FINAL FANTASY XIV patch 1.19 Available

A pretty massive patch has been released for Final Fantasy XIV, and is so long we could not reproduce it all here.

Airships allow even faster travel between Eorzea�s cities. For a price. There are also a bunch of new quests, dungeons, notorious monsters... The list goes on. We will be adding more and more important quests and episodes from this patch onwards. By playing through them you will get clues to what exactly is happening to the realm of Eorzea. Check out the Lodestone for the full patch notes.

[patch1.19] Patch 1.19 Notes

In conjunction with this adjustment, the terms "(class) rank" and "skill points" have been changed to "(class) level" and "experience points" respectively.
Event

• [dev1000] Interface tutorials have been added which cover the subjects listed below.

  These tutorials will trigger for newly created characters at the conclusion of the opening event. Players may select tutorials tailored to their control scheme: gamepad & mouse, or keyboard & mouse.

  • Camera control
  • Character movement
  • Targeting
  • Main menu
  • Journal
  • Auto-attack
  • Weaponskills and TP
  • Casting
  • NPC linkpearls

  * More tutorials are being planned for beyond 1.19.

• * An issue has been reported wherein the tutorial will freeze temporarily for characters created prior to patch 1.19 who do not have a weaponskill equipped.
  The tutorial will automatically resume after approximately seven minutes have elapsed. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
  
   
• [dev1016] Items required to complete the quest "Head of the Class" have been changed. 
  Players who have accepted but not completed this quest at the time of the patch will be allowed to submit the items originally requested by the quest client. 
   
• [dev1001][dev1002] Several new sidequests have been added.
  
  

  Quest	NPC	Location
  Disorganized Crime	Biddy	Gridania (2, 1)
  There Might Be Blood	Gunnulf	Ul�dah Merchant Strip (5, 4)
  What a Pirate Wants	Baderon	Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (7,5)
  A Slippery Stone	Miounne	Gridania (6, 6)
  Cutthroat Prices	Momodi	Ul�dah Merchant Strip (6, 4)
  Call of Booty	Hasthwab	Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (4,7)
  Ifrit Bleeds, We Can Kill It	Louisoix	Gridania (6, 2)
  Risky Business	Aistan	Ul�dah Merchant Strip (6, 3)
  Forging the Spirit	Swynbroes	Central Thanalan (29,20)
  Joining the Spirit	Kokosamu	Central Thanalan (29,20)
  Waking the Spirit	F�hobhas	Central Thanalan (29,20)

[dev1003] Several new Grand Company quests have been added. 

Quest	NPC	Location
An Officer and a Wise Man	Guincum	Limsa Lominsa, Maelstrom Command (1,1)
Their Finest Hour	Fulke	Gridania, Adders� Nest (1,1)
Burning Man	Aubrey	Ul�dah, Hall of Flames (1,1)
Ceruleum Shock	Guincum	Limsa Lominsa, Maelstrom Command (1,1)
Appetite for Destruction	Fulke	Gridania, Adders� Nest (1,1)
Know Your Enemy	Aubrey	Ul�dah, Hall of Flames (1,1)
Till Sea Swallows All	Guincum	Limsa Lominsa, Maelstrom Command (1,1)
Serenity, Purity, Sanctity	Fulke	Gridania, Adders� Nest (1,1)
By Fire Reborn	Aubrey	Ul�dah, Hall of Flames (1,1)
The Cove	Clifton	Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (5,6)
Eternal Recurrence	Dyrstbrod	Gridania (7, 3)
Prying Eyes	Lefchild	Ul�dah Merchant Strip (6, 6)
Saving the Stead Instead	Hasthwab	Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (4,7)
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Spear	Dhemdaeg	Gridania (7, 2)
Different Strokes	Galeren	Ul�dah Merchant Strip (5, 5)
Kobold and the Beautiful	Lilina	Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (4,5)
When Alchemists Cry	Berthar	Ul�dah Hustings Strip (5, 6)
It Kills with Fire (Limsa Lominsa)	Guincum	Limsa Lominsa, Maelstrom Command (1,1)
It Kills with Fire (Gridania)	Fulke	Gridania, Adders� Nest (1,1)
It Kills with Fire (Ul�dah)	Aubrey	Ul�dah, Hall of Flames (1,1)

This includes the following quests which allow players to pledge their allegiance to a single company, effectively moving them from recruit status into the official company ranks.

