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Final Fantasy 14kicked off the second day of the 2023 Las Vegas Fan Fest by revealing a small taste of what players can expect in the Patch 6.5 content update. The final major update forFinal Fantasy 14: Endwalkerwill be split into two parts, and game producer and director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida explained what players can expect to see in each half of the update.
The first day of the North American Fan Fest was dominated by the hype surrounding the reveal ofFinal Fantasy 14’s fifth expansion,Dawntrail. With a new continent of Tural and two new Jobs,Dawntrailwas marketed as a journey of discovery for the Warrior of Light and the Scions. While plenty of new forms of content will be added in the coming months, Yoshida disappointedFinal Fantasyfans bydeclining to add the Blitzball mini-game toFinal Fantasy 14. That aside, the upcoming slate of updates will have plenty forplayers to experience soon.
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Final Fantasy 14’s Patch 6.5 update will be called “Growing Light” and split into two parts. The first part will be released in early October 2023, which will include a new main story dungeon and trial thatFinal Fantasy 4fans will recognize. The current main story plot will take players back to the Thirteenth Shard as they dive into The Lunar Subterrane dungeon, which shares a name with the final dungeon ofFinal Fantasy 4. After clearing the dungeon, the Warrior of Light will face Zeromus, one ofthe most recognizable villains inFinal Fantasyhistory, in the Abyssal Fracture trial.
Yoshida also revealed that the final Alliance Raid of the Myths of the Realm series, Thaleia, would be included in Patch 6.5. In addition,the free trial ofFinal Fantasy 14would be expandedto include theStormbloodexpansion once the 6.5 content update arrives. This will also addStormblood’s final three dungeons to the Duty Support system, which will allow free trial players to experience plenty of main story content for free. Only time will tell if the expanded free trial will also include access to optionalStormbloodcontent such as the Unending Coils of Bahamut (Ultimate) raid and The Great Hunt trial that was featured as a crossover withMonster Hunter: World.
However,Final Fantasy 14players will have to wait until Patch 6.55 for the conclusion of the main story of Growing Light, as well as content such as relic upgrades andtheFall Guyscrossover in the Gold Saucer. Between the 6.5 patch series and the upcomingDawntrailexpansion,Final Fantasy 14players will have a plethora of content to do soon.
Final Fantasy 14is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, with an Xbox Series X/S version launching in Spring 2024.
