FFXIV Patch 6.1 notes are now out and they reveal tons of fixes, balance changes, new content, and improved systems and mechanics. Let’s have a look at the notes.
As soon as the servers come back online, all players can start playing the new content in Final Fantasy XIV after installing Patch 6.1.
With the new update, Square Enix delivers 18 new quests overall for players as well as some special improvements for New Game Plus. Moreover, the development team has applied so many changes to Battle System, items, and gameplay mechanics, while adding a huge number of furnishing stuff to the game.
Down below, you can check out the full patch notes of the update 6.1:
FFXIV Patch 6.1 Notes
Playable Content
- Quests
- New main scenario quests have been added, including 10 story missions starting with “Newfound Adventure” at The Rising Stones (X:6.0 Y:5.9) and requiring “Disciple of War or Magic level 90” as well as the completion of “Endwalker.”
- Chronicles of a New Era quests have been added, including 4 missions starting with “A Mission in Mor Dhona” at the Old Sharlayan (X:9.1 Y:11.5) and requiring “Disciple of War or Magic level 90” as well as the completion of “???.”
- Role quests have been added, including 4 missions starting with “Bitter Snow” at the Radz-at-Han (X:7.7 Y:9.4) and requiring the completion of “Endwalker,” the tank role quest “A Path Unveiled,” the melee DPS role quest “To Calmer Seas,” the physical ranged DPS role quest “Laid to Rest,” the magical ranged DPS role quest “Ever March Heavensward,” and the healer role quest “The Gift of Mercy.”
- New chapters have been added to New Game+.
- Endwalker – Part 1 (Main Story Quest)
- Endwalker – Part 2 (Main Story Quest)
- Role Master Quests (Endwalker – Side Story)
- Tank Role Quests (Endwalker)
- Melee DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)
- Physical Ranged DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)
- Magical Ranged DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)
- Reaper Quests (DPS)
- Healer Role Quests (Endwalker)
- Sage Quests (Healer)
- Certain main scenario quests for A Realm Reborn have been revised.
- Updated the Operation Archon quest.
- Updated The Ultimate Weapon quest.
- When playing as a different character in instanced quest battles, actions on the additional hotbar can now be rearranged.
- Character portraits have been implemented for battle dialogue during instanced quest battles from the 5.x series.
- Leves
- The report area for a leve will now be displayed in the information section of the leve’s journal entry.
- The following adjustments have been made to the journal entries for fisher fieldcraft leves:
- Entries will now display the method of fishing required to obtain the desired catch.
- The area where the desired catch can be found will be displayed next to “Location.”
- Selecting “Map” will display the desired catch’s approximate location.
- FATEs
- New items are available in exchange for bicolor gemstones from Gemstone Trader NPCs in each area.
- Treasure Hunt
- Rewards in the Excitatron 6000 have been adjusted.
- The animation for the Decipher action has been changed.
- Grand and Free Companies
- Players must now remain in a free company for a minimum of 30 days before the rank of free company master can be transferred to them.
- New Charge symbol options have been added to Company Crests.
- New craftable items have been added to the company workshop.
- The following additions and adjustments have been made to subaquatic voyages:
- New areas have been added.
- New items have been added.
- Maximum submersible rank has been increased from 90 to 95.
- Housing
- Plots of land in Empyreum can now be purchased.
- All plots on the Oceanian data center are now available for purchase.
- A lottery system for the purchase of land has been implemented.
- Every housing district will now have dedicated wards for private and free company estates.
- To prevent the reselling of plots, players must now remain in a free company for a minimum of 30 days before they are allowed to purchase a free company plot.
- The designated price of plots will no longer be reduced over time.
- Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest have been added.
- New furnishings have been added.
- New orchestrion rolls have been added.
- Location and duty names previously omitted to prevent spoilers will now be displayed.
- New aquarium fish have been added.
- New paintings have been added.
- A new seed for flowerpots has been added.
- The Manderville Gold Saucer
- New prizes are available for purchase using MGP.
- Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “Brave New World” in order to exchange for Pod 602 Identification Key.
- The following additions have been made to Triple Triad:
- New cards have been added.
- New NPC opponents for Triple Triad have been added.
