Futures Rewritten, the fourth-titled update to Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers will arrive in early December. Today, Square Enix shared more details (and screenshots) of the new content and features planned for the patch via their official patch website. More information will be revealed in the next Letter from the Producer Live, scheduled for the morning of November 27th. In it we'll see more of what's planned for Patch 5.4. Until then, you can peruse through the contents of the last broadcast here, which includes a rundown of 5.4. content. Be warned: the content below contains spoilers for the Shadowbringers main scenario. Futures Rewritten "With Elidibus defeated and the fate of the First secured, the Scions make their long-awaited return to the Source. But in the new future they now look towards, will that which is written upon the pages of history be an anthem of hope...or a dirge of despair?" Continuing the main scenario from Patch 5.3 "Reflections in Crystal" will see the Warrior of Light and the Scions of the Seventh Dawn reunited in the Source. Like previous expansions, this chapter will begin to pivot the story towards the game's next expansion, likely to release next year. Matoya's Relict "The Makers' Quarter was once home

With the arrival of Patch 5.35 this week, Final Fantasy XIV players can take on the second chapter of the Save the Queen scenario, written by Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII creator Yasumi Matsuno. The overarching story picks up where the Return to Ivalice series left off -- so to understand what's at play, the game requires you complete that scenario first. Once that's complete, you'll need to finish the first chapter released back in Patch 5.25 -- the quest-giver is in Kugane. Without spoiling, the Bozjan Resistance has drafted the Warrior of Light to win back Alermuc Fortress (now Castrum Lacus Litore) from the Garlean Empire's IVth Legion. When you accept the quest and depart from Gangos, you'll be taken to resistance camp in the Southern Bozjan Front. Bozja is built similarly to the Forbidden Land Eureka series that released in the Stormblood expansion. You enter a large zone and take on varying objectives that employ the use of an independent levelling system. Story beats are gated based on your level, and the experience needed to raise it can be lost should you fall afield then use the Return function. (Be sure to call for help first!) This makes

The limited time Make-it-Rain Campaign event will return to the Manderville Gold Saucer in Final Fantasy XIV on October 21st and continues through November 20th. This event will see increase MGP gains by 50% as well as discounts on certain items. Furnishings on offer in previous events will also return. In order to participate, you must be Level 15 and have the ability to travel to Ul'dah. To begin, start the quest "Caught Shorthanded" by speaking to Nanaphon in Uldah's Steps of Nald. (X:9.2, Y:9.4) You'll be able to snag an exclusive "/consider" emote pictured below. (The Lodestone) It should be noted that the All Saints' Wake seasonal event will skip this year, but you'll be able to enter the Haunted Manor by speaking to the Genial Guiser at the Manderville Gold Saucer. If you want to check out the previous years' events, you can check them out on our YouTube channel below. (2016, 2017, 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlaypiwfOzo

Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 5.35 released this week, bringing with it our first foray into the Bozjan Southern Front in an effort to liberate it from the Garlean Empire's control. This content serves as a new chapter following the Return to Ivalice alliance raid series, which brought in Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII creator Yasumi Matsuno to pen its story. In fact, completing the Return to Ivalice series is required to enter this content, as it picks on some lingering threads left hanging. The content itself is an iteration of the Forbidden Land Eureka from the Stormblood patch series. You're set loose in a large zone with a variety of objectives, which may have you grinding monsters to gain experience points and flocking from FATE to FATE. Bozja streamlines the experience to a certain extent a bit and imparts a bit more of a structure to its field events, allowing for more exciting "Critical Engagements" and follow-up "Duels" at the expense of a queue system. It's possible to queue for an engagement and miss out -- but there's enough built into the backend that you aren't mired in downtime should such a situation arise. It feels a bit easier

Square Enix recently filed a new trademark for a 'Forspoken' title, sending off a wave of speculation that it may pertain to Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion. What makes this particularly notable is that each of the game's previous expansions have had their titles trademarked in advance of their announcement. The company also trademarked 'A Hero's Bonds,' which doesn't follow the naming conventions... if you were to leave out 'A Realm Reborn' perhaps. What's more: it may pertain to another game -- Final Fantasy XVI or the tentatively titled "Project Athia" springs to mind, though that may be a long way off yet. Either way, as the Shadowbringers scenario came to a close in Patch 5.3, many of the game's faithful are looking ahead to the fourth expansion, that, should the cadence of previous launches persist, will release next summer. Typically this announcement would come at the game's Fan Festival -- but due to the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering all three events -- it's not easy to pin down when the reveal will come. However, in the last Letter from the Producer Live broadcast, the team did share that a that a special broadcast in February 2021 will share "new information" regarding

