Patch 2.3 Notes for New Changes

[Andromeda]

Like with any of the patches, they are also changing and modifying things. Sometimes it is buffs or nerfs to classes/jobs or just new things added to existing content. The tomestones from dungeons and other bigger rewards. There are sometimes name changes. This lists everything that has been changed.

Up to three quests will now be displayed when undertaking beast tribe daily quests.


Guildleves


The starting location and spawning points for enemies and objects in the guildleve From Ruins to Riches have been adjusted.



Rush grass can now be obtained as a reward from timeworn toadskin maps.

Company actions have been adjusted as follows:

Action	Adjustment
A Man's Best Friend I	Bonus EXP earned by companions has been increased from 5% to 10%.
A Man's Best Friend II	Bonus EXP earned by companions has been increased from 10 to 15%.

Action	Before		After
A Man's Best Friend	3,500	->	2,800
Mark Up	3,500	->	2,800
Seal Sweetner	3,500	->	2,800
Brave New World	3,500	->	1,750
Brave New World II	7,000	->	3,500
Live off the Land	3,500	->	2,800
What You See	3,500	->	2,800
Eat from the Hand	3,500	->	2,800
In Control	3,500	->	2,800
Meat and Mead	3,500	->	2,800
Back on Your Feet	3,500	->	2,800
Back on Your Feet II	7,000	->	5,600

After changing Grand Company allegiance, the waiting period before another transfer can be made has been reduced from 30 days to 15 days (Earth time).

The Chocobos section, as well as the rights to stable chocobos and train members' chocobos, have been added to the Housing tab of the Authorization window under Rank.



Sightseeing Log vistas that require fair or clear weather can now be recorded when either weather condition is met.

The Challenge Log has been adjusted as follows:

A new category has been added.

Category	Challenge Title	Objective
PvP	In the Line of Fire	Participate in 7 Frontline campaigns.
PvP	Line Up	Lead your company to victory in 3 Frontline campaigns.

* The Frontline category will be unlocked together with the Frontline active help window.

The challenge log rewards for A Wolf in Your Belly and Thrown to the Wolves will now be based on your PvP rank.

A Wolf in Your Belly: 10% of EXP until your next rank.

Thrown to the Wolves: 15% of EXP until your next rank.




The aesthetician can now be summoned to inn rooms using the Crystal Bell.

Players can now enjoy mini-games in inn rooms using the Toy Chest.

Upon completing the side story quest A case of Indecency, players will unlock the Parley mini-game.

The following NPC names have been changed:

Before		After
Maelstrom herald	→	storm herald
Acheron	→	Phlegethon

* Click here for more information on the Acheron → Phlegethon change.

Dialogue spoken by certain NPCs will now change to reflect player progress.

The area name has been added to the following fishing message:

You cast your line.
　　Example:
　　You cast your line into the waters of Bloodshore.


Additional buildings have been constructed in Revenant's Toll (X:21 Y:5) and (X:22 Y:5).



With the addition of these buildings, further adjustments have been made as follows:
The summoning bell at (X:22 Y:6) has been relocated.

The NPC Rowena has been relocated.



An Ixal settlement has been established in the East Shroud (X:24 Y:22).

* The settlement's interior will not be accessible in patch 2.3.


Actions and statuses have been adjusted as follows:

Class/Job	Skill/Status	Adjustment
Paladin	Sword Oath	The effects of Sword Oath will not be lost upon incapacitation.
Shield Oath	The effects of Shield Oath will not be lost upon incapacitation.
Warrior	Defiance	The effects of Defiance will not be lost upon incapacititation.
White Mage	Presence of Mind	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 150 seconds. Duration has been increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
Thaumaturge	Fire	Potency has been increased from 150 to 170.
Blizzard	Potency has been increased from 150 to 170.
Fire III	Potency has been increased from 220 to 240.
Blizzard III	Potency has been increased from 220 to 240.
Black Mage	Apocatastasis	The effect has been changed to reduce a party member's magic vulnerability by 20%. Recast time has been increased from 120 to 180 seconds.
Manawall	Effect duration has been reduced from 60 to 20 seconds.
Arcanist	Bio II	MP cost has been reduced.
Summoner	Aerial Slash	Casting time has been reduced from 3 to 0 seconds, making the cast instant.
Flaming Crush	Potency has been increased from 105 to 110.
Crimson Cyclone	Potency has been increased from 105 to 110.

