In addition to revealing the release date of Tuesday, November 12, 2024, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida also unveiled a new teaser for Patch 7.1 “Crossroads,” the first significant upgrade since the release of the most recent expansion Dawntrail.
Check out the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Patch 7.1 CROSSROADS trailer HERE
Yoshida presented “Echoes of Vana’diel,” the much awaited crossover alliance raid series with FINAL FANTASY XI, the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game from SQUARE ENIX, during yesterday’s Producer’s broadcast. Patch 7.1 will introduce the first raid in the series, “Jeuno: The First Walk,” which will combine the worlds of the two classic MMORPGs in 24-player combat content when players embark into Vana’diel. Yoshida also examined the first “Chaotic” difficulty 24-player fight material (which will be released a week after Patch 7.15), the future “Ultimate” difficulty 8-player raid (which will be included in Patch 7.11), PvP content updates, Hall of Novice tutorials, and more.
Updates and new material will be included in the Patch 7.1 series, including:
- New Main Scenario Quests – Crossroads
- New Dungeon – Yuweyawata Field Station
- New 24-Player Alliance Raid – Echoes of Vana’diel – Jeuno: The First Walk
- 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 arriving one week after Patch 7.15
- 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 – Players who have completed all Dawntrail role quests or 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
- 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
Please visit the promotional website for additional details and the most recent information on content scheduled to be released with Patch 7.1 and any upcoming sub-patches.
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