Square Enix has unveiled the latest details for the 7.1 patch of Final Fantasy XIV, titled Crossroads, the first part of a crossover series with Final Fantasy XI.
Final Fantasy XIV players will be pleased to hear about the latest patch details for the Dawntrail expansion. During Tokyo Game Show 2024, Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida and community producer Toshio Murouchi hosted the FFXIV Live Letter 83, sharing everything coming in the 7.1 update. They revealed the initial details of Patch 7.1, titled Crossroads, which will go live around mid-November. This patch is highly anticipated for its story and will introduce the first part of a crossover Alliance Raid series with Final Fantasy XI, Square Enix’s first MMORPG.
The whole new Final Fantasy XIV crossover series will take players back to Vana’diel, the land where Final Fantasy XI was set. Patch 7.1 will also continue the main scenario quest for Dawntrail and will add other features, such as the first high-difficulty 24-player Alliance Raid. This is the first major patch since the fifth game expansion launched back in July. Here is an extensive list of the whole patch (as seen in the TGS presentation):
- New Main Scenario Quests
- New Dungeon – Yuweyawata Field Station
- New 24-Player Alliance Raid Series – Echoes of Vana’diel
- 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
- 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 – A new role quest story will become available after completing all Dawntrail role quests, similarly a new Wachumeqimeqi story will become available when completing all of those associated quests
- New Hildibrand Quest Series – Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
- 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
- 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
Patch 7.05 was added in late July and brought job changes and Savage raids, among other small additions. The Dawntrail expansion for Final Fantasy XIV was released on July 2. It boosted the max level from 90 to 100 and added a new playable race, two new DPS classes, new cities, new dungeons and raids, a new limited job, and an entirely new story arc.
Square Enix will host a new episode of its North American community live show Duty Commenced on Oct. 2, where Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.1 details will be further expanded. The full presentation can be found in the TGS video below.