The duration of the following actions has been reduced when fighting in the Wolves' Den or Frontline campaigns:

Class/Job	Skill/Status	Adjustment
Gladiator	Shield Bash	Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 6s -> 4s
Pugilist	Steel Peak	Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 4s -> 3s
Marauder	Brutal Swing	Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 5s -> 3s
Lancer	Leg Sweep	Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 3s -> 2s
Conjurer	Stone	Additional Effect: Heavy Duration: 20s -> 12s
Repose	Additional Effect: Sleep Duration: 30s -> 15s
White Mage	Holy	Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 4s -> 3s
Thaumaturge	Blizzard	Additional Effect: Heavy Duration: 20s -> 12s
Sleep	Additional Effect: Sleep Duration: 30s -> 15s
Summoner	Tri-disaster	Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 20s -> 12s

PvP actions and statuses have been adjusted as follows:

Class/Job	Skill/Status	Adjustment
Gladiator/Paladin	Testudo	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 180 seconds. Effect duration has been increased from 8 to 12 seconds. Enhanced Testudo recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 150 seconds.
Glory Slash	Potency has been increased from 140 to 170. Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 150 seconds. Enhanced Glory Slash recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 120 seconds.
Pugilist/Monk	Axe Kick	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 180 seconds. Effect duration has been reduced from 5 to 4 seconds. Enhanced Axe Kick recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 150 seconds. Enhanced Axe Kick II potency increase has been reduced from 240 to 190. Enhanced Axe Kick III effect duration increase has been reduced from 9 to 6 seconds.
Somersault	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 90 seconds. Enhanced Somersault recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 60 seconds. Enhanced Somersault II effect duration increase has been reduced from 20 to 15 seconds.
Marauder/Warrior	Mythril Tempest	Potency has been increased from 140 to 170. Recast time has been reduced from 240 to 180. Enhanced Mythril Tempest III effect duration increase has been reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.
Thrill of War	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 180 seconds. Effect duration has been increased from 15 to 20 seconds. Enhanced Thrill of War recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 150 seconds.
Lancer/Dragoon	Impulse Rush	Recast time has been reduced from 240 to 150 seconds. Effect duration has been increased from 10 to 15 seconds. Enhanced Impulse Rush recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 120 seconds.
Skewer	Recast time has been reduced from 240 to 90 seconds. Enhanced Skewer recast time reduction has been changed from 150 to 60 seconds. Enhanced Skewer II effect duration increase has been reduced from 20 to 15 seconds.
Archer/Bard	Manasong	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 240 seconds.
Farshot	Potency has been increased from 140 to 170. Recast time has been reduced from 240 to 120 seconds. Enhanced Farshot recast time reduction has been changed from 150 to 90 seconds. Enhanced Farshot II potency increase has been increased from 190 to 200.
Blast Shot	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 180 seconds. Enhanced Blast Shot recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 150 seconds. Enhanced Blast Shot II potency increase has been reduced from 200 to 180.
Conjurer/White Mage	Sacred Prism	Potency has been increased from 50 to 70. Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 240 seconds. Effect duration has been increased from 18 to 24 seconds.
Thaumaturge/Black Mage	Night Wing	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 240 seconds. Enhanced Night Wing II effect duration increase has been reduced from 20 to 15 seconds.
Phantom Dart	Potency has been increased from 120 to 150. Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 90 seconds. Enhanced Phantom Dart recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 60 seconds. Enhanced Phantom Dart II effect duration increase has been reduced from 30 to 20 seconds.
Arcanist/Summoner	Misty Veil	Range reduction has been changed from 10% to 20%. Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 240 seconds. Enhanced Misty Veil II effect duration increase has been reduced from 25 to 20 seconds.
Wither	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 240 seconds.
Scholar	Aura Blast	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 150 seconds. Enhanced Aura Blast recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 120 seconds.
Focalization	Focalization has been made a shared class action with Conjurer and White Mage. Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 180 seconds. Effect duration has been increased from 15 to 20 seconds. Enhanced Focalization recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 150 seconds.
Shared Class Actions	Full Swing	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 180 seconds. Enhanced Full Swing recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 150 seconds. Enhanced Full Swing II effect duration increase has been reduced from 25 to 20 seconds.
Enliven	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 240 seconds.
Fetter Ward	Recast time has been reduced from 240 to 150 seconds. Effect duration has been increased from 5 to 9 seconds. Enhanced Fetter Ward II effect duration increase has been changed from 10 to 12 seconds.
Weapon Throw	Recast time has been reduced from 120 to 90 seconds. Enhanced Weapon Throw II effect duration increase has been reduced from 12 to 9 seconds.
Divine Breath	HP/MP/TP restored has been increased from 10% to 30%. Enhanced Divine Breath recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 240 seconds.
Mana Draw	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 240 seconds.
Purify	Recast time has been reduced from 240 to 180 seconds. Target has been changed from self to selected PC.
Aetheric Burst	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 180 seconds. Enhanced Aetheric Burst recast time reduction has been changed from 180 to 150 seconds. Enhanced Aetheric Burst II effect duration increase has been reduced from 20 to 15 seconds.
Equanimity	Recast time has been reduced from 420 to 240 seconds. Enhanced Equanimity recast time reduction has been changed from 300 to 180 seconds. Enhanced Equanimity II effect duration increase has been reduced from 20 to 15 seconds.
Attunement	Recast time has been reduced from 300 to 240 seconds.
Traits	Parameter	The parameter increase from Tier I traits has been reduced from 4 to 2. The parameter increase from Tier II traits has been reduced from 8 to 4. The parameter increase from Tier III traits has been reduced from 13 to 6.

