FF14 player count reached the lowest point in 4 years. We lost 75% of the playerbase.

[Jeeqbit]

For reference we have been promised:
-BLU Mage Update
-Beast Master
-A Deep Dungeon
-Variant Dungeons
-Criterion Dungeons
-A 2nd Ultimate
-A 2nd Chaotic Alliance Raid
-The other half of Occult Crescent, probably with its own version of Forked Tower
-More Phantom Jobs
-3(?) More planets for Cosmic Exploration

Deep dungeon was in the Live Letter so should be in 7.3. I don't remember being promised a second chaotic this expansion; they aren't sure how many or of the schedule yet. I agree that the last patches are likely to be packed due to the fact we haven't had a single variant/criterion yet, and are set to get 3 as far as I know.

[Altina_Orion]

Deep dungeon was in the Live Letter so should be in 7.3. I don't remember being promised a second chaotic this expansion; they aren't sure how many or of the schedule yet. I agree that the last patches are likely to be packed due to the fact we haven't had a single variant/criterion yet, and are set to get 3 as far as I know.

Thats because ffxiv players like to make things up. We still were never promised a second chaotic and we were also not promised a second ultimate. All they said was that they are working on an ultimate. It'l LIKELY to release in 7.5 but we were never promised it.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/dawntrail/contents/

Literally everything we were promised is on that site. Only one ultimate is listed. The chaotic was the only real surprise so far and a second one is not guaranteed.

[Dan4077]

Thats because ffxiv players like to make things up. We still were never promised a second chaotic and we were also not promised a second ultimate. All they said was that they are working on an ultimate. It'l LIKELY to release in 7.5 but we were never promised it.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/dawntrail/contents/

Literally everything we were promised is on that site. Only one ultimate is listed. The chaotic was the only real surprise so far and a second one is not guaranteed.

Wrrrrrrrrong, not everything is posted on this page, sometimes they release it in exclusive interviews or live letters. So I would not take that page as gospel.
Key Details
Confirmation: Director Naoki Yoshida confirmed that a second Ultimate is planned for the Dawntrail 7.x patch series.
Expected Timing: The release is tentatively scheduled for Patch 7.5, which is in the first half of 2026, though this is subject to the usual patch release cadence.
Current Status: The Dawntrail Ultimate was not in Patch 7.3, but development is actively ongoing for the next one.
Historical Context: Final Fantasy XIV expansions typically feature two Ultimate raids, and this has been the plan for Dawntrail as well, according to a Reddit post.