During the November 1st Letter from the Producer Live, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida revealed the launch trailer for Patch 7.1 of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, named Crossroads, ahead of its November 12th release. This is the first major update to MMORPG since the latest expansion, Dawntrail, released in June.
See the trailer below.
One of Crossroads‘ headlining features is the new Final Fantasy XI-themed 24-player alliance raid series. The first entry for FFXIV players into FFXI‘s world of Vana’diel is Echoes of Vana’diel – Jeuno: The First Walk. We got a small peek at the Ultimate difficulty 8-player raid coming with patch 7.11, Futures Rewritten (Ultimate), and the first Chaotic difficulty 24-player raid, The Cloud of Darkness.
Beyond raids, Crossroads will introduce Allied Society quests for the diminutive Pelupelu, New Game+ support for 7.0, a new dungeon and trial, the Unreal version of The Jade Stoa, additional main scenario, role, and delivery quests, and much more. See the full list below, along with a gallery showcasing many of these updates:
- New Main Scenario Quests – 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 arriving one week after Patch 7.15
- New Ultimate Raid – Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)
- New Allied Society Quests – Players will be able to participate in new allied society quests for the Pelupelu that are designed for battle classes and jobs
- A New Custom Delivery Client – Nitowikwe
- Additional Role & Wachumeqimeqi Quests – Players who have completed all Dawntrail role quests or all Wachumeqimeqi quests will be able to enjoy a finale to wrap-up their respective stories
- New Hildibrand Quest Series – Everyone’s favorite inspector returns for more antics in Dawntrail
- New Game+ Support for Patch 7.0 – Replay main scenario quests, job quests, and role quests
- Miscellaneous Updates – Additional updates for the Hall of the Novice with training for a wide range of different battle mechanics, NPC voiceovers added to Doman Mahjong, and more
- Duty Support Additions – Support for the non-main scenario quest dungeon Halatali will be implemented, with further additions in the future
- Player Housing Update – The ability to select interior designs from different residential areas regardless of the location of the plot and new interior designs will be added
- Player Versus Player Update – Rework of multiple Crystalline Conflict maps, PvP action changes, and more
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch 7.1 – Crossroads Gallery
Learn more about all the upcoming features on the Patch 7.1 website leading up to Crossroads‘ release on November 12th. Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is available for Windows, macOS, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Want content like this more often? Follow RPGFan for all your RPG news needs!
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.