During Tokyo Game Show, Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida and community producer Toshio Murouchi hosted the FFXIV Live Letter 83, sharing everything coming in the 7.1 update. Expected to be added to the MMORPG in mid-November, this will be the first major patch following the release of the Dawntrail expansion in July.
Titled ‘Crossroads,’ the update will add new main scenario quests, as well as the first high-difficulty 24-player Alliance Raid. Fans of Final Fantasy XI will also be pleased to see the first part of a crossover Alliance Raid series with the title, which was Square Enix’s first MMO and was released in 2002.
Patch 7.05 was added in late July and brought job changes and Savage raids, among other small additions.
A condensed version of the patch notes are below, with more information expected to be revealed early next month.
- 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
Final Fantasy XIV is available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The Dawntrail expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, released on July 2, boosted the max level from 90 to 100 and added a new playable race, two new DPS classes, new cities, new dungeons and raids, a new limited job, and an entirely new story arc.
