The warriors of light have been called forward to take on the new 8 man raid Omega: Sigmascape in upcoming patch 4.2 for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood.

The patch will focus on Doma in the next chapter of the upcoming patch alongside brand new trials and dungeons. Also coming will be an update to the glamour system, a number of system enhancements, and the highly anticipated Forbidden Land of Eureka. A list of initially announced content updates for the patch are listed below:

  • New Main Scenario and Side Quests
  • New Raid Dungeon
  • The Forbidden Land of Eureka
  • Glamour System Updates
  • The Feast PvP Updates
  • Housing Updates
  • New Primal Battle
  • New Dungeons
  • A New Duty Recorder Feature
  • Updates to bard’s performance actions, additional inventory through the use of a new companion storage feature, and more.

A summary of the announcements are available at the official FINAL FANTASY XIV forums: http://sqex.to/pmG

Square Enix have also announced the dates and locations for the 2018-19 FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festivals. North America will kick off the tour on November 16-17, 2018 in Las Vegas, followed by the European Fan Festival in Paris in early 2019, and ending with the Tokyo Fan Festival in March 2019. More details about the events, including a teaser trailer, are available at the official Fan Festival website: https://fanfest.finalfantasyxiv.com

Finally, the yearly Starlight Celebration event returns to FINAL FANTASY XIV Online today. Players can undertake seasonal quests to obtain holiday-themed rewards as they spread joy to the realm of Eorzea.

Rewards include:

  • Starlight Bear Horn
  • Starlight Stew Set
  • Starlight Log Set
  • Starlight Sapling
  • Starlight Celebration Advertisement
  • Starlight Gateway Orchestrion Roll

Details on the in-game event and rewards are also available on the official Starlight Celebration webpage: http://sqex.to/FFXIV_Starlight2017

The FINAL FANTASY XIV Free Trial allows new players to easily join the millions of adventurers already playing and allows anyone to access all available content up to level 35 (including the new Rival Wings PvP), create up to eight playable characters, and experience the different playable races, classes, and jobs with no restrictions on playtime. New players who wish to experience the free trial may register here: http://freetrial.finalfantasyxiv.com/.