Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida outlined what's coming in Patch 7.1 at his latest Letter from the Producer Live event at the Tokyo Game Show overnight, including new artwork, quests, and the Yuweyawata Field Station dungeon.
The patch, expected in mid-November, called “Crossroads,” will also include new Allied Society quests for Dawntrail, focusing on a new Pelupelu merchant.
While Yoshida didn't provide any story clues, he suggested that these missions would be perfect for players who level jobs to 100.
As reported by The Gamer, Yoshida gave us some new artwork, including that of Bakool Ja Ja, and revealed that the new main scenario quests (MSQ) would mainly focus on Zoraal Ja and his relationship with his son. We also learned that we will be spending time with Wawlika's wife, Nitowikiei, who will help us during Dawntrail's custom delivery missions.
We also learned that Chaotic Alliance Raids, a newer, more difficult version of the existing Alliance Raids, are also on the way. These accommodate a raid group of up to 24 players.
Players can also expect more role quests once they complete all existing role quests for all role types.
Expect more news as we get closer to Crossroads' release in November.
Final Fantasy 14's first graphical overhaul since the release of version 2.0 in 2013 is here with version 7.0, including changes to lighting and ambient occlusion (AO), the addition of DLSS enhancement on PC, 120Hz support on current generation consoles and a 30 fps limit. More useful for latest generation machines.
As Digital Foundry summarized for us, it's a substantial effort that even includes reworked textures, models, and shading work for some (but not all) characters and environments, helping the game feel a little closer to its modern contemporaries.