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Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXXXV (02/21/2025)
We are pleased to present the full digest of the Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXXXV! If you missed the live stream, or if you just want to watch it again (and again), check it out below!
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Patch 7.2 Preview Part 1
Patch 7.2: Seekers of Eternity
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We began the broadcast by revealing the title and artwork for Patch 7.2, which is scheduled to release in late March 2025.
The key illustration for Seekers of Eternity intentionally has a different artistic approach compared to previous patch artwork. Each of the virtual displays show tidbits of the main scenario and other aspects of Patch 7.2.
Starting with 7.2, the main scenario will begin leading up to the overarching theme of the upcoming story arc. We hope you'll look forward to seeing how the content relates to the color scheme and tone featured in the artwork.
As a side note, before 7.2, we will be releasing Patch 7.18 on Tuesday, February 25 to ease reward restrictions for both Normal and Savage versions of the Arcadion: Light-heavyweight Tier.
Regarding Third-Party Tools That Reference Internal Character IDs
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As we previously mentioned on the forums, we have confirmed the existence of third-party tools which can associate characters that belong to the same FFXIV service account by looking up a segment of their internal IDs. First and foremost, we would like to assure everyone that the internal ID segment referenced by these tools cannot expose any personal and payment information registered to your account.
In Patch 7.0, we updated blacklisting to apply to all characters tied to the blacklisted character's service account; a function that had been requested for a long time. However, with the blacklist's current specifications, third-party tools are capable of associating characters that belong to the same service account, which is very problematic. Although we cannot share the details of our countermeasures in detail, we are currently working to address this issue starting in Patch 7.2.
The fact that these kinds of third-party tools have been developed is disheartening. While the Development team will continue to defend against these occurrences, we would also like to remind our players to refrain from using third-party tools.
New Main Scenario Quests
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These four snippets from story cutscenes provide a sneak peek at the main scenario. In Patch 7.2's cutscenes, we placed a heavy emphasis on depicting facial expressions. You can also look forward to new story developments and characters as well!
New Allied Society Quests – Mamool Ja
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We took a look at screenshots from the new Mamool Ja allied society quests, which will be aimed at gatherers.
Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
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With introductions out of the way in Patch 7.1, Inspector Hildibrand's new adventures are now underway! We chose some relatively mundane screenshots to avoid spoiling the fun, but you can be sure we're in for another crazy ride with Hildy!
New Cornservant Sidequest
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A new sidequest related to the Cornservant will be added. It's a short one but surely our Cornservant fans will be all ears nonetheless!