London (12th November, 2024) – Today, SQUARE ENIX® released the first major update for FINAL FANTASY™ XIV Online following the release of the latest expansion, Dawntrail™, with Patch 7.1 “Crossroads.”
The patch arrives with an array of new content and updates including the continuation of the Warrior of Light’s journey following the conclusion of the Dawntrail expansion. Exciting new challenges also await, such as the Yuweyawata Field Station dungeon, the Minstrel’s Ballad: Sphene's Burden trial, the Jade Stoa (Unreal) trial and the debut of the long-awaited FINAL FANTASY XI crossover alliance raid series, “Echoes of Vana'diel.”
Additionally, the Patch 7.1x series will include a number of further updates in the coming months, each arriving with a variety of content and changes to the gameplay experience. Patch 7.11 launches on Tuesday 26th November and introduces the highly anticipated Futures Rewritten (Ultimate), providing a new challenge in an epic battle. This 8-player raid features some familiar faces from the Shadowbringers™ expansion. Patch 7.15, currently scheduled to launch on Tuesday 17th December, will add a new custom delivery NPC, new Hildibrand quests and additional Wachumeqimeqi quests. On Tuesday 24th December, one week following the launch of Patch 7.15, an entirely new difficulty tier in the form of the Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic) alliance raid will be unleashed. This 24-player, high-difficulty alliance raid will offer a new type of content for players to face. Then, on Tuesday, 21st January 2025, Patch 7.16 will bring additional role quests.
You can view the Patch 7.1 trailer here: https://youtu.be/tb08eqW1QQo
Details on Patch 7.1, the upcoming releases of Patch 7.11, 7.15 and 7.16 can be found below:
Patch 7.1 – Releasing Tuesday 12th November
- New Main Scenario Quests – Crossroads
- New 24-Player Alliance Raid – Echoes of Vana’diel - Jeuno: The First Walk
- New Dungeon – Yuweyawata Field Station
- New Trial – The Minstrel’s Ballad: Sphene's Burden
- New Unreal Trial – The Jade Stoa (Unreal): Face off against Byakko, one of the Four Lords, at level 100
- New Allied Society Quests – Players will be able to undertake new allied society quests for the Pelupelu that are designed for battle classes and jobs
- New Game+ Support for Patch 7.0 – Replay main scenario quests, job quests, and role quests
- Duty Support Additions – Support for the non-main scenario quest dungeon Halatali will be implemented, with further additions in the future
- Player Housing Update – The ability to select interior designs from different residential areas regardless of the location of the plot and new interior designs will be added
- Player Versus Player Update – Rework of multiple Crystalline Conflict maps, PvP action changes, and more
- Miscellaneous Updates – Additional updates for the Hall of the Novice with training for a wide range of different battle mechanics, NPC voiceovers added to Doman Mahjong, and more
Patch 7.11 – Releasing Tuesday 26th November
- New Ultimate Raid – Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)
Patch 7.15 – Releasing Tuesday 17th December
- A New Custom Delivery Client – Nitowikwe
- Additional Wachumeqimeqi Quests – Players who have completed all Wachumeqimeqi quests will be able to enjoy a finale to wrap-up their respective stories
- New Hildibrand Quest Series – Everyone’s favorite inspector returns for more antics in Dawntrail
Tuesday 24th December
- Chaotic Alliance Raid – The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic): A new 24-player, high-difficulty alliance raid arriving one week after Patch 7.15
Patch 7.16 – Releasing Tuesday 21st January, 2025
- Additional Role Quests
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