2014-03-21



Patch 2.2 contains myriad additions and refinements to the realm of Eorzea. Players seeking the thrill of combat can face off with Leviathan or brave the new twists and turns of the Binding Coil. Artisans can try their hand at demanding new recipes, and master anglers can reel in legendary denizens of the deep. From new dealings with the beast tribes to new dances sweeping the land, there is much to see and more to do in the ever-changing realm of Eorzea!

Pore over the details of Patch 2.2.

Playable Content

Quest

New main scenario quests have been added.



Quest Name

Required Level and Location

Still Waters

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

The Rising Stones (X:6 Y:5)

NPC: Minfilia

A Final Temptation

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan (X:22 Y:17)

NPC: Thancred

The Mother of Exiles

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan (X:22 Y:17)

NPC: Thancred

Promises to Keep

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Ul’dah – Steps of Thal (X:10 Y:12)

NPC: Raubahn

A Small-scale Operation

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Ul’dah – Steps of Nald (X:11 Y:9)

NPC: Alphinaud

Yugiri’s Game

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan (X:13 Y:14)

NPC: Hozan

If Wishes Were Horsebirds

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan (X:13 Y:14)

NPC: Hozan

Why We Adventure

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan (X:11 Y:14)

NPC: Yozan

All Due Respect

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Ul’dah – Steps of Nald (X:11 Y:9)

NPC: Alphinaud

Full Belly, Happy Heart

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

The Rising Stones (X:6 Y:5)

NPC: Minfilia

Writhing in the Dark

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Mor Dhona (X:23 Y:6)

NPC: Adventurers’ Guild assistant

The Sea Rises

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

The Rising Stones (X:6 Y:5)

NPC: Minfilia

Fireworks and Fish Don’t Mix

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western La Noscea (X:22 Y:22)

NPC: Falkbryda

Scouts in Distress

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western La Noscea (X:22 Y:22)

NPC: Falkbryda

The Gift of Eternity

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western La Noscea (X:22 Y:22)

NPC: Falkbryda

Into the Heart of the Whorl

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western La Noscea (X:13 Y:13)

NPC: Merlwyb

Lord of the Whorl

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Lower La Noscea (X:24 Y:33)

NPC: Eynzahr Slafyrsyn

When Yugiri Met the Fraternity

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:11 Y:10)

NPC: Zanthael

Through the Maelstrom

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:8 Y:14)

NPC: Yugiri

 

New Chronicles of a New Era quests have been added.

Quest Name

Required Level and Location

The King Lives

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan – The Waking Sands (X:6, Y:4)

NPC: Urianger

Whorl of a Time

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan – The Waking Sands (X:6, Y:4)

NPC: Urianger

- The Second Coil of Bahamut

Quest Name

Required Level and Location

Another Turn in the Coil

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan – The Waking Sands (X:6, Y:4)

NPC: Urianger

????????

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Northern Thanalan (X:20, Y:17)

NPC: Alisaie

* For the prevention of spoilers, the names of certain quests have been omitted.

 

New side story quests have been added.

- Hildibrand


Quest Name

Required Level and Location

The Science of Deduction

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Eastern Thanalan (X:10 Y:16)

NPC: Ellie

The Hammer

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan (X:20 Y:24)

NPC: Hildibrand

????????

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Northern Thanalan (X:23 Y:23)

NPC: Hildibrand

????????

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Western Thanalan (X:13 Y:14)

NPC: Hildibrand

* For the prevention of spoilers, the names of certain quests have been omitted.

 

New side quests have been added.

Quest Name

Required Level and Location

He’s Got a Ticket to Ride

Level 9

New Gridania (X:12 Y:13)

NPC: Spinning Blade

Meet, Greet, and Deceit

Level 9

Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X:11 Y:11)

NPC: Gregory

Lend Me Your Ears Already

Level 9

Ul’dah – Steps of Nald (X:11 Y:9)

NPC: Memenaru

Saw That One Coming

Level 14

New Gridania (X:12 Y:13)

NPC: Eral

Good for What Ales You

Level 14

Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:7 Y:12)

NPC: Dodozan

Help Me, Lord of the Dance

Level 14

Ul’dah – Steps of Nald (X:10 Y:9)

NPC: P’molminn

Rising to the Challenge

Level 15

Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X:11 Y:10)

NPC: I’tolwann

Seeds of Change

Level 17

Western Thanalan (X:12 Y:15)

NPC: Tatafu

An Ill-conceived Venture

(Limsa Lominsa)

Level 17

Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:9 Y:11)

NPC: Troubled Adventurer

An Ill-conceived Venture

(Gridania)

