FFXIV

I know this is not something themepark MMOs really do; but FFXIV relies so heavily on teleports, it rarely incentivizes exploring zones after visiting them once for the main storyline. In turn, this gives devs no reason to put interesting points of interest.

I know GW2, ESO and FFXI do a better job. It just seems like such a wasted opportunity when it comes to deliver a better immersive experience.

Some points of the PLL (personal comments in italics)

• new patch Dec 16th
• new normal raid tier (Heavyweight)
• Savage tier coming Jan 6th, delayed because of Christmas holidays in EU/NA
• new Allagan Tomestones of Mnemonics
• new MSQ, new dungeon (Mistwake), new trial (Hell on Rails) - weird Doomtrain but I'll take it
• new Unreal (Tsukuyomi's Pain) - Yes yes YES!
• Duty Support added for Dzemael Darkhold, Aurum Vale, some kind of Echo will be retroactively fitted so you don't have to start the dungeon again?
• PvP Series 10 begins, new Frontline map (Worqor Chirteh) & campaign coming
• DT relic weapon update, ivl 775, items required will come from various duties that also include the OC
• OC Update: 3 new phantom jobs (Mystic Knight, DNC, GLD), beneficial accessories added
• new Cosmic Exploration star (Oizys), Cosmic Tool update (ilvl 765)
• new Variant dungeon (The Merchant's Tale)
• new Variant dungeon option "Advanced" (has no exploration, only boss battles, 2-4 players)
• Variant dungeon overhaul, apparently no Criterion Savage anymore
• Strategy Board added!!!
• new UI feature: Command Panel, essentially adding 100 hotbar spaces under one button
• Glamour update - able to use any glamour on any gear, irrespective of class, job or level!!! (with some restrictions for animation reasons) - This is one of the biggest changes in years, absolutely fantastic, even DoH/DoL gear is free for all!
• possibly housing updates (furniture slots and the like, maybe in 7.5)

Thanks for Nynaeve Al'maera on Lich for the summary. 😊

This question may be rudimentary for a lot of people here, but since Microsoft has decided to stop supporting Windows 10 I have really thought about switching my PC that runs Final Fantasy 14 to a Linux box. So, the question is: Is anyone here playing this game on Linux, and how well does it run?

I have a relatively old PC, old enough so that I can’t upgrade it to Windows 11, but it plays Final Fantasy 14 just fine. So I assume on Linux the game will run OK. However, I worry that if there’s an extra layer with wine or some other emulation that it may run a little more sluggish.

Is Bazzite the way to go?

I’m sure we’ve all see the drama over the removal of mod Mare Synchronos, questions about people getting banned, and resulting review bombing, Yoshi-P has addressed it here.

TL;DR: don’t talk about mods and you’ll be ok.

The automatic housing demolition timer for Worlds in the European Data Center, which was halted temporarily in November 2024, will resume with the release of Patch 7.3 scheduled for early August 2025.

Login and go to your houses if you're wanting to keep them to avoid demolition.

Got a good chuckle out of this.

• Most likely dropping on August 5th
• No Ultimate in 7.3, but another is coming in DT (highly likely 7.5)
• The usual contents:
  • MSQ Dungeon: The Meso Terminal
  • MSQ Trial / Ex: 222
  • Alliance Raid: San d'Oria: The Second Walk
  • Unreal: Seiryu
  • Sidequest: Hildebrand
• Deep Dungeon 4: Pilgrim's Traverse
  • Hard mode boss of some kind once DD is cleared.
• Treasure Dungeon: Vault Oneiron (roulette version)
• PvP Updates: Series 9 begins (battlepass), Next season begins (ranked), Omega and Ultima tier ranks added above Crystal in CC
• Crystal Conflict Map: The Bayside Battlegrounds
• Yok Kuy Beast Tribe (crafter)
• 7.31 Cosmic Exploration: New planet Phaenna added
• 7.31 Cosmo Adjustments:
  • Mounts allowed starting next planet. Time limits on some missions adjusted. Mission report window to automatically open
  • GP used will be restored, cordial cd reset on gathering missions. Retainer bell added. Teleport tickets to Cosmo to be added
  • More incentives to come back after finishing relics. Holograms available from the start
• OC Adjustments:
  • Arriving in 7.4
  • Can queue into Southern Horn in a premade 48man alliance. Forked Tower weather won't appear during an active CE
  • Changing Ul to see amount of players that put in ciphers. Players will be required to submit 1 cipher to enter FT
• Misc:
  • Chat Bubble Feature - players can see chat in bubble above player rather than chat logs.
  • Raid Planner in 7.4
  • Viera/Hrothgar hat fixes
  • Relic step to be added in 7.3

More of a question for the community here, but now that it has been released and we know a lot more about it, is anyone going to play FFXIV Mobile?

Personally I'm probably going to avoid it. It looks interesting and has some nice QOL features we don't have in the main game but it's not something I want to be throwing money at.

Not as drastic as the previous AWM.

[Date & Time]

• Jun. 24, 2025 6:00 to 10:00 (GMT)
• Jun. 24, 2025 7:00 to 11:00 (BST)
• Jun. 24, 2025 16:00 to 20:00 (AEST)

To my fellow players, how do you handle raids with tons of activity? I’m struggling with keeping up with the on-screen action and not over focusing on the casting bar and timers. Does it just take time to figure out the cadence of the actions?

Game, Mog Station, Companion App and forums will all be unavailable during maintenance.

• Jun. 16, 2025 20:00 to Jun. 17, 2025 10:00 (GMT)
• Jun. 16, 2025 21:00 to Jun. 17, 2025 11:00 (BST)
• Jun. 17, 2025 6:00 to 20:00 (AEST) *Completion time is subject to change.

About time^^

Been trying to get shaders working through reshade in the game, no luck so far. I can use the CLI installer from here to "install" reshade, but the only functionality it has is for screenshots, and I get two errors from some things not being able to be read by reshade. Trying out different shader presets and packs just doesn't work.

It should be possible, right? For reference, I've been running the game through XIVlauncher for faster start times and Dalamud plugins.

edit: forgot to mention, on Linux.