Final Fantasy XIV Patch 4.1 revealed

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 4.1 revealed

RETURN TO IVALICE IN FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE

AS FIRST PATCH 4.1 DETAILS REVEALED

Yo-Kai Watch Collaboration Event Also Returning Today

Sydney, 5th September 2017 - The first details of FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online's hotly-anticipated Patch 4.1 have been revealed during a special 14-hour livestream held to mark the MMO's fourth anniversary.

Set to release in Early October, Patch 4.1 is officially titled "The Legend Returns" and will be the first major patch to release following the successful launch of Stormblood™, the title's critically-acclaimed second expansion pack.

 

During the celebratory livestream, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida hosted the 38th installment of the ‘Letter from the Producer LIVE' series, where he revealed the first details about Patch 4.1: The Legend Returns:

• New Main Scenario and Side Quests - including the return of Hildibrand
• New Alliance Raid - Return to Ivalice
• New Primal Battle - The Extreme version of the Main Story boss
• New Ultimate Difficulty - The Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate)
• New PvP Content - Rival Wings 24 vs 24
• New Instanced Dungeon - The Drowned City of Skalla
• The Lost Canals of Uznair Update - New Maps leading to Deeper Submerged Chambers, New Systems and New Enemies
• Adventurer Squadron Updates - New Missions where you can form a party and enter Dungeons with your Squadron Members
• New Beast Tribe Quests - The Kojin
• Housing Update - Shirogane Plots and Relocation Service Available
• And much more...

During the livestream, Yoshida was also joined by Yasumi Matsuno (FINAL FANTASY XII / FINAL FANTASY TACTICS) to discuss the upcoming 24-player alliance raid, "Return to Ivalice." Matsuno is writing the scenario for the raid as a special guest creator, bringing the world of Ivalice to FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. For fans who've been waiting to get their first look at what's to come, a tantalising first glimpse at the upcoming raid was revealed:

 

Also announced during this special Letter from the producer LIVE was the return of the exciting collaboration between Final Fantasy XIV and Level-5's Yo-Kai Watch®. Players will once again be able to collect Yo-Kai themed weapons, minions as well as a mount from today until November 1st! More information can be found here: http://sqex.to/GVy

For further details on everything discussed during the PLL, visit: http://sqex.to/Dgh

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All editions of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, including the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood expansion, may be purchased through the Square Enix® Online Store here: http://sqex.to/FFXIVStore