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It has been three months since the last major FF14 patch 7.2 was launched. Although Cosmic Exploration and Occult Crescent were brought in through patches 7.21 and 7.25 during this period, the freshness they can provide is just a drop in the bucket.

Fortunately, after a not-so-long wait, the relevant information of patch 7.3 has finally been released recently! It is expected that this update will not only bring more gameplay, but also promote more mainline content. Let’s take a look!

When Will Patch 7.3 Be Launched?

According to the recent live letter, patch 7.3 is named The Promise Of Tomorrow and is expected to meet you in early August this year. According to the trailer, this patch may bring the final chapter to Dawntrail’s story.

New PVE Dungeons

For Final Fantasy 14, the core gameplay is to clear dungeons or complete quests, and only in this way can you earn more Final Fantasy XIV Gil, so this part of the content will be the focus of each update.

The Meso Terminal

According to the live letter and trailer, it can be seen that this dungeon has created a huge golden and purple room, which is very similar to Solution Nine in 7.0. In addition, you can also see a lot of parts that seem to be Alexandrain.

Treasure Dungeon Vault Oneiron

It is expected that this dungeon will feature a golden robot that can rap as the protagonist, allowing you to adventure with it to earn more loot. Interestingly, this dungeon may also provide you with mini-games to play, allowing you to experience a different kind of PVE fun.

Remake Of Archaic Dungeons

Recently, the game has been committed to remaking the archaic dungeons in A Realm Reborn. It is expected that Duty Support will be added to Cutter’s Cry in 7.3, making the dungeon more playable rather than just a boring monster fight.

A New Deep Dungeon

The dungeon is called Pilgrim’s Traverse, and can be entered from Il Mheg in Shadowbringers as a single player or a four-player team. And unlike other deep dungeons, the way to move in Pilgrim’s Traverse is to slide rather than move up and down.

In addition, a new boss has been added to the dungeon, which means that after you clear Pilgrim’s Traverse, you can continue to challenge the more difficult 99-story boss, and you can team up with other powerful players to complete it.

Updates To Various Combat Missions

In addition to dungeons, FF14 also has rich questlines for you to complete, and it will be updated regularly to give you the opportunity to advance the plot and earn more rewards.

More Allied Society Quests

Allied Society Quests are daily tasks in the game that require you to earn gil and other game items by completing commissions from various Allied Societies. It is expected that the new quests will revolve around Yok Huy and will bring new cute mounts and minions.

Hildibrand Adventures Update

This questline is a relatively important and humorous large side quest in FFXIV, with Inspector Hildibrand and his entourage as the main characters. Patch 7.3 will continue to update it based on the existing quest content.

New Trials

Trials are one of the dungeon quests in FF14, usually requiring you and your teammates to fight a single boss enemy in a four- or eight-person team. After defeating the boss, you can not only advance the plot, but also get other rare rewards.

Although the live letter did not reveal the specific information of the new trial, it can be speculated that it has a considerable connection with the storyline. It is expected that we will have to wait until patch 7.3 is officially launched to know more about the trial content.

Updates To PVP Mode

With the arrival of PVP Series 9, the entire PVP mode will also usher in more changes, including the addition of Crystalline Conflict Arena The Bayside Battleground, and the use of duo in casual PVP.

Two New Crystalline Conflict Ranks

As the main gameplay of PVP mode, you need to increase your level as much as possible in Crystalline Conflict, and then you will be given various rewards based on this. Patch 7.3 is expected to add two new Crystalline Conflict ranks Omega and Ultima. They are beyond the regular levels, indicating more rewards and higher honor.

QOL Related Updates

In addition to further enriching the playable content, in order to optimize the game, FFXIV will also further optimize the game through a series of quality of life updates.

A New Star Of Cosmic Exploration

Cosmic Exploration is a lifestyle content launched in patch 7.21, which requires you to cooperate with Loporrits to explore and develop more planets. And 7.3 will add Phaenna as a new star, bringing you enhancements to cosmic tools and new rewards.

Add Chat Bubbles

As a popular MMORPG, the social function of Final Fantasy XIV is very important, so other related functions are also valued by players, such as chat bubbles. Fortunately, this feature will finally be launched in patch 7.3!

According to the live letter, the development team has basically completed the development of this feature and is only waiting for its official release in the new patch. Of course, as an optional feature, you can also disable the bubble at any time as needed without affecting your chat.

New Headwear Options

Among all FF14 races, some have animal ears, and they are difficult to cover, so that you cannot experience headwear accessories or clothing. This inevitably destroys the balance of the game’s racial experience.

But starting with patch 7.3, the two races of Viera and Hrothgar will get more headwear options, and Viera can choose to cover their ears or let their ears stick out of the hat.

