LOS ANGELES (Sept. 30, 2024) – Today SQUARE ENIX® revealed the first major patch for FINAL FANTASY™ XIV Online following the release of its fifth expansion, Dawntrail™. Details of Patch 7.1, titled “Crossroads,” were shared alongside a mid-Nov. 2024 release as part of the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast streamed from Tokyo Game Show 2024.
During the broadcast, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida highlighted a number of additions that will release with Patch 7.1, including the continuation of the main scenario quest, the first part of the FINAL FANTASY XI crossover alliance raid series, new Allied Society quests, and much more.
An archive of the stream (Japanese audio only) can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/Hf79RkD_bG8?t=594
The upcoming patch will introduce the highly anticipated crossover alliance raid with SQUARE ENIX’s first MMORPG FINAL FANTASY XI. Titled “Echoes of Vana’diel,” the 24-player battle content jumpstarts the new alliance raid series for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail, where adventure beckons to an altogether different world–Vana'diel.
The Patch 7.1 series also brings with it a plethora of additional high-level battle content of varying difficulty, including the first ever high-difficulty 24-player alliance raid, titled “The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic),” as well as a new trial, new unreal trial, and new ultimate raid.
Patch 7.1 will feature a wide variety of new content, updates and more, including:
- New Main Scenario Quests
- New Dungeon – Yuweyawata Field Station
- New 24-Player Alliance Raid Series – Echoes of Vana'diel
- 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
- Chaotic Alliance Raid – The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic): A new 24-player, high-difficulty raid
- New Ultimate Raid – Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)
- New Allied Society Quests – Players will be able to participate in new allied society quests for the Pelupelu that are designed for battle classes and jobs
- A New Custom Delivery Client – Nitowikwe
- Additional Role & Wachumeqimeqi Quests – A new role quest story will become available after completing all Dawntrail role quests, similarly a new Wachumeqimeqi story will become available when completing all of those associated quests
- New Hildibrand Quest Series – Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
- 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
- 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
For more information and the latest updates on content set to arrive with Patch 7.1 and subsequent sub-patches, please visit the promotional site: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/dawntrail/
With more than 30 million total registered players, there has never been a better time for newcomers to begin their adventures in the critically acclaimed FINAL FANTASY XIV Online saga. The Free Trial now includes all content from A Realm Reborn™, the Heavensward™ and Stormblood™ expansions (and updates through Patch 4.58). Free Trial players can enjoy hundreds of hours of award-winning gameplay and story experiences equivalent to three full FINAL FANTASY titles, without limit on playtime. More information can be found at: https://sqex.to/FFXIVFreeTrial
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