[NA] FINAL FANTASY XIV HotFixes (Apr. 9, 2024)

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■ The following adjustments have been made.
・The Deluxe Heavenscracker item can no longer be sold.
・Sound driver stability has been improved for the PlayStation®5 version.

■ The following issues have been addressed.
・An issue wherein certain graphics did not appear correctly during cutscenes in the main scenario quest “Righteous Indignation.” (PlayStation®5)
・An issue when playing the quests “Precious Reclamation,” “A Thousand and One Farewells,” and “It Takes an Enclave,” wherein a quest NPC did not display under certain conditions, preventing quest progression.
・An issue when playing the quest “Ancient Goblin Secrets” wherein cutscenes did not play correctly when speaking with the NPC Notched Bone, preventing quest progression.
・An issue in the quest “Momentary Miracle” wherein cutscenes did not play correctly upon accepting the quest, preventing the quest from being accepted.
・An issue when playing the quests “Eternity, Loyalty, Honesty” and “The Burdens We Bear” wherein graphics did not display properly in Azys Lla under certain conditions.
・An issue in in the final boss battle in the alliance raid the Tower at Paradigm's Breach wherein mechanics dealt damage to players who had completed mechanics correctly.
・An issue in the battle with Red Girl in the alliance raid the Tower at Paradigm's Breach wherein mechanics dealt damage to players who had completed mechanics correctly.
・An issue in the battle with Hansel and Gretel in the alliance raid the Tower at Paradigm's Breach wherein enemies could not be targeted under certain conditions and therefore could not be defeated.
・An issue in the alliance raid the Tower at Paradigm's Breach wherein the game servers would crash under certain conditions.
・An issue in the duty Delubrum Reginae (Savage) wherein Trinity Seeker ceased activity aside from auto-attacking under certain conditions.
・An issue in the raid the Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate) wherein the graphics of certain mechanics did not display correctly.
・An issue in the trial the Cloud Deck (Extreme) wherein the name of the instance displayed upon entering the duty was inaccurate.
・An issue wherein unobtained Resplendent tools were purchasable from the Calamity Salvager NPC and the Journeyman Salvager housing NPC.
* “Purchase Quest Rewards” → “Purchase Achievement Rewards III” had been disabled for the corresponding NPCs as a temporary measure, and will be reenabled with the implementation of this Hotfix.
・An issue wherein company crests could not be added to the following items:
Shadowstalker's Helm / Shadowstalker's Armor / Shadowcleaver's Helm / Shadowcleaver's Armor / Brand New Alphinaud's Attire
・An issue wherein the graphics for the following items did not display correctly: (PlayStation®5)
Aesthete's Saw / Aesthete's Round Knife / Aesthete's Frypan
・An issue wherein the graphics for the Stuffed Bear furnishing did not display correctly. (PlayStation®5)
・An issue wherein attempting to gather as a miner or botanist while mounted caused the game client to crash under certain conditions.
・An issue when using the fisher action Release List wherein gamepad and keyboard controls were unable to select what to release.
・A rare issue under certain conditions wherein players may be unable to log back in after utilizing the World Visit System to visit a World that was previously set as their Home World.
・A rare issue under certain conditions wherein players may be unable to log back in after utilizing the Home World Transfer System to change their Home World to one that was previously designated as their Home World.
・An issue wherein under certain conditions, the order of items in retainers’ inventories were altered upon returning to your Home World after visiting another World using the World Visit System.
・An issue when viewing the shop or exchange window of certain NPCs wherein attempting to close the game by clicking the X at the top right of the client caused an unexpected error. (Windows® and Mac only)
・An issue wherein using a gamepad to operate an orchestrion caused the game client to crash under certain conditions.
・An issue wherein Free Trial accounts were unable to obtain achievement rewards from the Achievements menu.
・An issue in the Lavender Beds wherein certain NPCs did not display correctly.
・An issue wherein Cutscene 4 from the quest “Blood of Emerald” did not play correctly when viewed in The Unending Journey.
・An issue wherein subtitles appear smaller than intended during certain cutscenes. (PlayStation®5)
・An issue wherein the controller would vibrate under certain conditions even when vibration was not enabled in the System Configuration menu. (PlayStation®5)
・An issue wherein HDR output was used even when “On When Supported” is enabled in the PlayStation®5 console settings. (PlayStation®5)
・An issue wherein water sound effects did not play correctly. (PlayStation®5)
・An issue wherein the music does not transition correctly when entering or leaving combat. (Playstation®5)