Level 17

New Gridania (X:11 Y:12)

NPC: Troubled Adventurer

An Ill-conceived Venture

(Ul’dah)

Level 17

Ul’dah – Steps of Nald (X:9 Y:8)

NPC: Troubled Adventurer

Required Level

Level 50

Mor Dhona (X:22 Y:6)

NPC: Wiscard

Submission Impossible

Disciples of the Land level 50

Mor Dhona (X:22 Y:6)

NPC: Wiscard

Just Tooling Around

Disciples of the Hand or Land level 50

Mor Dhona (X:21 Y:6)

NPC: Guiding Star

The Beast of Brewer’s Beacon

Fisher level 50

Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:7 Y:14)

NPC: Sisipu

- The Lost City of Amdapor

Quest Name

Required Level and Location

One Night in Amdapor

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Old Gridania (X:6 Y:10)

NPC: E-Sumi-Yan

- Halatali (Hard)

Quest Name

Required Level and Location

This Time’s for Fun

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Mor Dhona (X:22 Y:8)

NPC: Hugubert

- Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard)

Quest Name

Required Level and Location

Curds and Slay

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Mor Dhona (X:22 Y:8)

NPC: Bloezoeng

 

Kobold and Sahagin beast tribe quests have been added.

With the addition of the kobold and Sahagin beast tribe quests, new beast tribe settlements and vendors have been added at the following locations:

Kobolds

Outer La Noscea (X:21, Y:18) – 789th Order Dig

Sahagin

Western La Noscea (X:17, Y:21) – Novv’s Nursery

- Main Beast Tribe Quests

Kobold Main Quests

Quest Name

Required Level and Location

Highway Robbery

Disciple of War or Magic level 41

Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X:12 Y:12)

NPC: Trachraet

How Low Can You Go

Disciple of War or Magic level 41

Outer La Noscea (X:21 Y:18)

NPC: 789th Order Pickman Gi Gu

????????

Disciple of War or Magic level 44

Outer La Noscea (X:21 Y:18)

NPC: 789th Order Pickman Gi Gu

????????

Disciple of War or Magic level 48

Outer La Noscea (X:21 Y:18)

NPC: Skaetswys

????????

Disciple of War or Magic level 48

Outer La Noscea (X:21 Y:18)

NPC: 789th Order Pickman Gi Gu

* For the prevention of spoilers, the names of certain quests have been omitted.

Sahagin Main Quests

Quest Name

Required Level and Location

They Came from the Deep

Disciple of War or Magic level 44

Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X:13 Y:12)

NPC: R’ashaht Rhiki

Clutch and Kin

Disciple of War or Magic level 44

Western La Noscea (X:16 Y:22)

NPC: Novv

????????

Disciple of War or Magic level 46

Western La Noscea (X:16 Y:22)

NPC: Novv

????????

Disciple of War or Magic level 48

Western La Noscea (X:16 Y:22)

NPC: Novv

????????

Disciple of War or Magic level 48

Western La Noscea (X:16 Y:22)

NPC: Novv

* For the prevention of spoilers, the names of certain quests have been omitted.

- Daily Beast Tribe Quests

Beast tribe side quests can be accessed after completing the following main quests:

Kobolds – Highway Robbery

Sahagin – They Came from the Deep

 

Beast tribe quest rewards have been adjusted as follows:

Allagan tomestones of philosophy will no longer be received.

An increased number of Allagain tomestones of mythology will be received.

Allagan tomestones of soldiery will now be received.

Elemental shards will no longer be received.

Ventures will be received.

 

Guildleves

The difficulty of the following guildleves has been increased:

A Guest for Supper / Barley Legal / The Missing Merchant / It’s Hard Being Moogle / Man the Ore / Rope a ‘Lope / Run, Run Away / Woodcross Busydeal / Clearing Steer

 

New rewards have been added to certain battlecraft and fieldcraft leves.

* The frequency with which existing rewards appear has been adjusted.

 

The casting bar no longer appears after surveying target areas during certain fieldcraft leves.

Guildleve progress will now appear on screen when engaging enemies during a battlecraft escort leve.

To address an issue wherein NPCs become stuck during battlecraft escort leves, NPC movement will be reset 20 seconds after using the /beckon emote.

Guildhests

Bonus rewards for first time completion of guildhests will now be awarded to classes individually.

The first-time completion bonus will be obtainable by players regardless of their guildhest completion status prior to patch 2.2.

* Receiving the completion bonus as a job will also apply to its associated class. For example, once you receive a first-time completion bonus as a scholar, no bonus will be received when repeating the guildhest as a summoner or arcanist.