	Maelstrom	Order of the Twin Adder	Immortal Flames
Quest Name	Till Sea Swallows All	Serenity, Purity, Sanctity	By Fire Reborn
Class & Level Requirements	Disciples of War or Magic, Level 25 or above Completion of the quest "Ceruleum Shock"	Disciples of War or Magic, Level 25 or above Completion of the quest "Appetite for Destruction"	Disciples of War or Magic, Level 25 or above Completion of the quest "Know Your Enemy"
Client	First Storm Lieutenant Orn Guincum Maelstrom Command	First Serpent Lieutenant Syro Fulke The Adders� Nest	First Flame Lieutenant Hollin Aubrey The Hall of Flames

The requirements for unlocking the above official enlistment quests are as follows:

Quest Name	Requirements
	Maelstrom Quests	Twin Adder Quests	Immortal Flames Quests
Till Sea Swallows All	Storm Seals and completion of: "Engineering Victory" "An Officer and a Wise Man" "Ceruleum Shock"	Serpent Seals and completion of: "Their Finest Hour" "The Mail Must Get Through"	Flame Seals and completion of: "Burning Man" "Arms Race"
Serenity, Purity, Sanctity	Storm Seals and completion of: "Engineering Victory" "An Officer and a Wise Man"	Serpent Seals and completion of: "Their Finest Hour" "The Mail Must Get Through" "Appetite for Destruction"	Flame Seals and completion of: "Burning Man" "Arms Race"
By Fire Reborn	Storm Seals and completion of: "Engineering Victory" "An Officer and a Wise Man"	Serpent Seals and completion of: "Their Finest Hour" "The Mail Must Get Through	Flame Seals and completion of: "Burning Man" "Arms Race" "Know Your Enemy"

Once initiated into a Grand Company, players will earn the rank of Private Third Class.

Maelstrom	Order of the Twin Adder	Immortal Flames
Storm Private Third Class	Serpent Private Third Class	Flame Private Third Class

At this time, Private Third Class is the only rank available to adventurers. However, in the coming months, the opportunity to move up in a company�s ranks will be made available. Upon pledging allegiance to a Grand Company, a new salute emote (/gcsalute) specific to that company will be unlocked. 
* The text command is common for all Grand Companies.

• * Players may only pledge their allegiance to a single Grand Company. Once they have done so, players may not do the following:
  
  • Leave their current company or join another.
  • Accept another company�s quests.
  • Use seals earned while a recruit of another company.
• [dev1138] Company leves have been introduced.
• Rewards for company leves will consist primarily of company seals.
  Company leves are not issued by the Adventurers� Guild, but by company officers stationed at the locations listed in the chart below. Company leves will be similar to Battlecraft Leves in nature, with the exception that they can be issued on location and commenced immediately. As with guildleves, accepting company leves will consume players� leve allowances.
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Company leves are all solo missions, and therefore cannot be linked or shared.

• [dev1139] The following changes have been made to behest:
  • The following changes have been made to how players are allowed to participate in consecutive behest missions:

    If the behest a player participates in is a success, then that player must wait two minutes from the start of recruitment for the next behest before being able to sign up. If the behest a player participates in fails, then that player must wait one minute from the start of recruitment for the next behest before being able to sign up.

  • The level of enemies has been adjusted as follows:

    Enemy level will be the same as suggested level. However, the final group of enemies will be one level higher. If the party�s mean level is higher than that suggested, enemy level will be raised accordingly.
    In the case of light parties, enemy level will rise by 1.
    In the case of full parties, enemy level will rise by 4.
    * The increase in enemy level is limited to 9 above suggested level.
    

• [dev1140] The following changes and additions have been made to Supply & Provisioning Missions.

Supply and Provisioning missions are now available for those adventurers who have earned the Grand Company rank of Private Third Class or higher.

These missions are similar to the guild tasks offered by the Adventurers� Guild, but reward company seals. The total number of items requested in these missions differs between items and can be confirmed by speaking with the mission officers stationed in Grand Company headquarters. In the event that the quota for a particular item is filled, players may find a new item added to the list.

[dev1141] The following changes have been made to instanced raids:

• Party size regulations have been adjusted.
  

  	Before		After
  The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak	4 Members	→	2-4 Members
  Dzemael Darkhold	8 Members	→	4-8 Members

  * Instanced raid battle balance has not been adjusted.

• When players within an instanced raid are forced to log out due to a lost connection, they will now respawn near their party members upon logging back in.
  (Only if one or more party members remain in the instanced area.)

[dev1080] Two new battles with the primal Ifrit have been added.

Players that have completed the proper introductory quests will be granted access to an instanced area known as the Bowl of Embers where they can engage in epic battles with the Lord of the Inferno. Ifrit battles are party-based and feature rare weapons and armor as rewards.

Those who defeat Ifrit in the first battle (Bowl of Embers) with a party formed exclusively of members from their own Grand Company will earn greater rewards.

Here�s the link to the rest of the extra features, fixes and updates.