ffxiv The Preliminary Patch Notes for 6.0 Are Now Live

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The preliminary patch notes for the Endwalker expansion are now live! Take a moment to read through the list of updates, which includes detailed information about all the new playable content, system changes, and items coming to the game on Friday!

Patch 6.0 Notes (Preliminary) (Source)

It is with great pleasure that we present the preliminary patch notes for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker. Packed with a multitude of additions and refinements, adventurers of every persuasion are sure to find something to enjoy in this exciting new update.

* Additional features will be implemented in future updates:
The raid Pandæmonium is scheduled to be released in 6.01.
The treasure hunt instance the Excitatron 6000 and the raid Pandæmonium (Savage) are scheduled to be released in 6.05.

* The new PvP content, Crystal Conflict, is planned for 6.1 or later.

* Please remember to confirm early access details.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 6.0

Patch 6.0 contains content that can only be accessed by registering the expansion packs for FINAL FANTASY XIV to your service account. To distinguish between adjustments that are and are not affected by the registration of these expansions, the following notations will be used throughout the patch notes:

These additions and adjustments only require the purchase of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn and FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward.

These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood.

These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers.

These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker.

These additions and adjustments contain elements that may require the purchase and registration of the expansion packs noted above.

Areas

New cities have been added.

Old Sharlayan

Radz-at-Han

New field areas have been added.

Labyrinthos

Thavnair

Garlemald

Mare Lamentorum

* Additional new areas have been omitted to prevent spoilers.

New city and field aetherytes have been added.

The number of aether currents in all Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers areas has been reduced. Furthermore, the location of certain aether currents has been adjusted.

* Players who met this new aether current requirement prior to the release of Patch 6.0 will unlock the ability to fly in each area.

Quests

Patch 6.0 introduces myriad quests in addition to the main scenario. As such, there may be cases where the patch notes only cite the initial quest in a series, or omit quests entirely to prevent spoilers. We encourage players to explore and discover what new stories and adventures await.

So that all players are able to enjoy the expansion, we kindly ask everyone to please be considerate and do their best to avoid posting spoiler-related content on the official forums, Lodestone, social media, or in videos as there are those players who may start at the official launch or play at their own pace.

New main scenario quests have been added.

New side story quests have been added.

Side story quests added in Patch 6.0 will employ an automatic level adjust system known as Quest Sync.

Quests using this system will have their difficulty and EXP rewards adjusted to match your current level.
* Certain side story quests do not use Quest Sync.

Role quests have been added.

The physical DPS role quests added in Patch 6.0 have been divided into two categories: melee DPS and physical ranged DPS.

Tank (Paladin / Warrior / Dark Knight / Gunbreaker)

Shrouded in Peril

???

Radz-at-Han (X:7.6 Y:9.7)

Gridanian Delegate

Players must progress to a certain point in the Endwalker main scenario.

Melee DPS (Monk / Dragoon / Ninja / Samurai / Reaper)

Storm Clouds Brewing

???

Radz-at-Han (X:7.7 Y:9.6)

Limsa Lominsan Delegate

Players must progress to a certain point in the Endwalker main scenario.

Physical Ranged DPS (Bard / Machinist / Dancer)

Seeds of Disquiet

???

Radz-at-Han (X:7.6 Y:9.4)

Doman Delegate

Players must progress to a certain point in the Endwalker main scenario.

Magical Ranged DPS (Black Mage / Summoner / Red Mage)

Our Aching Souls

???

Radz-at-Han (X:7.8 Y:9.4)

Ishgardian Delegate

Players must progress to a certain point in the Endwalker main scenario.

Healer (White Mage / Scholar / Astrologian / Sage)

Far from Free

???

Radz-at-Han (X:7.5 Y:9.6)

Ala Mhigan Delegate

Players must progress to a certain point in the Endwalker main scenario.

* Additional quests unlocked upon completing the entirety of the main scenario and all five role quest series will be added in a future update.

Studium Deliveries have been added.

Each Disciple of the Hand or Land will be able to progress through one of five series of quests associated with the different faculties of the Studium.

Completing deliveries for a faculty of the Studium will advance the story of that particular faculty.
* Because Studium Delivery quest rewards include crafters' scrips and gatherers' scrips, players must first complete the quest "Inscrutable Tastes" before undertaking deliveries.

The Faculty

Disciple of the Hand or Land level 80

Old Sharlayan (X:4.0 Y:9.4)

Qih Aliapoh

Players must progress to a certain point in the main scenario, and have completed the quest "Inscrutable Tastes."

Faculty of Archaeology (Blacksmith / Armorer / Goldsmith)

Professor Rurusha's New Friend

Blacksmith, Armorer, or Goldsmith level 80

Old Sharlayan (X:4.2 Y:9.4)

Boric

Players must first complete the quest "The Faculty."

Faculty of Astronomy (Carpenter / Leatherworker / Weaver)

In Search of the Azure Star

Carpenter, Leatherworker, or Weaver level 80

Old Sharlayan (X:4.1 Y:9.1)

Jude

Players must first complete the quest "The Faculty."

Faculty of Medicine (Alchemist / Culinarian)

Perfectly Awful

Alchemist or Culinarian level 80

Old Sharlayan (X:4.2 Y:9.2)

Debroye

Players must first complete the quest "The Faculty."

Faculty of Anthropology (Miner / Botanist)

Cultured Pursuits

Miner or Botanist level 80

Old Sharlayan (X:4.0 Y:9.3)

Hinageshi

Players must first complete the quest "The Faculty."

Faculty of Aetherology (Fisher)

Fear the Thesis

Fisher level 80

Old Sharlayan (X:4.2 Y:9.5)

T'laqa Tia

Players must first complete the quest "The Faculty."

Additional quests will be unlocked upon completing the entirety of the main scenario and all five Studium Delivery quest series.

???

Disciple of the Hand or Land level 90

Old Sharlayan (X:4.0 Y:9.4)

Qih Aliapoh

Players must first complete the final quest of the Endwalker main scenario and complete all five Studium Delivery quest series.

Certain instanced battles will now display character portraits alongside the battle dialogue widget.

Character portraits have only been added to instanced battles appearing in the main scenario of Endwalker. They can be disabled by unchecking the "Display character portraits with battle dialogue widget." option under the HUD tab of UI Settings in the Character Configuration menu.

When viewing cutscenes in the Unending Journey, class quests and job quests up to and including those introduced in the 4.x patches will require players to change to the relevant class or job.

When viewing cutscenes for Disciple of War or Magic classes, they may also be viewed when playing as the corresponding job.

Leves

New tradecraft and fieldcraft leves have been added.

No tradecraft leves or fisher fieldcraft leves allowing multiple turn-ins have been added.

Experience points rewarded when using a class at level 80 or above to complete a leve with a level requirement below 80 have been capped at 1,000.

With consideration for the inflation of gil, and the potential rewards for using a single leve allowance, the following adjustments have been made:

• The experience points and gil reward for tradecraft leves that only allow a single turn-in have been increased.
• The experience points and gil reward for tradecraft leves that allow multiple turn-ins have been reduced.
• The experience points and gil reward for fisher fieldcraft leves that only allow a single turn-in have been increased.
• The experience points and gil reward for fisher fieldcraft leves that allow multiple turn-ins have been reduced.

* Because the downscaling of in-game values coincides with adjustments to rewards, it is not possible to make a direct comparison of rewards before and after the release of Patch 6.0.

When undertaking fisher fieldcraft leves that require spearfishing, the number of fish required for completion has been increased.

FATEs

New FATEs have been added.

Players will receive bicolor gemstones upon completing FATEs in 6.0 areas. This currency can be exchanged with Gemstone Trader NPCs for various goods.

Furthermore, as you continue to complete FATEs in these new areas, Gemstone Traders will offer a wider selection of items.

To view your progress in each area, select Shared FATE under Travel in the main menu.

Treasure Hunt

The following additions and adjustments have been made to treasure maps:

• Almastyskin Treasure Maps and Kumbhiraskin Treasure Maps have been added.
• Rewards for Gliderskin Treasure Maps and Zonureskin Treasure Maps have been adjusted.
• Allagan tomestones rewarded for completion of treasure maps introduced prior to Patch 6.0 have been changed from Allagan tomestones of revelation and Allagan tomestones of allegory to Allagan tomestones of poetics.

* Starting in Patch 6.05, there will be a chance for a teleportation portal to appear when completing Kumbhiraskin Treasure Maps.

The Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah and the Shifting Oubliettes of Lyhe Ghiah will now be level synced, adjusting player levels to 80.

