Square Enix has released the Final Fantasy 14 Online update 9.31 patch this December 21, and this is called Patch 6.01 by the developers. This is yet another major update, and we have the full FF14 Online December 21 patch notes below.
Final Fantasy 14 Online Update 9.31 Patch Notes | FF14 Online Update 9.31 Patch Notes | FFXIV Online Update 9.31 Patch Notes | Final Fantasy XIV Online Update 9.31 Patch Notes | Final Fantasy 14 Online 6.01 Patch Notes:
Patch 6.01 contains content that can only be accessed by registering the expansion packs for FINAL FANTASY XIV to your service account. To distinguish between adjustments that are and are not affected by the registration of these expansions, the following notations will be used throughout the patch notes:
- These additions and adjustments only require the purchase of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn and FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward.
- These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood.
- These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers.
- These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker.
- These additions and adjustments contain elements that may require the purchase and registration of the expansion packs noted above.
Chronicles of a New Era quests have been added.
The Crystal from Beyond
- Disciple of War or Magic level 90
- Old Sharlayan (X:9.6 Y:11.9)
- Nemjiji
- Players must first complete the main scenario quest “Endwalker.”
Where Familiars Dare
- Disciple of War or Magic level 90
- ???
- ???
- Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “The Crystal from Beyond.”
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- Disciple of War or Magic level 90
- ???
- ???
- Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “Where Familiars Dare.”
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- Disciple of War or Magic level 90
- ???
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- Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “???”
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- Disciple of War or Magic level 90
- ???
- ???
- Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “???”
The following adjustments have been made to the instanced battle for the quest “In from the Cold”:
* These adjustments are only applicable when choosing the Easy or Very Easy difficulties after failing the duty.
New orchestrion rolls have been added.
The Manderville Gold Saucer
New Triple Triad cards have been added.
The new raid dungeon Pandæmonium: Asphodelos has been added.
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| Level Requirement |
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Disciple of War or Magic level 90 |
| Item Level Requirement |
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Average item level 565 or above |
| Party Size |
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Eight players |
| Time Limit |
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90 minutes |
* Players can queue solo via the Duty Finder after unlocking the raid.
Requirements
Where Familiars Dare
- Disciple of War or Magic level 90
- ???
- ???
- Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “The Crystal from Beyond.”
Rewards
Treasure coffers that appear upon completing Pandæmonium: Asphodelos will not yield gear, but instead yield tokens that can be traded for gear of your choosing. You can only receive one token per circle of Pandæmonium: Asphodelos each week. In the event you are awarded a token from the loot list, you relinquish your right to vie for all remaining tokens regardless of whether you selected Need or Greed.
Also note that there is no weekly restriction on entering Pandæmonium: Asphodelos.
* Reward eligibility will be reset every Tuesday at 8:00 (GMT).
Item Exchange
The items obtained from treasure coffers can be exchanged for gear by speaking with Mylenie in Labyrinthos (X:8.3 Y:27.6) or Djole in Radz-at-Han (X:10.3 Y:9.6).
| Item Type |
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Required Token / Number of Tokens |
| Head |
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Unsung Helm of Asphodelos x2 |
| Body |
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Unsung Armor of Asphodelos x4 |
| Hands |
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Unsung Gauntlets of Asphodelos x2 |
| Legs |
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Unsung Chausses of Asphodelos x4 |
| Feet |
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Unsung Greaves of Asphodelos x2 |
| Accessories |
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Unsung Ring of Asphodelos x1 |
Completion Reward
Upon completing Asphodelos: The Fourth Circle, players can also earn an unsung blade of Asphodelos once per week. This reward can be exchanged with Mylenie in Labyrinthos (X:8.3 Y:27.6) or Djole in Radz-at-Han (X:10.3 Y:9.6) for discal tomestones, which can in turn be exchanged for weapons.
* Reward eligibility will be reset every Tuesday at 8:00 (GMT).
* Weapons will be available for exchange for discal tomestones after the introduction of Allagan tomestones of astronomy, which are scheduled to be released two weeks after patch 6.01.
Furthermore, with the introduction of Allagan tomestones of astronomy, the number of tomestones required for weapons exchange has been reduced from 1,000 to 500.
The following duties have been added to Duty Roulette: Mentor:
- Asphodelos: The First Circle
- Asphodelos: The Second Circle
- Asphodelos: The Third Circle
- Asphodelos: The Fourth Circle
The following duties have been added to Duty Roulette: Normal Raids:
- Asphodelos: The First Circle
- Asphodelos: The Second Circle
- Asphodelos: The Third Circle
- Asphodelos: The Fourth Circle
The required average item level to register for Duty Roulette: Mentor has been increased from 540 to 565.
Experience points earned by completing level 81 to 89 dungeons has been increased.
Experience points earned by completing junior, associate, and senior guildship mark bills has been increased.
New items have been added.
* The weapons shown in this image will be introduced in Patch 6.05.
* Items added in Patch 6.01 will be listed at a later date.
The following item names have been changed:
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After |
| Beet Soup* |
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Wine-dark Soup |
* This change only affects the item level 533 Beet Soup added in Patch 6.0.
