The team behind Final Fantasy XIV reveals the first details of update 5.3, as well as the second chapter of the crossover with the NieR universe.
The team after Final Fantasy XIV has shared the first in-depth details of patch 5.3, one of the most anticipated by the community. Having recently received version 5.25, the company reveals what changes are approaching not only Shadowbringers, but A Realm Reborn as well.
Beyond the final act for the Shadowbringers story, the most important thing is the revamp that will receive the main stage for new players. They want the quest flow to be much more natural, the grind needed in the current quest list to be reduced in order to offer better rewards and more experience. Ultimately, making the trip to Heavensward, the first expansion, better.
Players will now be able to use their flying mounts in all initial A Realm Reborn scenarios. I Believe I Can Fly quest has been removed as completing The Ultimate Weapon main quest will automatically unlock the ability to use them.
As for the collaboration with NieR, it has been confirmed that the update will bring with it the second chapter of the YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse raid. Called The Puppets ’Bunker, it will be a continuation of The Copied Factory, introduced in patch 5.1. No further information has been disclosed in this regard except for the image that you can check below.
In addition to the one corresponding to the crossover with NieR, a new Trial of up to eight players will be included that will be available in normal and extreme mode, although we do not know its context. As usual, another dungeon will be enabled from daily roulette. Players who have reached New Game + will be able to revisit the main missions already completed while maintaining the same level and character.
You can see all the news that the broadcast left in the original source. The coronavirus has caused the release of this version 5.3 to be delayed indefinitely. "We have not yet decided whether the delay will be a couple of weeks or three, or if it will be a month," said his manager, Naoki Yoshida, in a statement.