Upon completing one of the following duties, all party members will receive additional Allagan tomestones of mythology if one or more party members are completing the instance for the first time:

Category	Duty	Adjustments
Dungeon	The Wanderer's Palace	30
Castrum Meridianum	100
The Praetorium	100
Amdapor Keep	30
Pharos Sirius	40
Copperbell Mines (Hard)	40
Haukke Manor (Hard)	40
Brayflox's Longstop (Hard)	50
Halatali (Hard)	50
The Lost City of Amdapor	50
Trials	A Relic Reborn: The Chimera	50
A Relic Reborn: The Hydra	50
Battle on the Big Bridge	50
The Bowl of Embers (Hard)	60
The Howling Eye (Hard)	60
The Navel (Hard)	75
Thornmarch (Hard)	60
The Whorleater (Hard)	75
The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima's Bane	75
The Howling Eye (Extreme)	100
The Navel (Extreme)	100
The Bowl of Embers (Extreme)	100
Thornmarch (Extreme)	100
The Whorleater (Extreme)	100
Raids	Labyrinth of the Ancients	50
The Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 1	100
The Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 2	100
The Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4	100
The Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 5	100
The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 1	100
The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 2	100
The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 3	100
The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4	100

The number of Allagan tomestones received from dungeons and trials has been adjusted as follows:

Category	Duty	Adjustments
Dungeon	The Wanderer's Palace	The number of tomestones yielded by boss enemies has been adjusted.
Amdapor Keep	The number of tomestones yielded by boss enemies has been adjusted.
Pharos Sirius	The number of tomestones yielded by boss enemies has been adjusted.
Copperbell Mines (Hard)	The number of tomestones yielded by boss enemies has been adjusted.
Haukke Manor (Hard)	The number of tomestones yielded by boss enemies has been adjusted.
Brayflox's Longstop (Hard)	The total number of Allagan tomestones of mythology has been increased from 50 to 70. The total number of Allagan tomestones of soldiery has been reduced from 45 to 30. The number of tomestones yielded by boss enemies has been adjusted.
Halatali (Hard)	The total number of Allagan tomestones of mythology has been increased from 50 to 70. The total number of Allagan tomestones of soldiery has been reduced from 45 to 30. The number of tomestones yielded by boss enemies has been adjusted.
The Lost City of Amdapor	The total number of Allagan tomestones of mythology has been increased from 50 to 70. The total number of Allagan tomestones of soldiery has been reduced from 45 to 30. The number of tomestones yielded by boss enemies has been adjusted.
Raids	Labyrinth of the Ancients	The total number of Allagan tomestones of mythology has been increased from 150 to 200.
Duty Roulette	Duty Roulette: Expert	The number of Allagan tomestones of soldiery rewaded upon completion has been increased from 25 to 35.
Duty Roulette: High Level	The number of Allagan tomestones of mythology rewarded upon completion has been increased from 70 to 100.
Duty Roulette: Trials	The number of Allagan tomestones of mythology rewarded upon completion has been increased from 70 to 100.
Duty Roulette: Main Scenario	The number of Allagan tomestones of mythology rewarded upon completion has been increased from 80 to 110.

The following duties, trials, and raids have been added to the Duty Finder.

Dungeons

Hullbreaker Isle / The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) / The Stone Vigil (Hard)

Trials

The Striking Tree (Hard) / The Striking Tree (Extreme)

Raids

Syrcus Tower

PvP

The Wolves' Den (Matched, IL 80) / The Wolves' Den (Light Party, IL 80) / The Carteneau Flats: Borderland Ruins (IL 80)
* Players who have already completed the quest "A Pup No Longer" can speak with Berkoeya Loetahlsyn at the Wolves' Den (X:6 Y:5) to unlock these duties.




The duties listed within Duty Roulette: High Level and Expert have been reorganized as follows:

	Before	After
Duty Roulette: Expert	Brayflox's Longstop (Hard) Halatali (Hard) The Lost City of Amdapor	Hullbreaker Isle The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) The Stone Vigil (Hard)
Duty Roulette: High Level	The Wanderer's Palace Amdapor Keep Pharos Sirius Copperbell Mines (Hard) Haukke Manor (Hard)	The Wanderer's Palace Amdapor Keep Pharos Sirius Copperbell Mines (Hard) Haukke Manor (Hard) Brayflox's Longstop (Hard) Halatali (Hard) The Lost City of Amdapor

The average item level requirement for Duty Roulettes has been adjusted as follows:

Category	Duty	Item Level Requirement
Duty Roulette: High Level	The Wanderer's Palace	Average item level 55 or above
Amdapor Keep
Pharos Sirius
Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Haukke Manor (Hard)
Brayflox's Longstop (Hard)
Halatali (Hard)
The Lost City of Amdapor
Duty Roulette: Expert	Hullbreaker Isle	Average item level 70 or above
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)
The Stone Vigil (Hard)

Bonus gil granted by duties below level 50 when one or more party members are new to the instance has been increased.

