Final Fantasy XIV: 2 more patches before Stormblood – Major change

The fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV will receive two more patches before the expansion Stormblood launches in June. These are expected to bring significant changes to Eorzea.

These days, PAX East is happening in Boston. One of the most sought-after speakers there is Naoki Yoshida, the director of Final Fantasy XIV.

The most important questions about the Stormblood expansion were clarified at the Fan Festival in Frankfurt, but there were still some additions from a question and answer panel and discussions with the US side Massivelyop.

We summarize these in bullet points:

• Two patches will come before Stormblood, the expansion 4.0.
• Patch 3.56 will start in a few weeks.
• 3.57 will come “sometime after that.” Yoshida says players should prepare for major changes hitting Eorzea to set the stage for the Stormblood expansion.

280 weapons in the Diadem? Players should calm down, it is a lucky drop.

• Regarding the 280 weapons that caused excitement in Patch 3.55b, Yoshida says these weapons are random and luck-based. They cannot be worked towards. That was also planned. The idea was to release such weapons one more time, which would become obsolete with Stormblood regardless. They would be a “lucky drop” for a few days. Players should calm down and not get overly excited.
• No new collector or crafting class will be added to Final Fantasy XIV with Stormblood.
• With Patch 4.1 or 4.2, they want to revise the in-game wedding.
• Mannequins, mannequins for housing will be introduced. This will allow players to display their weapons and armor. This is planned for the 4.x series of patches.
• Yoshida himself, as a smoker, would like emotes that signal “smoking” and “drinking.” But there could be issues with age ratings. He cannot promise anything here.

For more information about the 280 weapons in Final Fantasy XIV and the trouble they caused, read this article:

Final Fantasy XIV: 3.55b – 280 weapons in mass PvE annoys raiders