[Final Fantasy XIV] FFXIV patch 6.51 details released for PC, PS4(10.25), and PS5(1.000.223) players. According to the official FFXIV 6.51 patch notes, the latest update adds new dungeons, quests, and a special Gold Saucer collaboration event with Fall Guys. Apart from this, today’s FF14 update 6.51 also includes various bug fixes and changes.
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 patch, players are facing a long list of bug fixes and gameplay changes. Today’s FFXIV patch 6.51 will address a few of these issues.
More changes are coming in FFXIV Patch 6.55.
[Final Fantasy 14] FFXIV 6.51 Patch Notes (FF14 6.51) – October 31, 2023
- Patch 6.51 Features:
- New variant and criterion dungeons.
- Continuation of the tool enhancement quest series.
- Limited-time collaboration between Gold Saucer and Fall Guys.
- Additional content planned for Patch 6.55 includes main scenario quests, weapon quests, Hildibrand Adventures quests, Tataru’s quests, Tribal Alliance quests, and a new island sanctuary quest.
- Registration Requirements:
- Certain contents are exclusive to players who have registered expansion packs.
- Starting in Patch 6.5, the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Starter Edition will include the Stormblood expansion.
- Quests:
- Several new side quests are added related to “Splendorous Tools” and a few others with unspecified titles.
- Variant Dungeons:
- Introduction of “Stranger from Paradise” for level 90 Disciples of War or Magic.
- New chapters are added to the New Game+ mode.
- Housing:
- Addition of new furnishings and orchestrion rolls.
- The Manderville Gold Saucer:
- A new attraction named “Blunderville” in collaboration with Fall Guys is introduced.
- Blunderville is a battle royale mode with obstacle courses.
- Event duration: From October 31, 2023, to December 31, 2023.
- Rewards are based on the player’s performance and can be exchanged for various items.
- Addition of new Triple Triad cards.
- Miscellaneous:
- New hairstyles and emotes are introduced.
- The variant dungeon “Aloalo Island” allows players to explore and uncover mysteries. It adjusts difficulty based on the party size.
- There are rules for role freedom, variant actions, and item exchange in this variant dungeon.
- “Another Aloalo Island” dungeon has specific role requirements and rewards players based on their party composition.
- The savage version of “Another Aloalo Island” requires a pre-formed party.
Bug Fixes
- An issue during a cutscene in the main scenario quest “Down in the Dark” wherein certain characters performed unscripted movements.
- An issue during the quest “A Guilty Conscience” wherein cutscenes could not be skipped under certain conditions.
- An issue during the quest “Heart of Darkness” wherein cutscenes could not be skipped under certain conditions.
- An issue during the trial The Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) wherein the expanding ring created by the boss action Black Hole spawns at the wrong location under certain conditions.
- An issue when executing the dark knight PvE action Unleash wherein stacks of Blood Weapon were not consumed but still restored MP.
- An issue wherein deep dungeon ranking data did not update correctly.
- An issue wherein the Eat Chicken remote did not function properly under certain conditions.
- An issue wherein the certain graphics of the monk weapon Ultimate Omega Knuckles incorrectly resembled the weapon Omega Knuckles.
- An issue wherein the Trophy Crystal gear newly added in Patch 6.5 could be sold to NPC shops.
- An issue wherein the icon for the item Legendary Damona Medal did not display correctly.
- An issue when viewing the Desynthesis window wherein, after desynthesizing an item, the cursor returned to the top of the list of desynthesizable items.
- An issue wherein big fish introduced after Patch 6.4 that require mooching could be caught using versatile lure.
* Because versatile lure is used to catch fish used for mooching, as well as other fish, and the acquisition of big fish was an unintended consequence of this issue, no penalties will be enforced even if players obtained big fish using versatile lure. - An issue when viewing the Duty Finder wherein the Duty Roulette: Expert and Duty Roulette: Mentor categories did not display if their requirements were not met.
- An issue wherein players could not recruit party members via the Gold Saucer tab of the Duty Finder.
- An issue when planning a Ceremony of Eternal Bonding wherein the song titles listed in the Ceremony Plan window were displayed incorrectly.
- An issue wherein the message displayed when removing a favored destination was incorrect.
- Other minor graphical issues have also been addressed.
Download free Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) update 6.51 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