The Striking Tree (Hard) has been added to Duty Roulette: Trials.

When joining Duty Roulette as a party, abandoning the duty within the first 10 minutes will incur a penalty.

* Only the first player to leave the instance will receive a penalty.

Parties containing one or more members who have been penalized for abandoning a duty will be unable to register for duties via the Duty Finder.

Duties listed in the Duty Finder can now be sorted by level, in ascending or descending order.

* Duty Roulette categories cannot be sorted.

Changes to the Join Party in Progress and Language settings in the Duty Finder interface will now be saved.

In the event that all party members are incapacitated during the following trials, players will now receive the power of the Echo:

Requirement

Players are incapacitated after having battled enemies for a certain period of time.

Echo Effect

Increased HP, damage dealt, and healing potency
The effect will be granted in five stackable stages.

The Whorleater (Hard)

Each stack of the echo will raise attributes by 10% up to a maximum of 50%. Players must have battled their foe for at least three minutes in order to receive the power of the Echo.

Thornmarch (Extreme) / The Whorleater (Extreme)

Each stack of the echo will raise attributes by 5% up to a maximum of 25%. Players must have battled their foe for at least three minutes in order to receive the power of the Echo.

The power of the Echo granted in the Binding Coil of Bahamut has been augmented.

The Echo will take effect upon entering the Binding Coil of Bahamut, increasing players' maximum HP, damage dealt, and healing magic potency by 20%.

* Unlike other instances, the Echo will not gain strength upon total party incapacitation.
* The Echo will not be granted in Turn 3.
* The Echo will not be strengthened in future updates.

The item level sync system has been added.

When undertaking a duty utilizing item level sync, the item level of any gear exceeding the maximum item level will be adjusted accordingly. Unlike character level sync, however, gear parameters will not be subject to further reduction beyond that brought about by the item level decrease.

In order to ensure participants are evenly matched, materia bonuses, as well as the Morale parameter, will be ignored while item level sync is in effect.
* Restrictions will not apply to the use of player actions or traits.

As of patch 2.3, item level sync will be applied to the following PvP instances:

The Wolves' Den (Matched, IL 80) / The Wolves' Den (Light Party, IL 80) / The Carteneau Flats: Borderland Ruins (IL 80)


Following the addition of Frontline, the rewards for participating in the Wolves' Den have been changed.

Say, Shout, and Yell chat channels can now be used in the Wolves' Den.

As in Frontline campaigns, only players on the same team can see messages used in these chat channels.

The limit break gauge will now deplete when parties are not engaged in combat in Frontline or the Wolves' Den.

Players can now purchase 1485 Wolf Marks for one copy of The Fury's Anthem from Aelina in Mor Dhona at Revenant's Toll (X:22 Y:6).

The FATEs "Run Like a Flame" and "Taken" have been relocated.

With this change, these two FATES can now occur at the same time.

The chance of a FATE occurring will increase the more time passes since its last occurrence, increasing the overall frequency of FATEs.

The Ahriman skill Level 5 Petrify will now affect all players within its area of effect, rather than only those facing the enemy.

The functionality of ground targeting on uneven surfaces has been improved.

The spawning locations of certain monsters in Coerthas Central Highlands have been adjusted.

The level 38 will-o'-the-wisps found in the Ogre's Belly in Coerthas Central Highlands have been renamed will-o'-the-wykes.

Players can now reset their chocobo companion's skill points using reagan peppers.

Reagan peppers can be purchased with company seals or Allied Seals from the Grand Company headquarters in each city-state.

When summoned to battle, chocobo companions will now receive beneficial effects when using the following foods:

Curiel Root	Companion EXP Up
Sylkis Bud	Companion Attack Up
Mimett Gourd	Companion Healing Potency Up
Tantalplant	Companion Maximum HP Up
Pahsana Fruit	Companion Enmity Up

Using your chocobo companion's favorite feed will provide one of the following beneficial effects:

Curiel Root	Companion EXP Up II
Sylkis Bud	Companion Attack Up II
Mimett Gourd	Companion Healing Potency Up II
Tantalplant	Companion Maximum HP Up II
Pahsana Fruit	Companion Enmity Up II

* The above food items can be obtained through gardening.

