Thread: FFXIV Upcoming Patch Information 2.3 (July 8)    

Since Yoshida and the other staff drop tons of information about upcoming patches in all of the interviews they do, but they (likely on purpose) do it in a very piecemeal fashion, I figured it would be good to capture it all in one place. I'll keep the OP updated as new interviews and news stories come about.

More detail on individual items in Sho's post here: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/122...=1#post6143814

Defenders of Eorzea: FFXIV Patch 2.3 (July 8)

• New main scenario: Centering in/around Gridania with focus on the Sylphs and Ramuh, hinting towards Ishgard.
• Frontline: Large scale PvP content in new area Carteneau Flats
• The Striking Tree (Hard, Extreme): Ramuh primal battles
• Syrcus Tower (Crystal Tower, Part 2)
• New dungeon: Hullbreaker Isle
• Hard mode dungeons: Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard), Stone Vigil (Hard)
• The Hunt
• Second Coil of Bahamut (Brutal)
• New Hildibrand side quests
• Delivery Moogle side quests
• Desynthesis (new crafting mechanic and skill to develop)
• New craft recipes
• Chocobo Raising and ability to respec chocobos
• Private Chambers within FC housing
• Additional housing wards
• Ease obtaining mythology
• Saga of the Zodiac weapons continuation*

2.35

• Changing chocobo color
• Ixal Beast Tribe Dailies, bonus storyline for maxing all Beast Tribe reputations

2.38

• Individual player housing

2.4

• New class (Rogue) and job (Ninja)
• Shiva primal battles*
• Third Coil of Bahamut*
• Player Marriages
• New GC ranks and exchange items
• Free Company quests

Future

• Beginners' Hall
• Gold Saucer

*Not confirmed

Didn't they say the new classes were coming with 2.3?

Ability to queue for DF with companion active*

About goddamn time.

Originally Posted by xopher

Didn't they say the new classes were coming with 2.3?

Thought they said with xpac

They said we get new job info at E3 in June, so I doubt they'll be in 2.3.

They've never said when the expansion is coming out, let alone in 2014. Best they've said is they're doing the expansion after the china launch, and the china launch is later this year. My best guess is April/May of 2015, but even that is optimistic.

Crystal tower is supposed to extend beyond expansion.

My money is still on December for an expansion.

My guess on how the next three months after May will go (My guess is that new jobs will come with 2.4 in September):

For new jobs, one could assume it will be any time between 2.35 & 2.45. That would theoretically be any time between August and November to drop jobs in. I'm betting they will use up all of June and most of July to talk about the jobs, which would be spread out along E3 (June 10-12), Japan Expo (July 2-6) and Gamescom (August 13-17).

E3 will get the opening information bit of info, but it'll likely be scant beta information of the new jobs via a video presentation. Highly unlikely that the jobs will be playable, but some sort of Q&A with Yoshi-P will happen for sure. This will all be wrapped around possible 2.3 playtesting of Gold Saucer & PvP material, so one could see them pulling out all of the stops to make E3 worth it. From there 2.3 should drop around June 20th ~ June 27th

Japan Expo will more than likely get actual beta playtesting of the new jobs at the venue. By this time 2.3 is well beyond the dev team, and they are by then fully focusing on the new jobs as well as polishing up 2.35 patch and starting on 2.4 content in earnest. He'll then time 2.35 patch to drop a couple of days after this expo (July 10~20).

Gamescom will probably get even more information on the new jobs as well as playtesting, which should probably be finished by then. If there was no playtesting of jobs at the Japan Expo (highly unlikely) there will be at Gamescon. This will coincide with all other 2.4 information is out by then along with Q&A and games and such. From there, 2.4 will drop sometime in September, as anticipated, however with new jobs.

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None of this may actually happen and jobs could be stuck in development hell for the next couple of months, but I simply can't see Yoshi-P as dat guy to keep people waiting after his initial announcement in June with E3. Just not his style.

Originally Posted by Slycer

[*]Ixal Beast Tribe Daily Quests, bonus for maxing all Beast Tribe reputation

I swear I remember seeing that Goblins would be on the slate as well.

Originally Posted by RPGTyrant

Crystal tower is supposed to extend beyond expansion.

Still it's reasonable to assume we'll have a 2.5 with CT3. I mean they aren't going to add the final Coil in 2.4 and then make it worthless 3 months later with an expansion. 2.6 we'd be due the next hard raiding content so it makes more sense for that to come with the expansion.

My Frontlines! Don't fail me Yoshi. *shakes fist*