 

FATEs

The difficulty of the following FATEs will be lowered as the number of participants decreases:

A Wrench in the Works / What a Boar / Quenching the Flame / Sharknado / Tail of a Whale / Watch Your Tongue / The Miner in the Mirror / Making the Rounds

 

The HP of enemies in the following FATEs will increase as the number of participants increases:

Behold Now Behemoth / He Taketh It with His Eyes

 

It will be easier to obtain a gold rating for the following FATEs:

Steel Reign / Behold Now Behemoth / He Taketh It with His Eyes

 

The FATE “A Wrench in the Works” in the Eastern Shroud has been relocated from (X:28, Y:20) to (X:29, Y:21)

The following items obtainable from FATEs are no longer classified as unique items:

Flamefang Choker (Quenching the Flame)

Proto Armor Identification Key (A Wrench in the Works)

Kafre’s Tusk (What a Boar)

 

Dungeons

New dungeons have been added.

The Lost City of Amdapor

Level Requirements

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Item Level Requirement

Average item level 55 or above

Party Size

Four players

Time Limit

90 minutes

- Entry Requirements

Quest

One Night in Amdapor

Required Level

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Location

Old Gridania (X:6, Y:10)

NPC: E-sumi-Yan

Prerequisites

Players must first complete the quest “The Ultimate Weapon.”

Halatali (Hard)

Level Requirement

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Item Level Requirement

Average item level 55 or above

Party Size

Four players

Time Limit

90 minutes

- Entry Requirements

Quest

This Time’s for Fun

Required Level

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Location

Mor Dhona (X:22, Y:8)

NPC: Hugubert

Prerequisites

Players must first complete the quest “The Ultimate Weapon” and have cleared the original Halatali dungeon.

Brayflox’s Longstop (Hard)

Level Requirement

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Item Level Requirement

Average item level 55 or above

Party Size

Four players

Time Limit

90 minutes

- Entry Requirements

Quest

Curds and Slay

Required Level

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Location

Mor Dhona (X:22, Y:8)

NPC: Bloezoeng

Prerequisites

Players must first complete the quest “The Ultimate Weapon.”

 

The Second Coil of Bahamut has been added.

Level Requirement

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Item Level Requirement

None

Party Size

Eight players

Time Limit

120 minutes

* Players may only enter with a full party by speaking with Anaelle in the North Shroud (X:20, Y:27).

- Entry Requirements

Quest

Another Turn in the Coil

Required Level

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Location

Western Thanalan, The Waking Sands (X:6, Y:6)

NPC: Urianger

Prerequisites

Players must first complete the quest “Alisaie’s Pledge.”

 

The following changes have been made to dungeons, trials, and raids.

- Labyrinth of the Ancients

For each chest that appears, players can select Need as many times as desired. Moreover, the weekly limitation on lotting items has been abolished.

A gil reward has been added.

- The Binding Coil of Bahamut

The weekly entrance restriction on entering all five turns of the Binding Coil of Bahamut has been abolished.

Players may now proceed directly to any turn of the Binding Coil of Bahamut.

Players may now enter the Binding Coil of Bahamut via the Duty Finder with a full party.

* With a later update, the Echo buff will be applied to all party members upon incapacitation. Moreover, a full party will no longer be required to register via the Duty Finder.

The likelihood that players will be paralyzed by the attack High Voltage has been reduced. Furthermore, the paralysis effect can now be removed by spells such as Esuna.

When exiting the Eorzean Subterrane, players will now be transported to Fallgourd Float in North Shroud.

Players will only appear in the area following the completion of Turn 5 when cleared for the first time.

- Amdapor Keep

The potency of Plaincracker used by Megalith Marionette has been reduced.

Bloodlappers will no longer spawn during the battle with Demon Wall.

The potency of Imminent Catastrophe and Bubonic Cloud used by Anantaboga has been reduced.

- Pharos Sirius

Overall difficulty has been adjusted to match that of Copperbell Mines (Hard) and Haukke Manor (Hard).

The number of enemies has been reduced.

The attack power, HP, and behavior of enemies, as well as certain dungeon mechanics have been adjusted.

Symond the Unsinkable’s HP has been increased, while the number of zombie war hounds has been decreased.

The attack power and HP of zu cockerels and zu pullets that spawn during the battle with the Zu has been decreased.

The attack power and HP of zombie storm privates that spawn during the battle with Siren has been decreased.

The potency of Siren’s abilities, and the duration of their effects have been decreased.

- Haukke Manor (Hard)

Items dropped by enemies have been added.

