Letter from the Producer Live #72 begins in 10 minutes. Topics will include Patch 6.2 content and features. Watch: twitch.tv/finalfantasyxiv
Starting now with the Patch 6.2 trailer!
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A recap of 6.2 content: the main scenario will continue, and side quests will feature the continuation of Tataru's Grand Endeavor and Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures (Patch 6.25).
The new weapon enhancement quests will be part of "Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures" and will begin in Patch 6.25.
The Omicrons will be added as the latest Tribal quest in Patch 6.25; their quests are intended for Disciples of the Land (gathering) classes.
A new instanced dungeon 'The Fell Court of Troia' will be added as part of the main scenario. A new un-named trial as well as it's Extreme-difficulty counterpart will also be added.
'Pandæmonium: Abyssos' has been added as a new normal raid (8-players). The Savage difficulty version will be released 1 week after 6.2 launches (August 30). The team wants to see how the staggered release & tomestone acquisition affects things this time; a test run if you will.
The team is looking for feedback on this, and even through you'll probably have a higher item level than in previous raids they think it'll still be a challenge.
The Unreal trial will be swapped to the 'Containment Bay S1T7' in Patch 6.2. This features Sephirot from the Warring Triad scenario from the Heavensward expansion.
Continued improvements to the Main Scenario Quest will include Duty Support for dungeons Snowcloack, The Keeper of the Lake, Sohm Al, The Aery, and The Vault.
'The Steps of Faith' is now a solo quest battle, and 'Thornmarch' versus Good King Moggle Mog XII has been revamped.
Job adjustments will be implemented, including their PvP iterations. More details later.
Island Sanctuary will be added in Patch 6.2, and Variant Dungeons/Criterion Dungeons will be added in Patch 6.25. These are new types of content in FFXIV.
Adventurer Plates & Portraits will transition from a beta phase to an official release. Though other portrait data created during the Beta will be lost, Portraits linked to an adventurer plate or gear set will remain intact after Patch 6.2.
Allagan Tomestones of Causality will be added, and new high-item level gear will be added. The ability to request repairs from other players both in and outside of duties will be added. A combo sequence display toggle will be added to the Actions list.
—Rare materials added to aetherial reductions performed by miners, botanists, and fishers. —Glamour dresser capacity will expand from 400 to 800 slots. —Adjustments to the order of 'Return to Ivalice' quests. "Makin' Bacon (Bread)" and "Wok on By" will be unavailable.
Preparations for the 7.0 graphics update continue. Advance implementation of optimized graphics processing will alleviate drops in framerate under heavy GPU load. A beta version of a Dynamic Resolution function will be added to the Windows, PS4, and PS5 clients.
Said function adjusts the resolution of 3D graphics according to current GPU burden. You can enable it in the Settings to prioritize framerate over resolution.
Onto job adjustments—there are no major overhauls, but there will be minor adjustments to several jobs. The intention behind job adjustments will be explained, starting with this patch. You'll be able to find these posted on the Job Guides section when patch notes go live.
Actions that guarantee crit/direct hits did not receive benefits from buffs/debuffs that increase crit/direct hit rates. To address this actions that guarantee crit/direct hits will now inflict more damage as a result of such buffs and debuffs.
Actions that guarantee direct hits did not receive benefits from a character's direct hit rate attribute. To address this actions that guarantee direct hits will now inflict more damage depending on the direct hit rate. Other actions will continue receiving typical benefits.
PVP will see an update to PVP Actions, Hidden Gorge will return, and PVP Series Two begins. Available rewards will be updated and Series leve/experience will be reset. Series One rewards may be claimed until the end of Series Two.