FINAL FANTASY XIV Online News

The FF14 patch notes for Dawntrail are here, and they're huge

The Final Fantasy 14 patch notes for Dawntrail and 7.0 are finally here, and they're suitably stacked. Details on the expansion's MSQ, new jobs, role quests, and a plethora of new features we've all been waiting for are all included, so whether you want to get stuck into the new Viper and Pictomancer jobs, start the story, or get to exploring Tural, Square Enix has detailed it all - there are just over 10,000 words. Trust me, I checked.

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Patch 7.0 Notes (Preliminary)

It is with great pleasure that we present the preliminary patch notes for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail. Pack your bags and ready your gear─a grand new journey awaits!

* Additional features will be implemented in future updates:

The new raid, the Arcadion, is scheduled to release in Patch 7.01.
The new raid, the Arcadion (Savage), and the treasure hunt instance Cenote Ja Ja Gural are scheduled to release in Patch 7.05.
* Please remember to confirm early access details.

Read the full preliminary patch notes on the Lodestone.

Due to the start of early access for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail and the release of Patch 7.0, we will be performing maintenance on all Worlds at the time below, during which FINAL FANTASY XIV will be unavailable.

[h3]Maintenance Period [/h3]
From Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. (PDT) / 9:00 (GMT) / 10:00 (BST) / 19:00 (AEST)
to Friday, June 28, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. (PDT) / 9:00 (GMT) / 10:00 (BST) / 19:00 (AEST)

* Completion time is subject to change.

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Please don't spoil FF14 Dawntrail, Square Enix asks

Square Enix is asking that you don't spoil Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail during the early access launch, and I couldn't agree more. With four days between the pre-order early access opening and the proper launch of the expansion, there are not going to be any restrictions on what we can all share, but it still pays to be mindful in a situation like this.

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Final Fantasy 14 braces for Dawntrail login queues with plans to limit travel and crack down on AFK players

If you were playing Final Fantasy XIV in December 2021, you will remember the launch of its last expansion Endwalker - though not for all the right reasons. The otherwise fantastic cap to the near-decade-long Hydelyn-Zodiark was beset by a barrage of technical problems at launch, as the MMO’s servers buckled under the weight of record numbers of players, leading to hours-long queues to login that would often end in an error that then kicked you back into the queue. As someone that sat there for literal hours watching the numbers tick down, it wasn’t a great time - even if the wait was, ultimately, worth it.