New minions have been added.
New achievements have been added.
New trophies have been added (PlayStation®5).
* Certain trophies added with the release of Patch 6.01 can only be obtained by completing duties scheduled to be added in Patch 6.05.
New music has been added.
The volume of the sound effect played when successfully completing an action combo has been increased.
The sound effect of the scholar action Broil IV has been adjusted.
Combat sounds for Voice 4 of male Viera have been adjusted.
Players can now use the Character Renaming Service even when servers are heavily congested.
* However, the character name generator will be unvailable during times of heavy server congestion.
- The following issues have been addressed.
- An issue wherein accompanying NPCs behaved strangely in areas with changes in elevation.
- An issue wherein progressing to a certain point in the final quest of the Endwalker main scenario prevented progression in the Chronicles of a New Era quest “Gods of Eld.”
- An issue when undertaking the quests “Morbid Motivation” and “Cut from a Different Cloth” wherein completion of a level 80 dungeon via Duty Roulette: Level 50/60/70/80 Dungeons did not count toward quest progression.
- An issue when undertaking the quest “Seeking Inspiration” wherein completion of level 81 to 89 dungeons via Duty Roulette: Leveling did not count toward quest progression.
- An issue wherein Ixal daily quests required the submission of belts.
- An issue when undertaking the Battle of Castrum Lacus Litore wherein the HP of the tunnel armor was incorrect.
- An issue when undertaking hunts in 6.0 areas wherein guildship mark bills did not reward sacks of nuts under certain conditions.
- An issue during certain FATEs in Thavnair wherein spells cast by enemies appeared in the battle log much more frequently than intended.
- An issue when playing as gunbreaker wherein the number of charged cartridges in the Powder Gauge displayed incorrectly after disengaging level sync under certain conditions.
- An issue when playing as ninja wherein execution of Hollow Nozuichi caused the status effects Forked Raiju Ready and Fleeting Raiju Ready to expire.
- An issue wherein the description for the trait Enhanced Apex Arrow was incorrect.
* This issue did not affect the functionality of this trait.
- An issue wherein descriptions for the samurai PvE actions Mangetsu and Oka listed Fuga as their combo action even after learning the action Fuko.
* This issue did not affect the functionality of this action.
- An issue wherein the description of the status effect “Enhanced Flare” erroneously read the “next” Flare cast will deal increased damage.
* This issue did not affect the functionality of this action.
- An issue wherein the description for the sage action Eukrasia did not state that its recast timer is unaffected by status effects or gear attributes.
* This issue did not affect the functionality of this action.
- An issue wherein the descriptions for the reaper PvP actions Blood Stalk, Unveiled Gibbet, Unveiled Gallows, and Grim Swathe are incorrect.
* This issue did not affect the functionality of this action.
- An issue wherein the graphics of the hairstyle Both Ways displayed incorrectly under certain conditions.
- An issue wherein the use of dye did not apply to paladin’s Idealized Chevalier gear.
- An issue wherein job-specific gear introduced in Patch 6.0 did not include “IL and attributes synced to current job level” in their descriptions.
- An issue in the last area introduced in Patch 6.0 wherein enemies that spawn in FATEs would attack players even when under the effect of the action Sneak.
- An issue when undertaking Studium deliveries wherein players were granted experience points when crafting items required for quest progression.
- An issue wherein the materials needed for the carpenter recipe Rarefied Integral Fishing Rod were incorrect.
- An issue wherein certain potions restored more HP than intended under certain conditions.
- An issue wherein the sale price of Competent Craftsman’s Draught, Commanding Craftsman’s Draught, and Cunning Craftsman’s Draught were incorrect.
- An issue wherein the sale price of items displayed incorrectly when toggling the display of high-quality and low-quality item details.
- An issue in Lord of Verminion wherein certain minion action descriptions stated their ATK had a potency of 180, when it was in fact higher.
- An issue in Lord of Verminion wherein certain poppet minion actions slowed the movement of enemies despite their descriptions stating enemies in range are bound for the effect duration.
- An issue when viewing the credits wherein players were forcibly disconnected due to inactivity.
- An issue when playing the opening movie for Endwalker wherein audio channels were switched, resulting in improper sound balance (PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 only).
- An issue wherein selecting Logitech PRO-G 50mm under Sound Settings did not affect audio quality.
- An issue wherein enabling Immerse Spatial Audio prevented sound effects from playing under certain conditions.
- An issue wherein certain sounds do not play correctly under certain conditions.
* We expect sound issues created after the release of Patch 6.0 to be resolved via adjustments to the sound engine. Should you continue to experience sound-related issues, we recommend the following:
Open the Windows control panel, select your default audio device, and view properties. Then, under the Advanced tab, select a lower setting for the default format. (A lower bit rate and Hz range is less system intensive.)
- Other minor text issues have also been addressed.
- An issue wherein the polygon count of grapes in Labyrinthos were reduced in excess to alleviate system memory usage in the area.
* They have been adjusted to be comparable to those found at the Crystarium.
This is most likely the last update for FF14 Online for 2021, but if we get a new one, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
Source: Final Fantasy XIV
