Eorzea, an awe-inspiring land of endless possibilities. Whether you choose to battle fierce creatures in the wilderness, fashion the ultimate blade in the forge, or swap tall tales in the local tavern, the history of Final Fantasy XIV will be shaped by your actions. Choose from an exotic variety of races, looks and classes to fashion your hero. Change classes simply by equipping a different weapon or tool and tackle an ever-changing assortment of level quests alone or with friends.

In addition to bringing the long-running story arc that began with A Realm Reborn to its conclusion, Endwalker marks a new beginning for the MMO, setting the stage for new adventures that longtime fans and new players can enjoy together. The new expansion will bring an abundance of new features, including multiple new jobs, an increased level cap, vast new areas, updates to the battle system, a variety of new challenges to overcome, as well as crafter and gatherer content.

The new Dawntrail expansion sees the Warrior of Light travel to the land of Tural for the first time, bringing with it a wealth of new content. Expect new story, multiple new jobs, sprawling new areas to explore, new allied tribes, new dungeons, new side quests, new Hunts, new Fates, new Treasure Hunts and much more.

The age of adventure has begun.

Square Enix revealed the first major patch for Final Fantasy XIV Online following the release of its fifth expansion, Dawntrail. Details of Patch 7.1, titled “Crossroads,” were shared alongside a mid-Nov. 2024 release as part of the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast streamed from Tokyo Game Show 2024.

During the broadcast, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida highlighted a number of additions that will release with Patch 7.1, including the continuation of the main scenario quest, the first part of the Final Fantasy XI crossover alliance raid series, new Allied Society quests, and much more.

The upcoming patch will introduce the crossover alliance raid with SQUARE ENIX’s first MMORPG Final Fantasy XI. Titled “Echoes of Vana’diel,” the 24-player battle content jumpstarts the new alliance raid series for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, where adventure beckons to an altogether different world─Vana'diel.

The Patch 7.1 series also brings with it a plethora of additional high-level battle content of varying difficulty, including the first ever high-difficulty 24-player alliance raid, titled “The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic),” as well as a new trial, new unreal trial, and new ultimate raid.

Patch 7.1 will feature a wide variety of new content, updates and more, including:

• New Main Scenario Quests
• New Dungeon – Yuweyawata Field Station
• New 24-Player Alliance Raid Series – Echoes of Vana'diel
• New Trial – The Minstrel’s Ballad: Sphene's Burden
• New Unreal Trial – The Jade Stoa (Unreal): Face off against Byakko, one of the Four Lords, at level 100
• Chaotic Alliance Raid– The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic): A new 24-player, high-difficulty raid
• New Ultimate Raid– Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)
• New Allied Society Quests – Players will be able to participate in new allied society quests for the Pelupelu that are designed for battle classes and jobs
• A New Custom Delivery Client – Nitowikwe
• Additional Role & Wachumeqimeqi Quests – A new role quest story will become available after completing all Dawntrail role quests, similarly a new Wachumeqimeqi story will become available when completing all of those associated quests
• New Hildibrand Quest Series – Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
• New Game+ Support for Patch 7.0 – Replay main scenario quests, job quests, and role quests
• Duty Support Additions – Support for the non-main scenario quest dungeon Halatali will be implemented, with further additions in the future
• Player Housing Update - The ability to select interior designs from different residential areas regardless of the location of the plot and new interior designs will be added
• Miscellaneous Updates – Additional updates for the Hall of the Novice with training for a wide range of different battle mechanics, NPC voiceovers added to Doman Mahjong and more

The expanded Free Trial now includes all content from A Realm Reborn and the Heavensward expansion, as well as an additional playable race (Au Ra), and three additional playable jobs (Dark Knight, Astrologian, and Machinist). Free Trial players can enjoy hundreds of hours of award-winning gameplay and story experiences equivalent to two full Final Fantasy titles, without limit on playtime.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is avaiulalbe for PC, PS5, PS4 and Xbox Series X|S.