Closing Fantasy XIV’s subsequent Patch: 6.3 Gods Revel, Lands Tremble is true across the nook. Right here is our detailed abstract of the latest Letter from the Producer Reside.
Gods Revel, Lands Tremble Releases January 10, 2023
Closing Fantasy XIV’s most up-to-date Reside Letter (Letter from the Producer Reside 75) has simply wrapped, and director and producer Naoki Yoshida shared all there may be to count on for the extremely anticipated 6.3 Patch of the Endwalker Enlargement: Gods Tremble, Lands Revel. As you’ve got in all probability guessed from the heading of this part, the patch is predicted to launch on January 10, 2023, on the standard time however take a look on the trailer:
This patch marks the midpoint of the present enlargement, and it looks as if the present storyline of the primary quest situation will in all probability wrap up with the 6.4 patch in Could/June of 2023.
New Quests!
Let’s cowl the quests first. Patch 6.3 will as at all times, progress the primary quest situation, via its course, it looks as if we’re heading again to the frozen wastes of Garlemald to meet up with a few of our outdated associates. The primary situation can even introduce the brand new degree 90 dungeon ‘Lapis Manalis’ that appears to be tied thematically to the Reaper job launched with Endwalker. And just like the final patch, there’s additionally going to be a brand new trial included with the primary situation, which is, as of now, a secret. However we will assume that we’re in all probability going up in opposition to one of many remaining fiends launched in 6.2.
There’s additionally going to be one other entry within the Tataru’s Grand Endeavor questline. Persevering with the pattern of reintroducing characters from numerous sidequests, this chapter can be tied to the 4 Lords storyline from the Stormblood enlargement. Much like earlier entries on this questline, you are required to complete all of the 4 Lords trials that had been launched within the 3.2 patch. If you have not completed the questline but, it begins with chatting with Soroban within the Ruby Sea.
The Newfound Journey storyline, unlocked after finishing the 6.2 important situation quest, can even get one other entry. Not began it but? You’ll be able to decide it up in Raz-At-Han by chatting with the Radiant Scout.
Center of the Enlargement patch, additionally means we’re getting step one to upgrading our newly acquired relict weapons. Dubbed ‘Additional Manderville Weapons’ will launch with patch 6.35 (about 6-8 weeks after patch 6.3) and provides you with the chance to refine your relict weapons. We do not know but how it is going to be tied to the following set of One way or the other Additional Hildibrand Adventures that’ll additionally launch with patch 6.35, however we’ll maintain you updated as quickly as we now have new info.
New Alliance Raid: Euphrosyne
The second chapter of the Myths of the Realm is the primary attraction of the 6.3 patch: Gods Revel, Lands Tremble. It will proceed the facet story we began with patch 6.1. After braving the Heavens of Lighting and Flame, evidently this subsequent chapter will take us to the Heavens of Earth and Ice. Within the trailer, we will already see Ishgard’s patron deity Halone who appears like she’s straight out of a From Software program title. If we go by the lore, meaning we’ll additionally encounter Gridania’s patron Nophica, the goddess of affection, Menphina, and the Keeper Althyk.
Hopefully, the storyline will proceed to dig deeper into Closing Fantasy XIVs creation myths and eventually reply questions participant’s have had for the reason that launch of 1.0.
New Final: The Omega Protocol
Nobody’s shocked, however everybody remains to be comfortable that the following final is themed round Stormbloods Omega raids. It will be particularly attention-grabbing now that we have revealed the secrets and techniques of its origins and even made associates with its creators. Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida acknowledged that they did not goal to make this Final encounter more durable than the Dragon Music Reprise and that gamers ought to count on an identical degree of problem.
For these not within the know, Final encounters are tightly packed reenvisioning of earlier content material. Whereas the Omega Raids spanned 12 encounters, lots of them taking part in homage to different Closing Fantasy titles, the Final will compress your entire expertise into one 15-20 minute lengthy encounter with the issue dialed as much as 11. We had been additionally warned that everybody’s favourite mechanic, ‘Hiya, World’ will make a wonderful return and that we should always higher put together for the reinvention of the ‘Patch’ mechanic. The Final encounter will go dwell 2 weeks after patch 6.3. So you continue to have time until January 24, 2023, to organize.
New Deep Dungeon: Eureka Orthos
Deliberate for patch 6.35 is the brand new Deep Dungeon, Eureka Orthos, which is able to see our descent into the Labarynth beneath the Crystal Tower on Mor Dhona. Much like its counterparts, the Palace of the Lifeless and Heaven on Excessive, deep dungeons are a lot of randomly generated flooring which might be topped off with a boss battle each 10 flooring. As gamers enterprise deeper into the deep dungeons, the problem picks up and it turns into extra about understanding decide off enemies one after the other and handle your assets.
