Few video games make patch day really feel even half as momentous as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. In-between every main growth, the MMORPG receives 5 large episodic updates bridging between story arcs, including new options, dungeons and extra, every accompanied by a dramatic trailer and a novella’s value of patch notes.
The third episode of this season was formally unveiled at the moment. Due for launch on May 22nd, Under The Moonlight (aka Patch 4.3) goes heavy on the politics, as Doma negotiates to free its individuals from the Garlean empire via a prisoner change. There’s nonetheless time for side-stories, because the Ivalice arc (guest-directed by Yasumi Matsuno) continues to discover the world shared by FF Tactics and FFXII.
While usually FFXIV replace trailers really feel extra like a dramatic feature-list, Under The Moonlight’s focus is squarely on the principle story. Expect plenty of samurai/ninja-themed drama, all delivered via conspicuously British actors. The Ivalice arc returns (with its concluding chapter due in Patch 4.5), with 24 gamers ascending a large tower within the coronary heart of the Dalamascan desert. There’s additionally a brand new 4-player dungeon – The Swallow’s Compass – set excessive within the japanese mountains, that includes a Tengu amongst its procession of bosses, in addition to a really swanky wanting set of armour to be earned there.
For those that prefer to spend their time chatting as they craft, Under The Moonlight is introducing a little bit bit extra non-combat gameplay. Crafters will now discover a new vary of delivery-type missions obtainable from Kurenai, who has huge ambitions for the longer term that require plenty of sources. For these aiming to see a extra fast return on their materials donations, you’ll additionally be capable of broaden and enhance the brand new Doman settlement by giving them building supplies.
Under The Moonlight can also be set to carry some good quality-of-life enhancements. The just lately added Glamour system (permitting you to simply and completely convert gear into beauty costume items) is being expanded additional, permitting extra kinds of objects to be put in your dresser and likewise providing the choice to show transformed objects again into usable gear. The enjoyable however under-populated Chocobo Racing and Lord of Verminion minigames are additionally being added to the Duty Finder display, letting you passively queue for them as simply as you’d for a dungeon run.
While the sport nonetheless divides gamers throughout server traces, as long as your mates share a regional knowledge middle you’ll be capable of hold teams collectively. The new replace is increasing Linkshell chat to permit cross-server communication. Logical, provided that you would already kind dungeon events cross-server. More passively, home-owners will now be capable of place a guestbook for curious guests to scribble in. Quite why you’d need to have random web strangers write issues in your own home is past me, however FFXIV’s neighborhood does really feel extra civil than most.
And that’s simply the stuff that’s been revealed up to now. Still greyed out on the official Patch 4.3 page are sections on a brand new Trial boss struggle, a brand new ‘Ultimate’ issue Minstrel’s Ballad, a brand new Beast Tribe to pal round with and do side-quests for, and (in fact) extra slapstick antics with Hildibrand and co. There’s additionally expansions coming to the roguelike Deep Dungeon mode, plus a brand new zone to discover in The Forbidden Land, the just lately added co-op endgame searching floor.