 

Enemies in the following dungeons now drop more gil:

Copperbell Mines (Hard)

Haukke Manor (Hard)

Pharos Sirius

 

Trials

The Whorleater (Hard) and the Whorleater (Extreme) have been added.

The Whorleater (Hard)

Level Requirement

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Item Level Requirement

Average item level 60 or above

Party Size

Eight players

Time Limit

60 minutes

- Entry Requirements

Quest

Lord of the Whorl

Required Level

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Location

Lower La Noscea (X:24, Y:33)

NPC: Eynzahr Slafyrsyn

Prerequisites

Players must first complete the quest “Into the Heart of the Whorl.”

The Whorleater (Extreme)

Level Requirement

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Item Level Requirement

Average item level 80 or above

Party Size

Eight players

Time Limit

60 minutes

* A full party of eight players is required before registering via the Duty Finder.

- Entry Requirements

Quest

Whorl of a Time

Required Level

Disciple of War or Magic level 50

Location

Western Thanalan, The Waking Sands (X:6, Y:4)

NPC: Urianger

Prerequisites

Players must first complete the quest “Through the Maelstrom” and have completed The Bowl of Embers (Extreme).

 

Thornmarch (Extreme) has been added.

Level Requirement

Disciples of War or Magic level 50

Item Level Requirement

Average item level 80 or above

Party Size

Eight players

Time Limit

60 minutes

* A full party of eight players is required before registering via the Duty Finder.

- Entry Requirements

Quest

The King Lives

Required Level

Disciple or War or Magic level 50

Location

Western Thanalan, The Waking Sands (X:6, Y:4)

NPC: Urianger

Prerequisites

Players must first complete the quest “On the Properties of Primals” and have completed The Bowl of Embers (Extreme).

 

Additional rewards have been added to the Howling Eye (Extreme), the Navel (Extreme), and the Bowl of Embers (Extreme).

 

Players will now receive the power of the Echo in the event all party members are incapacitated during certain trials.

Requirement

Players are incapacitated after having battled enemies for a certain period of time.

Echo Effect

Increased HP, attack power, and healing potency.

For the following duties and trials, each stack of the Echo will raise attributes by 10% up to a maximum of 50%. However, players will only receive the Echo after having battled enemies for three minutes prior to being incapacitated.

The Bowl of Embers (Hard) / The Howling Eye (Hard) / The Navel (Hard) / Thornmarch (Hard) / A Relic Reborn: The Chimera / A Relic Reborn: The Hydra

For the following duties and trials, each stack of the Echo will raise attributes by 5% up to a maximum of 25%. However, players will only receive the Echo after having battled enemies for three minutes prior to being incapacitated.

The Minstrel’s Ballad: Ultima’s Bane/The Howling Eye (Extreme)/The Navel (Extreme)/The Bowl of Embers (Extreme)

 

The entry requirements for the following trials and raids has been adjusted.

Category

Name

Requirements

Trials

A Relic Reborn: The Chimera

Average item level 52 or above

A Relic Reborn: The Hydra

Average item level 52 or above

Raids

The Binding Coil of Bahamut – Turn 1

Average item level 70 or above

The Binding Coil of Bahamut – Turn 2

Average item level 73 or above

The Binding Coil of Bahamut – Turn 3

Average item level 70 or above

The Binding Coil of Bahamut – Turn 4

Average item level 77 or above

The Binding Coil of Bahamut – Turn 5

Average item level 82 or above

* Average item level requirements have been instated in preparation for changes which will allow a single player to register for these duties.

 

Treasure Hunts

Treasure hunt rewards have been adjusted as follows:

New item rewards have been added for timeworn boarskin and peisteskin treasure maps.

Allagan tomestones of philosophy will no longer be received.

Allagan tomestones of mythology will be received in increased quantities.

Allagan tomestones of soldiery will now be received.

 

Grand and Free Companies

Grand Companies have received the following adjustments:

New items are now available from Grand Company quartermasters.

