Square Enix have announced that Patch 4.1 for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood will be coming October 10 and will be bringing with it a number of cool new features and expansions, including the long-awaited Return To Ivalice raid. Ivalice is the popular FF world from Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII, and this marks the first appearance of that world on PC.
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Patch 4.1 is the first major update the game has seen since the Stormblood expansion, and will continue the main quest's storyline following the liberation of Ala Mhigo. There's a new trailer which we've embedded below. There's also a new Shinryu trial called The Minstrel's Ballad: Shinryu's Domain where players will be able to tackle an Ultimate version of Bahamut.
But the main draw is of course The Legend Returns and the Return To Ivalice raid, that takes players to the ruins of the city of Rabanastre, the home of main character Vaan from Final Fantasy 12. This will be a 24-person Alliance Raid, and will be written by Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII director, and creator of the Ivalice universe, Yasumi Matsuno. Square Enix also showed off the design of a new monster for the raid designed by guest creator Keita Amemiya.
Patch 4.1 will also bring the following notable features to Stormblood: Final Fantasy XIV:
- Adventurer Squadrons – Players can explore a number of dungeons with a party of three squadron members, issuing commands to their companions to help lead them to victory.
- New Housing Area: “Shirogane” – Whether players are looking to purchase their first estate, or they are a current estate owner planning to utilize the new relocation feature, adventurers are eagerly looking forward to moving into this new Far Eastern themed housing area.
- New PvP Mode: Rival Wings – Two teams of 24 players will go head to head in this new PvP mode in which they will attempt to assault and destroy the opposing team’s tower. Players will also be able to pilot goblin creations such as Oppressor and Cruise Chaser to engage the opposing team in fierce combat.
- Battle Adjustments – a sampling of changes and adjustments to job actions.
- System Enhancements – The introduction of a cross-world Friends list and /tell communication, updates to HUD customization, job gauge displays, cross-world alliances and custom PvP matches, and Party Finder adjustments provide players with an even more personalized gameplay experience.
- “Perform” – Bards can now create their own songs through new hotbar actions that play musical notes.
Patch 4.1: The Legend Returns will go live for Final Fantasy 14: Stormblood owners on its release date of October 10.
