Letter from the producer May 11th

Trailer for the Upcoming 4.3 patch

A new letter from the producers came out on May 11th 2018. This letter discussed the upcoming 4.3 patch which will be coming out on May 23rd 2018. For those of us who missed it (or didn’t want to get up at a ridiculously early time) here are some of the highlights of what is to come.

β€’    I can be you angel or your devil, new angel and devil costumes are up on mogstation for $18 each
β€’    Fan Fest 2019 dates and location, Feb 2-3 at the La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris, France
β€’    There was an in-depth look at the new raids from the β€œReturn to Ivalice” installment, β€œThe Ridorana Lighthouse”
β€’    The FEAST PVP regional championships were announced, more details to come later
β€’    Color filtering for players who suffer from color vision deficiency (BLESS MY COLORBLIND BUTT YOSHI P.)
β€’    New instruments in the performance feature for Bards
β€’    It's time to start climbing! Venture into the new Deep Dungeon, Heaven-on-High
            o    Will be releasing with patch 4.35
            o    Heaven-on-High will feature magicite to call forth primals that will defeat all enemies on the floor. There are also going to be helpful NPCs that will support you during the climb.
β€’    The new Namazu beast tribe settlement and mount reward. (THE MOUNT IS AMAZING)
β€’    Several Job adjustments:
            o    Dark Knight
            o    Monk
            o    Ninja
            o    Samurai
            o    Black Mage
            o    Scholar
            o    Astrologian
            o     STILL WAITING ON THE MCH AND BRD FIXES
β€’    Eureka: Pagos
            o    Will releases on patch 4.36
β€’    And the most important NEW HILDIBRAND QUESTS!!!
            o    Sadly not until 4.35 πŸ™
Here is a link to the livestream if you missed it
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/260116543

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Summary of Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XLIII

What We Know About 4.3:

Late may we see the release of 4.3 Under the Moonlight.  Let’s give a run down of what we know now:

  • A new series of Main Scenario Quests
  • The next in return to Ivalice alliance raids series - The Ridorana Lighthouse
  • A new 4-man Dungeon "The Swallow's Compass"
  • Heaven-on-High, the next edition of Deep Dungeons for 60+ 100 more floors await.
    • They will later be introducing higher skill content for Deep Dungeon like before with Palace of the Dead Floors 51-200.
  • An expansion to Eureka Pagos Expedition
  • The second Installment of the Ultimate Series Raids, The Minstrel’s Ballad: The Weapons Refrain (Ultimate)
  • Housing updates including Guestbooks and Mannequins
  • PVP Updates including new HUD adjustments and Daily Campaign Rotation.
  • Job Adjustments to AST, SAM, and DRK.
  • Cross-world Linkshells will be released with 64 people per LS starting out.
  • Items converted into glamours can now be reclaimed! 
  • 5 New Performance Actions! 
  • New change to Alliance Raid - All Greed as a change to the loot system. 
  • Finally, the FFXIV companion app, features known so far include access to the market board, checking and sorting inventory, and chatting with friends.

Written by Baidar Uyagir (4/14/2018)