ThoughFinal Fantasy 14is undergoing a day of server maintenance at the time of writing, Square Enix released the patch notes for the 6.38 a day in advance. The notes go over some changes to the PvP balance inFinal Fantasy 14, along with a change to raid loot distribution and some bug fixes.
The reason whyFinal Fantasy 14is undergoing such a lengthy maintenance period is due to some serverupgrades taking place in the North American data centers. Servers located on the Aether, Primal, Crystal, and Dynamis data centers will have their equipment changed out to ensure that long-term support of the critically-acclaimed MMORPG will continue well past the tenth anniversary ofA Realm Reborn. Earlier today, Square Enix went over what players can expect once the servers come back online.
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Final Fantasy14 Patch 6.38 will go live tomorrow, April 4. According to theFinal Fantasy 14update 6.38 patch notes from Square Enix, players that take part in the Pandaemonium: Abyssos raids on Savage difficulty will no longer be subject to loot lockouts, and players will always see two chests spawn upon clearing a fight. The news came over seven months since Pandaemonium: Abyssos (Savage) was released as part of the Patch 6.2 series. Furthermore, players can jump right into any instance of the Pandaemonium: Abyssos raid tier without any prerequisite clears during the week. On normal difficulty, players can now earn as many Unsung Blades of Abyssos as they want from The Eighth Circle, which can be turned in for item level 620 weapons. In PvP, jobs such as ninja, warrior, and paladin had some abilities nerfed, while jobs such as black mage, reaper, and dancer received some slight buffs to their utility kit.
However,Final Fantasy 14will have soon another major update coming late next monthin the form of Patch 6.4. Titled The Dark Throne, the next update will include Anabaseios, the final tier of the Pandaemonium raid series, in addition to new main story quests and more job adjustments. Only time will tell which jobs will receive adjustments in the near future.
While a bitlight on content compared to Patch 6.35, tomorrow’s 6.38 update will ensure that Savage raiders and PvP participants have things to do inFinal Fantasy 14ahead of the next major update. However, it remains to be seen what tangible and immediate results the server upgrades will have for players once the game returns online.
Final Fantasy 14is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5.
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