The content patch 4.4 “Opening in Violet” for Final Fantasy XIV will go live on September 18. It will include new raids, dungeons, and mini-games.
In the latest “Letter from the Producer” stream, FFXIV director Naoki Yoshida introduced the content of the upcoming patch 4.4. In addition to the usual continuation of the MMORPG’s main story and the side quests “Rebuilding Doma,” there will be various other contents. You can find the most important ones here.
8-Man Raid Omega: Alphascape
- Represents the final raid of Omega and will hence be very story-heavy
- The first boss of the raid will be Chaos from Final Fantasy I
- The arena of Chaos will have no barriers and there is a danger of falling off
- Other bosses were not shown to avoid spoilers
Trial: Battle against Suzaku
- The story of the Four Holy Beasts will continue
- The new trial will be the battle against Suzaku in normal and extreme modes
- The arena fence will break during the fight and there is a risk of falling
Here you can see a short preview of the battle:
New Mode for the Channels of Uznair
Upon entering the new channels of Uznair, players will be teleported to a room reminiscent of a roulette. The different fields determine which enemies the players will face and what rewards they will receive in the end.
- Up to 5 spins of the wheel are possible
- Blue gem = small win, green gem = medium win, red gem = large win
- The yellow exclamation mark is a surprise
- If you land on the Atomos field, you will be ejected from the dungeon
The more often you spin the roulette, the more Atomos fields will appear on it. In the stream, producer Yoshida demonstrated how exactly it works:
Gold Saucer gets a new mini-game
In the Gold Saucer casino, there will be a new jumping puzzle in the form of an instanced GATE event starting with patch 4.4.
- Players will collect various bonus items on their way to the top, which provide additional rewards
- Even if you don’t manage to reach the top in time, you will still receive rewards
- The event will include several different jumping puzzles
You can see a short preview of it here:
More content from the update
- Eureka area “Puros,” which continues the relic weapon quest
- “Captain” rank for the Grand Companies
- Massive new in-game items such as armor, resources, and furniture
- Minor balance adjustments and buffs for the jobs Black Mage, Red Mage, and Samurai
The trailer for patch 4.4 will be released next week.
The community is speculating:
Is this the name of the next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV?