In the 60th Letter from the Producer Live broadcast, Final Fantasy XIV director/producer Naoki Yoshida and global community manager Toshio Murouchi revealed the fourth major update to follow the Shadowbringers expansion set to release early in December.Titled "Futures Rewritten," the main scenario will continue, along with updates to the Eden raid series, the Sorrow of Werlyt scenario, and more. Special guest Kei Odagiri joined the broadcast to share how developing the game's many UI functions works. We've summarized the major information below -- check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PESPdDLQ2Y4 Patch 5.35 Content & Features Patch 5.35 will release on Tuesday, October 13th.The Bozjan Southern Front will be added. This is a new, large-scale encounter. Band together with up to 72 players and assist the Bozjan Resistance in their mission to rout the IVth Imperial Legion. Focus only on story quests or take on extra challenges, it's up to you.Do battle with the IVth Imperial Legion to raise your "mettle." With sufficient mettle, raise your Resistance rank to help the front line push forward. Then, you'll storm Castrum Lacus Litore.Players can increase their mettle by joining special encounters in the southern front, such as Skirmishes and Critical Engagements. Mettle can't be gained from killing enemies outside of

The Rising limited-time seasonal event quest returns to Final Fantasy XIV on August 27th to coincide with A Realm Reborn's seventh anniversary of service. During the event you'll be able to nab an exclusive Wind-up Ardbert minion and The Sultana's Seven wall-mounted furnishing. You'll have until September 14th to complete the event. In order to participate, you'll need to be at least Level 15 and unlocked travel to Ul'dah. To begin, start the quest "Art of Glass" which can be found with J'bhen Tia in Ul'dah's Steps of Nald. (X:10.3, Y:8.3) "The Rising festival is known for bringing a splash of color to Ul'dah, and this year's celebration is especially vibrant. J'bhen Tia's exhibition of stained glass evokes memories of a pivotal moment in history, but he will need the assistance of a willing volunteer to ensure the event proceeds without a hitch." -- The Lodestone You can check out events from previous years on our YouTube channel -- including 2019. 2018. 2017, and 2016's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsGo7hLf0cs

It’s been one year since Final Fantasy XIV celebrated the successful launch of its third expansion, Shadowbringers. With the finale in the form of Patch 5.3: Reflections in Crystal only a day away from emotionally crushing the community while simultaneously providing us adorable stickers for our screenshots in Group Pose, I had taken this time to fondly look back and reflect on what made Shadowbringers such a fantastic expansion compared to those that came before. I found myself asking: Why was it so good? What was done differently this time around? What made Shadowbringers rival previous Final Fantasy games, matching them in greatness and nostalgia? As I thought about these questions, I realized it was because the development team hit five major story-crafting elements that ultimately led to the game’s success. In this piece, I will be going over those five subjects in hopes that it not only puts my thoughts about the expansion into words, but also help others see what I believe made the story so incredible, and why Shadowbringers was, and is, an incredible work of art that will be remembered for years to come. A warning for those still new to the game: There are going to be some

As the release of Patch 5.3 "Reflections in Crystal" draws closer, Square Enix has been sharing more information on the third major update to follow Final Fantasy XIV's Shadowbringers expansion. This time we get a glimpse at the new tribe quests in Lakeland that feature Norvrandt's dwarves, updates to New Game+, Trial Synthesis, and Sundry Splendors. Before we begin, you can also check out additional information on the A Realm Reborn revamp and Unreal Trials here. You can also check our rundown of the latest Letter from the Producer Live broadcast which details more of the content to come. Crafting-based tribe quests arrive with the dwarves. While you may have previously encountered them in Kholusia, it seems there's a specific reason why they've set up a camp in Lakeland. Rewards will include exclusive minions and mounts, one of which may be pictured below... "The people of Tomra aspire to follow in the footsteps of their hero, the Warrior of Darkness, by contributing to the prosperity of Norvrandt. Their ambitious plans will lead them far from home─and perhaps the doorstep of that very hero─as they labor to bring a design sketched by legendary dwarven smith Watts to life." -- Patch 5.3 Website Crafting won't

More details on Final Fantasy XIV's third major patch following the Shadowbringers expansion went online today, including more information on Ishgard Restoration, the A Realm Reborn Revamp, as well as new mounts and minions. Titled "Reflections in Crystal," Patch 5.3 will continue the main scenario through the conclusion of the Shadowbringers story, including a new dungeon and mystery trial. The YorHa Dark Apocalypse alliance raid series collaboration with NieR Automata will also continue with The Puppets' Bunker, and a new map will be added for the Resistance Weapon series, in which you'll take part in a campaign against the Garlean Empire. You can read more on the patch's contents (and watch a trailer) here. It's important to mention that, before you can start Patch 5.3's main scenario, the team is now requiring that you complete the Crystal Tower alliance raid series and the My Little Chocobo quest obtainable from your Grand Company. Faux Hollows will be a mini-game built around a new difficulty mode for trials: "Unreal." While it's not necessarily harder than Extreme or Ultimate trials, the concept behind this mode is to tune classic trials to players' current level and item level rather than using level sync. The first trial will