The newest Dwell Letter of Remaining Fantasy XIV has simply wrapped, right here you may discover all the small print for the upcoming Patch 6.3.
Patch 6.3: Gods Revel, Lands Tremble
At the moment’s Dwell Letter had been scheduled on the tenth anniversary of the shutdown of Remaining Fantasy XIVs 1.0 servers. So director and producer Naoki Yoshida took the chance to mirror on it largely how he used to do these Letters from the producer in a swimsuit and the way he continually needed to apologize for the efficiency of servers again within the day.
Throughout this Dwell Letter, we bought all types of data on the upcoming 6.3 patches that’ll additionally mark the midpoint of Remaining Fantasy XIVs present Endwalker enlargement. Historically, the X.3 Patch is normally the tip of an enlargement story and in addition the one which options some vital content material updates, this time round, it’s a bit mild on content material. At the least in comparison with our wealth of content material within the final two patches. But it surely’s an odd patch quantity meaning we get a brand new Alliance Raid and a brand new Final!
Fittingly, the 6.3 Patch is named ‘Gods Revel, Lands Tremble’ since a number of the main target is gonna be on the upcoming half 2 of the Myths of the Realm Raid. The patch is gonna be launched in early January of 2023 because the workforce felt like a late December launch would screw up everybody’s plans for the vacations and New Yr. It additionally signifies that the Final will launch someday in later January! Since Yoshida already shot down a potential January 3 launch, we are able to count on patch 6.3, almost certainly on January 10. However let’s speak content material.
New Quests All-Round
A brand new main patch means, after all, a brand new entry within the Major Story State of affairs and from the Screenshots, it appears as if our journey with the newly launched character Zero is much from over. The journey will take us to Garlemald the place we reunite with the twins and go on just a little journey there. How this ties again into our actions within the Void continues to be open however we assume that this would be the penultimate chapter in that story earlier than it wraps up with 6.4 or the primary half of 6.5.
However that is removed from every part, we additionally should are likely to yet one more chapter of Tataru’s Grand Endeavor which is able to take us again to the Far East to satisfy everybody’s favourite service provider Hancock. We will solely assume that this time round we’ll reunite with the 4 Lords from Stromblood’s trial questline.
There’ll even be a continuation of the patch 6.2 launched Newfound Journey questline, which could possibly be began after ending the Major State of affairs of that patch.
We additionally get yet one more entry within the Hildibrand questline, in some way there will be even additional Hildibrand adventures that’ll launch with patch 6.35 a number of weeks after the discharge of the majority of the patch. New Hildibrand quests additionally imply that there will be one other entry for the brand new Mandervile Weapon quest chain. Right here you get to improve your not too long ago obtained weapons!
And there is additionally the final of the Endwalker Tribal quests, the Loporrits! They’re going to additionally launch with the 6.35 patch and can revolve round crafters. You need to use them to both stage up or receive uncommon supplies and rewards. Hopefully, we’ll lastly get that elusive Loporrit minon.
Battle Content material
New Major State of affairs additionally means we’ll additionally get a brand new stage 90 dungeon. This one is named Lapis Manalis and appears to be set in Garlemald. Not solely can we discover the mountain vary, however we’ll additionally enterprise deep beneath the bottom to find the huge swimming pools of Ceruleum that fueled the empire’s warfare machine. Possibly we’ll even be taught the way it got here into existence within the first place.
The Major occasion is gonna be the brand new Alliance Raid, half 2 of the Myths of the Realm known as Euphrosyne. The screenshot is proven off appears to be like just like the heaven of the earth and if we go by the basic wheel we’ll additionally journey to the heaven of water if the earlier one is something to go off by.
As at all times, there may be additionally a brand new trial that is nonetheless a secret within the title. Each in Regular and Excessive problem and since there isn’t a trial collection this time round, it’s most likely one of many 4 fiends. Since we have already introduced down two of them and I doubt we’ll get to Golbez any time quickly. That leaves the water fiend Cagnazzo and the fiend of fireside Rubicante.
There may be additionally the brand new Final to sit up for! It’s deliberate to launch two weeks after the patch finally lands and apparently approach fairly tough to program. However director and producer Naoki Yoshida doesn’t wish to give away the shock simply but. If we go by the at the moment established sample, it is gonna be one of many Stormblood questlines since Ultimates normally do raids first. We will assume it is Omega, which additionally means we’re off to the races as a result of Omega’s Raid drew inspiration from the entire Remaining Fantasy franchise.
