New trailer for Final Fantasy XIV Online and date for update 7.1 Crossroads.
During the latest “Letter from the Producer” LIVE broadcast, Final Fantasy . November 2024.
During the broadcast, Yoshida introduced Echoes of Vana’diel, the crossover alliance raid series with Final Fantasy XI, Square Enix’s first MMORPG. The series’ first raid, Jeuno: The First Walk, will be implemented in Patch 7.1 and will bring the worlds of the two iconic MMORPGs together in 24-player battles as adventurers travel to the world of Vana’diel.
Yoshida also previewed the upcoming 8-player raid on Ultimate difficulty (coming in Patch 7.11), the first 24-player battle content on Chaotic difficulty (coming a week after Patch 7.15), PvP content updates, Beginner Hall tutorials, and more.
The Patch 7.1 series will feature new content, updates and more, including:
- New quests for the main scenario – Crossroads
- New Dungeon – Yuweyawata Field Station
- New 24-player Alliance Raid – Echoes of Vana’diel – Jeuno: The First Walk
- 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 releasing one week after Patch 7.15
- New Ultimate Raid – The Future Rewritten (Ultimate)
- New Allied Society Quests – Players will be able to participate in new Allied Society quests for the Pelupelu, designed for combat classes and professions
- A new custom delivery client – Nitowikwe
- Additional Roles and Wachumeqimeqi Quests – Players who have completed all Dawntrail Role Quests or all Wachumeqimeqi Quests can enjoy a finale that concludes their respective stories
- New Hildibrand Questline – Everyone’s favorite inspector returns for more antics in Dawntrail
- New Game+ support for Patch 7.0 – Replay of main scenario quests, job quests and role quests
- Quest Support Additions – Support for the non-main scenario dungeon Halatali is being implemented, with further additions to come
- Player Housing Update – The ability to select interiors from different residential areas regardless of property location, as well as new interiors will be added
- Player vs. Player Update – Rework of several Crystalline Conflict maps, changes to PvP actions, and more
Miscellaneous Updates – Additional updates to the Hall of Novices with training for a variety of different combat mechanics, NPC voiceovers for Doman Mahjong, and more
The trailer for patch 7.1: