New adventures in Eorzea await the Warriors of Light in late May 2023, with developer and publisher Square Enix providing that as a launch window for Final Fantasy XIV Online’s next major update – Update 6.4: The Dark Throne.
This update was announced during the 76th Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast by Producer and Director Naoki “YoshiP” Yoshida, who is also in the midst of the final stages of directing Final Fantasy XVI. With this update comes a number of the standard even number patch additions, including the third and final instalment of the Pandæmonium raid series, new trials, main scenario content, dungeons and much more. Additional content will be accessible via sub-patches, including a new Blue Mage update in Patch 6.45, bringing new spells, a new level cap of 80 for the class, new Masked Carnivale challenges and more.
A tentative list of new major additions can be found below:
Patch 6.4
- New Main Scenario Quests – The next chapter in the story of the Warrior of Light.
- New Raid – Pandæmonium: Anabaseios – The final instalment of the Pandæmonium raid series.
- New Dungeon – New challenges await in The Aetherfont.
- New Trials – The Voidcast Dais – A challenging new battle at both Normal and Extreme difficulties.
- New Unreal Trial – Containment Bay Z1T9 (Unreal)
- New Side Story Quests – Tartaru’s Grand Endeavour continues.
- Duty Support System Update – Support for a number of Stormblood™ main scenario dungeons (The Sirensong Sea, Bardam’s Mettle, Doma Castle, Castrum Abania and Ala Mhigo) will be added, meaning they can be completed alongside a party of NPC allies.
- Ocean Fishing Update – Explore the new route towards Kugane!
- Island Sanctuary Updates – A number of quality-of-life improvements including the ability to place outdoor housing furniture, new ranks, crops, animals, and more.
- Player Versus Player Updates:
- Crystalline Conflict – PvP Series 4 begins alongside season 7 of Crystalline Conflict.
- Frontline – Adjustments made to the rules of The Fields of Glory (Shatter) and the inclusion of a new UI element, displaying the match time and score.
- Miscellaneous Updates – Various updates including a new Allagan tomestone, Job icons will now be displayed in the chat log and on player nameplates, market board quality-of-life improvements, the ability to glamour Scholar faeries and more.
Patch 6.45
- Blue Mage Update – Level cap raised to 80, new blue mage-exclusive gear, new enemies to challenge and more.
- New Variant & Criterion Dungeon – Mount Rokkon – Three levels of difficulty: Normal, Criterion, and Criterion (Savage)
- Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures
- Weapon Enhancement Quests – Manderville Weapons
- Tool Enhancement Quests – Splendorous Tools
Do you own Final Fantasy XIV Online Starter Edition? Until 8 May 2023, you can visit the game’s website HERE and add Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, the game’s second expansion pack, to your account for no extra charge. This update takes you to a new eastern-inspired land, new playable jobs such as Samurai, a continuation of the story post-Heavensward and more.
