Final Fantasy XIV (14) Update 9.17 Patch Notes 1.000.040 (FFXIV 9.17) – August 24, 2021

Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) update 9.17 (5.58) for PS4 and PS5 (1.000.040) is now available for download. According to the official Final Fantasy 14 update 9.17 patch notes, the latest hotfix brings some minor changes to the game. Apart from this, the latest FF14 version 9.17 also includes stability fixes.

Previously, a big update added a conclusion to the Shadowbringers story and the second installment of YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse, courtesy of guest creators Yosuke Saito and YOKO TARO.

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What is new in Final Fantasy XIV Version 9.17 Patch Notes (FFXIV 9.17) – 1.000.040

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 were addressed.

・ An issue in custom matches for the Feast causing spectators to be able to perform actions against participants.
・ An issue causing the hotbar of some jobs of a given character to reset when leaving the login queue to log in with another character before logging in with said character.
・An issue causing the server to crash under certain conditions.

Download free Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) update 9.17 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

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