Final Fantasy XIV’s newest expansion Dawntrail, which was revealed at Fan Fest, is almost here and players are now getting the last bits of information about the end of Endwalker patch content with a special Live Letter. The 6.5x patch series will introduce the beginning of the new story that is coming with Dawntrail.
FFXIV’s Letter from the Producer Live took place at the Tokyo Game Show, where producers shared more information about what players can expect with the newest patch content, including new story, Trials, Dungeons, Alliance Raids, Variant Dungeons, Island Sanctuary upgrades, and more.
For those that couldn’t stay up super late to watch the showcase, here is everything that was announced during the FFXIV Live Letter from the Producers 79. The patch also got a release date of Oct. 3, just over a week from the date of the Live Letter.
Everything announced in FFXIV’s Patch 6.5 Live Letter 79
New Main Scenario QuestsGrowing Light Part one – Patch 6.5Growing Light Part two – Patch 6.55New Tataru’s Grand Endeavor quests (Patch 6.55)Endwalker Tribal Alliance questsRequires players to complete the Arkasodara, Omicron, and Lopporit tribal questsMore Hildibrand quests (Patch 6.55)New Manderville Relic Weapon step (Patch 6.55)New Splendorous Tools step (Patch 6.51)New DungeonNew TrialsThe Abyssal FractureThe Abyssal Fracture (Extreme)New Alliance RaidMyths of the Realm Part 3: ThaleiaNew Unreal TrialThe Singularity Reactor (Unreal)New Variant and Criterion Dungeon (Patch 6.51)Aloalo IslandIn response to feedback, developers are planning to add new rewards for Savage modeDuty Support for StormbloodThe Drowned City of SkallaThe BurnThe Ghimlyt DarkDuty Support will be available for all ARR through Endwalker contentJob adjustments for both PvE and PvPAdjustments will be made in Patch 6.5 to balance damage output between jobs within each rolePotency will be increased for certain job actionsNo rotations will be adjusted for jobs ahead of 7.0PvP updatesPvP Series Five will beginCrystalline Conflict UpdatesMinimap and UI adjustmentsNew settings to permanently display affiliated team to the left of the minimap and/or HUDNew line on the field indicates the ‘comeback point’, which is how far the team must progress to take the leadNew setting to display a countdown timer ten seconds prior to commencements of overtimeEnhanced progress gaugeWinning team’s indicator will flash in the backgroundA new yellow line with the comeback pointMore visible checkpointsDuring overtime, the gauge will indicate how long the losing team can remain from the tactical crystal before the match endsEffects for certain actions, pets, and more will be adjusted to indicate an ally or an enemy (Patch 6.51)New map – The Red Sands (Patch 6.51)Island Sanctuary UpdatesNew Sanctuary ranks and visionsNew gathering in the wildsNew crops, isleworks handicrafts, animals, structures, and moreNew options at the Felicitious FavorsFall Guys collaboration (Patch 6.5x)The collaboration will come soon to the Gold SaucerMiscellaneous UpdatesNew Custom Deliveries: MargaratNew consecutive aetherial reduction function for collectablesGreen dot indicators on newly logged fish in the Fish GuideAbility to store optional items in the armoireAbility to sort teleport destinations by expansionNew reward for obtaining all Trial mounts in the 6.x patch seriesItem level restrictions for Duty Roulette: Alliance Raid based on levelEXP and Allagan tomestone rewards for each Alliance Raid will be adjusted according to difficulty and time required for completion
This article is being updated as information becomes available
