#Crossroads coming in November, together with new Chaotic Alliance Raid, improved Corridor of the Novice, and extra – Destructoid

With the Tokyo Recreation Present 2024 coming to an finish, Naoki Yoshida and Toshio Murouchi have sat down and supplied viewers around the globe with the primary sneak peak of what’s to return in Last Fantasy XIV‘s patch 7.1. 

We now have a reputation for the patch, Crossroads, and as ordinary there are extra MSQ quests and a brand new dungeon, Yuweyawata Subject Station, to be accomplished. With its launch deliberate for “mid-November”, Crossroads is jam-packed with new content material and options, so with out additional ado, let’s dive into right this moment’s reveals. 

Be aware: The stream was in Japanese solely, and data right here comes from presentation slides (which have been fortunately translated) and reside translations supplied by Miuna within the FFXIV Official Discord server. 

Echoes of Vana’diel particulars revealed

Revealing that he has undertaken the primary play check with 24 gamers, Yoshida proudly confirmed off some screenshots of the upcoming Echoes of Vana’diel Alliance Raid quest line:

Half one of many quest line will likely be known as ‘Jeuno: The First Stroll’, and the areas will likely be acquainted to anybody who has performed Last Fantasy XI. In line with Yoshida, the identical artists and designers who labored on these areas in FFXI have additionally labored on them in FFXIV, in order that they’re true to the supply materials. 

It was additionally revealed that, to stay in-keeping with the truth that boss names in FFXI weren’t translated into Japanese, additionally they gained’t be translated in FFXIV.

Embrace the chaos

The primary ever savage tier 24-man raid is to be added in patch 7.1, aptly named “Chaotic Alliance Raids”, though they is probably not what you’re anticipating. 

Fairly than going via a complete Alliance Raid with beefed up trash mobs, Chaotic Alliance Raids will as an alternative be 24-man encounters with the ultimate boss of the raid. The primary of those will likely be The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic), which can see gamers face off towards a now very acquainted enemy who has an entire new vary of mechanics to throw at us. 

That explains why she’s on the official Crossroads patch artwork.

A shocking, though not unwelcome reveal from right this moment’s Reside Letter was the truth that the Corridor of the Novice is getting extra classes for individuals to finish as soon as they hit stage 49. 

These classes will likely be about particular mechanics, together with and never restricted to:

• Several types of tank busters
• Unfold markers
• Stack markers
• Look away markers
• Towers

It was famous that these classes aren’t obligatory, however have been added after points have been raised, significantly from “abroad gamers”, about these graduating from Sprout standing being unaware of how some mechanics are purported to play out. 

Dawntrail’s first Allied Society and Customized Deliveries 

The primary of Dawntrail’s Allied Society quest traces will take us to Urqopacha, and put us again in touch with the Pelupelu who reside there. Few particulars got about what the hunt line would entail, but it surely was revealed that this might be an Allied Society for Battle jobs. 

We have been additionally launched to our first Customized Deliveries NPC for Dawntrail, Nitowikwe, who seems to be primarily based in Shaaloani. In line with the screenshots, we’re more likely to be working alongside the reflections of the prepare crew who helped us pressure our means into Heritage Discovered.

Byakko’s making a comeback

The primary of Dawntrail’s Unreal Trials has been revealed, and it’ll see gamers face off towards Byakko as soon as once more in The Jade Stoa (Unreal). Little was revealed in regards to the mechanics that gamers can anticipate, however I’m trying ahead to taking one other freefall down the tunnel of doom. 

Yoshida additionally famous that now that we’ve seen the primary of the Unreal Trials for Dawntrail, we will collect which course they’re going to go in for the remainder of the growth. It’s doubtless that we’ll be taking up just a few extra Auspices earlier than the growth reaches its conclusion.

Trials and Raids 

The one Dawntrail Trial to not have an Excessive model, The Interphos, will now get its harder counterpart within the form of The Minstrel’s Ballad: Sphene’s Burden.

We have been additionally proven some new glimpses of the subsequent Final Raid, Futures Rewritten (Final), together with extra new screenshots of the foes we’re set to face, together with what seems to be Gaia in a way more highly effective kind. Futures Rewritten (Final) is just not set to be launched when the primary 7.1 patch is carried out, however is anticipated to return one or two weeks later.

And naturally, Hildibrand

Love him or hate him, at this level no growth can be full with out him (besides Shadowbringers, which appears to have achieved simply tremendous with out him). Both means, the gentlemanly detective is again for the Inconceivably Additional Hildibrand Adventures. 

From the screenshots proven, it’s clear to see that Hildibrand and co. will likely be heading to Answer 9. How and why stays to be seen, however there are positive to be fireworks, and bombs.

However wait, there’s extra!

There have been so many new additions and updates talked about within the one hour lengthy Reside Letter, and it’s not possible to assemble all of them collectively as a way to move them on. Fairly than attempt, right here’s all the things else that was talked about, in addition to any related screenshots:

• New Recreation+ help will likely be added for 7.0 together with:
  • MSQ
  • Job Quests
  • Position Quests
• Responsibility Help will likely be added for 7.0 dungeons
  • Responsibility Help for non-MSQ dungeons to be added at a later date
  • Responsibility Help to be added for Halatali
• PVP Replace
  • New actions to be added for all jobs besides Viper and Pictomancer
  • Enviornment enhancements for Purple Sands and Cloud 9
  • Stability changes for Frontline and Rival Wings
  • PvP Sequence 7 begins
• PvE steadiness changes, though specifics weren’t detailed
• Doman Mahjong replace
  • Voiced reactions and commentary from Scions to be added
  • Particular person voices might be chosen from a brand new menu
  • New voices will likely be bought from the Gold Saucer with MGP

• Housing replace
  • The flexibility to vary the inside design of your own home no matter housing district will likely be carried out
  • New trendy and pillarless inside designs to be added
  • Altering the inside of your own home might be achieved as typically as you want for free of charge
  • Objects in the home when the inside is modified will routinely be despatched into storage