And the subsequent Unreal trial can be Containment Bay P1T6 a stage 90 adjusted model of the Sophia Excessive trial.
New Deep Dungeons
Its been fairly some time since Heaven on Excessive was launched in the course of the Stormblood enlargement since then, the Deep Dungeon content material has seen little love being relegated to being both the occasional Mogtome farm or a fast approach to get your DPS Jobs from stage 1 to 60. With its absence dully famous throughout Shadowbringers, we’ll lastly get the third Deep Dungeon Eureka Orthos.
Enjoyable aspect tangent right here, this was initially deliberate approach, approach earlier. At the least it was Eureka throughout the Allagan setting that slumbered beneath the Crystal Tower. This was truly teased on the finish of the Crystal Tower questline when Nero’s system dropped into the abyss even when it will definitely related to the beginning of Shadowbringers, it is difficult.
Since it has been ages, here’s a fast recap of what a Deep Dungeon is. A Deep Dungeon’s are randomly generated dungeon for 1 to 4 gamers that attain as much as a sure variety of flooring. The deeper gamers enterprise into the dungeon, the tougher the encounters will get, and the structure turns into extra traitorous however extra importantly, the loot is gonna be approach higher. As you ascend you may additionally improve a particular set of armor and weapon that grows stronger when gamers open particular chests.
These dungeons have a tendency to come back in units of 10, with the ultimate ground being a small boss battle. Additionally they function a checkpoint. The final aim is to courageous all flooring with out dying as a result of a wipe will trigger a complete reset of your progress. It’s typically seen as among the hardest content material in Remaining Fantasy XIV, with Palace of the Lifeless’s 200 flooring and Heaven on Excessive’s 100 flooring.
Extra importantly, nonetheless, you are able to do these alone and end these situations Solo is a problem many are trying ahead to. It requires a deep understanding of your Job and in addition a superb quantity of RNG being in favor.
Whereas Eureka Orthos won’t change the foundations that a lot, you’re eligible to start out it if you happen to’ve reached stage 81 on the job you propose to enter with. And also you even have to finish the primary 50 Flooring of Palace of the Lifeless, which is able to function a tutorial.
Responsibility Assist for Heavensward
The hunt to make most of Remaining Fantasy XIVs story playable with AI companions continues! This time round the remainder of the Major State of affairs-related Heavensward dungeons can be added to the Responsibility Assist system. This consists of the next dungeons: The Nice Gubal Libary, The Aetherochemical Analysis Facility, The Anti Tower, Sohr Khai, Xelphatol, and Baelsar’s Wall.
On one other word, The Aetherochemical Analysis Facility will bear some changes and adjustments in addition to the standard visible overhaul we have been seeing. Named was solely the final boss of the dungeon which is definitely two bosses with a prolonged cutscene in between. Count on that to alter.
Job Changes and PvP content material Updates
As for Job Steadiness, to date, there are not any massive adjustments deliberate which isn’t any shock with an Final encounter across the nook. However in accordance with Yoshida, the Paladin will get a little bit of an overhaul that’ll drastically change how its rotation works. We’re nonetheless holding out for the Dragoon and Astrologian adjustments they promised all the way in which again earlier than 6.1 to declutter these jobs just a little. However we’ll have extra particulars on that come within the subsequent Dwell Letter.
The PvP content material is getting some love although, not solely are there extra steadiness adjustments and a few overhauls to come back there may be additionally the third PvP Collection with new rewards to sit up for. And naturally Season 5 of ranked Crystalline Battle that’ll additionally obtain a brand new, Hingan-themed map. Gamers additionally complained that Cloud 9 is not precisely probably the most enjoyable map to play, so there will be some changes right here as properly.
Crafting and Gathering
Guess what? Sky Metal is again! That is proper right here is the primary leg of the brand new crafting and gathering relict instruments. Not solely will these find yourself as one of the best gear you may presumably have in your crafters and gatherers. Additionally they include yet one more intensive, aggravating, time-sinking grind. It is gonna be grand.
We’ll additionally get one other Customized Supply, this time, among the Pixies of Il Mheg are our prospects and a few mysterious leaf blob. Possibly we’ll make an effort to show all of the unhappy bushes with faces again into people? At the least it’s going to be one other neat grind with presumably a cool reward.