Grand and Free Companies

Additional items will now be accepted for supply and provisioning missions.

Reaper and sage symbol options have been added to Company Crests.

New craftable items have been added to the company workshop.

The following company actions have been replaced with new actions:

Before		After
Back on Your Feet		Fleet-footed
Back on Your Feet II		Fleet-footed II

Housing

Following the successful restoration of the Firmament, a new housing district, Empyreum, has been added in Ishgard.

Empyreum

By completing the following quest, players will be able to teleport to the residential district directly via the Aethernet in Foundation.

Ascending to Empyreum

Disciple of War or Magic level 60

Foundation (X:9.9 Y:11.8)

Gondelimbaud

Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Litany of Peace."

* Please note that players will only be able to visit the first ward of Empyreum upon the release of Patch 6.0. The sale of plots and apartments is scheduled to begin in Patch 6.1.

In preparation for the lottery sale system scheduled to be implemented in Patch 6.1, it will no longer be possible to relocate an estate to plots of land that are not yet ready for purchase.

Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest have been added.

Learn more about the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest 2017.
Learn more about the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest 2019.

Entries that did not win have also been selected to serve as new furnishings.

New furnishings have been added.

Crafting facility furnishings can now be used by crafting classes up to level 80.

In accordance with the increased character level cap, level 90 Thavnairian striking dummies have been added.

New orchestrion rolls have been added.

New aquarium fish have been added.

When viewing the Aquarium Fish window, fish will now be separated into tabs according to size.

A new seed for flowerpots has been added.

 

Triteleia Seeds

Triteleia seeds can be purchased from the following NPCs:

• Mist (X:11.0 Y:11.4) - Material Supplier
• The Lavender Beds (X:11.9 Y:8.3) - Material Supplier
• The Goblet (X:10.9 Y:8.9) - Material Supplier
• Shirogane (X:10.5 Y:12.1) - Material Supplier
• Empyreum (X:10.2 Y:12.2) - Material Supplier
• Apartments - Apartment Merchant
• New Gridania (X:11.0 Y:11.2) - Tanie

The Manderville Gold Saucer

New prizes are available for purchase using MGP.

The following additions and changes have been made to Triple Triad:

• New cards have been added.
• New NPC opponents for Triple Triad have been added.
• Players can now engage in Triple Triad matches in new areas.

Miscellaneous

Players can now select male Viera when creating a character.

Regardless of your progression in the main scenario, male Viera will be selectable when creating new characters, editing your character's appearance using Fantasia, or hiring a retainer.

New hairstyle options have been added for female Viera.

* New Hrothgar hairstyles are scheduled to be added in Patch 6.1.

A new face option has been added for male Midlander Hyur.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to the Trust system:

• Estinien has been added as a new avatar NPC.
  - He will become available after progressing to a certain point in the main scenario.
  * Estinien cannot accompany players into Shadowbringers dungeons.

• In accordance with the increased character level cap, the level cap for avatar NPCs has also been increased.
  - By progressing through the main scenario, avatar NPCs can reach a maximum level of 90.

• The requirements for unlocking Scenario mode have been removed.
  - Both Avatars and Scenario mode will become available after completing the main scenario quest "Shadowbringers."

• The amount of experience points required for avatars to gain levels will be reduced in accordance with the downscaling of other in-game values.
  - The amount of experience points rewarded upon completing dungeons will also be adjusted.
  * Because the database must be overwritten to implement the downscaling of values, any experience points accumulated between levels prior to the release of Patch 6.0 will be reset to 0.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to Wondrous Tails:

• Prizes available in exchange for Khloe's Gold Certificate of Commendation, Khloe's Silver Certificate of Commendation, and Khloe's Bronze Certificate of Commendation have been adjusted.
• The following duties have been added as objectives for Wondrous Tails:

- The addition of these duties will not affect a Wondrous Tails in your possession prior to reaching level 90 with at least one Disciple of War or Magic.

• The Tower at Paradigm's Breach
• The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy
• Cinder Drift (Extreme)
• Memoria Misera (Extreme)
• The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)
• Castrum Marinum (Extreme)
• The Cloud Deck (Extreme)
• Level 81-90 dungeons

Endwalker entries have been added to the sightseeing log.

The following additions and changes have been made to the challenge log:

New categories have been added.

• A Boon from Nature
  Successfully trigger the Gatherer's Boon effect while gathering items of comparable level to your own 30 times.
• Catch of the Day
  Catch 10 large-sized fish.
• Spear No Effort
  Spear 20 large-sized fish.
• Give 'Em What They Want I
  Complete 5 supply and provisioning missions.
• Give 'Em What They Want II
  Complete 10 supply and provisioning missions.

The following categories were removed:

• The Gathering Storm (HQ)
• Hooked on the Reeling (HQ)
• Spear Me (HQ)
• Give 'Em What They Want
• Give 'Em What They Want (HQ)

Skywatcher NPCs have been added to the new areas.

Skywatcher NPCs in 5.0 and previous areas will also be able to offer weather forecasts for 6.0 areas. However, special requirements must be met for certain locations.

The level cap for all Disciples of War and Magic has been raised to 90.

The reaper and sage jobs have been added.

These jobs have no corresponding classes and begin at level 70.

• Reaper (Melee DPS)

Reaper can be unlocked by completing the following quest:

 

The Killer Instinct

Disciple of War or Magic level 70

Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (X:12.8 Y:8.6)

Flustered Attendant

• Sage (Healer)

Sage can be unlocked by completing the following quest:

 

Sage's Path

Disciple of War or Magic level 70

Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:9.4 Y:12.9)

Sharlayan Maiden

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In accordance with the addition of these new jobs, gear for reaper and sage has been added to the rewards for certain duties, and will now be sold by merchant NPCs. Please note, however, that reaper and sage cannot be used in the Hall of the Novice, nor can they receive the first-time completion bonus from guildhests.

New job actions have been added.

Actions and traits have been adjusted.

The "Sic" pet action has been removed.

The time frame within which players must execute actions to continue or complete combos has been extended.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to limit breaks:

• Use of limit breaks will no longer cancel action combos.
• The range of effect for the healer limit break has been increased from 30 to 50 yalms.

In order to curb the inflation of game data such as HP and damage, values used in battle calculations have been downscaled.

As a result of this change, various battle-related system values, including gear and materia attributes, as well as the potency of meals and medicine, will be reduced accordingly. Please note, however, that these changes will have little to no effect on game balance.

Player attributes have been adjusted as follows:

• Weapon damage will be adjusted to achieve parity between the physical and magical damage attributes of weapons at the same item level.
  * In accordance with this change, action potencies will be adjusted.

• The effect of determination on damage dealt has been increased.
• The determination and piety attributes of certain low-level gear have been adjusted to match values of their critical hit and direct hit attributes.
  * The change in values is minor and will not affect game balance.

The effects of certain monster and NPC actions have been adjusted.

The amount of experience points required to level up Disciple of War and Magic classes and jobs has been adjusted due to the downscaling of values.

In accordance with this change, adjustments have also been made to the following:

• Experience points earned for defeating enemies.
• Experience points rewarded for completing quests and levequests.
• Experience points rewarded for completing Duty Roulette.
• Experience points rewarded for completing guildleves.
• Experience points rewarded for completing beast tribe daily quests.
• Experience points rewarded for completing daily mark bills.
• Experience points rewarded for completing challenge log entries.

* Because the database must be overwritten to implement the downscaling of values, any experience points accumulated between levels prior to the release of Patch 6.0 will be reset to 0.

The armoury bonus granted below level 80 has been increased from 50% to 100%.

The armoury bonus is applied to all available Disciples of War and Magic other than your highest level job or class. From level 80 onward, the armoury bonus is a 50% increase in EXP gained from defeating enemies and FATE rewards.

The status effect "True Self" has been changed to "Indomitable Spirit," and its description has been adjusted.

This status effect is applied during instanced quest battles wherein players control NPC allies, and the difficulty has been set to "Easy" or "Very Easy." The effect of this status effect has not changed.

In accordance with the increased level cap, New World and Preferred World character bonuses now apply to all jobs at level 79 or below.

Please refer to the Lodestone for further information regarding bonuses for New Worlds and Preferred Worlds.

New enemies have been added.

New dungeons have been added.

Experience points previously earned from standard dungeon enemies will now be earned from dungeon bosses.

The items obtained from treasure coffers in the following dungeons have been adjusted:

Players will now obtain gear corresponding with the required average item level of each dungeon.

