FFXIV 6.5 Patch Notes (FF14 Patch 6.5)

[Final Fantasy XIV] FFXIV patch 6.5 details released for PC, PS4(10.20), and PS5 players. According to the official FFXIV 6.5 patch notes, the “Growing Light” update introduces a wealth of new content and features. Notable additions include new main scenario quests, Chronicles of a New Era quests, side story quests, custom deliveries, and updates to the island sanctuary. Apart from this, today’s FF14 patch 6.5 also adds new chapters to the New Game+ feature.

Previously, a big FFXIV update 6.3 added two new jobs, reaper and sage, an increased level cap of 90, the new male Viera race, and so much more. Unfortunately, since the last major FFXIV patch 6.41, players are facing a long list of bug fixes and gameplay changes. Today’s FFXIV patch 6.5 (Ver 10.20) will address a few of these issues.

More changes are coming in FFXIV Patch 6.50.

[Final Fantasy 14] FFXIV 6.5 Patch Notes (FF14 6.5) – October 3, 2023

Playable Content

Quests

New Main Scenario Quests: As the level cap continues to rise, so does the epic tale. Players can now embark on new main scenario quests, including “Seeking the Light.” These quests will unfold in Radz-at-Han, opening up exciting new narratives for Disciples of War and Magic.

Myths of the Realm

Chronicles of a New Era: “Myths of the Realm” continues with “The Heart of the Myth.” This questline is designed for Disciples of War and Magic at level 90 and is located in Mor Dhona. Players must first complete the quest “The Secret of the Twelve” to access this thrilling content.

Side Story Quests

Wings of Hope: A new side story quest, “Wings of Hope,” is now available. This quest is open to adventurers of any class or job at level 1 and can be found in Old Sharlayan. To access it, players must first complete the trial “The Abyssal Fracture” and obtain various Lynx mounts.

Custom Deliveries

A Request of One’s Own: Crafters and gatherers will be pleased to know that new custom delivery content awaits. To participate, players must first complete the sidequest “Go West, Craftsman” and achieve a satisfaction level of 5 with Margrat.

Island Sanctuary

The Sweetest Thing: Level 1 adventurers can now engage in the sweetness of the Island Sanctuary by completing the side story quest “An Ideal Marriage” and enhancing their island sanctuary.

New Game+

New Chapters: More chapters have been added to New Game+. To unlock each chapter, adventurers must complete its final quest. Dive deeper into the game’s lore and history through these engaging storylines.

Items and Rewards

Treasure Hunt

New Items: Exciting new items are now available from certain gemstone traders, adding more allure to the treasure hunt experience.

Grand and Free Companies

Company Crests: Customize your Grand and Free Companies with new charge symbol options for your crests.

Housing

Furnishings: The FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest has contributed new furnishings to decorate your homes with style and flair. Explore the designs of talented architects and bring their creations into your world.

The Manderville Gold Saucer

Triple Triad: The Manderville Gold Saucer now offers new cards and NPC opponents for the ever-popular Triple Triad card game. Challenge your wits and build your card collection!

Island Sanctuary Expansions

The Island Sanctuary is not only a place of serenity but also a hub of activities. In this update, several expansions have been made:

Felicitous Favors: The felicitous furball offers new “felicitous favors” that task players with shipping certain handicrafts. Completing these within the designated period can earn adventurers unique rewards.
Sanctuary Rank Increase: The maximum sanctuary rank has been raised from 16 to 20, providing more opportunities for expansion and growth.
New Visions: Fresh visions have been added, enriching the experience of this tranquil paradise.
Isleworks Crafting: New crafting recipes and produce options enhance the variety of activities available on your island sanctuary.
Gathering Areas and Materials: Unlock new gathering areas and discover unique materials to further enrich your island’s resources.
New Animals: Explore the sanctuary’s biodiversity with the introduction of new animals to interact with and care for.
Landmark Rotation: Customize your island’s aesthetics by rotating landmarks in 90/180-degree increments, allowing for more creative arrangements.
New Gathering Points: Seek out fresh gathering points and materials to continue your journey of self-sufficiency.

With these additions and expansions, the Island Sanctuary becomes an even more captivating destination for adventurers seeking a tranquil escape from their epic quests.

Battle System Adjustments

Job Changes

The battle system receives several adjustments in Patch 6.5, with various jobs getting enhancements:

Gladiator / Paladin: Several actions, including Circle of Scorn and Requiescat, have had their potencies increased, making Paladins an even more formidable presence on the battlefield.
Reaper: The Reaper job sees improvements, with increased potency for actions like Gluttony and Lemure’s Slice.
Bard: The Bard class gains more power with increased potency for Empyreal Arrow and Sidewinder.
Red Mage: Red Mages can unleash even more potent spells with increased potencies for Verfire, Verstone, Contre Sixte, Jolt II, Verflare, Verholy, and Enchanted Reprise.

