Square Enix has now revealed that Final Fantasy 14 patch 6.4 “The Dark Throne” will release on May 23, 2023, bringing a new main scenario quest, Savage raid tier, Criterion Dungeon, and even a new currency among other content. A fresh trailer has also been released for the update, showing off portions of its gameplay and story.
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Watch the Final Fantasy 14 patch 6.4 “The Dark Throne” trailer below:
First announced in late March, Final Fantasy 14’s patch 6.4 is set to bring new main scenario quests as well as a new dungeon and Trials, but notably also includes reworks for several in-game systems such as Island Sanctuary, PvP, the Duty Support System, and numerous other quality-of-life changes. Afterwards, patch 6.45 will bring a Blue Mage update, a new Variant and Criterion dungeon, and a host of new side quests.
As revealed previously, the full list of features and content in patch 6.4 is as follows:
- New Main Scenario Quests – The next chapter in the story of the Warrior of Light.
- New Raid Dungeon: Pandæmonium: Anabaseios – The final instalment of the Pandæmonium raid series.
- New Dungeon – New challenges await in the Aetherfont.
- New Trial: The Voidcast Dais – A challenging new battle against Golbez at both Normal and Extreme difficulties.
- New Unreal Trial – Fight in Containment Bay Z1T9 (Unreal) against the mighty Zurvan.
- New Side Story Quests – Tataru’s Grand Endeavour continues.
- Duty Support System Update – Support for several Stormblood™ main scenario dungeons (The Sirensong Sea, Bardam’s Mettle, Doma Castle, Castrum Abania and Ala Mhigo) will be added, meaning they can be completed solo, alongside a party of NPC allies.
- Ocean Fishing Update – Explore the new route towards Kugane.
- Island Sanctuary Updates – New sanctuary ranks and items to gather, construction plots, craftable items, crops, animals, and the ability to place outdoor furnishings near structures, and more.
- Player Versus Player Updates:
- Crystalline Conflict – PvP Series 4 begins alongside Season 7 of Crystalline Conflict.
- Frontline – Adjustments made to the rules of the Fields of Glory (Shatter), and the inclusion of an optional new UI element making it easier to track the score and remaining match time.
- Miscellaneous Updates – Various updates including the introduction of a new Allagan tomestone currency, user interface updates to display job icons in the chat log and on player nameplates, the ability to glamour scholar faeries, several quality-of-life improvements, and more.
Later, patch 6.45 will bring the following content:
- Blue Mage Update – Level cap raised to 80, new blue mage-exclusive gear, new enemies to challenge and more.
- New Variant Dungeon: Mount Rokkon – Players can enjoy a new variable-difficulty dungeon designed for 1-4 players, with the difficulty of enemies scaling depending on party size.
- New Criterion Dungeon: Mount Rokkon – High difficulty four-player content featuring a visually similar area to the Variant Dungeon, but with a set route. Criterion dungeons will feature two options of difficulties, “Criterion” and “Criterion (Savage)”, each with their own unique set of rules and characteristics.
- Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures
- Weapon Enhancement Quests – Manderville Weapons
- Tool Enhancement Quests – Splendorous Tools
The Dark Throne update will go live on all platforms on May 23. For those interested, the full Letter From the Producer livestream (in which the the release date for the update was revealed) featuring Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida can be watched here.