The patch notes for Final Fantasy 14’s 6.58 content update came out in the middle of a busy March. They fixed some bugs and changed how some Job actions work in PVP.
This was confirmed by Final Fantasy 14: Patch 6.58 will let players get rewards faster from the Thaleia Alliance raid and The Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) trial.
Final Fantasy 14 will not get another content update until the Dawntrail expansion comes out in the summer unless there are any technical problems. Patch 6.58 is scheduled to be the last one.
Additionally, the 6.58 update came two days before the Xbox Series X/S version of Final Fantasy 14 was supposed to come out.
Square Enix confirmed just before the Xbox player went live that Xbox console players would need to use a new currency called “FFXIV Coins” on the Mog Station and On-Line Store. And this change only happened on the Xbox Series X/S game client.
On the desktop and mobile browser versions of the same stores, you could still use other payment methods, like credit and debit cards.
Although the 6.57 content update set the stage for the Xbox version, Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.58 added more changes to the game. The Lynx of the Abyssal Grief Flute dropped at a faster rate during the Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) trial, which received some modifications.
A vendor in Radz-at-Han will also sell the flute for 99 Voidvessel Totems. Furthermore, the weekly limit on Thaleia Coins, Thaleia Treasure Chests, and Unsung Blades of Anabaseios has been lifted, which speeds up the process of getting gear.
When it comes to PVP Job changes, the Paladin’s defensive power was lowered while its offensive fire power received a slight boost. Additionally, the Dancer’s Honing ovation’s power from Acclaim stacks was cut in half.
Unfortunately, Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.58 will also remove support for 32-bit operating systems and the DirectX9 client, even though it wasn’t mentioned in the patch notes.
Final Fantasy 14 will need a 64-bit OS that is compatible with DirectX11, even though the game may be supported without guaranteed play on these outdated platforms.
The Crystal Line Conflict game mode and The Burden of the Son (Savage) raid both had issues that Patch 6.58 helped to solve.
A problem with the Paladin’s Holy Sheltron PVP ability’s tooltip description was still open, but the ability will still work as it should.
Final Fantasy 14’s development team has a busy week ahead of them between the release of Patch 6.58 and the upcoming Dawntrail panel at PAX East. What needs to be seen is if any more changes need to be made before Dawntrail.
Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.58 Notes
Playable Content Changes:
- EXP gained by Trust NPCs has been increased.
- Applicable Duties: The Tower of Zot, The Tower of Babil, Vanaspati, Ktisis Hyperboreia, The Aitiascope.
- The number of Allagan tomestones of causality available as a reward for completing two rows in Wondrous Tails has been increased from 500 to 1,000.
Battle System Changes:
- The Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) has been moved from the Raid Finder to the Duty Finder.
- The drop rate for the Lynx of Abyssal Grief Flute in the Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) has been further increased.
- The weekly restriction on receiving Unsung Blades of Anabaseios from Anabaseios: The Twelfth Circle has been removed.
- The strength of the Echo granted in Pandæmonium: Anabaseios (Savage) has been increased.
- The Echo will take effect upon entering Pandæmonium: Anabaseios (Savage) raids, increasing players’ maximum HP, damage dealt, and healing potency by 15%.
- Unlike other instances, the strength of the Echo will not increase in the event all party members are incapacitated.
- The weekly limit on rewards from treasure coffers has been removed.
- The weekly limit on Thaleia coins has been removed.
- The item required to enhance equipment purchased with Allagan tomestones of comedy, Divine Solvent, can be purchased from Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han (X:10.6 Y:10.0) for one Aglaia Coin, one Euphrosyne Coin, and one Thaleia Coin each.
- After acquiring the items to enhance your equipment from J’lakshai, Wilmetta, or Nesvaaz, speak with Khaldeen in Radz-at-Han (X:10.9 Y:10.4) and exchange them for augmented gear of your choice.
The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:
- Holy Sheltron (Paladin): The barrier effect duration has been reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds. The barrier potency has been reduced from 12,000 to 8,000. The unaspected damage dealt to nearby enemies when the effect expires has been increased from 100% of the remaining barrier potency to 150%. The Knight’s Resolve effect duration has been reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
- Confiteor (Paladin): Damage potency has been increased from 8,000 to 12,000. Blade of Faith, Blade of Truth, and Blade of Valor damage potencies also increased by 1,000 each.
- Honing Ovation (Dancer): Attack and barrier potency granted by each stack of Acclaim has been decreased from 2,000/3,000/4,000/5,000/6,000 to 1,000/2,000/3,000/4,000/5,000.
- Crystalline Conflict Season Ten will end and Season Eleven will begin. When the season ends, the top 100 ranking players from each data center will receive vouchers via the moogle delivery service. Players finishing in the Bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Seasonal Quartermaster at the Wolves’ Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7). Tier rewards for Season Ten must be claimed before the end of Season Eleven. Players will begin Season Eleven five risers lower than the rank at which they finished Season Ten. Rising Stars will be reset to zero.
Miscellaneous Updates:
- By the end of the stress test, the cloud data center has been removed from the list of options on the Data Center Selection screen.
- All Worlds on the Oceanian data center are now available as destinations in the Data Center Travel menu. The Oceanian data center will be open for travel starting Sunday, March 24 around 8:00 p.m. (PDT).
- The following issues have been addressed:
- An issue during the main scenario quest “The Satrap of Radz-at-Han” wherein Estinien would not be present in the main hall of the Baldesion Annex under certain conditions.
- An issue during the duty Alexander – The Burden of the Son (Savage) wherein the damage of the enemy action Height Error was not downscaled.
- An issue during the duty of Alexander – The Burden of the Son (Savage) wherein certain actions did not function properly when targeting enemies.
- An issue in Crystalline Conflict wherein the Crystalline Conflict Map would continue to display even after unchecking “Display Element” in the HUD Layout menu.
- An issue after completing the seasonal quest “Breaking Brick Mountains” wherein players were unable to repurchase the item Thug’s Mug from the recompense officer.
- Other various issues have also been addressed.
Known Issues
- The Paladin PvP action Holy Sheltron has an issue where the description does not reflect the changes made in Patch 6.58. Only the description contains this issue. The action does what it’s supposed to.