These job changes are sure to keep the combat experience fresh and exciting for adventurers of all classes.

Miscellaneous Additions

Duty Finder and Raid Finder

The Duty Finder and Raid Finder now offer new duties and adjustments:

New Dungeons: The Lunar Subterrane and The Abyssal Fracture have been added to provide challenging experiences for Disciples of War and Magic at level 90.
New Trial: Face the challenges of “The Abyssal Fracture,” a level 90 trial with a party size of eight players. Conquer this trial by first completing the main scenario quest.
The Singularity Reactor (Unreal): This Unreal trial has replaced Containment Bay Z1T9 (Unreal), providing a fresh and exciting challenge for players at level 90 and an average item level of 640 or above.

PvP Enhancements

PvP Profile

Crystalline Conflict Rewards: A notification message now reminds players of unclaimed seasonal rewards in the PvP Profile window.
PvP Help: Access PvP assistance easily from the “?” button within the PvP Profile window.
Series 5: A new PvP series, Series 5, begins, offering opportunities to earn Series EXP and unlock various Series rewards. Make your mark in the Crystalline Conflict arena!
The PvP Profile system sees enhancements, including notifications for unclaimed Crystalline Conflict seasonal rewards and easy access to PvP help.
Series 5 begins, allowing players to earn Series EXP and unlock rewards by participating in PvP duties, while Series 4 rewards can be claimed until the end of Series 5.
Crystalline Conflict undergoes changes, including the addition of a circle indicator for the losing team and various adjustments to the Progress Gauge.
New items and recipes are introduced, expanding crafting and gameplay possibilities.
Gender restrictions are lifted for equippable items, such as Omega-F Attire, Omega-F Earrings, Omega-M Attire, and Omega-M Ear Cuffs.
The armoire system is enhanced to allow storage of items from the Online Store, display categories, and enable glamours directly from the interface.
Crafting enthusiasts will find improvements in the crafting log, custom delivery recipes, and equipment exchange options.
Gathering and fishing receive updates, introducing new gathering points, collectable bonuses, and changes to aetherial reduction.
Players can look forward to new mounts, chocobo barding, minions, and a fashionable accessory.
Field instances are added to alleviate server congestion in areas like Amh Araeng, the Rak’tika Greatwood, and Radz-at-Han.
Retainers receive attention, with new items available through quick exploration ventures and new retainer exploration ventures.
Certain actions, such as desynthesis and glamours, are now restricted during battle.
Achievements and titles receive updates, featuring new additions and adjustments for players to strive for.
The in-game shops offer a more user-friendly experience, with recent item viewing options and conditional item marking.
Players can customize display name settings, including the option to show job or class icons.
The HUD Layout dropdown menu is expanded to accommodate more elements.
Group Pose enthusiasts can enjoy new stickers and frames to enhance their creative captures.
Adventurer plates receive new accents and filters for added personalization.
Portraits gain new accents and poses to express characters’ unique personalities.
The Party Finder undergoes changes, including the addition of the “Gold Saucer” category and the removal of “Quest Battles.”
The game’s user interface receives several quality-of-life improvements, such as easier navigation and customization options.
Hairstyle choices expand for Viera and Hrothgar characters, allowing for more diverse looks.
Updates to the Duty Support and Trust interfaces enhance the player experience, including visual adjustments related to the Endwalker icon’s color.
Alliance raids see alterations in rewards, experience points, and Allagan tomestones, ensuring a balanced and rewarding gameplay experience.
Players can explore new trials and dungeons like The Lunar Subterrane, The Abyssal Fracture, and the Thaleia alliance raid, offering exciting challenges.
A new gameplay feature called the “Echo effect” activates in specific trials when all party members become incapacitated, adding a layer of strategy to battles.
Duty Roulette categories, average item level requirements, and dungeon mechanics for instanced dungeons like Skalla, The Burn, and The Ghimlyt Dark undergo refinements for smoother gameplay.
The game’s user interface receives several quality-of-life improvements, such as easier navigation and customization options.
Hairstyle choices expand for Viera and Hrothgar characters, allowing for more diverse looks.
Updates to the Duty Support and Trust interfaces enhance the player experience, including visual adjustments related to the Endwalker icon’s color.
Alliance raids see alterations in rewards, experience points, and Allagan tomestones, ensuring a balanced and rewarding gameplay experience.
Players can explore new trials and dungeons like The Lunar Subterrane, The Abyssal Fracture, and the Thaleia alliance raid, offering exciting challenges.
A new gameplay feature called the “Echo effect” activates in specific trials when all party members become incapacitated, adding a layer of strategy to battles.
Duty Roulette categories, average item level requirements, and dungeon mechanics for instanced dungeons like Skalla, The Burn, and The Ghimlyt Dark undergo refinements for smoother gameplay.
The Duty Finder introduces new categories and removes Quest Battles, streamlining the search for specific content.
Improved visibility options during moments of inactivity enhance the overall player experience during various in-game activities.
A new gamepad type for Xbox Series X|S controllers is introduced, providing more options for players’ preferred control methods.
Additional text commands and customization options are added to the Character Configuration and System Configuration menus, giving players greater control over their in-game experience.
Players with only FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn registered will automatically have the registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood applied to their accounts, offering more content to explore.
The free trial experience is enhanced with a raised level cap of 70 and access to Stormblood expansion data, providing a more comprehensive introduction to the game’s features.
Server congestion handling improvements ensure a smoother experience for players, particularly during peak times.
The auto-translation dictionary and PlayStation auto-complete dictionary receive updates, improving communication and convenience.
New trophies are introduced for PlayStation®5 players, offering additional achievements to strive for.
The game’s audio and visual aspects are enriched with the addition of new music, sound effects, voices, and improved graphics.
The launcher undergoes changes as the old launcher is replaced automatically with the new launcher from Patch 6.5 onwards.
Preparations are made for a Cloud Data Center stress test, with the Cloud Data Center being added to the Data Center Selection screen during the testing period.
Numerous bug fixes and minor graphical and text issue corrections ensure a smoother and more polished gaming experience.