The Maelstrom

Item Name

Type

Seals

Rank

Ventures x5

Miscellany

1,000

Storm Private Third Class

Cordial

Medicine

500

Chief Storm Sergeant

Durability Draught

Medicine

1,000

Chief Storm Sergeant

Spiritbond Potion

Medicine

1,500

Chief Storm Sergeant

Cooking Sherry

Ingredient

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Filtered Water

Reagent

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Voidsent Blood

Reagent

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Coke

Reagent

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Animal Fat

Reagent

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Lime Sulphur

Reagent

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Potash

Reagent

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Aqueous Whetstone

Stone

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Peacock Ore

Stone

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Minium

Stone

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Hardened Sap

Reagent

1,500

Second Storm Lieutenant

Admiral Portrait

Furnishing

19,150

Second Storm Lieutenant

Storm Interior Wall

Interior Wall

10,950

Second Storm Lieutenant

Storm Flooring

Flooring

10,950

Second Storm Lieutenant

The Order of the Twin Adders

Item Name

Type

Seals

Rank

Ventures x5

Miscellany

1,000

Storm Private Third Class

Cordial

Medicine

500

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Durability Draught

Medicine

1,000

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Spiritbond Potion

Medicine

1,500

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Cooking Sherry

Ingredient

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Filtered Water

Reagent

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Voidsent Blood

Reagent

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Coke

Reagent

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Animal Fat

Reagent

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Lime Sulphur

Reagent

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Potash

Reagent

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Aqueous Whetstone

Stone

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Peacock Ore

Stone

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Minium

Stone

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Hardened Sap

Reagent

1,500

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Elder Seedseer Portrait

Furnishing

19,150

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Serpent Interior Wall

Interior Wall

10,950

Second Serpent Lieutenant

Serpent Flooring

Flooring

10,950

Second Serpent Lieutenant

The Immortal Flames

Item Name

Type

Seals

Rank

Ventures x5

Miscellany

1,000

Storm Private Third Class

Cordial

Medicine

500

Chief Flame Sergeant

Durability Draught

Medicine

1,000

Chief Flame Sergeant

Spiritbond Potion

Medicine

1,500

Chief Flame Sergeant

Cooking Sherry

Ingredient

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Filtered Water

Reagent

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Voidsent Blood

Reagent

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Coke

Reagent

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Animal Fat

Reagent

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Lime Sulphur

Reagent

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Potash

Reagent

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Aqueous Whetstone

Stone

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Peacock Ore

Stone

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Minium

Stone

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Hardened Sap

Reagent

1,500

Second Flame Lieutenant

Sultana Portrait

Furnishing

19,150

Second Flame Lieutenant

Sultana and Flame General Portrait

Furnishing

10,950

Second Flame Lieutenant

Flame Interior Wall

Interior Wall

10,950

Second Flame Lieutenant

Flame Flooring

Flooring

10,950

Second Flame Lieutenant

The required rank for the following items has been adjusted:

The Maelstrom

Item Name

Before

After

Storm Storage Bench

Second Storm Lieutenant

->

Chief Storm Sergeant

Storm Armoire

Second Storm Lieutenant

->

Chief Storm Sergeant

Storm Desk

Second Storm Lieutenant

->

Chief Storm Sergeant

Storm Strongbox

Second Storm Lieutenant

->

Chief Storm Sergeant

Storm Utility Cot

Second Storm Lieutenant

->

Chief Storm Sergeant

Eorzean Map

Second Storm Lieutenant

->

Chief Storm Sergeant

Maelstrom Banner

Second Storm Lieutenant

->

Chief Storm Sergeant

Storm Ceiling Fan & Lamp

Second Storm Lieutenant

->

Chief Storm Sergeant

The Order of the Twin Adders

Item Name

Before

After

Serpent Storage Bench

Second Serpent Lieutenant

->

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Serpent Armoire

Second Serpent Lieutenant

->

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Serpent Desk

Second Serpent Lieutenant

->

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Serpent Strongbox

Second Serpent Lieutenant

->

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Serpent Utility Cot

Second Serpent Lieutenant

->

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Eorzean Map

Second Serpent Lieutenant

->

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Twin Adder Banner

Second Serpent Lieutenant

->

Chief Serpent Sergeant

Serpent Ceiling Fan & Lamp

Second Serpent Lieutenant

->

Chief Serpent Sergeant

The Immortal Flames

Item Name

Before

After

Flame Storage Bench

Second Flame Lieutenant

->

Chief Flame Sergeant

Flame Armoire

Second Flame Lieutenant

->

Chief Flame Sergeant

Flame Desk

Second Flame Lieutenant

->

Chief Flame Sergeant

Flame Strongbox

Second Flame Lieutenant

->

Chief Flame Sergeant

Flame Utility Cot

Second Flame Lieutenant

->

Chief Flame Sergeant

Eorzean Map

Second Flame Lieutenant

->

Chief Flame Sergeant

Immortal Flames Banner

Second Flame Lieutenant

->

Chief Flame Sergeant

Flame Ceiling Fan & Lamp

Second Flame Lieutenant

->

Chief Flame Sergeant

Provisioning and supply missions have received the following adjustments:

Players will now earn free company credits for delivering items.

The base experience received for delivering items has been increased.

