FINAL FANTASY XIV Online News

A recent Final Fantasy 14 Letter from the Producer has given us some details on the long awaited Island Sanctuary mode, and more, coming in the next big update.

The next big patch for everyone's favourite MMO, patch 6.2, is set to launch late August, and will bring in a bunch of new content. Including the highly-anticipated Island Sanctuary, which will give every player their own personal island to relax on.

"Players will be able to build their own personal island sanctuary in this relaxing solo content," reads a press release. "Gather materials, build facilities, care for creatures, and more, without the need for previous crafting or gathering experience."

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Final Fantasy 14's next patch, 6.2, is scheduled to launch in late August. Among its many additions will be a new "Island Sanctuary", a personal island where players can gather materials, build facilities and look after creatures. It sounds like a slice of Stardew.

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In the upcoming Letter from the Producer LIVE, we’ll be covering information on what’s to come in Patch 6.2!

Date & Time

Friday, July 1, 2022 at 4:00 a.m. (PDT) / 11:00 (GMT) / 12:00 (BST) / 21:00 (AEST)
*Starting time subject to change.
*Co-streaming is allowed.

Where to Watch

• Youtube Live
• Niconico Live
• Twitch

*Please note that the presentation slides will include both Japanese and English text, but the presentation audio will be in Japanese only.

Show Details

• Patch 6.2 Part 1
  
• Miscellaneous Updates
  

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In Patch 6.18, we will be introducing new Worlds to the European data centers and expanding the Japanese data centers. The patch will also introduce the Data Center Travel system, which allows players to temporarily visit other logical data centers within their physical data center.

Patch 6.18 is set to arrive on Tuesday, July 5.

* Maintenance for Patch 6.18 is expected to last 24 hours due to the Japanese/European data center expansions and the implementation of the Data Center Travel system.

European Data Center Expansion

Four Worlds will be added in total, with two Worlds being added to each data center as listed below.

New Worlds in the Chaos Data Center

• Sagittarius
  
• Phantom

New Worlds in the Light Data Center

• Alpha
  
• Raiden

Visit the Lodestone for more information on New World Bonuses.

Japanese Data Center Expansion

In Patch 6.18, a new logical data center, Meteor, will be added to the Japanese data center, and certain existing Worlds will be redistributed within it.

Visit the Lodestone for the maintenance schedule and the period during which eligible players may use the Home World Transfer Service free of charge, as well as effects of World redistribution on certain in-game features.

Read the full announcements on Lodestone:

• Introducing New Worlds to the European Data Centers
• Regarding the Expansion of Japanese Data Centers