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Patch 7.31 Notes



Patch 7.31 makes the daring hop to Phaenna─the next destination for the Cosmic Exploration Initiative─and brings new phantom weapon enhancement quests.

* Additional features will be implemented in future updates:
  • Yok Huy Allied Society Quests, a new deep dungeon (Pilgrim's Traverse), and Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures sidequests are scheduled to release in Patch 7.35.
Read the full patch notes on the Lodestone.

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FF14's Beastmaster is "completely different," Yoshida says, and links to Bozja

The Final Fantasy 14 Beastmaster is one of the most anticipated additions to the MMORPG in some time, and it's due to come as part of Dawntrail's remaining patches - specifically during the FF14 7.5 rollout. This second 'limited job' joins the Blue Mage as an entire side activity of its own, and is expected to have much more distinctive mechanics than any of the standard roles. Yet details on what it'll actually entail have been relatively light. Now, however, FF14's Naoki Yoshida gives us a bit more insight into what we'll be doing, and teases that you might want to check in with the Bozjan Southern Front.


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Final Fantasy 14 game director Naoki Yoshida has delivered a lengthy statement regarding mod usage in the MMORPG. The post, which comes one week after the sudden shutdown of the Mare Synchronos mod by its creator, gives a detailed explanation of Square Enix's current stance on mods and third-party tools, with Yoshida providing extensive examples. It's a lengthy read, but one that will certainly be of interest to many players, whether you've ever used FF14 mods or not.


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One of the most talked-about FF14 mods suddenly shuts down after "legal inquiry"

It's a tough day for the roleplaying and social side of Final Fantasy 14, as one of its most talked-about mods has suddenly been shut down by its creator after receiving a "legal inquiry concerning the project." The FF14 Mare Synchronos mod appeared on the scene three years ago, and offered a way for roleplayers or fashion-lovers to see one another's custom appearance and emotes in the popular MMORPG, but now it's been taken off the table.


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The FF14 Fanfest dates for 2026 have been confirmed, as Square Enix prepares to lift the lid on the next expansion for its critically acclaimed MMORPG. With Dawntrail now in the books following patch 7.3, attention turns to the future, and where we'll be going next. I won't spoil the events of the most recent MSQ, but there are certainly several big possibilities on the table, and the most juicy details are almost certain to come across the three locations set for Final Fantasy Festival 2026.


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