ffxiv Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.58: NPC Adjustments, PvP Revamp, and Pandaemonium Updates!

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Everything you need to know about FFXIV’s Patch 6.58, including Trust NPC changes, PVP updates, Abyssal Fracture adjustments, and more.

Patch 6.58 was released today, March 19th, 2024, and it came with a few updates and adjustments to the game, such as PVP updates, various bug fixes, the Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) moving from Raid Finder to Duty Finder, drop rate modifications for the Lynx mount of the Abyssal Fracture, as well as multiple changes to other duties, and more!

Here are the official patch notes along with everything you need to know:

FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 6.58

Patch 6.58 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:

Starting in Patch 6.5, the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Starter Edition will include the second expansion pack, Stormblood. Accordingly, access to Stormblood will automatically be granted to players who have already registered A Realm Reborn to their service accounts.

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

EXP gained by Trust NPCs has been increased.

Applicable Duties

• The Tower of Zot
• The Tower of Babil
• Vanaspati
• Ktisis Hyperboreia
• The Aitiascope

The number of Allagan tomestones of causality available as a reward for completing two rows in Wondrous Tails has been increased from 500 to 1,000.

The Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) has been moved from the Raid Finder to the Duty Finder.

The drop rate for the Lynx of Abyssal Grief Flute in the Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) has been further increased.

This item can also be purchased in exchange for totems from Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han (X:10.6 Y:10.0).

Item Obtained		Item Required
Lynx of Abyssal Grief Flute		Voidvessel Totem x99

The weekly restriction on receiving Unsung Blades of Anabaseios from Anabaseios: The Twelfth Circle has been removed.

The strength of the Echo granted in Pandæmonium: Anabaseios (Savage) has been increased.

The Echo will take effect upon entering Pandæmonium: Anabaseios (Savage) raids, increasing players' maximum HP, damage dealt, and healing potency by 15%.
* Unlike other instances, the strength of the Echo will not increase in the event all party members are incapacitated.

The following adjustments have been made to Thaleia:

The weekly limit on rewards from treasure coffers has been removed.

The weekly limit on Thaleia coins has been removed.

The item required to enhance equipment purchased with Allagan tomestones of comedy, Divine Solvent, can be purchased from the following vendors:

 

Vendor		Item Required
Nesvaaz, Radz-at-Han (X:10.6 Y:10.0)		Aglaia Coin Euphrosyne Coin Thaleia Coin

Upgrading Equipment

• After acquiring the items to enhance your equipment from J'lakshai, Wilmetta, or Nesvaaz, speak with Khaldeen in Radz-at-Han (X:10.9 Y:10.4) and exchange them for augmented gear of your choice.

PvP

The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:

Further explanations of PvP action changes and adjustments can be found in the job guide.
View the job guide.

Paladin

Action		Adjustment
Holy Sheltron		The barrier effect duration has been reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds. The barrier potency has been reduced from 12,000 to 8,000. The unaspected damage dealt to nearby enemies when the effect expires has been increased from 100% of the remaining barrier potency to 150%. The Knight's Resolve effect duration has been reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
Confiteor		Damage potency has been increased from 8,000 to 12,000.
Blade of Faith		Damage potency has been increased from 6,000 to 7,000.
Blade of Truth		Damage potency has been increased from 7,000 to 8,000.
Blade of Valor		Damage potency has been increased from 8,000 to 9,000.

* Certain adjustments have not been reflected in action descriptions. For further details, please check known issues.

Dancer

Action		Adjustment
Honing Ovation		Attack and barrier potency granted by each stack of Acclaim has been decreased from 2,000/3,000/4,000/5,000/6,000 to 1,000/2,000/3,000/4,000/5,000.

Crystalline Conflict

Season Ten will end and Season Eleven will begin.

When the season ends, the top 100 ranking players from each data center will receive vouchers via the moogle delivery service.

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

Learn more about rewards.
* Tier rewards for Season Ten must be claimed before the end of Season Eleven.

Players will begin Season Eleven five risers lower than the rank at which they finished Season Ten. Rising Stars will be reset to zero.

In accordance with the end of the stress test, the cloud data center has been removed from the list of options on the Data Center Selection screen.

All Worlds on the Oceanian data center are now available as destinations in the Data Center Travel menu.

* The Oceanian data center will be open for travel starting Monday, 25 March around 3:00 (GMT) / 14:00 (AEDT). Learn more about Oceanian data center travel.

• The following issues have been addressed.
  • An issue during the main scenario quest "The Satrap of Radz-at-Han" wherein Estinien would not be present in the main hall of the Baldesion Annex under certain conditions.
  • An issue during the duty Alexander - The Burden of the Son (Savage) wherein the damage of the enemy action Height Error was not downscaled.
  • An issue during the duty of Alexander - The Burden of the Son (Savage) wherein certain actions did not function properly when targeting enemies.
  • An issue in Crystalline Conflict wherein the Crystalline Conflict Map would continue to display even after unchecking "Display Element" in the HUD Layout menu.
  • An issue after completing the seasonal quest "Breaking Brick Mountains" wherein players were unable to repurchase the item Thug's Mug from the recompense officer.

Other various issues have also been addressed.

• An issue wherein the description of the paladin PvP action Holy Sheltron does not reflect the adjustments made in Patch 6.58.
  * This is an issue only in the description. The action functions as intended.

 

This patch not only improves gameplay but also sets the stage for the upcoming 'Dawntrail' expansion. With anticipation building for the summer release, it is the perfect time to explore the updated content and prepare for the challenges ahead!