The game will also bring part 2 of 7.3 live letter soon, revealing more relevant specific information to you. Let us look forward to it together!

It has been more than two months since the release of patch 7.2. Just when you thought FF14 would have to wait until the summer to have new operations, patch 7.25 suddenly landed in the game on May 27!

Compared with large updates, 7.25 does not add a lot of new content, but it still provides you with a fresher gaming experience, and also adds a new chapter to the previously popular Hildibrand Adventures quest chain. In addition, various jobs in different modes have been adjusted.

Based on this, we will mainly introduce you to the job adjustments and how to complete the most important field operation Occult Crescent.

What Is Occult Crescent?

As the latest added field operation, you can think of Occult Crescent as an independent new copy. It has its own map, mechanism, and built-in tasks. It not only helps you find relic weapons, but also provides the new ways to obtain FFXIV Gil.

How To Unlock It?

First you must complete all the main quests of Dawntrail expansion and get at least one combat job that reaches level 100. Then go to Tuliyollal to find Expedition Messenger, start and gradually advance the quest One Last Hurrah, and you can enter Occult Crescent.

How To Play?

The special thing about this operation is that when you fight in it, your strength depends on the new knowledge level, not the original character job level. In addition, Occult Crescent allows you to get Occult Crescent-limited jobs (some of which can be unlocked directly) through local shops or combat drops to utilize additional skills.

Based on this, you need to first complete ordinary tasks with the help of special jobs such as Phantom Bard or Phantom Knight, or find survey points, to get your knowledge level to 20, and then form a team to enter the ultimate 48-player dungeon The Forked Tower.

The above is the main gameplay idea, but in fact there are many more specific details that you need to understand during the entire adventure, such as:

• When you die in battle and choose to revive at the base, you will lose knowledge XP or level. But if other players resurrect you, you can avoid this loss.
• Occult Crescent map does not allow you to fly, but you can ride a mount.
• Sometimes critical encounters will appear on the map, which will bring powerful enemies and difficult battles.

In general, you need to complete FATEs and critical encounters before entering The Forked Tower to increase your knowledge level as much as possible and earn more limited currency to redeem other special rewards.

Reliable Game Tips

After understanding how Occult Crescent works, in order to fully utilize it, you also need to know more tips that can improve the efficiency of completing this field operation:

• Occult Crescent is different from previous field operations. It allows you to unlock Ethernet teleport points freely without being restricted by your task progress or level. In this way, you can enter critical encounters faster through teleport points.
• The opening of critical encounters requires you to go to the area marked with a blue FATE challenge icon in time and wait in the huge circle or square on the ground, otherwise the battle cannot start normally.
• The efficiency of teamwork is higher than fighting alone. If you don’t have a suitable teammate, send “lfg” in the chat room to receive an invitation.
• If you encounter a high-level enemy at a low level, try to hide yourself out of their field of vision to avoid being discovered and causing a fight.
• Learn to utilize your Phantom job and other useful exclusive tools.
• Most battles have similar patterns, so try to memorize them as you level up.

What Changes Have Been Made To Each Job?

Patch 7.25 makes different changes to each job based on PVE and PVP modes. In PVE, the damage output of some jobs has been increased, and the negative effects that some enemies can apply to have been reduced or eliminated, mainly based on the difficulty of AAC Cruiserweight M2 (Savage) phase.

In PVP mode, the following adjustments are mainly made to enhance the playability of team battles and try to make unpopular jobs have a chance to play.

• Warrior: Make PVP performance of this job more stable by adjusting Fell Cleave and Thrill of Battle.
• Dark Knight: Enhanced Eventide.
• Gunbreaker: Reduced Fated Brand’s power to maintain balance.
• Monk: A series of incremental adjustments.
• Samurai: Increased barrier strength for Ogi Namikiri and Kaeshi: Namikiri.
• Reaper: Improved Communio and Perfectio.
• Viper: Made it easier for Uncoiled Fury to kill enemies.
• Bard: Improved Warden’s Paean and Harmonic Arrow, and reduced the cooldown of Repelling Shot.
• Machinist: Increased the duration of Bioblaster and the power of Aether Mortar.
• Dancer: Improved Starfall Dance, Saber Dance, and Dance of the Dawn.
• Black Mage: Increased the number of stackable Soul Resonances, and improved Flare Star and Frost Star.
• Summoner: Improved the barrier effect of Radiant Aegis.
• Pictomancer: Reduced the recast time of each action and enhanced Mog of the Ages and Retribution of the Madeen.
• White Mage: Reduced the amount of damage absorbed by Seraph Strike Protect to maintain the balance between healing jobs.
• Sage: Increased DOT effect of Lype.

The above is part of the patch 7.25 content introduced to you this time. It would be great if it can help your FFXIV experience!