The bonus for delivery of items in high demand (those marked with a star icon) has been increased from 50% to 100%.

Items in high demand will appear with greater frequency.

Tomato pie is no longer accepted for supply missions.

Lesser quantities of fish will be requested for provisioning missions.

Expert delivery missions have received the following changes:

Players will now earn free company credits for delivering items.

The base experience received for delivering items has been increased. In accordance with this change, the bonus for delivery of HQ items has been removed.

Certain high level gear will now be accepted for expert delivery missions.

Certain seasonal event and quest items will no longer be accepted for expert delivery missions.

 

Grand Company leve progress will now appear on screen upon defeating enemies.

In the event a free company master does not log in for 35 days (Earth time), ownership will be automatically transferred to another free company member, based upon the following criteria:

1. Members who have logged in within the past seven days

2. Higher-ranked members preferred

3. Senior members preferred

* After the transfer, the former master will automatically be demoted to ordinary member status

 

The amount of free company credits received for free company member actions has been increased.

The amount of free company credits received for treasure hunts has been increased.

Housing

Gardening has been added.

Players can now set a garden on their estate grounds, allowing for the cultivation of various plants.

- Setting Up a Garden

Players can purchase a garden patch from one of the following vendor NPCs, which can then be placed on the estate grounds.

Mist (X:11, Y:11) – Housing Merchant

Lavender Beds (X:11, Y:8) – Housing Merchant

he Goblet (X:11, Y:8) – Housing Merchant

The size of an estate will determine the number of garden patches it can contain. Cottages, houses, and mansions can hold one, two, and three garden patches respectively.

There are three types of garden patches, each allowing for a different number of garden beds.

Round Garden Patch – four garden beds

Oblong Garden Patch – six garden beds.

Deluxe Garden Patch – eight garden beds.

- Seeds

To begin gardening, players will first need to obtain seeds. Seeds can be gathered by botanists, and will occasionally appear at certain locations where their plants yield crops.

Example:

La Noscean orange seeds can be obtained from the same trees as la noscean oranges.

* Certain seeds may prove difficult to obtain.

- Soil

Players will also need to prepare soil for their gardens, which can be obtained by miners. The type of soil will depend on the region where it was gathered.

* Soil type and grade affects yield quality and quantity, and the likelihood of intercrossing.

- Planting Seeds

With a garden bed selected, choose a bag of seeds and your desired soil to begin planting.

- Raising Crops

Plant growth can be promoted through constant tending and the use of fertilizer.

The rate of growth and amount of produce yielded varies between plants.

Fertilize Crop

Enrich soil and accelerate growth.

* Can only be applied to a plant once per hour (Earth time).

Tend Crop

Tend and water plants. Neglected plants will eventually wither.

Remove Crop

Remove a plant from its bed before it yields crops.

- Harvesting Crops

When plants have fully grown, players can harvest their crops to obtain produce. Plants may yield high quality produce depending on how they were cultivated.

* Certain items can only be obtained through gardening.

- Intercrossing

In the event that different plant species were growing side by side, they may also render up new kinds of seeds. This process can be repeated with intercrossed plants, and may give rise to heretofore unseen specimens.

 

A basement level has been added to small houses.

 

The maximum number of furnishings for a small house has been increased from 50 to 100.

Crafting facilities have been added.

Placing one of the following in your estate will allow crafters level 40 or below to use these facilities to increase their CP for a fixed period of time.

Woodworking Bench / Smithing Bench / Armorcraft Bench / Goldsmithing Bench / Leatherworking Bench / Clothcraft Loom / Alchemy Furnace / Cooking Stove

 

Players can now set a summoning bell in their estate to call a retainer.

* Estate summoning bells cannot be used to call the aesthetician.

 

Players can now obtain permits to place merchant shops on their estate property.

Three permits are available for purchase: material supplier permits, junkmonger permits, and mender permits. The race and gender of the merchant can be selected after the shop has been established.

Mist (X:11, Y:11) – Independent Sutler

Lavender Beds (X:11, Y:10) – Independent Sutler

The Goblet (X:11, Y:11) – Independent Sutler

 

Players can now speak with the following NPCs to travel directly from residential areas to their associated city-states:

Mist (X:9, Y:13) – Storm Private

Lavender Beds (X:11, Y:15) – Serpent Private

The Goblet (X:11, Y:6) – Flame Private

* Players must complete the quest “Where the Heart Is” for each residential area to unlock this feature.

 

An aetheryte has been added to each residential area.

Mist

Lavender Beds

The Goblet

 

An animation will now play after building an estate hall.

