Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XL Digest (1/15/2018)

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We are pleased to present the full digest of the Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XL!
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 4.2 Special Part I
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Patch 4.2—Rise of a New Sun will debut in late January 2018!
The patch illustration was created by Toshiyuki Itahana, known for Chocobo’s Dungeon!




The main scenario of Patch 4.1 took place in Gyr Abania. This time, the next chapter in the story will lead us back to Doma.

New Sidequests

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Hildibrand Quests
Patch 4.2 will mark the beginning of the next chapter in the Hildibrand storyline. We noticed that players tend to play through the Hildibrand quests after they completed all other new content. For this reason, we’ll be implementing the Hildibrand series in the .x5 patches moving forward. Therefore, the next Hildibrand story will be implemented in Patch 4.25.

Beast Tribe Quests – Ananta
The Ananta beast tribe quests will begin in Patch 4.2.



New Dungeons

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Since this is an even numbered patch, we’ll be introducing two new dungeons, the Hells' Lid, and the Fractal Continuum (Hard).




New Trial

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A new series of trials known as the Four Lords will kick off with the release of 4.2. The first in the series will see adventurers doing battle against Byakko in the Jade Stoa and the Jade Stoa (Extreme). Those of you who have played a certain title may find these trials nostalgic, so please look forward to further details!



New Raids

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Omega: Sigmascape and Omega: Sigmascape (Savage) will be introduced in Patch 4.2. We'll go over more details on these in the next Letter from the Producer LIVE.

The Forbidden Land of Eureka - Anemos

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The Forbidden Land of Eureka is a new series of content, which will be released as we continue through the patches. The content involves some leveling aspects as well. As we would like many players to enjoy the content together, we’ll implement this in Patch 4.25, so that everyone can focus more on this content when it's released.

Eureka introduces various new and unique system for players to enjoy, such as upgradeable weapons and gear, and notorious monster encounters. We hope to release more information regarding Eureka in the Letter from the Producer LIVE scheduled for February. For now, we’ll leave you with the following concept art.



Job Adjustments
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Job adjustments are planned for black mage’s DPS and their gameplay, and the usability of warriors. Other jobs will be receiving job adjustments as well. We’ll go over more details in the next Letter from the Producer LIVE.

Housing Updates

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As mentioned before, additional plots for housing will be added. In order to avoid issues such as the patch taking too long to download, or being unable to login due to server congestion, additional housing plots are scheduled to be made available a week after Patch 4.2 is released.

Additionally, Patch 4.2 introduces a new feature that allows you to teleport to your friends’ estates, and exterior and interior fixtures will now be retained upon removal. Please look forward to these changes as well!

Furthermore, we'll be making changes to how plots are purchased. We’ll announce the changes right before additional plots are made available.

Subaquatic Voyages

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As a continuation to airship voyages, we will now be exploring under the sea. More details regarding subaquatic voyages will also be introduced in the next Letter from the Producer LIVE.