Final Fantasy XIV Patch Notes 6.55 – Manderville weapons!

After more than a decade Final Fantasy XIV lives on thanks to frequent patches that keep me invested in this legendary MMO. Below you'll find the latest Final Fantasy XIV patch notes to keep up to date with everything new in the game.

FFIXV Patch Notes 6.55

With the conflict in the Thirteenth at an end and Dawntrail on the horizon, the Warrior of Light takes their first steps toward a new adventure.

Patch 6.55 also brings more to explore in the realms of Endwalker, including a new trial, tribal alliance quests, and the continuation of Tataru's Grand Endeavor, Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures, and the Manderville weapon series!

Playable Content

Quests

New main scenario quests have been added.

When One Door Closes...

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• Radz-at-Han (X:4.4 Y:9.8)
• Varshahn
• Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Growing Light."

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• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• ???
• ???
• Players must first complete the main scenario quest "When One Door Closes..."

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• Disciple of War or Magic level 90

• ???

• ???
• Players must first complete the main scenario quest "???"

New side story quests have been added.

Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures

Of Duplicity and Duplication

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• Radz-at-Han (X:11.4 Y:11.5)
• Delion
• Players must first complete the side story quest "Not from Around Here."

Gentlemen at Heart

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90

• ???

• ???

• Players must first complete the side story quest "Of Duplicity and Duplication."

Manderville Weapons

Resonating with Perfection

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• Radz-at-Han (X:12.0 Y:7.1)
• Gerolt
• Players must first complete the side story quests "Gentlemen at Heart" and "A Spirited Reforging."

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• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• ???
• ???
• Players must first complete the side story quests "Resonating with Perfection" and "In Need of Adjustment."

Tataru's Grand Endeavor

Treasured Bonds

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90

• Old Sharlayan (X:11.8 Y:9.8)

• Mehdjina

• Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Growing Light" as well as the side story quests "Soaring Profits," "An Auspicious Opportunity," and "Forever in Our Hearts."

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• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• ???
• ???
• Players must first complete the side story quest "Treasured Bonds."

Island Sanctuary

Where Worries Melt Away

• Level 1
• Unnamed Island (X:12.4 Y:28.7)
• Curious Courier
• Players must first complete the main story quest "Growing Light" as well as the side story quest "The Sweetest Thing."

New tribal alliance quests have been added.

Dinner and a Show

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• Ultima Thule (X:27.5 Y:24.5)
• Jammingway
• Players must first complete the tribal quests "The Hippo Riders," "Life, the Universe, and Coffee Beans," and "Dreams Come True."

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• Disciple of War or Magic level 90

• ???

• ???
• Players must first complete the tribal quest "Dinner and a Show."

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New chapters have been added to New Game+.

The final quest of each chapter must be completed before it can be unlocked.

Main Scenario Quests

• Endwalker - Part 3
• Endwalker - Part 4
  * To unlock Endwalker - Part 3 in New Game+, players must complete the final quest of Endwalker - Part 4.

Side Story Quests

• Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures
• Tataru's Grand Endeavor

Housing

New furnishings have been added.

Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest have been added.

New orchestrion rolls have been added.

The Manderville Gold Saucer

New prizes are available for purchase using MGP.

New Triple Triad cards have been added.

Miscellaneous

Players will now receive a pop-up message when an island sanctuary construction or renovation is completed.

The message will display upon entering the island sanctuary and at periodic intervals during a visit.

Thaleia has been added as an objective in Wondrous Tails.

New emotes have been added.

Battle System

A new trial has been added.

The Gilded Araya

Level Requirement	Disciple of War or Magic level 90
Item Level Requirement	Average item level 625 or above
Party Size	Eight players
Time Limit	60 minutes

Requirements

Gentlemen at Heart

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• ???
• ???
• Players must first complete the side story quest "Of Duplicity and Duplication."

The drop rate for the Lynx of Abyssal Grief Flute has been increased.

The drop rate for the Lynx of Fallen Shadow Flute has been further increased.

They can also be purchased in exchange for totems from Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han (X:10.6 Y:10.0).

Item Obtained	Item Required
Lynx of Fallen Shadow Flute	Voidcast Archfiend Totem x 99

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The Gilded Araya has been added to Duty Roulette: Trials.

The Gilded Araya has been added to Duty Roulette: Mentor.

PvP

The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:

Further explanations of PvP action changes and adjustments can be found in the job guide.

View the job guide.

Action	Adjustment
Purify	Resilience will now be granted unconditionally.

Paladin

Action	Adjustment
Holy Sheltron	The damage reduction of Knight's Resolve has been increased from 15% to 20%.

Monk

Action	Adjustment
Riddle of Earth	The duration of Earth Resonance has been reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.

Ninja

Action	Adjustment
Goka Mekkyaku	Area of effect radius has been increased from 5 to 6 yalms.

