (@kiritannplum) April 14, 2024

If you're looking to download the new Benchmark tool, check it out here. You can find the updated system requirements for the latest expansion here. (You will have to scroll down for the new system requirements.)