Average item level 45 or above

• Amdapor Keep
• The Wanderer's Palace

Average item level 48 or above

• Haukke Manor (Hard)
• Pharos Sirius
• Copperbell Mines (Hard)

Average item level 55 or above

• The Lost City of Amdapor
• Brayflox's Longstop (Hard)
• Halatali (Hard)

Average item level 70 or above

• The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)
• The Stone Vigil (Hard)
• Hullbreaker Isle

Average item level 90 or above

• The Keeper of the Lake
• The Wanderer's Palace (Hard)
• Amdapor Keep (Hard)

In accordance with the increased level cap, players can now gain experience from level 80 dungeons, trials, and 5.x alliance raid dungeons.

New trials have been added.

When undertaking the Great Hunt and the Great Hunt (Extreme), a new visual indication when shattering Rathalos's tail has been added.

Unreal trials have been temporarily disabled.

Players may still exchange Faux Leaves for various rewards.
* A new unreal trial is scheduled to be added in Patch 6.1.

A weapon coffer has been added to the following duties:

• The Howling Eye (Hard)
• The Navel (Hard)
• The Bowl of Embers (Hard)
• Thornmarch (Hard)
• The Whorleater (Extreme)
• The Striking Tree (Extreme)
• The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme)
• The Limitless Blue (Extreme)
• Thok ast Thok (Extreme)
• The Minstrel's Ballad: Thordan's Reign
• The Minstrel's Ballad: Nidhogg's Rage
• Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme)
• Containment Bay P1T6 (Extreme)
• Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme)
• The Pool of Tribute (Extreme)
• The Minstrel's Ballad: Shinryu's Domain
• The Jade Stoa (Extreme)
• The Minstrel's Ballad: Tsukuyomi's Pain
• Hells' Kier (Extreme)
• The Wreath of Snakes (Extreme)
• The Dancing Plague (Extreme)
• The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy
• Cinder Drift (Extreme)
• The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)
• Castrum Marinum (Extreme)
• The Cloud Deck (Extreme)

The weapon received from weapon coffers is determined by your current job. When opening weapon coffers as a paladin, you will receive both a sword and shield.

Following the introduction of these weapon coffers, the items yielded from desynthesizing swords and shields obtained from these duties has been adjusted. Swords are now more likely to yield primal weapon crafting material when desynthesized. Shields, however, will no longer yield primal weapon crafting material.

The gear obtained from treasure coffers in the following duties has been changed to gear coffers:

• The Binding Coil of Bahamut
• The Second Coil of Bahamut (Savage)
• Alexander (Savage)
• Omega (Savage)

* Accessories found in the Binding Coil of Bahamut, the Second Coil of Bahamut (Savage), and Alexander (Savage) will drop directly as per normal.

Players will now receive the power of the Echo in the event all party members are incapacitated during the following trials:

The Cloud Deck

Each time players restart the aforementioned trial, they will be granted a 10% Echo effect boost, which increases each restart up to a maximum of 50%. If a player restarts after battling for less than three minutes, they will not be granted this effect.

The Cloud Deck (Extreme)

Each time players restart the aforementioned trial, they will be granted a 5% Echo effect boost, which increases each restart up to a maximum of 25%. If a player restarts after battling for less than three minutes, they will not be granted this effect.

The strength of the Echo granted in Eden's Promise (Savage) has been increased.

The Echo will take effect upon entering Eden's Promise (Savage), increasing players' maximum HP, damage dealt, and healing potency by 20%.
* Unlike other instances, the strength of the Echo will not increase in the event all party members are incapacitated.

The Burning Field, an expansion of Stone, Sky, Sea, has been added.

The Burning Field offers trials tailored to various high-level duties in which players will be tasked with destroying a level 90 striking dummy. To access the Burning Field, players must first complete the following quest:

 

A Place to Train

Disciple of War or Magic level 90

Radz-at-Han (X:12.3 Y:10.7)

Hardy-looking Radiant

Players can now sort the Adventurer's List by class/job when undertaking duties in Eureka, Bozja/Zadnor, or Delubrum Reginae.

The weekly restriction on receiving Cracked Stellaclusters upon clearing the Tower at Paradigm's Breach has been removed.

New elite marks have been added.

Players can now hunt regular and elite marks in the new areas.

Marks defeated in the new areas will also yield Sacks of Nuts, which can be exchanged for various items. Players must first complete the following quest before taking up the Hunt in these areas:

The Hunt for Specimens

Disciple of War or Magic level 80

Old Sharlayan (X:11.2 Y:12.0)

Diminutive Gleaner

Players must first complete the quest "Elite and Dangerous" and have progressed to a certain point in the main scenario.

You can exchange Sacks of Nuts for items with the following NPCs:

• Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.2) - J'lakshai
• Radz-at-Han (X:10.5 Y:7.4) - Wilmetta

Reaper and sage's arms are now available from the following deep dungeon vendors:

• South Shroud (X:25.0 Y:20.6) - E-Una-Kotor
• Ruby Sea (X:21.2 Y:9.3) - Confederate Custodian

Players can now sort the Adventurer's List by class/job when undertaking duties in Eureka, Bozja/Zadnor, or Delubrum Reginae.

The error message that displays when attempting to use Return while undertaking the duties "The Battle of Castrum Lacus Litore" or "The Dalriada" has been adjusted.

A confirmation prompt will now display when attempting to abandon the aforementioned duties and return to the Bozjan southern front or Zadnor.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to Delubrum Reginae:

• The maximum waiting time to enter has been set to 10 minutes.
  - Once the time limit has been reached, players will enter the duty even if they have not reached the maximum party size of 24.

• Parties comprised of less than 24 players will be granted the power of the Echo.
  - The strength of the Echo is determined by the number of players matched. Fewer players will result in a stronger Echo effect.
  * The aforementioned changes do not apply to Delubrum Reginae (Savage).

Allagan tomestones of aphorism have been added.

Players can only obtain up to a maximum of 2,000 tomestones. Moreover, players can only receive tomestones of aphorism after reaching level 90 with at least one Disciple of War or Magic class or job.
* There is no weekly limitation on tomestones of aphorism.
* A secondary currency, Allagan tomestones of astronomy, will be available approximately four weeks after the start of official service for Endwalker.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to Allagan tomestones:

Allagan tomestones of allegory and Allagan tomestones of revelation

The aforementioned tomestones will no longer be obtainable. All trials and duties where these tomestones could be obtained will now offer Allagan tomestones of poetics or Allagan tomestones of aphorism instead.

Please note that any Allagan tomestones of allegory or Allagan tomestones of revelation obtained prior to Patch 6.0 will not be lost. The NPC Auriana in Revenant's Toll will now give players the option to exchange them for Allagan tomestones of poetics.

Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria

Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria have been removed from the game.

Allagan tomestones of poetics

Allagan tomestones of poetics may still be obtained from duties up to level 80, as well as certain Duty Roulettes.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to the Duty Finder:

• Category names and the duties listed within each have been reorganized.
• The "Undersized Party" option has been renamed to "Unrestricted Party."
  The functionality of this option has not been changed.

• 5.x duties can now be undertaken using the Unrestricted Party option.
• Certain duties will now grant the Epic Echo status effect when undertaken with the Unrestricted Party option enabled.
  The Epic Echo status effect increases player attributes in order to maintain a level of difficulty similar to that experienced before the introduction of downscaling. The strength of this effect varies by duty level.

The Raid Finder now only lists trials and duties introduced with Patch 6.0.

* However, the Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate), the Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate), and the Epic of Alexander (Ultimate) can still be accessed via the Raid Finder.

The Duty Finder has been adjusted as follows:

• The duties associated with each Duty Roulette category have been adjusted.
• Duty Roulette: Level 50/60/70 Dungeons and Duty Roulette: Level 80 Dungeons have been combined into Duty Roulette: Level 50/60/70/80 Dungeons.
• The type and number of Allagan tomestones received from each Duty Roulette category has been adjusted.

Duty Roulette		Allagan Tomestones
Duty Roulette: Expert		80 Allagan tomestones of aphorism
Duty Roulette: Level 50/60/70/80 Dungeons		100 Allagan tomestones of poetics 120 Allagan tomestones of aphorism
Duty Roulette: Leveling		100 Allagan tomestones of aphorism
Duty Roulette: Trials		60 Allagan tomestones of aphorism
Duty Roulette: Main Scenario		300 Allagan tomestones of poetics 100 Allagan tomestones of aphorism
Duty Roulette: Alliance Raids		120 Allagan tomestones of poetics 120 Allagan tomestones of aphorism
Duty Roulette: Normal Raids		80 Allagan tomestones of poetics 60 Allagan tomestones of aphorism
Duty Roulette: Mentor		30 Allagan tomestones of aphorism
Duty Roulette: Frontline		50 Allagan tomestones of aphorism

Calculations for experience points earned by chocobo companions have been adjusted.

