Summary
Final Fantasy 14producer and director Naoki Yoshida confirmed that two ofDawntrail’s most anticipated features, Cosmic Exploration and the Shades' Triangle field operation, will begin in Patch 7.2 and subsequent updates. Yoshida confirmed the news during aFinal Fantasy 14stream titled “A Stroll With Yoshi-P,” which was later translated by players.
The news came just days afterFinal Fantasy 14launched Patch 7.16, which brought the final chapter of theDawntrailRole Quest saga and saw the Warrior of Light take down a villainous Viera, Apyaahi. Despite Patch 7.16 also bringing some PvP balance updates and bug fixes,one small error was uncovered byFinal Fantasy 14playersduring the Role Quest finale. A translation error appeared when speaking to an NPC in Tuliyollal during theDawntrailRole Quest epilogue, which showed Japanese text on the English game client. Square Enix said the NPC text issue would be addressed in an upcomingFinal Fantasy 14game client update.
During “A Stroll with Yoshi-P” on January 24, Yoshida stated that some ofDawntrail’s long-awaited attractions would arrive soon. According to translated notes posted on the r/ffxiv subreddit, Yoshida said the Cosmic Exploration feature for Crafters and Gatherers was on track to launch in Patch 7.2. Yoshida also discussed combat-related updates planned for 7.2 and smaller updates such as Patch 7.25. Along with The Arcadion’s Cruiserweight tier of 8-player raids arriving in Patch 7.2, Yoshida said that the first part of the Shades' Triangle field operation, dubbed the Occult Crescent, would go live during Patch 7.2’s release cycle. Yoshida teased that Support Jobs, such asones found in pastFinal Fantasytitles,would be utilized in some capacity during the Shades' Triangle field operations.
Final Fantasy 14: Yoshida Says Cosmic Exploration and Shades' Triangle Are Planned for Patch 7.2
Yoshida said that players will want to keep an eye on the battle pacing in Patch 7.2, as more things will be shown on the screen that may not show on the buff or debuff tracker of the game’s user interface. Yoshida also confirmed thatFinal Fantasy 14will have its seventhUltimate raid challengeand that the encounter’s plan has already been decided. While Yoshida did not divulge what the new Ultimate raid would be, the high-end challenge will likely debut duringDawntrail’s patch cycle.
More details about Patch 7.2, including its name and release window, will be discussed during the 85h episode of “Letter from the Producer Live” on February 7. Only time will tell howFinal Fantasy 14players react to the upcoming content wave.
