The second day of Fan Festival 2023 of Las Vegas opened with the 78th Letter from the Live Producer, which for once was therefore translated into English thanks to Kate Cwynar. Unsurprisingly, we discovered the first details of patch 6.5, which will be split into two parts, the first scheduled for the beginning of October before fanfest of London and the second for mid-January 2024 following that of Tokyo. She is called Growing Lightwhose Japanese title incorporates a pun related to Zero (literally “The starting point of the Light” and therefore “Zero of the Light”), the latter being important in the current story with the fight against the Thirteenth Reflection.
First visuals of the continuation of theEpic were therefore shared (6.5 and 6.55), one with Y’shtola posing alongside True and another with precisely Zeroaccompanied by Ryne and of Meteor in the First Reflection To Cristarium in front of the crystal tower. Inevitably, certain elements will be put in place to lead us to dawntrail.
The last Allied Tribe Quests (6.55) will require having previously completed the main issues of the previous patches ofEndwalker with the Loporrites (Endless dreams!), THE Arkasodaras (Kancana’s secret weapon) and the Omicrons (Our differences, our luck), with the Last Reminiscences transformed into a racecourse for a horse racehorse-drawn carriages interstellar.
There Tataru’s Tariff (6.55) will continue as well, but the two shared visuals don’t really tell us anything, as the team didn’t want to spoiler. We just see two characters talking to each other, nothing to get ahead of ourselves…
On the side ofHildibrand, the return (6.55)the delirious adventures ofHildibrand, brandihild And Godbert will continue. It will also be possible toimprove the Manderville Arms with him and Gerolt. And, no, no errors as to the visual with afterimages of Godbertit is completely voluntary on the part of the developers and in connection with the story told. THE wonder tools (6.51) can also be improved by the craftsmen, the visuals showing us Grenoldt And mowen To Cristarium.
New dungeon (6.5) will be called Lunatic Abyss (The Lunar Subterrane an English) and will therefore take us to the underground passages of the Moon, but which one? Naoki Yoshida thus declared that the blocks visible on the screenshot are there to give us a clue and that the scenery will change drastically during our exploration.
In terms of Challenges (6.5), the newly added will be named The Abyssal Fracture and will therefore oppose Zeromus (Normal And Extreme)while it will be The Singularity Reactor which will be resumed in Unrealin front of Thordan. For the latter, the team took great care to study the placement of the tanksstriving to offer a difficulty that allows even players who did not experience this challenge when it was released to have fun.
The series of Alliance Raids, The Eorzean Mythwill end with the third part named Thalia (6.5) where the ultimate enigma of Twelve will have to be resolved to determine the future of humanity. Apparently, the fans particularly appreciated the two previous ones, partly made by the youngest recruits of the team, who put their efforts into creating beautiful environments.
The system of Reinforcements (6.5) will be updated to include The Sunken City of Skalla, The bedsore And The Darkness of Ghimlyt of Stormbloodthus allowing all players to perform all of the Dungeons of the’Epic Since A Realm Reborn until Endwalker included. The visual shows us in passing Alphinaud And Arenvald fighting alongside us, which the developers wanted to offer at the time and which will therefore finally become a reality.
A new Branching Dungeon (6.51) will also be added, playable alone or up to 4 players, always with a difficulty adapting to the size of the team. He will take us on theAloalo Island with Polynesian inspiration in the company of Matsya and will not need to have completed the Sildian Channelings and the Mount Rokkon to enjoy. Its variant in Alternate dungeon will it be offered in Normal And Sadisticplayable in teams of 4 with a predefined course and rules.
Slight adjustments to Jobs in PvE And pvp will take place, which have not been specified. There Season 5 of the Serial thresholds will start with patch 6.5with some UI and compass updates for Crystalline Conflictas well as theadded an arena called The Red Sands. On the other hand, there will be no additional season at that time, because there Season 8 starting on Tuesday August 8 will be extended until patch 6.51. The reason is simple, the team didn’t want to propose adjustments at the last moment just before the competition which will take place at fanfest of London so as not to penalize the players.
There Island bliss (6.5) will be entitled to additional rows, objectives, harvest areas, materials, objects, seedlings to plant and animals to raise, including the possibility of installing garden furniture. The audience also informed Naoki Yoshida that part of the community would like an increase in the size of the pastures, which he will relay to the team. And, yes, it is a morbol that we can domesticate, why not after all… As an addition, “Felicitous Favors” will be unlocked after completing the novelties. chamoiselle will then offer special requests for crafting itemswhich once completed will make us obtain tokens to be exchanged for exclusive rewards.
The collaboration with Fall Guys (6.5x) has been recalled, which will offer courses within the blunderdome of Gold Saucerbut we will have to come back for more details.
Otherwise, new special orders are planned with margrat (6.5), the “Sharlayan scientist who really needs the sleep”, with the team identifying well with her “hard-working” side. Other additions will be consecutive etherolysis function for collectiblesa green indicator in the Fishing logbook for newly acquired fish, the possibility of store optional items in the personal credenza And the taking into account of the level of the player instead of that of the objects for the Random missions of Alliance Raids. This last news was also strongly applauded in the room.
An option to activate will be used to sort teleport points by extensions, Yoshi-P having also had fun on stage watching how many icons could still be added before the interface has to be redesigned, namely three, which leaves time. Finally, the reward for obtaining all challenge mounts Extremes 6.xd’ patchesEndwalker was unveiled: Bahamut wearing a seat based on an illustration by Yoshitaka Amano.
Finally, it was recalled that Stormblood will integrate the free trial of FFXIV and advertising for various derivative products has been carried out, such as commemorative objects in-game of fanfest present in the shop, whose videos you can see on the next page. Frame Garlond GL-IS has also been designed so thatAlpha stays well in its seat even when a second player is transported. A new album titled Forge Ahead will therefore be released at the end of the year and the boards with illustrations of the game will be marketed in North America. We’ll be on the vinyl turntable overpricedespecially compared to its Japanese price (the course of the yen being extremely low)…
Various books are also on sale. on Amazon, if you don’t want to go through the publisher’s store. As a reminder, it is during this series of patches that the Xbox Series X | S version will be launched in beta.
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