Eureka Orthos can be out there at degree 81 in Mor Dhona for gamers who’ve completed the Endwalker important situation and reached at the least flooring 50 in Palace of the Lifeless. The Deep Dungeon could be entered with as much as 4 different gamers, however do observe that the issue doesn’t scale with the variety of gamers coming into. Whereas exploring, gamers can discover every kind of treasure that may be become rewards like cosmetics, supplies, and priceless collectibles. It is usually a fantastic different option to degree up different jobs from 81 to 90.
Job Changes and Paladin Modifications
A brand new patch and a brand new Final signifies that we’re getting some job changes. In addition to the huge change coming to Paladin, there would be the standard slew of changes that you’ll see within the official patch notes the day earlier than the patch lands. The massive query is that if the introduced adjustments to the steadiness of Ranged Jobs are coming on this patch or if it is delayed till the following raid tier.
Paladin mains need to be sturdy now as a result of Paladin is getting a serious rework for patch 6.3. Presently, the job revolves round biking two injury over time results out and in. We have seen within the final raid tier that this makes it relatively tough to maintain being lined up with the 2-minute buff window meta that Endwalker has launched. To mitigate the difficulty, the injury over time results of Goring Blade and Blade of Valor can be eliminated; as a substitute, Divine Would possibly is now utilized after a weapon ability combo and can in all probability function a buff just like Warrior’s Surging Tempest. Potencies will, after all, be adjusted for this.
There’ll even be some changes to Paladin’s defensive equipment. Bulwark, which had been eliminated with Shadowbringers can be reintroduced with reworked talents and Holy Sheltron can even see an overhaul. All of that is in all probability to spice up Paladin’s defensive choices, because it at present lacks a bit behind the opposite tanks, that are purported to be balanced out by the power of the job to heal in fight.
PvP New Map and New Season
With the same old changes to the general job steadiness in PvP, the following patch does additionally mark the beginning of the following Sequence. Closing Fantasy XIV’s battle cross gamers can degree up by participating in PvP frequently. The brand new patch can even kick off season 5 of the Crystalline Battle.
Extra importantly, nonetheless, patch 6.3 will introduce a brand new map, The Clockwork Castletown, which appears to be based mostly on Kugane and introduces a number of the mechanics from the Kugane Fortress dungeon. All through the match, gamers can gather piles of cash to extend their restrict break gauge. There are additionally doorways that may teleport gamers throughout the map, in addition to ticky flooring panels that can frequently flip. And there is additionally an enormous robotic patrolling the streets of the Clockwork Castletown, frequently casting massive AoE assaults that can knock gamers again.
New Treasure Hunts
The Treasure Hunts are getting a bit improve with patch 6.3. Now each Endwalker treasure map in Elpis has the possibility to open a portal to The Shifting Gymnasium of Agonon. Like earlier further Treasures Hunts, this one will embody a roulette wheel on which gamers will roll for greater rewards and extra harmful enemies. Whereas we have not seen any on stream, you may as well count on one or the opposite playing minigame to return, perhaps even a brand new one.
New Gold Saucer Leaping Puzzle
Lastly a brand new addition to the Gold Saucer. Sadly its not the Blitzball minigame all of us have been begging for or much more recreation modes for Mahjong. However we’re getting a brand new map for Leap of Religion. This time it is set within the Sylphlands of the Shroud. Right here, gamers need to ascend to dizzying heights to say their prize.
Gathering and Crafting Updates
Since we’re getting began with the relict weapons, there may be additionally the return of the relict instruments. That is proper, Skysteel Hell returns. This time they’re referred to as Splendorous Software’s that are unlocked within the Crystalline Imply within the Crystarium. The search initiating this content material can be made out there with patch 6.35 and requires the completion of the Endwalker quest, The Crystalline Imply from Shadowbringers, and the turn-in for the Boutique of Splendors in Eulmore.
There’ll even be a brand new Customized Supply in Unwell Mheg for the character of Anden. We’re not precisely certain if it will even be delayed to patch 6.35 or not.
What’s going to nonetheless be included in patch 6.35 are the Lopporite Tribal Quest, which is that this time centered round crafters. The Questline ought to be nice to degree your crafters from 80 to 90 and can reward all kinds of supplies, mounts, and the extremely desired Lopporit minion.
There’s additionally going to be a slight overhaul of the Fishing Log, now, every entry will show most popular bait, major areas and extra situations like climate or time of day. The world across the Wanderers Palace in Higher La Noscea can even be divable and can embody new spearfishing areas, there are additionally a number of areas in older zones which might be being thought-about for adjustments like this in upcoming patches.
