During Letter From the Producer LIVE Part 87,Final Fantasy 14producer and director Naoki Yoshida gave players the first glimpses of Patch 7.3, titled The Promise of Tomorrow. The upcomingFinal Fantasy 14patch will be the climax ofDawntrail’s main story and will include some callbacks to two pastFinal Fantasyfranchise entries.
Yoshida kicked off the 87th Live Letter by addressingFinal Fantasy 14player feedback about the Occult Crescentand Cosmic Exploration features. Yoshida stated that the next Forked Tower raid planned to arrive during the Patch 7.5 series will have Normal and Savage difficulties, and that players can queue into the Occult Crescent as a 48-player premade alliance starting in Patch 7.3. Other changes to Cosmic Exploration will include mount access and a retainer bell for players to utilize. Yoshida also apologized for what he deemed a drop-off in quality assurance from theFinal Fantasy 14development team, and cited recent hotfixes and server maintenance as problems.
AlthoughPatch 7.25 contained different forms of contentforFinal Fantasy 14players to enjoy, the next update will serve as a climactic backdrop toDawntrail. Patch 7.3, The Promise of Tomorrow, will go live in early August. Patch 7.3 will include a new main story dungeon, The Meso Terminal, and a trial battle against a mysterious foe. Yoshida also confirmed that Patch 7.3 will serve as the climax ofDawntrail’s main story arc. A new allied society quest line will focus on the gigantic Yok Huy of Urqopacha, and will be available for Crafters as a way to level up from 90 to 100. Additional side quests like the next Hildibrand and Phantom Relic Weapon chapters will be added weeks after Patch 7.3 is released.
Final Fantasy 14 Teases What’s to Come in Patch 7.3
The next chapter of the Echoes of Vana’diel alliance raid series will be added in Patch 7.3. Titled San d’Oria: The Second Walk, the next Alliance Raid will allow 24 players to facebosses fromFinal Fantasy 11’s story, with the villainous Kam’launaut being teased as a potential foe for players to take down. Other combat-focused activities like The Wreath of Snakes (Unreal) trial, the Vault Oneiron treasure dungeon, and a new Deep Dungeon called Pilgrim’s Traverse will be included in Patch 7.3 and subsequent updates.
Withcallbacks toFinal Fantasy 9andFinal Fantasy 11, the 7.3 update may be one of the largestFinal Fantasy 14patches so far. It remains to be seen how players will react to the final chapter ofDawntrail’s story, and what lies ahead for the popular MMO.
