Key Takeaways
- Players must complete various main scenario and role quests, including 'Dawntrail' and several specific role quests to access new content.
- Significant adjustments have been made to PvP actions for different classes, impacting potencies and cooldowns.
- Season 13 will reset player rankings, with the top 300 players from each data center receiving rewards and new achievements added.
Square Enix has released Final Fantasy 14 update 7.16 today and this adds Season 13 of Crystalline Conflict. This is update appear as version 1.000.291 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and 10.90 on PS4. Other things this update includes are new role quests and much more.
Read on to see the rest of the patch notes down below.
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New Final Fantasy 14 Update Starts Season 13 of Crystalline Conflict
Playable Content
Quests
New role quests have been added.
Picking Up the Torch
- Disciple of War or Magic level 100
- Tuliyollal (X:12.3 Y:14.6)
- Rral Majun
- Players must first complete the main scenario quest “Dawntrail,” tank role quest “Dreams of a New Day,” healer role quest “An Antidote for Anarchy,” melee DPS role quest “A Hunter True,” physical ranged DPS role quest “The Mightiest Shield,” and magical ranged DPS role quest “Heroes and Pretenders.”
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New chapters have been added to New Game+.
The final quest of each chapter must be completed before they can be unlocked.
Side Story Quests
- Role Master Quests (Dawntrail)
Housing
A new orchestrion roll has been added.
Miscellaneous
A new emote has been added.
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Battle System
By speaking with Uah’shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5), players can exchange the following items obtained from Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic):
| Item Obtained | Item Required | |
|---|---|---|
| Clouddark Demimateria II x1 | Clouddark Demimateria I x5 |
PvP
The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:
Further explanations of PvP action changes and adjustments can be found in the job guide.
View thejob guide.
Dark Knight
| Action | Adjustment | |
|---|---|---|
| Eventide | Potency has been increased from 8,000-16,000 to 10,000-20,000. |
Ninja
| Action | Adjustment | |
|---|---|---|
| Doton | Reduction to damage taken has been reduced from 25% to 20%. |
Viper
| Action | Adjustment | |
|---|---|---|
| First Generation | Potency has been increased from 6,000 to 8,000. | |
| Second Generation | Potency has been increased from 6,000 to 8,000. | |
| Third Generation | Potency has been increased from 6,000 to 8,000. | |
| Fourth Generation | Potency has been increased from 6,000 to 8,000. |
Machinist
| Action | Adjustment | |
|---|---|---|
| Full Metal Field | Potency has been increased from 8,000 to 10,000. Recast time has been reduced from 32 to 30 seconds. |
Black Mage
| Action | Adjustment | |
|---|---|---|
| Burst | Potency has been increased from 12,000 to 15,000. Barrier strength has been increased from a heal potency of 12,000 to 15,000. |
Summoner
| Action | Adjustment | |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Buster | Potency has been increased from 10,000 to 12,000. | |
| Slipstream | Additional effect that increases movement speed by 25% on allies now also applies to self. |
White Mage
| Action | Adjustment | |
|---|---|---|
| Glare III | The text “Action changes to Glare IV when under the effect of Sacred Sight” has been added. | |
| Seraph Strike | The text “Action changes to Glare IV upon execution” has been removed. | |
| Afflatus Purgation | Healing over time potency of Temperance has been reduced from 6,000 to 4,000. | |
| Glare IV | Potency has been increased from 8,000 to 9,000. |
Scholar
| Action | Adjustment | |
|---|---|---|
| Summon Seraph | Recovery via healing actions granted by the effect Seraphic Illumination has been reduced from 20% to 10%. |
Astrologian
| Action | Adjustment | |
|---|---|---|
| Microcosmos | HP recovered at the time of execution has been reduced from a cure of 5,000 potency plus 25% of compiled damage to a cure of 4,000 potency plus 20% of compiled damage. |
The time between action execution and effect activation has been shortened for the following PvP actions:
All Jobs
- Recuperate
- Purify
Paladin
- Shield Smite
- Intervene
Warrior
- Primal Rend
- Onslaught
- Orogeny
- Chaotic Cyclone
- Primal Wrath
- Primal Scream
Dark Knight
- Impalement
- Salted Earth
Gunbreaker
- Fated Circle
- Fated Brand
- Terminal Trigger
Monk
- Dragon Kick
- Demolish
- Leaping Opo
- Phantom Rush
- Wind’s Reply
- Rising Phoenix
- Earth’s Reply
Dragoon
- Wyrmwind Thrust
- Sky Shatter
Ninja
- Dokumori
- Forked Raiju
- Fleeting Raiju
Samurai
- Mineuchi
- Hyosetsu
- Mangetsu
- Oka
- Kaeshi: Namikiri
- Tendo Setsugekka
- Tendo Kaeshi Setsugekka
- Zantetsuken
Reaper
- Lemure’s Scythe
- Tenebrae Lemurum
Viper
- World-swallower
Bard
- Silent Nocturne
- Repelling Shot
Machinist
- Marksman’s Spite
Black Mage
- Burst
Summoner
- Mountain Buster
Red Mage
- Vice of Thorns
Pictomancer
- Clawed Muse
- Retribution of the Madeen
White Mage
- Afflatus Purgation
Astrologian
- Gravity II
- Oracle
Sage
- Phlegma III
- Psyche
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Crystalline Conflict
Season Twelve will end and Season Thirteen will begin.
When the season ends, the top 300 ranking players from each data center (100 in Oceania) will receive vouchers via the moogle delivery service.
Players finishing in the Bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Seasonal Quartermaster at the Wolves’ Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).
Learn more aboutrewards.
* Tier rewards for Season Twelve must be claimed before the end of Season Thirteen.
Players will begin Season Thirteen five risers lower than the rank at which they finished Season Twelve. Rising Stars will be reset to zero.
Season Thirteen will be held in the following data centers:
| Physical Data Center | Logical Data Center | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Elemental | |
| North America | Dynamis | |
| Europe | Light | |
| Oceania | Materia |
System
New achievements have been added.
The following text commands have been added:
| Command | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| /poseoftheunbound /unbound | ALIASES: /poseoftheunbound, /unbound USAGE: /poseoftheunbound [subcommand]→Pose as if freed from all inhibition and common sense.>>Subcommands: motion Perform motion only.Both text and motion will be displayed when no subcommand is specified. |
New trophies and achievements have been added. (PlayStation®5/Xbox Series X|S)
Resolved Issues
- The following issues have been addressed.
- An issue in Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic) wherein the actions “Lateral-core Phaser” and “Core-lateral Phaser” were oppositely labeled.
- An issue with first-time completion duties wherein the following message was erroneously displayed if players new to the duty were present:”One or more party members are new to this duty.
Upon completion, a bonus may be awarded based on the number of new party members.” - An issue with the dragoon PvP action Wyrmwind Thrust wherein using High Jump directly after would cause the potency of Wyrmwind Thrust to decrease.
- An issue wherein the graphics for the ex-arch’s jacket appeared incorrectly when equipped to certain races.
- An issue with certain gamepads wherein FPS would decrease upon connection. (Mac version only)
- Some minor text issues have been addressed.
Other various issues have also been addressed.
New Items
| Item | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Bustle Orchestrion Roll Orchestrion Roll | Music roll forBright Bustle. Use to add to your orchestrion list. |
We will alert our readers when a new FF14 update is out in the near future.
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