Bug Fixes

An issue wherein stacks of the Blood Weapon status effect granted by the dark knight PvE action Blood Weapon were consumed even when executing certain actions that did not inflict damage on targets.
An issue wherein the recast timer of the PvE role action Peloton was incorrect under certain circumstances.
An issue wherein players using the gunbreaker PvP action Draw and Junction on a target under the effect of Cover were granted the effect of Junction Tank regardless of the target’s actual role.
An issue during the duties Alexander – the Cuff of the Son and Alexander – the Burden of the Son wherein the enemy action Height Error had no effect under certain circumstances.
An issue during the trials Containment Bay Z1T9 and Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme) wherein players who were standing on falling platforms remained floating on the field rather than drop.
An issue during the instanced duties Eureka and the Bozjan Southern Front wherein the status effect Rapid Recast did not affect certain abilities under certain circumstances.
An issue wherein the healing over time effect of Spick-and-span, granted by the blue mage action Deep Clean, was not affected by the increased healing potency effect of the blue mage action Basic Instinct.
An issue during the duty Anabaseios: The Twelfth Circle (Savage) wherein the enemy action Aspect Effect was executed at the incorrect time under certain conditions.
An issue in the deep dungeons Heaven-on-High and Eureka Orthos wherein scores recorded after changing one’s Home World were not reflected on the Lodestone rankings page.
An issue when viewing the Agenda Presets window in the island sanctuary wherein players could not move the cursor to the cancel button using a gamepad or keyboard.
An issue when using group pose in the island sanctuary wherein mammets would appear even when selecting “Hide All” under Character Display Settings.
An issue wherein the graphics of certain gear did not display correctly.
An issue wherein the glowing effects of certain weapons did not display correctly.
An issue wherein a descriptor was missing from the help text of Manderville weapons.
An issue wherein using a Calligraph with an angler’s canvas results in graphics that display incorrectly.
An issue when initiating group pose after using a fashion accessory wherein the character motion when using the fashion accessory item would play on loop.
An issue when initiating group pose while using a fashion accessory wherein the “change pose” motion for unsheathed weapons would not play.
An issue when viewing the Gathering Log wherein the order of items displayed under the Splendorous Tools category was incorrect.
An issue wherein players could not land with flying mounts at certain sightseeing log locations in the Dravanian Hinterlands.
An issue after registering to join a duty wherein players can issue a request for gear repairs after selecting to commence said duty.
An issue wherein the graphics of the Circular Geometry adventurer plate did not display correctly.
An issue wherein the error message displayed when attempting to use a PlayStation🄬Plus free destination with an expired PlayStation🄬Plus subscription was incorrect.
Other minor graphical issues have also been addressed.
Other minor text issues have also been addressed.

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