PvP

PvP actions for reaper and sage have been added.

The Feast

Season Twenty will end and a pre-season will begin.

The top combatants for PvP teams will receive special rewards via the moogle delivery service.
* To avoid delays due to congestion at the release of Patch 6.0, vouchers are scheduled to be delivered after Patch 6.01. We apologize for any convenience this may cause, and thank you for your understanding.

Players finishing in Bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Feast quartermaster at the Wolves' Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).

Learn more about rewards.
* Tier rewards for Season Twenty must be claimed before the release of Patch 6.1.

New items have been added.

 

* Due to the volume of items added with the release of Patch 6.0, they will not be listed in the patch notes.

New recipes have been added.

* Due to the volume of recipes added with the release of Patch 6.0, they will not be listed in the patch notes.

Certain recipes can now be crafted using quick synthesis.

* Recipes that allow for quick synthesis do not require the item has been crafted prior to using this feature.

Certain items can now be sold, desynthesized, or submitted for expert delivery missions.

The number of slots allotted to the Main Hand and Rings tabs of the Armoury Chest has been increased to 50.

The description for items that increase experience points earned has been adjusted.

No changes have been made to the effect of these items.

Reaper and sage have been added as required jobs for certain gear.

Gear for reaper and sage can now be obtained from Grenoldt in the Tempest.

Players must first reach level 80 and complete the level 80 role quests associated with each job before receiving their gear.

The sale prices of certain items have been changed.

The following item names have been changed:

Before		After
Heavy Allagan Flanchard		Heavy Allagan Sollerets
Replica Heavy Allagan Flanchard		Replica Heavy Allagan Sollerets
Blade's Thighboots of Striking		Blade's Longboots of Striking
Blade's Thighboots of Aiming		Blade's Longboots of Aiming
Blade's Thighboots of Scouting		Blade's Longboots of Scouting
Pumpkin Cookie		Old Pumpkin Cookie
Heavensturn Ticket		Heavensturn of the Ox Ticket

The following items are no longer classified as unique:

• Ronkan Ring of Fending
• Ronkan Ring of Slaying
• Ronkan Ring of Aiming
• Ronkan Ring of Healing
• Ronkan Ring of Casting
• Augmented Deepshadow Ring of Fending
• Augmented Deepshadow Ring of Slaying
• Augmented Deepshadow Ring of Aiming
• Augmented Deepshadow Ring of Healing
• Augmented Deepshadow Ring of Casting
• Augmented Crystarium Ring of Fending
• Augmented Crystarium Ring of Slaying
• Augmented Crystarium Ring of Aiming
• Augmented Crystarium Ring of Healing
• Augmented Crystarium Ring of Casting
• Augmented Cryptlurker's Ring of Fending
• Augmented Cryptlurker's Ring of Slaying
• Augmented Cryptlurker's Ring of Aiming
• Augmented Cryptlurker's Ring of Healing
• Augmented Cryptlurker's Ring of Casting

A new system has been added allowing players to dye artifact gear after progressing to a certain point in role quests and the main scenario.

The following items are now dyeable:

Furthermore, "Weathered" has been removed from their names.

• Weathered Sequence
• Weathered Godhands
• Weathered Chango
• Weathered Trishula
• Weathered Fail-Not
• Weathered Heishi Shorinken
• Weathered Shadowbringer
• Weathered Fomalhaut
• Weathered Tishtrya
• Weathered Khatvanga
• Weathered Meteorologica
• Weathered Physica
• Weathered Procyon
• Weathered Dojikiri Yasutsuna
• Weathered Aeneas
• Weathered Lion Heart
• Weathered Krishna
• Weathered Srivatsa

The following items can now be equipped regardless of gender:

• Spring Straw Hat
• Spring Dress
• Spring Skirt
• Spring Dress Shoes
• Thavnairian Headdress
• Thavnairian Bustie 
• Thavnairian Armlets
• Thavnairian Tights
• Thavnairian Sandals
• Housemaid's Brim
• Housemaid's Apron Dress
• Housemaid's Wristdresses
• Housemaid's Bloomers
• Housemaid's Pumps
• Loyal Housemaid's Brim
• Loyal Housemaid's Apron Dress
• Loyal Housemaid's Wristdresses
• Loyal Housemaid's Bloomers
• Loyal Housemaid's Pumps
• High House Justaucorps
• Rainbow Justaucorps
• Butler's Monocle
• Butler's Jacket
• Butler's Gloves
• Butler's Slack 
• Butler's Gaiters
• Loyal Butler's Monocle
• Loyal Butler's Jacket
• Loyal Butler's Gloves
• Loyal Butler's Slacks
• Loyal Butler's Gaiters

In accordance with the downscaling of in-game values, the following battle-related adjustments have been made:

• Gear attributes have been adjusted.
• Materia attributes have been adjusted.
• Potency of meal and healing items has been adjusted.
• Potency of meal and healing items below level 50 has been increased.

The following adjustments have been made to weapons obtained from relic weapon quests:

Zodiac Weapons / Eureka Weapons / Resistance Weapons

Secondary attributes have been adjusted automatically in accordance with the downscaling of values

Anima Weapons

All attributes have been reduced due to the downscaling of values. As a result of this change, players will be given the opportunity to reallocate secondary attributes.

The piety attribute has been removed from the following items:

• Paragon's Crown
• Dawn Wristguards
• Guardian Corps Coat
• Guardian Corps Gauntlets
• Guardian Corps Skirt
• Guardian Corps Boots
• Bohemian's Coat
• Bohemian's Gloves
• Bohemian's Trousers
• Bohemian's Boots
• Warlord's Crown
• Paragon's Gown
• Thug's Mug
• Dark Divinity Hanzkar
• Dark Divinity Skor
• Field Commander's Helm
• Field Commander's Coat
• Field Commander's Gloves
• Field Commander's Slops
• Field Commander's Boots
• Brand-new Ring
• Weathered Choker
• Weathered Earrings
• Weathered Wristlets
• Weathered Ring
• Proto Ultima Mesh

The physical and magical defense of Disciple of War gear that can be equipped by tank classes below level 50 has been increased.

In light of this change, selecting "Recommended Gear" in the Character window as a tank may no longer result in the selection of gear with low item levels depending on what is available in your inventory.

Players can no longer cast lots on coffers containing multiple gear pieces if they contain a unique item the player already possesses.

However, it is still possible to cast lots on coffers such as weapon coffers, whose contents differ according to the player's current class or job when it is opened.

The error message that displays when failing to open a chest containing unique items you already possess has been adjusted.

The following changes have been made to belts:

• Belts can no longer be equipped.
• The Waist tab of the Armoury Chest has been removed.
• Belts can no longer be repaired.
• Materia can no longer be extracted from belts.
• Materia can no longer be affixed to belts.
  * It is possible to remove materia previously affixed to belts.

• Belts can no longer be purchased from shop vendors or the market board.
• Belts can no longer be put up for sale on the market board.
  
  -The following adjustments and changes have been made to belts presently for sale on the market board:

1. Belts presently for sale will no longer appear when browsing the market board and cannot be purchased. They will still appear in the retainer's Markets window, however, and must be removed.
2. In the event that gear is being sold as a set via mannequins, any belts included in the set will not be sold, and instead remain in the retainer's inventory for removal.
    

• Belts can no longer be traded to other players.
• Recipes for belts have been removed from the armorer, weaver, and leatherworker crafting logs and can no longer be crafted.
  * Belts crafted prior to the release of Patch 6.0 will continue to count toward achievements that require the crafting and record completion of unique recipes.
  * In accordance with this change, the items yielded when desynthesizing belts have been changed.

• Belts can no longer be obtained as quest rewards.
  - The rewards for certain quests have been changed.

• Belts can no longer be obtained as rewards via instanced dungeons, alliance raids, or high-end raids.
  - The contents of treasure coffers in these duties have been adjusted. Moreover, the item yield and drop rate of certain items have also been adjusted.

• Belts can no longer be obtained as rewards from treasure hunts.
• Belts can no longer be obtained as rewards from guildleves.
• The category for these items has been changed to "Unobtainable," and their descriptions have been adjusted.

• Belts are no longer required for the completion of any guildleves.
  - The names of certain levequests that previously required belts for completion have been adjusted.

• Belts are no longer required for the completion of any supply missions.
  - Belts may still be turned in for completion of expert deliveries.