A targeting indicator has been added for the following limit break actions:

Skyshard / Starstorm / Meteor




The name and appearance of the following items have been changed:

Before		After
Bronze Gladius	→	Viking Sword
Brass Gladius	→	Brass Viking Sword
Aetherial Brass Gladius	→	Aetherial Brass Viking Sword
Blunt Goblin Gladius	→	Nicked Viking Sword
Serpent Private's Gladius	→	Serpent Private's Sword
Storm Private's Gladius	→	Storm Private's Sword
Flame Private's Gladius	→	Flame Private's Sword
Goblin Gladius	→	Vintage Viking Sword
Baselard	→	Steel Broadsword
Aetherial Baselard	→	Aetherial Steel Broadsword
Lominsan Baselard	→	Lominsan Broadsword
Mythril Knife	→	Mythril Broadsword
Aetherial Mythril Knife	→	Aetherial Mythril Broadsword
Bronze Dagger	→	Bronze Bastard Sword
Blunt Goblin Dagger	→	Blunt Bastard Sword
Brass Dagger	→	Brass Bastard Sword
Aetherial Brass Dagger	→	Aetherial Brass Bastard Sword
Maddening Dagger	→	Carnage Sword
Aetherial Maddening Dagger	→	Aetherial Carnage Sword
Warden's Dagger	→	Inquisitor's Tuck
Goblin Dagger	→	Vintage Bastard Sword

* No changes have been made to item parameters or recipes.

The following item names have been changed:

Before		After
maguey	→	potted maguey
axilflower	→	potted axilflower
azalea	→	potted azalea
spider plant	→	potted spider plant
celeste blue dye	→	celeste green dye
demagogue half robe	→	demagogue halfrobe
iron jig	→	steel jig
heavy iron jig	→	heavy steel jig

The class required to repair the following items has been changed:

Item	Before		After
Ifrit's Blade	Goldsmith	->	Blacksmith
Ifrit's Claws	Goldsmith	->	Blacksmith
Ifrit's Battleaxe	Goldsmith	->	Blacksmith
Ifrit's Harpoon	Goldsmith	->	Blacksmith
Ifrit's Bow	Goldsmith	->	Carpenter
Ifrit's Cane	Goldsmith	->	Carpenter
Ifrit's Grimoire	Goldsmith	->	Alchemist
Ifrit's Codex	Goldsmith	->	Alchemist
Garuda's Gaze	Goldsmith	->	Blacksmith
Garuda's Talons	Goldsmith	->	Blacksmith
Garuda's Beak	Goldsmith	->	Carpenter
Garuda's Spine	Goldsmith	->	Carpenter
Maleficent Mogstaff	Goldsmith	->	Carpenter

Players can now discard the item Wind-up Sun.

Certain previously unsellable items can now be sold.

The selling price of the following items has been changed:

Item Name	Before		After
Zalera	22 gil	->	107 gil
Beguiler Chub	70 gil	->	107 gil
Oschon's Print	28 gil	->	66 gil
Caterwauler	87 gil	->	66 gil
Crystal Perch	23 gil	->	156 gil
Moldva	30 gil	->	224 gil
Junkmonger	33 gil	->	224 gil
Goldenfin	46 gil	->	107 gil
Gigantshark	30 gil	->	107 gil
Armorer	35 gil	->	127 gil
Great Gudgeon	35 gil	->	66 gil
Dark Knight	22 gil	->	160 gil
Silver Sovereign	40 gil	->	76 gil
Sabertooth Cod	25 gil	->	127 gil
Dream Goby	46 gil	->	107 gil
Navigator's Brand	38 gil	->	163 gil
Dark Ambusher	44 gil	->	220 gil
Judgeray	50 gil	->	160 gil
Bloody Brewer	60 gil	->	66 gil
Faerie Queen	28 gil	->	156 gil
Slime King	33 gil	->	127 gil
Blue Widow	24 gil	->	156 gil
Ghost Carp	26 gil	->	220 gil
Carp Diem	22 gil	->	163 gil
Mud Pilgrim	30 gil	->	220 gil
Old Softie	45 gil	->	127 gil
Marrow Sucker	21 gil	->	220 gil
Chirurgeon	35 gil	->	107 gil
Mud Golem	25 gil	->	127 gil
Octomammoth	36 gil	->	163 gil
Matron Carp	28 gil	->	107 gil
High Perch	23 gil	->	107 gil
Syldra	20 gil	->	127 gil
Rivet Oyster	28 gil	->	110 gil
Jacques the Snipper	31 gil	->	127 gil
Stormdancer	29 gil	->	163 gil
Glimmerscale	21 gil	->	107 gil

The arrangement of items sold from the following NPC vendors has been changed:

Material Supplier - all residential wards

Housing Merchant - all residential wards

Kobold Vendor - Outer La Noscea (X:21 Y:17)



The following items are now available for trade from Aelina in Mor Dhona at Revenant's Toll (X:22 Y: 6):

Sands of Time / Oil of Time / Wolf Marks

The Calamity Salvager NPC has been changed as follows:

Gear introduced during the Hatching Tide seasonal event is now available for purchase.