- New prizes are available for purchase using MGP.
Battle System
- You can read the full list of Battle System changes via this link as it’s best to read them on the original table!
Items and System changes
- Again, we suggest you check out the list of new item changes here with all the details.
Resolved Issues
- An issue when undertaking the trial the Minstrel’s Ballad: Shinryu’s Domain wherein the status effect “the Worm’s Curse” did not function as intended.
- An issue during certain boss battles in the dungeon the Stigma Dreamscape wherein the range of certain ground-targeted actions was farther than intended.
- An issue when undertaking the raid Asphodelos: The Third Circle (Savage) wherein the status effect resistance of Darkened Fire
- An issue when undertaking the raids Asphodelos: The Fourth Circle and Asphodelos: The Fourth Circle (Savage) wherein certain action effects expired unintentionally when stage mechanics caused the floor to change.
- An issue wherein the location of certain marks written in guildship mark bills was incorrect.
- An issue wherein the dark knight status effect Walking Dead could not be removed under certain circumstances.
- An issue wherein the effect of Opo-opo Form expired when Arm of the Destroyer or Shadow of the Destroyer missed a target.
- An issue wherein executing the ninja PvE action Bunshin under certain conditions caused the status effects of Bunshin and Phantom Kamaitachi to expire erroneously.
- An issue wherein executing the dancer PvE actions windmill or bladeshower under certain conditions caused the status effects Silken Symmetry and Silken Flow to expire erroneously.
- An issue wherein certain action text descriptions were incorrect.
- * The effects of this actions have not been changed.
- An issue when using the Battle Stance emote as a reaper wherein using a different emotion during the Battle Stance motion would cause the emote graphics to display incorrectly.
- An issue when equipping Ktiseos Bottoms of Healing or Ktiseos Bottoms of Casting with a female character wherein the coloring of the gear displayed incorrectly.
- An issue wherein the graphics of certain gear displayed incorrectly.
- An issue wherein the food effect granted by Yakow Moussaka was incorrect.
- An issue wherein the graphics displayed when using certain food items was incorrect.
- An issue wherein certain food items were incorrectly categorized.
- An issue wherein the items yielded when desynthesizing certain items were incorrect.
- An issue wherein certain gathering spots in areas added in Patch 6.0 erroneously overlapped with FATEs.
- An issue in Thavnair wherein using the botanist action Arbor Call under certain conditions did not display the location of ephemeral gathering points on the minimap.
- An issue in Ultima Thule wherein using the fisher action Cast at fishing holes under certain conditions displayed the name of the wrong fishing hole.
- An issue when playing as a Viera male wherein the size of their chocobo as a companion and as a mount were different.
- An issue wherein the items available from scrip exchange NPCs were incorrect.
Known Issues
- An issue wherein the warrior PvP action Primal Scream fails to note that the potency of Primal Rend and Chaotic Cyclone are increased while under the effect of Inner Release.
- * This is an issue only in the description. The action functions as intended.
- An issue wherein character motions while under the effect of No Mercy, granted by the gunbreaker PvP action Rough Divide, are incorrect.
- An issue wherein the gunbreaker PvP action Terminal Trigger, the dancer PvP action Honing Dance, and the machinist PvP action Wildfire, fail to note they have a radius of 5 yalms.
- * This is an issue only in the descriptions. The actions functions as intended.
- An issue wherein certain explanations in the Hall of the Novice fail to account for action adjustments in Patch 6.1.
- An issue wherein the effects displayed when defeating certain enemies are incorrect.
- An issue wherein the gunbreaker, dancer, reaper, and sage weapons newly added to the trial the Minstrel’s Ballad: Thordan’s Reign cannot be purchased in exchange for Heavens’ Ward Helm Fragments.
- An issue wherein the Bluefeather Astrolabos furnishing fails to note that only one may be placed in an estate.
- An issue when accessing portraits wherein selecting “Create from Primary Portrait” after changing your character appearance via Fantasia will erroneously display an image of your character prior to using Fantasia.
- An issue when using group pose wherein the motions for the ninja PvP action Fleeting Raiju fail to play on loop.
Final Fantasy XIV is now available on PS4, PS5, and PC.
