Naoki Yoshida just made an appearance at the Niconico Live New Year Countdown and had something special to share with Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn fans.
It has been announced that patch 2.5 for FFXIV has a concrete release date of January 20th. This date places it weeks before most estimates, and means that the game’s first expansion, Heavensward, could be arriving sooner than previously thought.
Also See: FFXIV: Heavensward Reveals New Race and Jobs
Patch 2.5 will bring with it a plethora of goodies. It’ll include the following according to slides from a recent Letter From the Producer Live:
- First Arc of the Patch 2.5 Main Scenario
- Hildibrand
- New Dungeons
- The Keeper of the Lake
- The Wanderer’s Palace (Hard)
- Amdapor Keep (Hard)
- The World of Darkness
- Urth’s Fount
- Revenge of Gilgamesh
- A New Mystery Trial
- New Rules for Frontline
- Aetherial Wheel
- New Crafting Recipes
The highlights to many are the addition of the Crystal Tower’s final section that includes great looking new weapons and armor, as well as new endgame quests.
Shortly after the arrival of patch 2.5 on January 20th patch 2.51 will be released. It will include:
- Manderville Gold Saucer
- New Chapter of the Zodiac Weapon Saga
- Second Arc of the Patch 2.5 Main Scenario
- Battle of Ishgard
It is expected to debut in the middle of February.
Further Reading: First Look at FFXIV’s Gold Saucer
Patch 2.5 is the final major patch for vanilla FFXIV, and sometime in Spring 2015 Heavensward will be released.
If you’re interested in trying out FFXIV, and you should since it’s in my opinion the best Final Fantasy since FFX and FFXI, you may want to consider the 14-day free trial, which is now available to PC, PS3, and PS4.
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