Gender-specific gear introduced during seasonal and collaboration events can now be exchanged for gear of the opposite gender.



The following items can now be dyed：

Gallant Coronet / Gallant Surcoat / Gallant Cuisses / Gallant Gauntlets / Gallant Sollerets / Temple Circlet / Temple Cyclas / Temple Gaskins / Temple Gloves / Temple Boots / Fighter's Burgeonet / Fighter's Cuirass / Fighter's Breeches / Fighter's Gauntlets / Fighter's Jackboots / Drachen Armet / Drachen Mail / Drachen Breeches / Drachen Gauntlets / Drachen Greaves / Choral Chapeau / Choral Shirt / Choral Tights / Choral Ringbands / Choral Sandals / Healer's Circlet / Healer's Robe / Healer's Culottes / Healer's Gloves / Healer's Boots / Wizard's Petasos / Wizard's Coat / Wizard's Tonban / Wizard's Gloves / Wizard's Crakows / Evoker's Horn / Evoker's Doublet / Evoker's Waistclout / Evoker's Ringbands / Evoker's Thighboots / Scholar's Mortarboard / Scholar's Gown / Scholar's Culottes / Scholar's Gloves / Scholar's Boots

By completing the quest "Simply to Dye For," players can speak with Kakalan in Mor Dhona at Revenant's Toll (X:22 Y:5) to exchange artifact armor, along with the appropriate augmentation item, for augmented artifact armor. Unlike regular relic armor, augmented artifact armor can be dyed any color of your choice.



A beast tribe reputation of neutral or greater is now required to enlist the services of the repair NPCs found at beast tribe settlements.

New items have been added to residential area vendors.

Housing Merchant

All City-States

- Chocobo Stable
Mist

- Classified Documents
Lavender Beds

- The Five Ages
Goblet

- Encyclopedia Eorzea

Material Supplier

All City-States

- Krakka Root Seeds



The GP cap when affixing materia to accessories item level 55 or above has been increased.



A new action has been added for fisher.

Release

Acquired Level: Level 22
Unhook a fish (including all those of the same type subsequently caught at your current location) and release it back into the wild.


New big fish have been added to fifty fishing spots ranging from level 20 to level 45.

Certain previously unmoochable fish can now be used for mooching.

The following trials and raids will now count toward certain achievements that require the completion of high-level full party duties:

The Howling Eye (Extreme) / The Navel (Extreme) / The Bowl of Embers (Extreme) / The Whorleater (Extreme) / Thornmarch (Extreme) / The Striking Tree (Extreme) / The Binding Coil of Bahamut (excluding Turn 3) / The Second Coil of Bahamut / The Second Coil of Bahamut (Savage)

* As new duties are implemented and the difficulty of pre-existing duties is adjusted, the requirements for these achievements may be adjusted with each patch.

Retainer ventures have been adjusted as follows.

A new exploration has been added for all retainer types.
With the addition of a new exploration, the requirements for Highland Exploration XIII, Woodland Exploration XIII, and Waterside Exploration XIII have been eased.

New items can be obtained through Quick Exploration.

Retainers will now occasionally use the /yes emote when returning from a venture.



The Search for Item subcommand will now display search results for NQ and HQ items separately.

When putting items up for sale on the market, a message will be displayed when prices are adjusted to prevent exceeding the gil limit.

When exchanging Allagan tomestones of mythology or soldiery for an item, a confirmation window will now be displayed listing the desired item and the number of tomestones to be exchanged.


The lotting window will now indicate when an item has a lotting restriction.


The Preview command has been added to the Gear Set window, allowing players to preview the appearance of a selected set.


When equipping a gear set containing an item you possess two or more of, bound items will now take priority when equipping gear sets.

The main menu has been changed as follows:

The Mount Guide and Minion Guide categories have been added under Character.
* In accordance with this change, the Mounts and Minions categories of the Actions & Traits interface have been removed.

The Logs category has been adjusted.

A green marker will now be used to indicate when new categories have been added to the main menu.



Update notifications for new game features will now be displayed in certain locations after each patch release.

* This notification will only appear once.

The Character interface has been adjusted as follows:

Hovering the cursor over Disciples of the Hand on the Classes tab will now display the desynthesis skill level of that class.
* Clicking on a Disciple of the Hand class that has acquired the desynthesis skill will display a window listing the skill level of all available classes.

Classes that have reached level 50 will now appear in orange on the Classes tab.




Allied Seals will now be displayed on the Currency tab.



The number of items displayed at once in your personal and retainer inventories has been increased (Windows®/Playstation®4).

The option to expand your inventory display can be found under Inventory Settings on the Character tab under Control Settings in the Character Configuration interface.

For easier distinction between personal inventory, retainer inventory, key item, and active help windows, their colors have been adjusted.


Active Help



The Companion interface has been changed, including the addition of the Actions, Skills, and Appearance tabs.