• Belts can no longer be obtained from gear coffers.
  - Gear coffers that only contained belts can no longer be used.

Upon the release of Patch 6.0, belts will be moved to the Calamity salvager under the following circumstances:

• They are equipped by players or retainers.
• They are stored in a player's Armoury Chest.

* Belts in the possession of Calamity salvagers will remain unchanged, including any affixed materia.
* Players can only retrieve belts from Calamity salvagers when on their Home World.

In accordance with the removal of belts, the calculations used to determine average item level have been adjusted.

In accordance with the removal of belts and their crafting recipes, the following changes have been made to achievement requirements:

My Body Is a Temple

Before		After
Obtain a complete set of templar armor consisting of a Templar's Chain Coif, a Templar's Haubergeon, a pair of Templar's Sollerets, and a set of Templar's Tassets.		Obtain a complete set of templar armor consisting of a Templar's Chain Coif, a Templar's Haubergeon, and a pair of Templar's Sollerets.

Dress Like a Pirate Day

Before		After
Obtain a complete set of buccaneer armor consisting of a Buccaneer's Tricorne, a Buccaneer's Shirt, a pair of Buccaneer's Boots, and a Buccaneer's Sash.		Obtain a complete set of buccaneer armor consisting of a Buccaneer's Tricorne, a Buccaneer's Shirt, and a pair of Buccaneer's Boots.

A Mummer in Motley

Before		After
Obtain a complete set of harlequin armor consisting of a Harlequin's Cap, a Harlequin's Acton, a pair of Harlequin's Tights, and a Harlequin's Belt.		Obtain a complete set of harlequin armor consisting of a Harlequin's Cap, a Harlequin's Acton, and a pair of Harlequin's Tights.

I Made That: Armorer I

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 40 unique armorer recipes.		Craft and record completion of 30 unique armorer recipes.

I Made That: Armorer II

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 80 unique armorer recipes.		Craft and record completion of 70 unique armorer recipes.

I Made That: Armorer III

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 170 unique armorer recipes.		Craft and record completion of 160 unique armorer recipes.

I Made That: Armorer IV

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 230 unique armorer recipes.		Craft and record completion of 210 unique armorer recipes.

I Made That: Armorer V

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 300 unique armorer recipes.		Craft and record completion of 280 unique armorer recipes.

I Made That: Armorer VI

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 370 unique armorer recipes.		Craft and record completion of 340 unique armorer recipes.

I Made That: Leatherworker I

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 50 unique leatherworker recipes.		Craft and record completion of 40 unique leatherworker recipes.

I Made That: Leatherworker II

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 110 unique leatherworker recipes.		Craft and record completion of 90 unique leatherworker recipes.

I Made That: Leatherworker III

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 220 unique leatherworker recipes.		Craft and record completion of 180 unique leatherworker recipes.

I Made That: Leatherworker IV

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 320 unique leatherworker recipes.		Craft and record completion of 260 unique leatherworker recipes.

I Made That: Leatherworker V

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 420 unique leatherworker recipes.		Craft and record completion of 360 unique leatherworker recipes.

I Made That: Leatherworker VI

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 550 unique leatherworker recipes.		Craft and record completion of 460 unique leatherworker recipes.

I Made That: Weaver I

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 60 unique weaver recipes.		Craft and record completion of 50 unique weaver recipes.

I Made That: Weaver II

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 120 unique weaver recipes.		Craft and record completion of 110 unique weaver recipes.

I Made That: Weaver III

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 250 unique weaver recipes.		Craft and record completion of 230 unique weaver recipes.

I Made That: Weaver IV

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 350 unique weaver recipes.		Craft and record completion of 320 unique weaver recipes.

I Made That: Weaver V

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 470 unique weaver recipes.		Craft and record completion of 440 unique weaver recipes.

I Made That: Weaver VI

Before		After
Craft and record completion of 590 unique weaver recipes.		Craft and record completion of 550 unique weaver recipes.

Speed Belt can no longer be obtained from Eureka Pagos. A new item, Blitzring, can be obtained in its place.

In accordance with this change, players can exchange Speed Belts for Blitzrings by speaking with the Calamity salvager.

Sundry Splendors, a one-stop shop for gear and items purchased in exchange for Allagan tomestones and scrips, has been added to the Crystarium.

The shop is unlocked after completing the main scenario quest "Shadowbringers."

Icons indicating required currencies have been added to the dropdown of the Item Exchange menu.

The following adjustments have been made to gear exchanges for Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria, allegory, and revelation:

• Gear that required the exchange of a base item and upgrade material can now be obtained directly in exchange for Allagan tomestones of poetics.
• The base items and upgrade materials for such gear can no longer be obtained from shops, dungeons, or retainer ventures.
• Players who possess the base item for such gear may upgrade them in exchange for 100 Allagan tomestones of poetics.

The maximum amount of Crystal Sand and Umbrite required to complete an Anima Weapon has been reduced from 80 to 60.

New items have been added to the inventory of Calamity salvagers.

The requirements for purchasing the following items from Calamity salvagers have been adjusted:

Ullikummi Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "More Fierce than Fire" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."		Players must complete the class quest "Saving Captain Gairhard" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Vulcan Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "Integrity" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."		Players must complete the class quest "Waiting in the Winglet" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Kurdalegon Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "The Pride of Vymelli" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."		Players must complete the class quest "Rivalry and Respect" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Urcaguary Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "Two Hearts Beat as One" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."		Players must complete the class quest "Jaded" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Pinga Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "A Winter's Sale" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."		Players must complete the class quest "Accept No Imitations" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Clotho Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "Never Leave without a Good-bye" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."		Players must complete the class quest "A Miner Reborn" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Paracelsus Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "What Death Can Join Together" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."		Players must complete the class quest "Momentary Miracle" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Chantico Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "The Spirit of Hospitality" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."		Players must complete the class quest "Revenge of the Chefsbane" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Mammon Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "The Hole Truth" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Land."		Players must complete the class quest "Canyon of Regret" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Rauni Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "Seeds Know No Borders" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Land."		Players must complete the class quest "Seeds of Hope" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

Halcyon Rod Lucis

Before		After
Players must complete the class quest "Carpe Diem" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Land."		Players must complete the class quest "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" and obtain the achievement "Tool Time for the Hand."

The collectable dealer in Mor Dhona at Revenant's Toll (X:22.3 Y:6.7) has been removed.

The level cap for Disciples of the Hand and Land has been increased to level 90.

The amount of experience points required to level up Disciple of the Hand and Land classes has been adjusted due to the downscaling of values.

In accordance with this change, adjustments have also been made to the following:

• Experience points earned when crafting or gathering items.
• Experience points rewarded for completing duties
• Experience points bonuses applied by engineering manuals.
• Experience points bonuses applied by survival manuals.

* Because the database must be overwritten to implement the downscaling of values, any experience points accumulated between levels prior to the release of Patch 6.0 will be reset to 0.

Purple crafters' scrip and purple gatherers' scrip currencies have been added for Disciples of the Hand and Disciples of the Land that are level 90.

Players can begin exchanging their collectable items for these scrips at Splendors Exchanges starting at level 90 and can have up to a maximum of 2,000 at any given time.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to crafters' and gatherers' scrips:

Yellow Crafters' Scrips and Gatherers' Scrips

• No longer obtainable from completion of quests and levequests.

- All activities which yielded yellow crafters' or gatherers' scrips will now yield white crafters' and gatherers' scrips.

* Yellow crafters' and gatherers' scrips can now be exchanged for white crafters' and gatherers' scrips at the scrip exchange in Revenant's Toll (X:22.4 Y:6.7).

• Can no longer be used for item exchanges.

- Items currently obtained with yellow crafters’ and gatherers’ scrips will be obtainable with white crafters’ and gatherers’ scrips respectively by speaking with the scrip exchange, with some exceptions which are listed below.

- Craftable items

*These items can still be synthesized after Patch 6.0.

- Goblin Cups and Goblin Dice

* With the release of Patch 6.0, these items will become unobtainable but can still be exchanged for equipment and materia by speaking with Grinmox in Idyllshire (X:6.6 Y:7.4).

Red Crafters' Scrips and Gatherers' Scrips

Red crafters' scrips and red gatherers' scrips have been removed.

White Crafters' Scrips and Gatherers' Scrips

The number of white crafters' and gatherers' scrips required in exchange for items has been adjusted.

To improve functionality of the scrip exchange window, categories have been reorganized in a new interface according to scrip type and level range, allowing players to more easily specify a desired item exchange.

Available menu categories for the splendors vendor NPC in Idyllshire (X:5.7 Y:7.2) have been changed.

