Announcing the December Version Update

[Yoji_Fujito]

Good day, adventurers!
We've reached the end of 2025 at last. As I touched upon in my greetings at the start of the year, the team has been working to add new ways to enjoy the game while also making the existing content even more accessible.

Without further ado, I'd like to talk about the final update in 2025 that is coming your way this month.


■Updates to Limbus



Our efforts to update Limbus continue unabated, and we are planning to introduce even more powerful notorious monsters in addition to the ones that have appeared so far. Ultima and Omega were some of the most iconic notorious monsters in Limbus's previous iteration, so we are bringing in some new monsters that are similar to them for all of you more experienced adventurers out there. We hope that everyone will work together to take down these formidable threats!

Also, defeating these new notorious monsters causes the treasure chests within Limbus to change. You will be able to create new equipment using the materials you can obtain from these chests, so I hope you enjoy this new addition to the content.




■Revisions to the shared area within Dynamis – Divergence



In regards to the shared area that was newly added with the November version update, many of you have enjoyed the feature and given us plenty of valuable feedback. We appreciate your assistance in making the content even better. I would also like to apologize for the various issues that popped up immediately following the update's release.

Based on everyone's gameplay experience, as well as all of the feedback we have received, we will be making the following adjustments in December. Please note that these changes are limited to the shared area.

- Adjustments to the Area of Effect damage inflicted by players
There were some instances where players could easily eliminate a group of monsters by using some of the more powerful Area of Effect attacks, so in response, we have greatly reduced the amount of damage inflicted on monsters outside of the main target when such attacks are used within the shared area.

- New starting location when entering the content
In response to the issue where players were sometimes immediately attacked by monsters upon entering the field, we are changing the entry point to a safer location from Wave 2 onward.

- Permanent display of bosses' remaining HP
In order to more easily see the battle situation when planning your tactics, the boss's HP will be displayed constantly while you are participating in the content.

Although we couldn’t include it in the current update, we’re planning to remove the loss of EXP that can occur in the shared area.
This change is scheduled for implementation in January 2026.


■Ambuscade updates

・Volume 1: Soulflayers (Item Level 119 & up)
・Volume 2: Flans (Item Level 109 & up)

The soulflayers in Volume 1 erect a powerful barrier that reduces incoming damage, so defeat the nearby imps in order to weaken the barrier and then unleash a powerful attack to destroy it completely.

In Volume 2, the key is to engage the flans with a balance of physical and magical damage. Also in Volume 2, Golden Bombs will appear if you fulfill certain conditions! Defeat them in order to earn a hallmarks bonus.


■Gobbie Mystery Box updates



A new festival dial will be added.

The festival dial is a new feature that will be added to the various seasonal events that take place throughout the year. You will need an #FES dial key that can be acquired during each event period in order to participate. It is scheduled to be made available from this month's Starlight Celebration, so be sure to keep an eye out for it!

Also, in regards to the various dial keys, we plan to make it so that you can trade in multiple keys at once and open several dials in a row.

That covers the planned updates for December.

Over the past year, we have welcomed many new adventures to the game, while our veteran players have also been enjoying the various activities available throughout Vana'diel. On behalf of the entire FFXI team, I would like to thank you for your support.

Going forward, we plan to make even more improvements to the game so that it is both easier to play and also filled with appealing content, so we appreciate your continued support in the year to come!

I wish you all safe journeys over the New Year's holidays!

Mission and Quest-related

Implementation Timing	Update Task and Details	In-progress Task	Details
December	Records of Eminence	・Update monthly objectives	-

Content and System-related

Implementation Timing	Update Task and Details	In-progress Task	Details
December	Limbus	・Add notorious monsters ・Add loot to the chests awarded based on number of victories against notorious monsters ・Add new equipment obtainable from the Apollyon Furnace and the Temenos Furnace	-
December	Dynamis-Divergence	・Adjust starting point when entering shared areas during Wave 2 ・In shared areas, reduce area-of-effect damage dealt to monsters other than primary target ・Add HP bar display for boss monsters in shared areas	-
December	Gobbie Mystery Box	・Add new dial	-

Item-related

Implementation Timing	Update Task and Details	In-progress Task	Details
December	Synthesis Recipes	・Add new recipes	-
December	Items	・Add new items	-
December	Porter Moogle	・Add to list of supported items	-