Final Fantasy XIV full 5.3 patch notes revealed
Square Enix has pulled down Final Fantasy XIV’s servers to implement update 5.3 and revealed the full patch notes.
The update, known as Reflections in Crystal, will introduce new story missions, a new dungeon called The Heroes’ Gauntlet, a new Unreal difficulty for the Shiva fight, and the next part of the YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse raid. There are also new Custom Deliveries to complete, new Beast Tribe quests for the Dwarves, and numerous new items to collect.
Update 5.3 also brings with it the long-awaited overhaul of A Realm Reborn. The revamp streamlines a number of main scenario quests, improves the rewards and XP granted, and adds the ability for mounts to fly in A Realm Reborn zones. Read the full patch notes here.
Looking forward, players will be getting the next stage of the Ishgardian Restoration in 5.31 and the next stage of the resistance weapon quests in 5.35.
Final Fantasy XIV is available now on PlayStation 4 and PC.
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