Final Fantasy XIV releases Patch 6.25 today with its new content. How to unlock the new quests and dungeons can be found here.
This is the situation: Today, on October 18th, the new update 6.25 goes live in FFXIV. It brings a whole range of new content, which is why there will be a 4-hour long maintenance of the servers beforehand.
Meanwhile, the patch has already been deployed, and you can download it to start right after the maintenance ends.
How long does the maintenance last? The server maintenance ended as scheduled at 12:00 PM. The servers are online, but you can expect queues of about 500 players.
Return of Hildibrand
This is one of the prerequisite quests for the new “Relic Weapons,” which are called “Manderville Weapons” this time. Unlocking them is tied to the entire Hildibrand questline.
How to unlock the quest:
- Name of the starting quest: Attack of the Außerætheric
- Quest NPC: Nashu Mhakaracca
- Location: Radz-at-Han (X:11.8 Y:11.2)
- Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the previous Hildibrand quests “A man who awakens desire with honor”
Manderville Weapons
This traditional type of weapons is unlocked through a quest and is upgraded and improved continuously over an expansion. By the end of the expansion, they thus become temporarily the strongest weapons in the game.
How to unlock the quest:
- Name of the starting quest: Make a piece out of Manderville
- Quest NPC: Servants of the Mandervilles
- Location: Radz-at-Han (X: 11.8 / Y: 11.2)
- Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the previous Hildibrand quests “Copy of an Unreplicable”.
The Omikron Tribe
The tribe features new dailies, of which you can complete 3 daily (6, if you manage to do the first batch before the reset today at 5 PM). For the Omikron, you complete the daily quests with your gathering classes. They provide a lot of EXP for your gatherers, in case they are not yet at level 90.
How to unlock the quest:
- Name of the starting quest: The Seed of Peace
- Quest NPC: Jammingway
- Location: Ultima Thule (X:25.4 Y:26.3)
- Requirements: A gatherer at level 80. Completion of the quest to the dungeon “Stigma Holometrics”.
Unstable Vault: The Undercity of Sil’dih
The new dungeon is designed for 1 to 4 players and offers variety compared to the usual dungeons in FFXIV. You access the content through the new “Vault visits” in your main menu, under game content.
How to unlock the quest:
- Name of the starting quest: A Key to the Past
- Quest NPC: Shallow Marsh
- Location: Old Sharlayan (X:12.0 Y:13.3)
- Item Level: 575
- Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the quest “Under Protective Wings”. Then speak with Osmon in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3).
The dungeon seems to be a mix of the Deep Vault and contents like Bozja and Eureka. On one hand, there are no restrictions for group composition here. You can enter with 4 tanks or 3 healers and one DPS.
On the other hand, there are special commands that are exclusive to the dungeon. They are called “unstable commands” and have effects that are usually reserved for other jobs. These include healing and reviving teammates. You can set up two different sets with up to 5 commands.
The Curious Undercity of Sil’dih
The Curious Undercity is a harder version of the unstable vault. It is designed for 4 players, who must form a group consisting of 1 Tank, 1 Healer, and 2 DPS. Depending on the group composition and commands, players receive a bonus to their damage.
How to unlock the quest:
- Quest NPC: Osmon
- Location: Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3)
- Item Level: 610
- Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the quest “A Key to the Past”.
- Loot Exchange: Trisassant in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3)
The revival in the content is limited. Each participant receives access to the command “Revive II,” which can only be used once and then can only be activated again after a certain time. All other revival effects are ineffective.
The Curious Undercity of Sil’dih (Epic)
Players looking for a special challenge can find it in the epic version of the Undercity. It can only be entered by an existing group of players, and here too the Tank-Healer-DPS rules apply.
How to unlock the quest:
- Quest NPC: Osmon
- Location: Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3)
- Item Level: 610
- Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the Curious Undercity of Sil’dih.
- Loot Exchange: Trisassant in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3)
Basically, the same rules apply here as in the normal version, but with the difference that unstable commands cannot be used here. Also, death is punished more harshly here.
- There is no revival
- Dead characters cannot return to the start of the dungeon and stand up
- In the case of a group wipe, the dungeon resets
- If a character disconnects or loses connection during the content, it is also considered death.
If the group cannot complete the dungeon within a certain time, the enemies in it receive a boost. Their dealt damage increases significantly, and the damage received decreases.
Miscellaneous
- New furniture from the design competition has been added.
- A new emote has been added.
- A new outfit has been added.
- New mounts have been added.
- New companions have been added.
- New fashion accessories have been added.
- The power of transcending in “Pandæmonium – Asphodelos (epic)” has been increased to 15%.
- For players who are the target of the Paladin PvP command “Guardian,” the effect “If the target interacts with an object, the command has no effect” does not apply when they interact with an object they possess.
- New crafting recipes have been added.
- New gathering points have been added, and new items can be found at old gathering points.
- New fishing spots have been added, and new fish can be caught at old fishing spots.
- The name of the fishing spot Elegeia has been changed to Domicile of the Ea.
- The fishing spots “Fount of Remorse” and “Domicile of the Ea” in Ultima Thule have been lowered from level 90 to 84. The yellowed Ophiotauros leather treasure map can no longer be found there.
- New achievements and titles have been added.
- The Adventurer Pass and portrait have been enhanced with new decorations.
- If after a world transfer or data center journey the home world has not been visited for a long time, a recommendation to return to the home world will be shown.
- New trophies have been added. (Only in the PlayStation®5 version)
- New background music and sound effects have been added.
What do you think of the patch? Will you start right after the maintenance ends, or is it “Never play on Patch Day” for you? Let us know in the comments.
