On January 4, patch 6.05 of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker went live. It brings the epic raid battles of Pandæmonium, the new dungeon Euphoratron, as well as further adjustments and new items. You can find the highlights of the patch notes and server status information on our site MeinMMO.
What kind of patch is this? 6.05 is one of the interim patches announced for the time after the release of the new expansion Endwalker. While the epic Pandemonium raid provides gameplay content for hardcore players, the casual community also benefits.
The treasure hunt dungeon Euphoratron offers new cosmetic items like companions and a glamour outfit. Additionally, there have been a series of balance adjustments for the jobs, new recipes for crafters, and fixes for known issues. We give you an overview of the most important changes.
When do the servers go online? The servers have been online again since 11:00 AM German time.
Details on Patch 6.05 – Pandæmonium – Asphodelos (epic)
How to unlock the content:
- Location: Labyrinthos X: 8.4 / Y: 27.4
- NPC: Nemjiji
- Quest name: In the Heart of the High Watcher
- Requirements: Completion of the normal mode of Aphodelos
Upon completing a raid battle, the players of the group receive the following drops:
- Asphodelos chests: When an Asphodelos chest is used, an equipment item for the job or class being played at that time is issued. Furthermore, weapons can be directly looted from treasure chests in “Asphodelos – Fourth Circle (epic)”.
- Upgrade materials Skyward Polish, Skyward Fabric, and Skyward Solvent, which can upgrade the equipment exchanged for Allagan Stones of Astronomy from item level 590 to 600.
- Parts of the Asphodelos mythos awarded as a reward for the individual levels of the raid “Pandæmonium – Asphodelos (epic)” can be exchanged for equipment items with Mylenie in Labyrinthos (X:8.3 Y:27.6) or Djole in Radz-at-Han (X:10.3 Y:9.6).
The raid equipment has the same design as the outfits from the normal mode, with the difference that the parts from the epic mode can be colored.
For the epic Pandæmonium raid, the following restrictions apply:
- Minimum level 90
- No duplicate jobs
- Minimum item level:
- Asphodelos – First Circle (epic): min. 570
- Asphodelos – Second Circle (epic): min. 575
- Asphodelos – Third Circle (epic): min. 580
- Asphodelos – Fourth Circle (epic): min. 580
- Time limit: Asphodelos 1 to 3 – 90 minutes, Aphodelos 4 – 120 minutes
If there are group members who have already completed the phase, fewer treasure chests will appear. Additionally, these players do not have a right to equipment items and parts of the Asphodelos mythos from the treasure chests.
- If 1 to 4 players have completed the level, only 1 treasure chest will appear. If there are 5 or more players, none will appear.
- Progress resets weekly on Tuesday at 5:00 PM (Earth time).
These are the new Allagan stones: Characters at level 90 can now also collect Allagan stones of Astronomy. Each week, a character can collect a maximum of 450 stones, with a total cap of no more than 2,000.
The stones can be exchanged with the NPC Khaldeen in Radz-at-Han (X:10.9 Y:10.4) for new equipment items with item level 590.
Initially, 1,000 stones were required for a weapon. This amount has been reduced to 500.
The Allagan stones of Astronomy can be obtained in all daily random contents, provided you enter with a level 90 job and in level 90 dungeons.
Treasure maps dungeon Euphoratron
The new dungeon is the Endwalker version of the Channels of Uznair and Lyhe Ghia. In it, a group of up to 8 players can try their luck and make their way to the deepest level. Access to the dungeon opens randomly upon using Ophiotauros leather treasure maps, which you can obtain through gathering classes by harvesting level 90 gathering points.
As a reward, there are always new cosmetic items like companions, furniture for your housing, and rare materials for a new outfit. Additionally, a lot of Gil will be awarded as a reward.
Job balance changes
The following jobs have received adjustments in patch 6.05:
- The Monk will no longer be penalized for missing the target with a set of skills:
- Fist of the Destroyer, Earth Shatter, Fourfold Judgment, and Shadow of the Destroyer grant the corresponding chakras despite the miss.
- Elixir Field, Ignition, and Phoenix Dance grant Moon and Sun Nadi.
- Dragoon received buffs for the attacks Twin Wyrm (from 370 to 420), Geiskogul (from 250 to 260), and Nastrond (from 350 to 360).
- Samurai received buffs for the range of its abilities Higanbana, Kaeshi Higanbana, Midare Setsugekka, and Kaeshi Setsugekka to 6 Yalm.
- Ninja received a series of buffs and adjustments:
- Dancing Raiju was buffed (from 400 to 560), the duration of 15 seconds was removed.
- Howling Raiju was also buffed (from 400 to 560), the range was reduced to 3 Yalm, the condition changed to “Can only be executed during Raiju Blitz”.
- Phantom Kamaitachi can now be cast without the stack Double Self, the increase of the Ninki gauge has been set to 10.
- The duration of Double Self is no longer tied to the status Kamaitachi-ready. Instead, the effect now lasts 45 seconds.
- Reaper was lightly nerfed. The healing potential from the skill Arcane Emblem was reduced from 100 to 50.
- Dancer received a category change from Talent to Weapon Skill for the abilities Simple Finale, Complex Finale, and Tillana.
- Summoner gets a buff for the skills Source of Fire (from 430 to 520) and Sign of Purification (from 180 to 240).
- Scholar can now deploy its fairy at a greater distance of 30 Yalm.
No changes were made to the remaining jobs.
Miscellaneous
- New master recipes for crafters have been added
- New mounts and companions have been added.
- New items have been added that can be exchanged for MGP.
- New furnishing items have been added.
- New music rolls for the orchestrion have been added.
- New highwild can be hunted.
- New training targets have been added to the Stone Puppet Training.
- New achievements and titles have been added.
- In the group finder, the condition “Content completed (reward for this week not yet received)” can now be selected.
- New music tracks have been added.
Near and Distant Future
What comes next: With 6.05, the last patch with a fixed release date is released. By the end of January, the Halloween event Alleschutzheiligen is expected to be rescheduled.
If the development team continues its usual release cycle for patches, players can expect patch 6.1 around mid-spring. This will likely include the following content:
- New story quests that start a new fresh storyline after completing Endwalker.
- New trial content and the EX version of the final boss of Endwalker.
- New 24-player raid of Eorzea’s myths.
- The casual content Sanctuary Island, which is a kind of “Stardew Valley” mode of FFXIV.
- Major changes in PvP.
Currently, FFXIV is still facing a sales stop because the game is struggling with full servers and long queues:
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