'Final Fantasy XIV' 4.3 Patch Notes: Under the Moonlight

Final Fantasy XIV is getting a huge update this month with patch 4.3. Epic new storylines featuring elemental behemoths, a new chat system and ultimate difficulty raids. Update 4.3 wants to push the end-game content even further, allowing duelists and magic weavers more opportunities to slay bigger foes.

Here are the TL;DR patch notes straight from Square Enix. You can find a deeper look here

Today's update will add many new challenges to the game, including:

New Main Scenario Quests – The Stormblood storyline continues in the far-eastern land of Doma.

New Sidequests – The legendary tale of The Four Lords continues, while players will also aid in Doman Reconstruction.

New 24-man Alliance Raid – The second chapter of the popular Return to Ivalice series takes players to the Ridorana Lighthouse.

New Trial – A surprise players will have to discover for themselves.

New Dungeon – Explore the abandoned mausoleum of the legendary hero who united Doma in The Swallow's Compass.

New Beast Tribe Quests: The Namazu – A new series focused on quests for the Disciples of the Hand and Land.

Cross-world Linkshells – A new linkshell chat system will allow players to communicate across servers within their data center with ease.

Updates to jobs, PvP, glamour system, housing, performance actions, new powerful gear and more.

Today's patch launch marks the start of the Patch 4.3 series, which will bring even more content in subsequent updates scheduled to arrive in the very near future:

New Ultimate Difficulty Raid (Patch 4.31) – Players seeking the greatest challenges may test their skills against this new incarnation of Ultima Weapon.

New Deep Dungeon: Heaven-on-High (Patch 4.35) – Explore the 100-floor tower within the Ruby Sea.

Even Further Hildibrand Adventures (Patch 4.35) – The Inspector Extraordinaire returns to right more wrongs and solve new cases.

The Next Installment of The Forbidden Land, Eureka – The Pagos Expedition (Patch 4.36)

What do you think is going to be the best part of the patch? Tell us in your best chocobo voice.

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