As part of the latest Live Letter for Final Fantasy 14, Naoki Yoshida and the team at Creative Studio III have revealed a release trailer for patch 7.1. This is the first major patch for the Dawntrail expansion, and it will include a variety of content spread over the next several months. With a release date of July 12th, the patch is fast approaching and will give players brand-new content to engage with. By showing us the content we can look forward to, the community is once again excited to see what comes next for the Warrior of Light.
Revisiting Vana’diel
The Final Fantasy 14 trailer opens with what seems to be footage of the upcoming alliance raid. These are a series of fights that involve three parties teaming up to form a group of 24. This raid, Echoes of Vana’diel, will involve a crossover with the first Square-Enix MMO, Final Fantasy 11. This game was incredibly influential on what direction the team ultimately took with Final Fantasy 14, so this raid should showcase the team’s love for their predecessor.
In addition to showing us a boss version of the popular Final Fantasy 11 character Prishe, it promises us a showdown with the original big bad of the game: the Shadow Lord. While named quite simply, his story is regarded as quite tragic. This is only part one of the raid series, so we will likely see other villains of the game’s later story included down the line. Still, fans of Vana’diel have much to look forward to.
MSQ Returns
The trailer quickly transitions into the main story quest content coming as part of patch 7.1. Each major patch gives us a new storyline to follow as part of the game’s core narrative. With Dawntrail’s base storyline ending with several dramatic character deaths, the world is left reeling as they try to process what was lost. Namely, the people of Solution 9 mourn their queen Sphene, who was the base game’s final boss.
This story should continue major themes from the launch storyline. Namely, the people of Solution 9 have been protected from the pain of remembering their lost loved ones. Now that they are being forced to remember Sphene’s death, one wonders what else they may start to realize about their situation. Final Fantasy 14 loves to touch on deep emotional subjects, so it is sure to be a tear-jerker.
Bits and Bobs
Of course, plenty of other great content was showcased as well. Follow-ups to storylines like the job role quests and the crafting/gathering quests will come in future updates in the 7.1x series. At launch, we will also get to experience a new allied society: The Pelupelu. These diminutive folk are enterprising traders and will offer a way to level up combat jobs with daily quests.
We also see a tease of new Hildibrand storylines, with the legendary inspector making his grand return after blasting off into the unknown back in Endwalker. At the end of the trailer, we are also given our first look at footage for the new Ultimate raid: Futures Rewritten. This will remix content from the Eden raid series, originally part of the Shadowbringers expansion. We will see a terrifying what-if scenario with a new boss likely showing up at the end.
Final Thoughts
All in all, Final Fantasy 14 players have a lot to look forward to as these patches drop. Beyond major content updates, many small improvements were outlined in the Live Letter that fans can get excited about. Additionally, some content has been teased to us before and will come in 7.2 and beyond. Despite some complaints from fans, the future of Dawntrail looks bright as players eagerly await the brand-new content shown off here.
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