Before		After
Tradecraft Tools Tradecraft Gear I Tradecraft Gear II Tradecraft Items Fieldcraft Tools Fieldcraft Gear Fieldcraft Items Materia Exchange Token Exchange Token Reclamation		Tradecraft Items Fieldcraft Items

The following adjustments have been made to scrip tokens:

Blue Crafters' Scrip Tokens

• No longer obtainable from the splendors vendor NPC in Idyllshire (X:5.7 Y:7.2).

• Can no longer be used for gear exchanges.
  - Tokens are still obtainable via the Token Exchange option.
  * The announcement released on Monday, October 18, 2021 stated that blue crafters' scrip tokens would no longer be obtainable from NPCs. However, after reconsidering their overall impact on game balance, the decision to remove them completely has been reversed.
  - Gear currently obtained in exchange for blue crafters' scrip tokens can be obtained using white crafters' scrips.

Blue Gatherers' Scrip Tokens

• No longer obtainable from the splendors vendor NPC in Idyllshire (X:5.7 Y:7.2).
  - Tokens are still obtainable via the Token Exchange option.

• Can no longer be used for gear exchanges.
  - Gear currently obtained in exchange for blue gatherers' scrip tokens can be obtained using white gatherers' scrips.

Red Crafters' Scrip Tokens and Gatherers' Scrip Tokens

• Can no longer be used for item exchanges.

Flying text will now be displayed when using items or actions that restore CP or GP.

New actions and traits have been added for Disciples of the Hand.

The following recipes for gladiator's arms and shields have been removed, and replaced with recipes to craft them as a set:

Removed Recipes

Blacksmith

• Mighty Thunderstrike
• Endless Expanse Sword
• Dead Hive Shamshir
• Sword of The Round
• Blade of The Fiend
• Seeing Horde Blade
• Blade of The Goddess
• Blade of The Demon
• Shinryu's Ephemeral Longsword
• Tsukuyomi's Moonlit Longsword
• Suzaku's Flame-kissed Longsword
• Seiryu's Sanctified Longsword
• Byakko's Enspirited Stone Sword
• Augmented Misos

Armorer

• Mighty Thunderhead
• Endless Expanse Shield
• Dead Hive Scutum
• Shield of The Round
• Shield of The Fiend
• Seeing Horde Shield
• Shield of The Goddess
• Shield of The Demon
• Shinryu's Ephemeral Shield
• Tsukuyomi's Moonlit Shield
• Suzaku's Flame-kissed Shield
• Seiryu's Sanctified Shield
• Byakko's Enspirited Shield
• Augmented Eulabeia

New Recipes

Blacksmith/Armorer

• Paladin's Levin Arms
• Paladin's Endless Expanse Arms
• Paladin's Dead Hive Arms
• Paladin's Arms of the Round
• Paladin's Fiend Arms
• Paladin's Horde Arms
• Paladin's Goddess Arms
• Paladin's Demon Arms
• Shinryu's Ephemeral Arms
• Byakko's Enspirited Arms
• Tsukuyomi's Moonlit Arms
• Suzaku's Flame-kissed Arms
• Seiryu's Sanctified Arms
• Paladin's Hades Arms

The following adjustments have been made to the Crafting Log:

• Recipes listed under the Level-based Recipe and Special Recipe tabs are now ordered from highest level to lowest level.
• An option to add items to your market board favorites list has been added to the subcommand menu for recipe ingredients.

- When viewing the subcommand menu, the number of items added to your market board favorites list will be displayed.

The categories under Housing in the Special Recipe tab have been adjusted.

Before		After
Housing (1) Housing (2)		Fixtures Outdoor Furnishings Indoor Furnishings Tables/Rugs Tabletop Wall-mounted Other

• An icon has been added to indicate high-quality versions of a material may be used for an initial increase to a recipe's quality.

The following Skysteel tool materials are no longer required to be high quality when exchanging for upgraded tools:

• Oddly Specific Obsidian
• Oddly Specific Latex
• Thinker's Coral
• Oddly Specific Dark Matter
• Oddly Specific Amber
• Dragonspine
• Oddly Specific Dark Chestnut Log
• Oddly Specific Primordial Log
• Oddly Specific Schorl
• Oddly Specific Primordial Ore
• Petal Shell
• Allagan Hunter
• Oddly Delicate Birch Log
• Oddly Delicate Raw Jade

* High-quality materials may still be used when exchanging for upgraded tools.

Players above level 80 will receive a maximum of 1,000 EXP when submitting items to the House of Splendors or Ishgardian Restoration.

It is now possible to submit collectable fish with a low collectability rating to the House of Splendors. Experience points and scrips rewarded upon submission will be adjusted accordingly.

No changes have been made to the scaling of rewards based on collectability.

The amount and type of crafters' and gatherers' scrips received from custom deliveries have been adjusted.

It is now possible to submit collectable fish with a low collectability rating for custom deliveries.

No changes have been made to the scaling of rewards based on collectability.

Due to the downscaling of values, the progress and quality values when crafting have been adjusted.

In accordance with this change, values including collectability ratings, increases to progress and quality when crafting, and recipe difficulty and maximum quality have all been reduced. Please note, however, these changes will have little to no effect on game balance.

Resplendent tool components crafted prior to the release of Patch 6.0 have been renamed "obsolete" resplendent tool components.

Obsolete resplendent tool components may still be used to exchange for upgrade materials by speaking with Limbeth in Eulmore (X:11.6 Y:10.9).
* Obsolete resplendent tool components must meet collectability rating requirements to be exchanged.

New actions and traits have been added for Disciples of the Land.

The following adjustments have been made to attributes for Disciples of the Land:

• It is no longer possible to gather high-quality items. Furthermore, the chance to obtain high-quality items has been replaced with the Gatherer's Boon effect.

- Triggering the Gatherer's Boon effect increases item yield by one. The chance of triggering this effect is determined by your perception rating.

- Gathering point characteristics that previously increased the chance of obtaining high-quality items will now increase the chance of triggering the Gatherer's Boon effect.

• The 200% bonus to experience points earned upon gathering high-quality items has been replaced with a 100% bonus to experience points earned upon triggering the Gatherer's Boon effect.
• The requirement for the botanist and miner "An Eye for Quality" achievements has been changed from gathering high-quality items to triggering the Gatherer's Boon effect. Furthermore, these achievements have been renamed "An Eye for Quantity."
• New items with specific perception requirements have been added to gathering points for botanist and miner.

The vitality attribute on gatherer gear has been adjusted.

The following adjustments have been made to the Gathering Log:

• Items listed under the Level tab are now ordered from highest level to lowest level.
• The categories under the Special tab have been adjusted.

The following items are no longer available as high quality:

• Items obtained via gathering or fishing.
• Items obtained by defeating enemies.
• Items purchased in exchange for Allagan tomestones.
• Items purchased in exchange for crafters' scrips and gatherers' scrips.
• Items obtained via aetherial reduction.

* Craftable items will still be available as high-quality items. In addition to crafting, they may be obtained via other means including treasure hunts and desynthesis.
* High-quality items crafted prior to Patch 6.0 will remain unchanged.

In accordance with the removal of high-quality items from gathering and fishing, the following adjustments have been made:

The following quests can now be completed by submitting normal-quality items:

• Miner class quests
• Botanist class quests
• Fisher class quests
• Facet of Gathering quests
• Facet of Fishing quests
• Namazu beast tribe daily quests
• Qitari beast tribe daily quests

* These quests may still be completed using high-quality items obtained prior to the release of Patch 6.0.

- Bonuses for submission of high-quality items have been removed from the following quests. However, the base rewards have been increased:

• Facet of Gathering quests
• Facet of Fishing quests
• Fisher fieldcraft leves
• Grand Company provisioning missions

- Fishers can no longer catch high-quality fish, and will now instead be able to catch "large-sized" fish.

- When catching a large-sized fish, there is a chance to receive the Angler's Art status effect.

This effect may be stacked up to ten times, and can be used to execute various fisher actions.

- The following actions and game features no longer use high-quality fish, and will instead use large-sized fish:

• The fisher action Mooch
  Now requires large-sized fish to execute.
• The fisher actions Patience and Patience II
  Now increases the chance of catching large-sized fish.
• The fishing release list
  Now includes a selection of large-sized fish.
• The fisher achievement "The One That Didn't Get Away"
  Now requires players catch large-sized fish.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to high quality items:

• High-quality items that can no longer be obtained will now contain the message "Functions as a normal-quality item." in their description.