■ The following issues were addressed in a PlayStation®5 system software update.
・The "Take Screenshot" option in the Create menu did not function. (PlayStation®5).
・Screenshots were not saved when earning multiple trophies at the same time. (PlayStation®5)

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■ The following adjustment has been made:
・In the following content, players will be granted invulnerability for a certain period of time upon being moved immediately into a sealed area where the battle has already commenced.
- The critical engagement “The Battle of Castrum Lacus Litore” in the Bozjan southern front
- The critical engagement “The Dalriada” in Zadnor
- Delubrum Reginae

■ The following issues have been addressed:
・An issue in the Bozjan southern front wherein progression of Save the Queen quests caused two iterations of the Resistance historian NPC to appear on top of each other.
・An issue in the critical engagement “The Broken Blade” in Zadnor wherein Hypertuned Dabog was immobile under certain conditions.
・An issue in the critical engagement “The Dalriada” in Zadnor wherein after the battle area is unlocked upon defeating Sartauvoir the Inferno, attempting to proceed by using an action in which a player is moved across large distances would incapacitate the player.
・An issue in the Shifting Oubliettes of Lyhe Ghiah wherein the server would crash under certain conditions.
・An issue in Amh Araeng wherein the non-interactable object "Exit to the Greater Hold" was visible, which does not appear under normal circumstances.
・An issue wherein users were unable to toggle Japanese text input. (PlayStation®5)
・An issue wherein logging out in certain areas and attempting to log in with the same character resulted in the player being stuck on the loading screen. (PlayStation®5)

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■ The following issue has been addressed:

- An issue after selecting the "Visit Another World Server" subcommand on the Character Select screen wherein proper login would not occur under certain conditions.

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■ The following adjustment has been made:
・The increased healing potency effect of the scholar PvP action “Dissipation” has been reduced from 50% to 25%.

・The following adjustments have been made to treasure coffers which appear upon defeating False Idol in the Tower at Paradigm's Breach:
- The number of 2B cards that appear have been reduced from 3 to 2.
- The stuffed android units furnishing item is now guaranteed to appear.
- All minions obtainable from these treasure coffers are now guaranteed to appear.
- All orchestrion rolls obtainable from these treasure coffers are now guaranteed to appear.

■ The following issues have been addressed.
・ An issue in custom matches for the Feast wherein spectators were able to initiate actions against participants.
・ An issue wherein under certain conditions, leaving the login queue to log in with another character would reset the hotbars of certain jobs for the character that logged in.
・ An issue wherein the game server crashed under certain conditions.

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■The following issue has been addressed:
- An issue in the Tower at Paradigm’s Breach and the Minstrel’s Ballad: Tsukuyomi’s Pain wherein, under certain conditions, the treasure coffers which appear upon defeating enemies became unresponsive for anyone other than the first player to open them.

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- An issue in Ishgardian Restoration where submitting certain items would grant more Skyward Points than expected.

*This issue was due to an omission in the handling of certain denominations for the progress or quality of synthesis. Crafting an item pre-Patch 6.0, with a collectability rating not possible after Patch 6.0, allowed for gaining substantially more Skyward Points than was intended. We apologize, but for those who already submitted their item and received the incorrect amount of points, we will be making a data correction at a later date.

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■ The following issues have been addressed.
・An issue wherein under certain conditions, flying would not unlock in pre-Patch 6.0 areas even if the character possessed all aether currents in the area.
・An issue wherein under certain conditions, housing plots could not be purchased once the estate had been demolished.
・An issue with free company estates wherein under certain conditions, a character’s private chambers and stabled chocobo would remain after they have left the free company.
・An issue with Wondrous Tails wherein the objective “Dungeons (Lv. 81-89)” was not rendered complete upon completion of a relevant duty.

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■The following issues have been addressed.
・The interval between occurrences of the Heavensturn event FATE, Tora Tora, Burning Bright, is longer than expected.

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■The following issues have been addressed.
・In Asphodelos: The Second Circle (Savage), when using actions such as using multiple barriers or nullifying damage, and the damage from the mechanic was reduced to zero, the same damage and debuffs as if the actions had failed were applied.

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■The following issues have been addressed.
・An issue with the Excitatron 6000 treasure dungeon, where the Exciting Mandragora, after spawning, occasionally moved outside the battlefield which sometimes led to the dungeon ending prematurely.