Featured FFXIV News Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter 45 Part 1 Summary

The 45th Letter from the Producer Live Part I aired today, with producer/director Naoki Yoshida and global online producer Toshio Murouchi discussing the contents of Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming patch 4.4 “Prelude in Violet”, as well as detailing some information regarding patch 4.36. Special guest also included Monster Hunter World director, who shared some information regarding the upcoming crossover event.

The Live Letter took place in front of an audience at the FATE event in Kyoto, and was on a tight schedule, so the letter was split into two parts, the first half being a summary of whats to come in future patches, the second half focusing more on Monster Hunter World. The first have of the letter was also a brief summary of what is to come and would be elaborated in a Part II scheduled at a later date.

• Releases August 7th
• Includes the long awaited The Forbidden Land, Eureka Pagos
• Unfortunately, due to time constraints, there was no live play footage of the Pagos.
• An onsen will be included in Pagos, but with so many monsters around, players might not get to enjoy them much!

Companion App Details

• Coming Late July / early August
  
  • They’re in final testing, once complete, they’ll be sending it off to Apple and Google
  • It’s not clear how long it will take to be accepted by Apple and Google
• The following functions can be used free of charge:
  
  • Chat/Scheduler: By registering their character with the app, players can sync their friendlist and communicate with others via the app, as well as you the scheduler to plan events and issue invites. You will be automatically notified the moment the time comes up in your scheduler. It integrates with the calendar on your phone
  • Inventory management: Organize your inventory and armoury chest.
  • Peruse the market board: Put items up for sale and purchase items!
  • An additional location can be registered as a favored destination in game
• Login bonuses: Players will receive a kupo nut everyday. A moogle, when given one, will purchase an item in the market for them
• Moogle coins – Companion app currency
  
  • While players can enlist the assistance of moogles with kupo nuts, players can also give them moogle coins to request their serveries more often.
• On release moogle coins can be exchanged for the following:
  
  • Putting items up for sale, revising market listing
  • Purchasing items

Premium service details

• The premium service includes:
  
  • It is $5, €5, £4.50 for a 30 day subscription
  • This service offers additional features in addition to those provided by the free service
  • Access to an additional retainer
  • Subscribing to the premium service will allow you to employ more than one retainer
  • The ability to organize your saddlebags and retainer inventory.
• Moreover, those who choose the premium option will receive the following benefits:
  
  • Saddlebag capacity is doubled
  • Login bonus – one additional daily kupo nut, as well as greater maximum capacity

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Patch 4.4 Details

• Patch 4.4 “Prelude in Violet” is coming Mid-September
  • Will contain New Main Scenario Quests
• New Side Story Quests
  • The Four Lords
  • Event further Hildibrand Adventures
• New Sidequests
  • Doman Reconstruction
• New Instance Dungeons
  • The Burn(Tenative)
  • Stain Mocianne’s Arboretum (Hard)

• New Trials: From the Four Lords Questline
  • Suzaku (Tentative)
  • Suzaku (Extreme) (Tentative)
• New Raids
  • Omega: Alphascape
  • Omega: Alphascape Savage

Battle System update

• Job Adjustments
  • Role Action Slots Increased: Role action slots increased up to 10 as a temporary fix to some problems with the role action system.

PvP Updates

• Timed Attack (Tentative) added to quick chat
• PVP-specific HUD layouts can be adjusted on the Wolves’ Den Pier

The Forbidden Land: Eureka- 3rd Installment

• New Region Added
  • Will release in patch 4.4
  • Currently balancing adjustments
  • The name is decided but they felt it was so fast to reveal, especially since Pagos isn’t out yet
• The Logos System added
  • By doing certain actions, this Logos System will trigger.
  • The Logos system is different depending on the role you play.
  • For Example: There will be actions that will allow for a DPS to build threat like a tank.
• Eureka Weapons – The Challenge Continues!

The Lost Canals of Uznair update

• New Dungeons added.
• It will be randomized, so you may enter the same old Canals, or an entirely new dungeon!

Gathering and Crafting Updates

• New Recipes Added
• New Fishing Holes added: The Doman Enclave
• Zhloe Aliapoh – Custom Deliveries Rewards Adjusted

Grand Company Updates

• Captain Rank Unlocked
• Squadron Updates
• New Command Missions Added
• New Squadron Missions Added (To Attain the rank of Captain)

Housing Updates

• Mannequin Indoor Furnishing added
  • Gear equipped to mannequins can be put up for sale as a bundle, this will be linked to the market board.
  • You can compile all the glamours you want to buy and place on the mannequin immediately and buy it
• New customization features added
  • You can set roleplaying status to your house now
  • So if you want to make your house a shop, you can use the feature to make it look like a cafe.

Gold Saucer updates

• New GATE added – Platforming Puzzles
  • The jumping puzzles return, test your skills on a new jumping challenge!

Ceremony of Eternal Bonding Features Expanded

• New Ceremonies Added
• Anniversary ceremonies added, which allows you to reenact the ceremony you had during the Eternal Bond, you can invite your friends to an open party

Group Pose Settings Updated

• Minion actions, player walking/running motions added
• Lock time/weather setting added
• New Screen Effects Added

Additional Updates

• New Allagan Tomestones added
• Crystal Tower requirement revised
  • Yoshida has complained that entering Crystal Tower is very tiring and ridiculous and prompted Yoshida to adjust it. No more FATEs!
• Duty Recorder – recordable duties increased, features revised
• The Unending Journey features expanded
  • You can now view multiple choice scenes
• Configuration Data now saved to Server (Except display settings)
  • Player UI and layouts now saved to a server, no more having to set up your hotbars on a new PC!
  • However, Yoshida warns to be careful overwriting your settings

Original Article

 

I was really looking forward to the APP as well. But, when it comes to Premium... A subscription? Really!? For an app!?

No thanks.

 

I expect it will be handled via the Mog Station since it effects in-game bonuses such as additional retainers.

 

I'll definitely be downloading the app. The premium service seems a bit much. I guess as you get a free retainer I could stop paying for one of my retainers to offset the cost a bit. I guess it'll boil down to how much I really want those extra features.