Final Fantasy 14 just announced the release date for Patch 6.25, its minor content release for the Endwalker expansion. Two new types of dungeons, a new tribe quest, and the Endwalker Relic weapons will be available for Final Fantasy 14 players starting Tuesday, October 18.
The patch announcement occurred at the Live Letter from the Producer during Final Fantasy 14’s most recent 14-Hour Broadcast. This patch marks the mid-point between Patch 6.2, Buried Memory, and the currently-unnamed Patch 6.3.
Though mid-patches like 6.25 are smaller than major content releases, there are plenty of things for players to look forward to in the update. The Gentleman Inspector Hildibrand Manderville’s absurd hijinks continue in this patch and even connect to the Endwalker Relic Weapon quest, which will involve Hildibrand’s father, Godbert Manderville. A Tribal Questline involving the robotic Omicrons is also coming for gatherer jobs. Lastly, the Variant and Criterion dungeons–the Sil'dihn Subterrane and Another Sil’dihn Subterrane–arrive as well. The former dungeon provides a casual, branching story experience for between one and four players, while the latter is a challenging version of the Variant dungeons with both a normal and Savage mode.
Players are excited Final Fantasy 14’s new patch is coming so soon. Now that Final Fantasy 14 players have had time to take on the new Pandaemonium raids and Extreme trials, they are looking for new content to sink their teeth into while they wait for the next major release. These new dungeons and quests will give players something to whet their appetite until the next major patch.
With Patch 6.2 having launched almost exactly two months before 6.25, players can expect Patch 6.3 to arrive in late December or early January. In addition to an expansion of the Main Scenario, players can expect a new dungeon and Trial, an Ultimate duty, Alliance Raid, and a Deep Dungeon, as well as further expansion of Final Fantasy 14's Duty Support system and job balance. Players can expect to hear more about Patch 6.3 during the next Live Letter from the Producer, likely in November.
Final Fantasy 14 also just announced its Fan Festival dates for 2023 and 2024. These events will be the first live Fan Fests since 2019, and promise to be the biggest to date due to Final Fantasy 14’s increase in popularity since then. Players can almost certainly expect an official announcement for the next Final Fantasy 14 expansion during the first Fan Fest in Las Vegas on July 28.
Final Fantasy 14 is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5.