In different information, Collectability Values will now be displaced for reference when gathering. And first fishing places will now embody extra info for every fish. This implies now you can have a look at the Fishing Log to seek out out what bait and what situations should be met to catch a particular fish. There’ll even be a brand new spearfishing location in Higher La Noscea across the Wanderers Palace dungeon. This would be the first space in A Realm Reborn that’ll obtain a divable spot.
Extra Island Sanctuary
The Island Sanctuary was an enormous success and was wildly common till everybody ran out of stuff to do. With patch 6.3 comes a ‘minor replace’ that’ll develop the content material even additional. Yoshida asks gamers as soon as extra to take it sluggish.
These additions embody a number of extra Sanctuary Ranks so that you can grind out and new visions to chase. Possibly we’ll get one other stage or upgraded workshops? Possibly we are able to develop our island even additional. There’ll even be new supplies, crops, animals, and handicrafts and the workforce plans to implement even larger updates with each even patch a minimum of until the tip of Endwalkers patch cycle.
We’ll additionally see new buildings and improved workshop interfaces that make agenda/provide and the earnings report way more readable. You will even have the flexibility to lastly gather all accessible yields and leavings directly as a substitute of gathering every individually.
You will additionally have the ability to save your orchestrion settings and different gamers will truly have the ability to hear what music you could have chosen. On that word, you may additionally now obtain a notification when guests come to your Sanctuary.
Treasure Hunts and Gold Saucer
There will be a brand new Treasure Dungeon with its personal gimmicks, rewards, and fights to courageous. This one will use the identical maps as the present set of stage 90 treasure hunts. However the Shifting Gymnasion Agonon will solely have an opportunity to spawn if that treasure map occurs to be within the Elpis zone.
Oh and we’re lastly getting new content material for the Gold Saucer. Whereas it’s not a brand new mini-game or new rewards, there will be a brand new map for the Leap of Religion collection of leaping puzzles that’ll most likely be proven off throughout the subsequent Dwell Letter.
Housing Replace
Simply final week and over the previous 12 months, we have seen Sq. Enix lastly do good on their guarantees on server expansions. Not solely does each area have new servers and or datacenters there’ll even be heaps extra wards that resolve Remaining Fantasy XIVs most urgent of points, the restricted housing.
However with the subsequent patch, each Residential Space of the world will obtain 6 extra wards and subdivisions that’ll go on sale with the not too long ago carried out housing lottery system. That is 1800 new plots per world, even when we do not know but how these can be divided between Free Firms and gamers. Whereas this would possibly not resolve the housing challenge, it’s going to a minimum of develop the choices till the bigger deliberate server expansions roll in subsequent 12 months.
UI Enhancements and Miscellaneous Updates
Lastly! After so, so lengthy we’ll lastly have the ability to see what assaults deal bodily, magical, or particular harm. It solely took them 9 years and gamers world wide lastly rejoiced. To know why that is such an enormous deal, it is as a result of two of the tanks have particular expertise that block particular kinds of harm whereas the others simply block harm flat. However Yoshida warns since they will have to do that for each single assault ever put into the sport, do not count on it to be excellent from the get-go. Particularly for older fights.
And one other extremely requested and legally dubiously compelled characteristic is the flexibility to show remaining time for buffs and debuffs within the get together listing. So all that complaining and drama that occurred after the discharge of Dragonsong Final managed to work in spite of everything. Yoshida acknowledged that he simply does not wish to be advised that persons are utilizing third get together instruments as a result of a characteristic is not within the recreation. So right here you go.
With the brand new patch comes additionally a brand new UI theme, after the sunshine/darkish mode and the basic theme, we’ll lastly see one other one. Hopefully, it’s going to be a minimalistic one. Or one thing but unseen.
Portraits will even now be displayed when utilizing the Responsibility Finder in the same method to the way it works within the Crystalline Battle. These will not interrupt gameplay in any form or kind and might be disabled. Should you’re in an Alliance Raid, they will solely show your individual get together, although.
There’ll even be extra actions and emotes accessible with the faction equipment and you will now have the flexibility to glamour and dye a retainer’s gear with out eradicating it. There’ll even be some sort of replace to the stock system of retainers that’ll be proven off within the subsequent Dwell Letter. And from the subsequent patch onwards, you may filter the stock of the Sundry Splendors Distributors for newly added gadgets to make searching for leveling gear that a lot simpler.
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