MMORPGs are time-consuming things, and  Final Fantasy XIV is no stranger to that. Beyond having been around for over a decade and a half, part of what makes one of the best Final Fantasy games around a daunting experience to jump into is that there is  so much of it to go through before you even get to the daily grind of an MMO that keeps you subscribed. The good news is that at least some of that sounds like it’s changing as XIV prepares to enter a new era. Today in Anaheim, California, Square Enix announced  Evercold , the seventh expansion to the MMO ( including its rebirth from the original  Final Fantasy XIV ‘s failed state as  A Realm Reborn back in 2013), a new story that will take players from the sunny climes of its current expansion,  Dawntrail , and bring them to the frozen climes of The Fourth, one of the fourteen shards of  Final Fantasy XIV ‘s shattered multiverse and a realm plagued by ruinous ice.…