 

In preparation for the addition of residential wards, as well as individual player housing, players who join a duty or log out from within an estate hall will now return to the estate entrance when logging in or returning from an instance.

* This adjustment will improve the management of housing, and facilitate the addition of plots and estate halls.

 

The challenge log has been added.

The challenge log contains a list of adventuring objectives across a wide range of categories. Completing any one of these objectives will earn you rewards. Completion status is reset on a weekly basis on Tuesday at 1:00 a.m. (PDT), and it is possible to undertake the challenges repeatedly. Additional rewards can be earned for overall completion of the challenge log.

* The time remaining until the challenge log is next reset can viewed under Timers in the Duty menu.

The challenge log can be unlocked by completing the following quest:

Quest

Rising to the Challenge

Required Level

Level 15

Location

Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X:11, Y:10)

NPC: I’tolwann

Prerequisites

Players must first complete the quest “Call of the Sea.”

The challenge log contains the following categories, with certain categories unlocked as you progress in the game.

Dungeons / Guildhests / PvP / FATEs / Levequests / Disciples of the Hand / Disciples of the Land / Treasure Hunt / Beast Tribe Quests / Grand Company / Companions / Player Commendation / Overall Completion

The challenge log can be found under Logs in the Main Menu.

 

New aesthetician hairstyles have been added.

 

The NPC Kupuni Paku has been renamed Pukni Pakk.

Dialog from certain NPCs will now change to reflect player progress.

Open-world areas have seen the following changes:

Additional buildings have been constructed in Revenant’s Toll (X:22, Y:8).

The kobold settlement 789th Order Dig has been established in Outer La Noscea (X:21, Y:18).

The Sahagin settlement Novv’s Nursery has been established in Western La Noscea (X:17, Y:21).

 

In order to alleviate server load during the weekly reset for item acquisition and player progress, the reset time for the following items and duties has been changed to Tuesday at 1:00 a.m. (PDT):

Allagan tomestones of soldiery

The Second Coil of Bahamut

The quest “Primal Focus”

PvP Weekly Performance

Battle System

The Wolves’ Den has received the following adjustments:

Players of similar PvP ranking will now be prioritized when queuing for the Wolves’ Den.

* The target range will increase over time if suitable players cannot be found.

The price in Wolf Marks for warwolf gear has been reduced.

The PvP rank required to equip direwolf gear has been reduced.

The changes made to PvP rank requirements for direwolf gear are as follows:

Gear Type

Before

Before

Accessories

Rank 30 or above



Rank 20 or above

Feet/Waist

Rank 30 or above



Rank 22 or above

Head/Hands

Rank 30 or above



Rank 24 or above

Legs

Rank 30 or above



Rank 26 or above

Chest

Rank 30 or above



Rank 28 or above

Weapons/Shields

Rank 30 or above



Rank 30 or above(no change)

* Additional PvP ranks and rewards are scheduled to be added in patch 2.25.

 

Allagan tomestones have received the following adjustments:

Allagan tomestones of soldiery have been added.

* Players can only obtain 450 Allagan tomestones of soldiery per week, and carry a maximum of 2,000.

The weekly limitation on Allagan tomestones of mythology has been removed.

Allagan tomestones of philosophy are no longer obtainable.

Please note that any Allagan tomestones of philosophy obtained prior to patch 2.2 will not be lost. All trials and duties that formerly yielded Allagan tomestones of philosophy will now offer either Allagan tomestones of mythology or Allagan tomestones of soldiery.

The NPC Auriana in Revenant’s Toll will now give players the option to exchange Allagan tomestones of philosophy for Allagan tomestones of mythology.

Items which required Allagan tomestones of philosophy can no longer be obtained from the NPC Auriana.

* Items that were previously purchasable can be obtained through other means.

 

Action help text has been adjusted as follows:

Elusive Jump now accurately states that enmity is halved.

Miasma and Miasma II now accurately state that Heavy is not applied in PvP.

Resurrection now accurately states that it cannot be used in PvP.

 

Skill timers will no longer reset when changing classes in residential areas.

Limit break effects will now always display regardless of battle effect settings in the Character Configuration menu.

Return can no longer be used when engaged with an enemy.

Chocobo companions have been adjusted as follows:

Players can now ride their chocobo even after it has been summoned as a companion.

When targeting your chocobo companion, the Mount subcommand is now available.

The summoning time for chocobo companions is now 30 minutes regardless of rank.

 

The spawn rate of monsters in the following areas has been adjusted:

Western Thanalan – Halfstone

Western La Noscea – Sapsa Spawning Grounds

Outer La Noscea – Iron Lake

Outer La Noscea – U’Ghamaro Mines

 

Improvements made to the frequency with which player positioning is updated in patch 2.1 will now apply to all instances.

