* Tanks now have positionals
* Cleric Stance returns
* Aetheryte travel and flight removed to increase "sense of immersion." Airships between city-states come in every 15 minutes, and the trip takes another 15 minutes to arrive at your destination.
* Duty Support is now mandatory and the only way to play dungeons
* "We have heard the feedback regarding Hildibrand and Relic Weapons, and so we will no longer be putting Hildibrand or Relic Weapons in the game."
* "We were kidding about the Fall Guys event coming back. It's not coming back ever."
* All gear previously bought with Tomestones of Poetics must now be bought with Irregular Moogle Tomestones during infrequent special events.
* A full set of pentamelded gear you have crafted yourself is required to progress the MSQ
* All jobs now have five "star" levels of "rarity" like in Genshin Impact or Honkai Star Rail, and all current players are set to the weakest "one-star" version. If you want to upgrade your job, you must pull mystery cards via a gacha system, spending tokens that you occasionally can get by playing the game but mainly are encouraged to purchase from the cash shop.
* Dying causes your character to lose experience points, and if you lose enough you are leveled down. If your character's level sinks below a duty's minimum range, you will be kicked from the duty. Yes, this includes all level-cap content, including savage/ultimate.
* Mandatory, open world PvP in all zones! Even cities! Yes, NPCs can be killed.
* All player characters now take up real space and cannot pass through each other.
* Y'Shtola finally figures out how to freely travel between shards, and receives a request from Runar that she come visit. Y'Shtola asks if it's okay if she brings her new boyfriend.