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Final Fantasy XIV Game's Patch 3.5 Previewed in 8-Minute Video
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The official YouTube channel for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV game began streaming an eight-minute video on Friday that details the game's upcoming patch 3.5, titled "The Far Edge of Fate." ("Shukumei no Hate" in Japanese). Part 1 of the patch launches on January 17, and Part 2 launches in March.
English Version
Japanese Version
The patch adds a new scenario, the "Further Hildibrand Adventures" and "Saint Endalim's Scholasticate" side quests, the "Containment Bay Z1T9" trial, the "Dun Scaith" alliance raid dungeon, the "Baelsar's Wall" and "Sohm Al (Hard)" dungeons, and the GARO crossover gear and mounts. Other additions include paintings and aquariums for houses, new gear, new hairstyles, new emotes, new minions, and new mounts.
Pre-orders for the game's second expansion, titled Stormblood, start on January 24. The expansion will launch in Japan, North America, and Europe on June 20. Stormblood will feature Ala Mhigo as its backdrop, and the storyline will center on the city's liberation. XIIth Legion Legatus Zenos yae Galvus, who is the ruler of the occupied city, serves as one of the enemies players will face.
The expansion will also raise the level cap from 60 to 70, and will add the new Red Mage job, new dungeons, new high-level raids, new alliance raids, and new gear. The expansion will also let players swim and dive, and will increase players' inventory size. Nobuo Uematsu is composing the theme song for the new expansion.
When Stormblood launches, Sony and Square Enix will stop support for the game for the PlayStation 3. The companies plan to launch an upgrade campaign that "will allow PS3 players to seamlessly join in the battle for Ala Mhigo at launch."
Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIV Online for personal computers in September 2010. After criticism from fans, the company revealed an updated version of the game titled Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn that added a new world and story. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn launched on Windows PC and PS3 in August 2013, and then on PS4 in April 2014. Square Enix released the first expansion for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, titled Heavensward, in June 2015.
The game currently has more than 6 million players.