Reaper

Action	Adjustment
Tenebrae Lemurum	The duration of Enshrouded has been increased from 15 to 20 seconds.

Bard

Action	Adjustment
Silent Nocturne	Recast time has been increased from 20 to 30 seconds.
Empyreal Arrow	Potency has been reduced from 4,000 to 3,000.
The Warden's Paean	Recast time has been reduced from 30 to 25 seconds. Barrier duration has been reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.
Blast Arrow	Potency has been increased from 8,000 to 10,000.

Dancer

Action	Adjustment
Honing Ovation	Attack and barrier potency granted by each stack of Acclaim has been increased from 1,000/2,000/3,000/4,000/5,000 to 2,000/3,000/4,000/5,000/6,000.

Black Mage

Action	Adjustment
Maximum HP	Maximum HP has been raised from 48,000 to 49,500.

Dark Mage

Action	Adjustment
Miracle of Nature	Recast time has been increased from 30 to 45 seconds.

Frontline

The following adjustments have been made to job damage output and limit gauge fill rates.

• Gunbreaker and Astrologian damage modifiers have been adjusted from 0% to -5%.

• Dragoon and Samurai damage modifiers have been adjusted from 0% to -10%.
• Dark Knight and Summoner damage modifiers have been adjusted from -10% to -15%.
• A +15 second modifier has been applied to the limit gauge fill rate for Dark Knight, Gunbreaker, and Summoner.

The following adjustments have been made to the Fields of Glory (Shatter):

• The number of large icebound tomeliths active at once has been increased from 1 to 2.
• The number of small icebound tomeliths active at once has been increased from 5 to 15.
• The time before the first small icebound tomelith activates has been increased from 5 to 420 seconds.
• The time for small icebound tomeliths to reactivate has been increased from 5 to 420 seconds.
• The data awarded for destroying large icebound tomeliths has been reduced from 250 to 200.
• The time for large icebound tomeliths to respawn has been reduced from 120 to 60 seconds.
• The time for small icebound tomeliths to respawn has been increased from 60 to 360 seconds.
• The maximum HP of large icebound tomeliths has been reduced from 4,000,000 to 3,000,000.
• The maximum HP of small icebound tomeliths has been reduced from 400,000 to 300,000.
• The data awarded for knocking out a rival player has been reduced from 10 to 5.

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Items

New items have been added.

Items added in Patch 6.55 will be listed at a later date.

New recipes have been added.

Items added in Patch 6.55 will be listed at a later date.

New big fish have been added.

New mounts have been added.

New chocobo barding has been added.

A new fashion accessory has been added.

System

In order to prevent server congestion immediately after the release of Patch 6.55, we will be implementing multiple instances for Old Sharlayan.

* We will monitor server activity and remove this feature when congestion is determined to no longer be an issue.
* Specific instances can be selected when entering from a neighboring area or teleporting via aetheryte.

New achievements and titles have been added.

The following text commands have been added:

Command	Description
/lophop	USAGE: /lophop [subcommand] →Perform the Lop Hop. >>Subcommands: 　motion  Perform motion only. Both text and motion will be displayed when no subcommand is specified.

Additions have been made to the auto-translation dictionary.

Additions have been made to the PlayStation®4/PlayStation®5 auto-complete dictionary.

New trophies have been added. (PlayStation®5)

New music, sound effects, and voices have been added.

Resolved Issues

• The following issues have been addressed.
  • An issue during the main scenario quest "Growing Light" wherein a portion of cutscene graphics did not display correctly.
  • An issue during the alliance raid Thaleia wherein the Dropsy status effect would not expire under certain circumstances.
  • An issue during the second boss battle of Another Aloalo Island wherein incapacitated players who are revived at certain points in the battle are incorrectly marked with an icon over their heads.
  • An issue in the new Crystalline Conflict arena, the Red Sands, wherein the camera would function incorrectly within close proximity of certain objects.
  • An issue in the new Crystalline Conflict arena, the Red Sands, wherein line of sight for certain objects was set incorrectly.
  • An issue wherein the graphical effects of the reaper's arm Exquisite Avatar's Scythe would not display correctly.
  • An issue with the wall-mounted portrait of The Traders wherein a mark on Nald'thal's face was positioned incorrectly.
  • An issue with the Cloud Nine framer's kit wherein the acquired frames would not display correctly.
  • An issue with the Glamour Dresser wherein opening the Armoire while editing a plate would cause the resulting window to appear in the wrong position.
  • Other minor text issues.

Other various issues have also been addressed.

Known Issues

• An issue regarding two furnishings added in Patch 6.55, Imitation Magitek Repair Station (Floor Unit) and Imitation Magitek Repair Station (Wall Unit), wherein some graphics and animations do not display correctly.
• An issue regarding a mount added in Patch 6.55, the UFO, wherein sound effects do not play correctly during transit.

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