Your chocobo's favorite feed will be displayed under the Actions tab.

Your chocobo's current color will be displayed the Appearance tab.

* The ability to alter the color of your chocobo is scheduled for patch 2.35.

The online status New Adventurer has been added.

Players whose total play time is less than 40 hours will be set to New Adventurer automatically. To change this status, select your character from the Party Members tab of the Social interface, then select the Edit Search Info subcommand

The Recommendations window will now display quests in progress available in your current area.

Gear effects will now be displayed when previewing your character.


The options available under the PvP objective in the Recruitment Criteria interface of the Party Finder have been adjusted.

The number of Say, Yell, Shout, or Tell messages that may be sent per second has been limited.

Text entry in the log window will not be interrupted when a new window appears on screen.

Enhancements from food and free company actions will no longer be displayed on the party list.

Players can now display their target's remaining HP as a percentage on the target bar and focus target bar.

* To view enemy HP as a percentage, select "Display target's remaining HP percentage" on the HUD tab under UI Settings in the Character Configuration interface.



The size of graphic text has been adjusted when using an extremely large aspect ratio.

Players can now interact with NPCs while mounted.

* Speaking with an NPC will cause the player to dismount.

Certain mounts can now use special actions.

Players can confirm the actions usable by a mount from the Mount Guide window.


After entering a boss area, the camera will no longer be obstructed by the barrier sealing the area.




Rainy weather will now display splash effects when rain hits the ground.





When using the /chatlog text command, the fontsize and time subcommands can now be set for individual chat tabs.

/chatlog fontsize [tab number] [font size]
/chatlog time [tab number] [on/offf]

Character names can no longer be used when designating enemy targets with text commands in the Wolves' Den or Frontline.

The "/chatlog call" text command can now be used to set notification sounds for specific chat channels.

Example:
/chatlog call fc 3

The "/hud" text command can now be used to toggle on/off the display of Alliance List 1 and Alliance List 2.

The "/waymark" text command has been changed as follows:

/waymark(/wmark) [marker] "target"

When a target name is specified as the target, a waymark will appear at that target's position.

If a target name is specified, a marker name must also be specified.



New options are available in the Character Configuration interface.

Control Settings Character Tab

Inventory Settings

- Inventory Interface
- Retainer Inventory Interface
　* Although this setting was added in patch 2.28, its functionality is new to patch 2.3.


UI Settings HUD Tab

Targets

- Display target's remaining HP percentage.



The log filter tabs under Log Window Settings in the Character Configuration menu will now be displayed even if they have not been made active.

* Inactive tabs cannot be selected.

New options are available in the Keybind interface.

Shortcuts Tab

Mount Guide

Minion Guide



Chat Tab

Reply Temporarily (Forward)

Reply Temporarily (Back)

Switch Chat Mode to Say

Switch Chat Mode to Yell

Switch Chat Mode to Party

Switch Chat Mode to Alliance

Switch Chat Mode to Free Company

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell (Forward)

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell (Back)

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell [1]

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell [2]

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell [3]

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell [4]

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell [5]

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell [6]

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell [7]

Switch Chat Mode to Linkshell [8]




New phrases have been added to the auto-translation dictionary.

Category	Entry
Questions.	What are you doing?
Reasons.	We're chewing the fat.
Tactics.	Run away!
Tactics.	Don't worry about it.
Tactics.	Please ignore that.
System.	Allied Seals
System.	mark bill
System.	Frontline
System.	The Echo
System.	chocobo raising
Crafting & Gathering.	desynthesis
Crafting & Gathering.	big fishing
Crafting & Gathering.	release
Primals.	Ramuh
Duty.	The Hunt
Duty.	elite marks
Duty.	The Striking Tree (Hard)
Duty.	The Striking Tree (Extreme)
Duty.	Syrcus Tower
Duty.	The Second Coil of Bahamut (Savage)
Duty.	The Carteneau Flats: Borderland Ruins
Duty.	Hullbreaker Isle
Duty.	Frontline
Duty.	low-level
Duty.	expert
Duty.	high-level
Mounts	Company Chocobo
Mounts	Goobbue
Mounts	Legacy Chocobo
Mounts	Magitek Armor
Mounts	Coeurl
Mounts	Ahriman
Mounts	Unicorn
Mounts	Behemoth
Mounts	Cavalry Drake
Mounts	Laurel Goobbue
Mounts	Gilded Magitek Armor
Mounts	Nightmare
Mounts	Fat Chocobo
Mounts	Cavalry Elbst
Mounts	Bomb Palanquin
Mounts	Aithon
Mounts	Xanthos
Mounts	Gullfaxi
Mounts	Enbarr
Mounts	Warlion
Mounts	Warbear
Mounts	Storm Warsteed
Mounts	Serpent Warsteed
Mounts	Flame Warsteed
Mounts	Markab
Pet	Emerald Carbuncle
Pet	Topaz Carbuncle
Pet	Ifrit-Egi
Pet	Titan-Egi
Pet	Garuda-Egi
Pet	Eos
Pet	Selene

New music has been added.