• High-quality items that can no longer be obtained cannot be sold via the market board, nor can they be traded to other players.
• High-quality items that can no longer be obtained will no longer grant an initial increase to recipe quality when crafting.
• Though they can no longer be obtained, they may still be submitted for the completion of guildleves and Grand Company supply and provisioning missions. Please note, however, they will provide no bonuses upon submission.

The spearfishing system has been overhauled, and now involves a mini-game wherein players strike fish as they swim across the screen.

Spearfishing Basics

1. With your spearfishing gig equipped, use the Fathom and Shark Eye actions to locate teeming waters.

2. As fish swim across your field of vision, strike them using the Gig action.

New Spearfishing Features

Weak Spots

Fish are caught by striking their weak spot as they swim through the teeming waters.

Certain fish will have a distinctive appearance, indicating they are guaranteed to be large-sized when caught.

Wariness

Nearby fish will take notice of your actions in the teeming waters, their wariness represented by a gauge at the top of the spearfishing interface. Wariness increases slowly over time, as well as with each strike of your spear. When the gauge is full, the fish will disperse, ending your spearfishing attempt.

Catch Counter

Successfully catching fish in quick succession will increase your catch counter (up to a maximum of ten), which slows the rate at which wariness increases. Be mindful, however, that the counter may reset should you go too long without catching any fish.

* To abandon a spearfishing attempt, press the Escape key, or the Quit action.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to spearfishing:

• New teeming waters have been added.
• In accordance with changes to spearfishing, the category names for fishing records, and the method by which fish size is recorded have been adjusted.

* Fishing records prior to Patch 6.0 will not be lost.

• Spearfishing specific fish in certain locations may grant players the effect of Spearfisher's Intuition.
  - While under this effect, players are able to locate rare species of fish that are otherwise undetectable.

• AAA records can now be obtained from certain teeming waters locations listed in the Fishing Log.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to ocean fishing:

• When catching large-sized fish, players will receive a 100% point bonus.
• The Gullstorm effect granted when a flock of seagulls appear has been changed to increase the chance of landing a large-sized fish.
• In accordance with the increase in level cap, the rewards granted based on player level have been adjusted.

Level 50-89

- Experience points

- White Gatherers' Scrips

Level 90

- White Gatherers' Scrips

- Purple Gatherers' Scrips (certain conditions must be met to obtain this reward)

The following additions and adjustments have been made to fishing:

• New fishing holes have been added.
• S-rank records can now be obtained from certain fishing spots listed in the Fishing Log.

Progress toward Fisher's Intuition will remain even after logging out.

The sale price of the following fishing bait has been reduced:

• Live Shrimp
• Nightcrawler
• Midge Larva
• Silkworm
• Moyebi Shrimp
• Marble Nymph
• Desert Dessert Frog

New Tomes of Regional Folklore have been added.

New miner and botanist gathering points have been added.

New items have been added to gathering points.

New items that can be used for aetherial reduction have been added.

The number of items received from aetherial reduction has been increased.

The level cap for desynthesis has been increased from 520 to 580.

New mounts have been added.

 

New minions have been added.

New chocobo barding has been added.

New fashion accessories have been added.

A new market board has been added to Old Sharlayan.

In accordance with the addition of a new market board, reduced tax rates have been adjusted.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to retainers:

- Retainers can now be registered to the Old Sharlayan market.

- The retainer level cap has been raised to 90.

- Retainers can now be assigned reaper and sage jobs.

To assign reaper and sage jobs to retainers, the following requirements must be met:

• Retainers cannot be already assigned a job, or must be reset if they are.
  * If your retainer has already been assigned a class or job, open the retainer menu and select "Reset retainer class." Please note, however, that doing so will lower the retainer's level to 1.
• Retainers must be Disciples of War or Magic at level 70 or higher.
• Players must first unlock the reaper and sage jobs.
• Players must possess a copy of Modern Vocation.

- The amount of experience points required for retainers to gain levels will be reduced in accordance with the downscaling of other in-game values.

The amount of experience points rewarded upon completing retainer ventures will also be adjusted.
* Because the database must be overwritten to implement the downscaling of values, any experience points accumulated between levels prior to the release of Patch 6.0 will be reset to 0.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to retainers:

• New objectives have been added to delivery missions and exploration ventures.
• The number of items obtained upon completion of delivery missions and exploration ventures has been increased.
  - The number of items obtained via delivery missions increases based on the attributes of your retainer.

• New items can now be obtained from quick exploration ventures.
• The bonus to items received for gatherer delivery missions will now be affected by a retainer's perception rating rather than gathering rating.
• The required item level or gathering rating required for delivery missions can now be confirmed before selecting a mission.
• When selecting items in the delivery missions window for gatherers, the options "Search Recipes Using This Material" and "Search for Item by Gathering Method" have been added to the subcommand menu.
• Players can now confirm items not recorded in their gathering log when viewing the delivery missions window.

The Achievements window has been revamped. Moreover, the Near Completion and Recommended tabs have been added.

Near Completion

Displays all achievements that are nearly complete.

Recommended

Displays up to four achievements that will reward items or titles upon completion. The settings for this tab allow you to filter achievements shown based on rewards received upon their completion.

New achievements and titles have been added.

The following adjustments have been made to teleportation:

• An option has been added to only use aetheryte tickets when the cost exceeds a specified gil allowance.

 

• An option to enable confirmation prompts when using aetheryte tickets has been added.

The gil cost for using Teleport has been adjusted.

A map will now be displayed when selecting Aethernet destinations.

Maps will not be displayed when accessing the Aethernet in the following areas:

• The Forbidden Land, Eureka Anemos
• The Forbidden Land, Eureka Pagos
• The Forbidden Land, Eureka Pyros
• The Forbidden Land, Eureka Hydatos
• The Bozjan Southern Front
• Zadnor
• The Firmament

The world map has been updated to include the Three Great Continents.

When viewing the map, players can now toggle between levels by pressing LB+X (L1+□)

The following additions and adjustments have been made to the Player Search menu:

Reaper and sage have been added to the Player Search menu.

The Custom option has been added under Location.

The party list will now display the target of spells cast by party members.

If the target is a party member, their number in the party list will be displayed. If the target is an enemy, their marker in the enmity list will be displayed.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to the Party Finder:

• Search results will no longer include parties you cannot join due to the "One Player per Job" setting being enabled.
• Pure healers and barrier healers can now be specified when recruiting party members.

When a party member withdraws from a duty that is about to start, other party members will also receive a notification that a penalty has been incurred upon the player who withdrew.

• Only party members who have selected commence prior to a party member withdrawing will receive this notification.

The Aether Compass has been moved to the Collection menu.

If the Aether Compass was registered to your hotbar prior to the release of Patch 6.0, it has been replaced with a question mark icon. This icon may be safely removed.
* If you have previously owned but discarded an Aether Compass, a new one will be added to the Collection menu automatically.

HP bars will now display even when incapacitated.

The Conditional Enhancements category has been added to the HUD Layout interface.

From the System menu, open the HUD Layout interface. After selecting any of the Status Info categories from the dropdown menu, open the UI Element Settings menu. Then, under Layout, select "Split Element into 4 Groups."

The following additions and adjustments have been made to ground targeting:

• The cursor speed setting has been changed from 0 - 100 to 0 - 200.
• An option to prevent the cursor from moving beyond ground targeting range has been added.
• An option to execute actions by pressing the action button a second time has been added.
• A text command to execute ground targeted actions without entering ground targeting mode has been added.

When submitting or trading items, right-clicking with the mouse or pressing X (□) with a controller will automatically select high-quality items or collectable items with the highest rating first.

In accordance with the increased level cap, the conditions that must be met to set your status as "New Adventurer" have been adjusted as follows:

Before		After
Have played less than 168 hours Have not completed the main scenario quest "A Requiem for Heroes"		Have played less than 300 hours Have not completed the main scenario quest "Death Unto Dawn"

Players who fulfill either of the above requirements may set their status to New Adventurer.
* Players who no longer have the New Adventurer status but fulfill the above requirements can restore it by using the text command "/nastatus on"

The bonus to experience points earned when a mentor forms a party with a new adventurer or returner will now apply until level 80.

In accordance with the increased level cap, the requirements for new mentors have been adjusted as follows:

Disciples of War and Magic Requirements

Before		After
Must have completed the level 80 tank role quest. Must have completed the level 80 healer role quest. Must have completed at least one of the level 80 DPS role quests. Must have completed at least 1,000 dungeons and trials. Must have received at least 1,500 player commendations.		Must have completed the level 90 tank role quest. Must have completed the level 90 healer role quest. Must have completed at least one of the level 90 melee DPS, physical ranged DPS, or magical ranged DPS role quests. Must have completed at least 1,000 dungeons and trials. Must have received at least 1,500 player commendations.