Extra Responsibility Assist
Within the ongoing effort to make all of Closing Fantasy XIV playable with little to no drawback, Responsibility Assist can be added to the remainder of Heavensward’s Primary Situation Dungeons, which embody The Nice Gubal Libary, The Aetherochemical Analysis Facility, The Antitower, Sohr Khai, Xelphatol, and Baelsar’s Wall. This leaves solely the Stromblood dungeons which can be out there for Responsibility Assist with patches 6.4 and 6.5.
Island Sanctuary Updates
The Island Sanctuary was an enormous success within the final patch, and the staff behind Closing Fantasy XIV is now laborious at work to increase the content material. On this patch, there will be a minor replace, whereas the following one ought to embody a bigger one. Most likely one of many largest updates is the power to filter via workshop orders extra effectively as a substitute of tapping out and in of menus on a regular basis. Now every little thing can be conveniently in a single spot, and you will additionally be capable to gather all merchandise from animals and farm plots in a single go.
There’ll even be new ranks to acquire, new visions to meet, and some extra enhancements to the system total, together with the power to avoid wasting the settings of your orchestrion, in order that guests can truly hear your orchestrion and notifications for guests. Extra particulars can be on the official patch notes.
The Housing Replace
As beforehand introduced, there will be a large enhance in out there housing throughout all servers. Six wards and subdivisions can be made out there on each server for each district, which suggests a complete of 1800 new plots can be free for the taking. Just like the final time, these will solely be out there with the housing lottery system. The newer servers which have been created over the previous six months will not have these extra wards out there for now, as there are nonetheless loads of plots out there.
On high of that, automated demolition can be reinstated as of patch 6.3. Which means that homes that have not been entered for longer than 40 days can be made out there for buy.
For the way in which these districts can be divided between personal consumers and Free Firms, please seek advice from an upcoming submit on the Loadstone.
Updates to the UI
Additionally beforehand introduced was that the staff will lastly add a visible indicator for injury varieties. Now enemy assaults may have an icon for his or her injury sort. It will make defensive timing buffs on tanks quite a bit simpler. As a result of they needed to retroactively apply this to all content material, Yoshida asks gamers to report any bugs they may discover with the system.
And after the drama that got here with the modding debacle of the Dragonsong Final race, the staff has lastly chosen to implement particular person buff timers on the celebration checklist. This feature will nonetheless be togglable, so if the always ticking numbers are too distracting or trigger efficiency points, you’ll be able to simply flip them off.
As promised, there may be additionally a brand new UI theme. It is referred to as Clear Blue and is clearly impressed by the current Closing Fantasy VII Remake and different new Closing Fantasy titles. The staff can be interested by implementing different coloration schemes of this UI theme within the close to future.
Miscellaneous Updates
With the portrait function turning into so common, the staff has determined to go forward with the implementation of it in additional content material. Now just like Crystalline Battle, you may get a fast view of all portraits of your celebration while you be a part of an obligation. However in Alliance raids, it will solely present members of your personal celebration.
A very powerful function, maybe, of your entire patch is that there’ll not solely be extra out there actions for trend equipment. There can even be an choice to mechanically equip an umbrella when it rains. The staff can be at present debating if they need to add the identical choice to snow as nicely.
Retainers can even get a number of quality-of-life enhancements. Now you’ll add glamours to retainers and dye immediately out of your stock, in addition to glamour gadgets from their stock over your self.
You will additionally be capable to immediately filter stackable gadgets out of your stock into your retainer’s stock in the event that they’re already holding that merchandise for you. It solely took them 10 years so as to add, however lastly, retainers could be the final word financial institution storage for heavy-duty crafters.
Particular Announcement
On the finish of the Reside Letter, Yoshida confirmed himself a bit sentimental as Closing Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn is about to enter 10 years of service. So we would wish to share this quote with you:
“With the Christmas holidays, the brand new yr quickly, after which we’re additionally coming into the tenth anniversary yr for FFXIV. It makes me assume quite a bit. I stated again then that I need to do that for 10 years, truly reaching that as an MMO is superb and we now have plans for the following 10 years now. There are bulletins I might like to share with you, however cannot but at this level. Thanks for spending this yr with us and I’m trying ahead to the following yr with you guys. I hope you’ve good and wholesome holidays, merry Christmas and a cheerful new yr.” -Naoki Yoshida
With Fanfest developing subsequent yr and the following enlargement rapidly approaching, there is no such thing as a doubt that 2023 can be an enormous yr for Closing Fantasy XIV. We’ll, after all, cowl all of it! Particular thanks exit to the Closing Fantasy XIV Discord for translating the Reside Letter.