Service account information including remaining subscription days can now be viewed from the Character Selection screen.

The game launcher has been changed as follows:

Date and time will display differently for each language.

Announcements listed under news will now be labeled by category.

External links to sites such as the Lodestone and the official FINAL FANTASY XIV Facebook page have been added.
Clicking these links will launch your web browser, directing you to the corresponding website.
* On the PlayStation®4, pressing 〇 will return to the launcher.



The following issues have been addressed.

An issue wherein HQ items and those affixed with materia could not be delivered for expert delivery missions.

An issue wherein players equipped with Holy Shield Animus would not receive Alexandrite upon completing a FATE.
* In the event the requirements for multiple item drops are met, the associated duty with the furthest progression will take priority.

An issue wherein Bockman did not use auto-attack in the guildleve Under the Armor.

An issue in the guildleve Under the Armor wherein players could move outside of the guildleve's designated area.

An issue in the guildleve Under the Armor wherein Bockman behaved strangely.

An issue wherein ground targeting was delayed when using actions in succession.

An issue wherein players could not use the Dye subcommand from their inventory when placing furnishing in an estate.

An issue wherein certain actions did not function properly when converting items into materia or repairing gear.

An issue wherein the order of ingredients listed for heliodor ring and peridot ring was incorrect.

An issue wherein the gate of the Wolves' Den arena did not open at the start of combat.

An issue wherein macros set to the hotbar or cross hotbar would overwrite other macros.

An issue wherein timestamps did not function properly when enabled. (PlayStation®3)

An issue wherein players became stuck inside furnishings and could not move.

An issue in the Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 2 wherein the barrier closing off certain bosses behaved strangely.

An issue in the Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4 wherein the server would crash when engaging the boss under certain conditions.

An issue in Brayflox's Longstop (Hard) wherein the bomb toss used by the Illuminati commander could target players locked out of the boss area.

An issue wherein players removed from an instance while incapacitated were not revived automatically.

An issue in the Aurum Vale wherein pets receiving damage from geysers would not regain health automatically.

An issue during Trials wherein enemies would receive the effects of the skill Foe Requiem before starting combat.

An issue wherein the company chest would forcibly close when multiple free company members accessed it simultaneously.

An issue wherein the Calamity Salvager shop window would forcibly close when selecting "Yes, I am."

An issue wherein the size of the Dark Divinity Falleth monument was reduced.

An issue wherein objects in the levequest From Ruins to Riches were not properly placed.

An issue wherein under certain conditions players were moved to an unintended location inside an estate.

An issue wherein players could not progress during a cutscene in the quest Believe in Your Sylph.

An issue wherein using an emote while bound would change the player's direction.

An issue wherein motions would not display properly under certain conditions.

An issue wherein macros using phrases from the auto-translation dictionary would only function properly in the language used when making the macro.

An issue wherein the region listed for Kobold Sideman in the Twin Adder hunting log was incorrect.

An issue wherein items listed under the Buyback tab of the Shop window did not display properly.

An issue wherein the confirmation window for converting equipped gear into materia did not display properly.

An issue wherein part of the Joining a Free Company active help text did not display properly.（PlayStation®3／PlayStation®4）

An issue wherein the trading window cannot be closed under certain conditions.

An issue wherein players could not enter Japanese with an English alphanumeric keyboard.

An issue wherein the names and genders of certain NPCs in the FATE Watch Your Tongue were not correct.

An issue wherein the graphic text for the 2nd ward of the Mist did not display properly.

An issue wherein certain in-game text was incorrect.

An issue wherein thaumaturges and black mages were able to cast multiple fire-based spells under the effect of Umbral Ice I or II.


Other miscellaneous bugs were also addressed.

Known Issues


We have confirmed an issue on the PlayStation®3 wherein players cannot desynthesize items after selecting them from the Desynthesis interface.

Until this issue has been addressed, we ask that PlayStation®3 users please select Desynthesis from the subcommand menu when desynthesizing items.
A graphical issue wherein the entryway shown in a cutscene for the quest A Pup No Longer disappears.

An issue wherein the active help text for Minions contains inaccurate wording.

An issue wherein furnishings can be placed over private chamber windows in the Mist residential area.

An issue wherein NQ items with a free company crest appear as HQ in the Buyback tab of the Shop window.

An issue wherein players can ride a Grand Company warsteed mount regardless of their own Grand Company affiliation.

A graphical issue wherein oval spectacles do not appear properly when dyed.

An issue wherein an incorrect grade of glamour prism is required for item level 70 gear obtained from the Hunt.

An issue in the PlayStation®4 wherein music does not play during certain duties.

Source: FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone | Patch 2.3 Notes (Full Release) (07/07/2014)