The wait for the second major post-launch update to Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker,titled Patch 6.2: Buried Memory is almost upon us. In an early morning Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast, Producer and Director of final fantasy XIV (and final fantasy xvi) Naoki “YoshiP” Yoshida confirmed that fans will be able to dive into the new content starting 23 August 2022. With the next wave of 8-player raids, a continuation of the new MSQ, continued improvements to older content AND the newly introduced Island Sanctuary, hopefully there will be enough to keep fans casual and hardcore alike, entertained for a while going forward.
Content introduced in Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2: Buried Memory includes:
Island Sanctuary: A new type of casual solo content which allows players to build and customize their own personal farm on a deserted island by gathering materials, building facilities, caring for creatures, and more, without the need for prior crafting or gathering experience.
New Main Scenario Quests – The story continues in this latest chapter.
New Side Story Quests – Experience the continuation of Tataru’s Grand Endeavor.
New Dungeon – New challenges await in the Fell Court of Troia.
NewTrial – Band together with other players in a new trial with Normal and Extreme difficulties.
Latest Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2 Screenshots
New 8-Player Raid – Pandæmonium: Abyssos will be available in both Normal and Savage difficulties to challenge the most seasoned players. The Savage difficulty raid is planned for release one week following the launch of Patch 6.2.
New Unreal Trial – Battle against Sephirot in Containment Bay S1T7 (Unreal).
PvP Updates – PvP Series 2 and Crystalline Conflict Season 3 will begin with the release of Patch 6.2. Hidden Gorge will also summarize, along with adjustments to PvP actions and the Crystalline Conflict ranked matching system.
Continued Improvements to the Main Scenario: These include
- The Duty Support feature will be expanded to include main scenario dungeons from the 2.x series to 3.0 (Snowcloak, The Keeper of the Lake, Sohm Al, The Aery and The Vault).
- The Steps of Faith trial will be reworked into a solo quest battle.
- The Thornmarch trial will be revamped.
Miscellaneous Updates – Additional content including, updates to adventurer plates and portraits, glamor dresser capacity expansion from 400 to 800 slots, and more.
and who’s a happy little Lalafell with the expansion of the glamor dresser capacity?