Items

The Master category has been added under Special Recipes.

To access recipes in the Master category, players must change class to a level 50 Disciple of the Hand, then use the master recipe book for that particular class. There are 15 master recipe books, and roughly a hundred master recipes in total.

Two types of master recipe books are available, which can be obtained by speaking with the following NPCs in Revenant’s Toll (X:22, Y:6).

Master Recipe Books for Glamours

Players must first complete the quest “Submission Impossible.”

Quest NPC – Tataroga

Master Recipe Books for Crafting

Players must first complete the quest “Just Tooling Around.”

Quest NPC – Talan

System

Glamours have been implemented.

Glamours allow players to alter the appearance of gear to resemble other gear of similar form and function. All visible gear including main arms, shields, armor, earrings, and rings can be altered.

Example:

Giving a valor surcoat the appearance of a suit of heavy allagan armor.

- Requirements

To unlock glamours, players must first complete the following quest. Upon completion, the action Cast Glamour will appear under General Actions in the Actions and Traits interface.

Quest

A Self-Improving Man

Required Level

Level 50

Location

Mor Dhona (X:22, Y:6)

NPC: Wiscard

- Preparing to Use Glamours

To cast a glamour, you must possess the following items:

The gear whose appearance you wish to alter (the base item).

The gear whose appearance you wish to project (the projected item).

The corresponding glamour prism.

The required glamour prism will depend on the projected gear’s item level and the crafting class that can repair it.

Grade 1 Glamour Prism – For projecting the appearance of equipment item level 1-20.

Grade 2 Glamour Prism – For projecting the appearance of equipment item level 21-40.

Grade 3 Glamour Prism – For projecting the appearance of equipment item level 41-60.

Grade 4 Glamour Prism – For projecting the appearance of equipment item level 61-80.

Grade 5 Glamour Prism – For projecting the appearance of equipment item level 81 or above.

* Each crafting class must use a unique set of glamour prisms.

- Casting Glamours

First, ensure that you are in possession of the gear whose appearance you wish to alter (the base item), the gear whose appearance you wish to project (the projected item), and the corresponding glamour prism. Select the base item, then choose Cast Glamour from the subcommand menu.

The glamour prism will be consumed upon use, but no gear will be lost in the process.

* It is not required to dispel existing glamours from a piece of gear before casting a different glamour.

Glamoured gear will display the following icon. Furthermore, gear used to cast glamours will be bound upon use of a glamour prism.

- Glamour Conditions

Glamours may be cast with any items that meet the following conditions:

The base and projected items are of the same type (hands, feet, etc.).

The equipment level of the projected item is equal to or lower than the base item.

The base item and projected item are equippable by the same class or job.

The base item and projected item are equippable by the same gender or race.

For gear occupying more than one gear slot, one the following conditions must be met in addition to the above:

The base item and projected item occupy the same number of gear slots.

All of the projected item’s gear slots fall within the base item’s gear slots.

Example:

Able to cast glamours

Casting the glamour of a hooded cowl on another hooded cowl, as both occupy a body and head slot.

Casting the glamour of a robe on a hooded cowl, as the body and head slot of the hooded cowl include the body slot of the robe.

* In this case, you will not appear to be wearing headwear.

Glamours cannot be cast

Casting the glamour of a hooded cowl on a robe, as the head slot of the hooded cowl is not covered by the robe.

* The equipment requirements of a glamoured item are identical to the base item.

* The appearance of the base item will be used in the event your current class cannot equip the projected item.

* Glamours may be temporarily disabled in PvP arenas and other unique areas.

- Crafting Glamour Prisms

Each crafting class must use its respective master recipe book in order to craft glamour prisms.

* Only level 50 crafters can use master recipe books. Furthermore, there is no master recipe book of glamours available for culinarian.

After completing the quest Submission Impossible, players will be able to purchase master recipe books, as well as the clear prisms needed to craft glamour prisms.

Clear prisms may be purchased from the following NPCs.

Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:9, Y:11) – Bango Zango

New Gridania (X:11, Y:11) – Maisenta

Ul’dah: Steps of Nald (X:10, Y:9) – Roarich

- Dispelling Glamours

When in possession of a glamour dispeller, the Remove option will be available in the Cast Glamour interface.

* The glamour dispeller will be consumed upon use.

* Glamour dispellers may be purchased from the prism vendors above.

 

Retainer ventures are now available.

Players can now assign their retainers ventures, which send retainers out into the field to procure items.

- Retainer Venture Quest Requirement

Players must complete the fol

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