Summary
During episode 84 of Letter from the Producer Live,Final Fantasy 14producer and director Naoki Yoshida said that the long-awaited 7.1 content update will launch on Tuesday, November 12. The newFinal Fantasy 14content patch will continue the main story ofDawntrailand bring varying levels of raid challenges for players to take on.
Final Fantasy 14’s 7.1 update, called Crossroads, will go live over four months after the launch of theDawntrailexpansion. During the 2024 Tokyo Game Show, Yoshida hosted a Live Letter broadcast totalk about some of Patch 7.1’s biggest features. In addition to the next chapter ofDawntrail’s main story, the Crossroads update will bring the first wing of the Echoes of Vana’diel alliance raid series and the expansion’s third Extreme Trial, titled The Minstrel’s Ballad: Sphene’s Burden. Patch 7.1 will also bring some Job adjustments in both PVE and PVP content, with further PVP changes coming in Patch 7.2 in 2025.
Onthe morning of November 1, Square Enix followed up on what was discussed during the Tokyo Game Show. To start the 84th Live Letter broadcast, Square Enix released theFinal Fantasy 14Patch 7.1 launch trailer. The company confirmed that the 7.1 update would go live on Tuesday, November 12. The trailer began with the song “Vana’diel March” fromFinal Fantasy 11and showed various parts of the first Echoes of Vana’diel raid. SomeFinal Fantasy 11characters, including Prishe and the Shadow Lord, appeared throughout the trailer. Snippets from theDawntrailmain story and the Futures Rewritten (Ultimate) raid were also shown off. Alongside the release date for Patch 7.1, Square Enix also listed the launch dates for the rest of the Patch 7.1 series. Patch 7.11 and the new Ultimate raid will arrive two weeks later, on November 26. Patch 7.15 will arrive on December 17, with the Chaotic Alliance Raid against the Cloud of Darkness coming a week later, on Christmas Eve.
When Will Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.1 Go Live?
Although various endgame activities will soon arrive inFinal Fantasy 14, the Crossroads update will have some things for newer players. Anintermediate level of the Hall of the Novicewill teach players some mechanics like stack markers and tankbusters. A reward will be granted to those who complete the new tutorials. Yoshida clarified that specific Job adjustments will be listed in the 7.1 patch notes, which will be posted during server maintenance.
With Patch 7.1 looming,Final Fantasy 14players looking tocomplete events such as the Moogle Treasure Trovewill not have much time to finish. Only time will tell if the Crossroads update will be a hit with players.
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