In the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online’s producer and director, Naoki Yoshida, unveiled the upcoming Patch 7.1 “Crossroads,” scheduled for release on November 12, 2024. This update follows the game’s recent expansion, Dawntrail™, and features a blend of new quests, raids, and much more.
While most of the new content comes at the same pace as previous expansions, this time around we’re getting a totally new kind of difficulty: ‘Chaotic’ which is for 24 player Alliance Raids.
New patch 7.1 content includes:
- New Main Scenario Quests – Crossroads
- New Dungeon – Yuweyawata Field Station
- New 24-Player Alliance Raid – Echoes of Vana’diel – Jeuno: The First Walk
- New Trial – The Minstrel’s Ballad: Sphene’s Burden
- New Unreal Trial – The Jade Stoa (Unreal): Face off against Byakko, one of the Four Lords, at level 100
- Chaotic Alliance Raid – The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic): A new 24-player, high-difficulty raid arriving one week after Patch 7.15
- New Ultimate Raid – Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)
- New Allied Society Quests – Players will be able to participate in new allied society quests for the Pelupelu that are designed for battle classes and jobs
- A New Custom Delivery Client – Nitowikwe
- Additional Role & Wachumeqimeqi Quests – Players who have completed all Dawntrail role quests or all Wachumeqimeqi quests will be able to enjoy a finale to wrap-up their respective stories
- New Hildibrand Quest Series – Everyone’s favorite inspector returns for more antics in Dawntrail
- New Game+ Support for Patch 7.0 – Replay main scenario quests, job quests, and role quests
- Duty Support Additions – Support for the non-main scenario quest dungeon Halatali will be implemented, with further additions in the future
- Player Housing Update – The ability to select interior designs from different residential areas regardless of the location of the plot and new interior designs will be added
- Player Versus Player Update – Rework of multiple Crystalline Conflict maps, PvP action changes, and more
- Miscellaneous Updates – Additional updates for the Hall of the Novice with training for a wide range of different battle mechanics, NPC voiceovers added to Doman Mahjong, and more.
The broadcast also highlighted the “Ultimate” difficulty raid and first-ever “Chaotic” difficulty 24-player raid, set to challenge even the most seasoned players.
Additional Announcements:
- Art Book Release: “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail — The Art of Succession -Relics of Heritage-” set for release on April 29, 2025, with pre-orders now available. This art book features extensive artwork from the Dawntrail expansion and includes an in-game item code.
- Jewelry Collaboration: Flibustier Paris, in collaboration with FFXIV, has launched a jewelry collection inspired by the game’s Grand Companies, available for pre-order.
For detailed updates and future content, visit the official Patch 7.1 promotional site: Patch 7.1 Details