Disciples of Hand and Land Requirements

Before		After
Must have reached level 80 with at least one Disciple of the Land. Must have reached level 80 with at least one Disciple of the Hand. Must have synthesized at least 100 collectables. Must have gathered at least 300 collectables.		Must have reached level 90 with at least one Disciple of the Land. Must have reached level 90 with at least one Disciple of the Hand. Must have synthesized at least 100 collectables. Must have gathered at least 300 collectables.

Mentor Renewal

Players who are currently mentors must renew their certification during the 6.0x patches. Players who fail to do so will be unable to access certain features during this period.

Once the renewal period has ended, players who have not renewed their certification will lose the mentor status, and must wait until after Patch 6.1 to reapply for certification.

Available During Renewal Period

• Novice Network chat channel
• Mentor party bonuses

Unavailable During Renewal Period

• Duty Roulette: Mentor
• The ability to change online status to PvE Mentor, PvP Mentor, or Trade Mentor.

New dungeons are available for Explorer Mode.

Available Duties

• The Sirensong Sea
• Shisui of the Violet Tides
• Bardam's Mettle
• Doma Castle
• Castrum Abania

In addition, instanced dungeons introduced with Patch 6.0 will be added.

The following changes have been made to group pose:

 

• Can now be initiated while using performance actions.

- A group pose button has been added to the menu displayed when using performance actions. When initiated, the last pose used while playing your instrument will be set on loop.

• Can now be initiated when undertaking a duty as an NPC ally, or when transformed into an enemy NPC.
• New frames have been added.
• New stickers have been added.
• NPCs that accompany you in certain quests introduced with Patch 6.0 can be set as targets.

Duties that can be recorded via the Duty Recorder have been changed.

Before		After
The Puppets' Bunker Eden's Promise: Eternity (Savage)		The Tower at Paradigm's Breach ??? ???

Two trials introduced with Patch 6.0 will also be available.

When selecting items being sold by your retainer, the options "Search for Item by Crafting Method" and "Search for Item by Gathering Method" have been added to the subcommand menu.

When unlocking Active Help entries, a link to the Active Help window will appear in the chat log.

The error message displayed when failing to send a /tell to a player on another World who has not registered you as a friend has been adjusted.

Players can now disable resizing of the chat log window via mouse drag.

To disable resizing, uncheck "Enable resizing of log window." under the General tab of Log Window Settings in the Character Configuration menu.

In order to reduce server congestion upon the release of Patch 6.0, the following measures will be implemented temporarily:

* We will continue to monitor server activity and remove these features when server congestion is determined to no longer be an issue.

• Players who are inactive for thirty minutes will be logged out automatically.
• New areas will be split into multiple instances.

* Particular instances can be selected when entering from a neighboring area or teleporting via aetheryte.

Learn more about server congestion prevention.

Features of the PlayStation®5 DualSense™ Wireless Controller and PlayStation®4 DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller can now be used on the Windows version (DirectX® 11 only).

To make use of these features, the DualSense™ Wireless Controller requires a USB connection, and the DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller requires either a USB connection or a DUALSHOCK®4 USB Wireless Adapter CUH-ZWA1x*.
* The model number for the DUALSHOCK®4 USB Wireless Adapter may vary according to the region where it is sold.
* Please be advised that not all features are available when connecting via a standard Windows Bluetooth connection.
* When establishing a connection, your active Windows sound device may be set to the wireless controller. Please adjust your sound settings as needed.

PlayStation®5 DualSense™ Wireless Controller Features (Requires a USB Connection)

• Haptic feedback
• Adaptive triggers
• Sound effects via built-in speaker

DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller (Requires USB connection or Wireless Adapter)

• Rumble
• Sound effects via built-in speaker

Support for Embody's Immerse Spatial Audio has been added (DirectX® 11 only).

Requires the purchase of a license from the Embody website and installation of their gamepack.

Immerse Spatial Audio is an original sound add-on produced by Embody that brings 360-degree personalized spatial audio to the world of FINAL FANTASY XIV.

Visit the official website for Immerse Spatial Audio to learn more about the free trial, purchase availability, pricing, and support.

Once the gamepack has been installed, the add-on can be enabled under the Sound Settings tab of the System Configuration menu.

Additions have been made to the System Configuration interface. (Windows®/PlayStation®4/PlayStation®5)

Sound Settings

Enable Immerse Spatial Audio (Windows®)

Wireless Controller Settings (Windows®/PlayStation®4/PlayStation®5)

• Speaker Sounds
• Speaker Volume

The following options have been added to the Character Configuration menu:

UI Settings

HUD Tab

     Character Information

     Display character portraits with battle dialogue widget.

Control Settings

Character Tab

     Battle Effects Settings

     PvP Opponents

Target Tab

     Ground Targeting Settings (Gamepad Mode)

      Limit ring movement to targeting range.

      Press action twice to execute.

Log Window Settings

General Tab

     Log Window Settings

     Enable resizing of log window.

Additions and adjustments have been made to text commands.

The following text commands have been added:

Command		Description
/ridepillion		USAGE: /ridepillion [placeholder] [subcommand] →Ride pillion on a selected party member's mount. >>Subcommands: [seat number] Select your desired seat on the mount. Available options: 1-7 >>Common Placeholders: <t>,<target>,<1>-<8> If the desired seat is already selected, you will be placed in the next available seat. Seat 1 will be selected if unspecified. >>Example: /ridepillion <2> 1 (Ride in seat 1 of party member 2.)
/patchnote		USAGE: /patchnote →Opens the Patch Notes page on the official site. Launches using your default browser.
/petglamour		ALIASES: /petglamour, /egiglamour USAGE: /petglamour [summon] [appearance] →Alter the appearance of select summons. You must resummon the egi for the glamour to take effect. Command not applicable in PvP instances. >>Summon Name: Carbuncle Garuda-Egi Titan-Egi Ifrit-Egi >>Glamour: Carbuncle Emerald Carbuncle Topaz Carbuncle Ruby Carbuncle Garuda-Egi Titan-Egi Ifrit-Egi The glamour will be removed when no glamour is specified. >>Example: /petglamour "Garuda-Egi" "Ruby Carbuncle" (Garuda-Egi will appear glamoured as Ruby Carbuncle.)
/petsize		USAGE: /petsize [summon] [size] →Alter the size of select summons. Command not applicable in PvP instances. These settings will not apply to other players. >>Egi Name: Demi-Bahamut Demi-Phoenix Ruby Ifrit Topaz Titan Emerald Garuda all >>Size: large Set summon size to large. medium Set summon size to medium. small Set summon size to small. Toggles between small, medium, and large when no size is specified. Returns an error when attempting to toggle using "all." >>Example: /petsize "Ruby Ifrit" "small" (Set Ruby Ifrit's size to small.)

• "enemypc" has been added as a subcommand for the /battleeffect text command, allowing players to toggle the effects of enemy combatants in PvP.
• "gtoff" has been added as a placeholder for the following text commands, allowing them to bypass ground targeting mode and be executed immediately:

• /action
• /pvpaction
• /blueaction
• /fieldmarking
• /generalaction

• The /systemsoundsspeaker text command for wireless controller sound settings can now be used on the Windows version.
• The in-game text commands list and /? text command will no longer show information for emotes you have not yet unlocked.

Additions have been made to the auto-translation dictionary.

Additions have been made to the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 auto-complete dictionary.

New trophies have been added (PlayStation®5).

The sound engine has been improved to more easily discern sound effects when a large group of players are present.

New music, sound effects, and voices have been added.

In preparation for the Oceanian data center, the data center selection screen has been adjusted.

When UI Resolution Settings is set to High (WQHD/4K), the Title and Character Selection screens will also use high resolution fonts. (Windows®/Mac/PlayStation®5)

The PlayStation®5 version will now always use high resolution settings.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to the game launcher (Windows®/PlayStation®4/PlayStation®5)

• The design has been changed.
• Theme settings have been added.
  
  A light and dark theme setting have been added in the Config menu of the game launcher.
• An option to restore game data has been added (Windows version)
  
  This option is recommended when encountering gameplay or launch errors due to corrupted files.

The title screen logo and opening movie have been changed to those of Endwalker.

The opening movie for Shadowbringers can be viewed by selecting Movies at the Title screen.

Reaper and sage have been added to the solo rankings for Palace of the Dead and Heaven-on-High.