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The patch notes for Final Fantasy XIV version 6.57 are out and list changes to the Pandaemonium: Anabaseios (Savage) raid encounters, among other things. The patch also adjusts the weekly limit for Comedy Tomestones and PvP win requirements while removing overflow instances from some zones.
The most interesting part of the notes for raiders will be the removal of several restrictions on the 8-player raid Pandaemonium: Anabaseios (Savage). Players can no longer only enter or receive rewards a set number of times a week. Encounters will now always reward 2 treasure coffers rather than 0-2 based on how many party members had previously cleared it that week. Farming for gear will also be made easier with the addition of the general-purpose Echo buff and the ability to skip to specific encounters.
Other changes brought by FFXIV‘s patch 6.57 include doubling the weekly limit for earning Allagan Tomestones of Comedy from 450 to 900, removing extra instances from areas like Radz-at-Han and Old Sharlayan, and adding the Thaleia raid to the Alliance duty roulette. PvP players will also note that the Fields of Glory (Shatter) frontline campaign has also had the amount of data required to win reduced from 2,000 to 1,600, and defeating enemies will reward you with 8 units of data, up from 5.
You can read the full patch notes over on the Lodestone website or check out the official tweet below:
Earlier this month, Square Enix released art of several Scions of the Seventh Dawn in their updated outfits, illustrated by Yusuke Mogi. The open beta test for the Xbox Series X/S version of FFXIV is also set to begin later this month, though it is aimed solely at new players.
Final Fantasy XIV is currently available for PC, PS4, and PS5, with patch 6.57 available now. The open beta for the Xbox Series X/S version of the game begins on February 21, 2024.
