Square Enix recently hosted another Letter from the Producer livestream for Final Fantasy XIV, which goes into detail about the upcoming 6.2 patch, which among other things, adds the next chapter in the much beloved story.

Before we get into what is to come to the game, let us talk about what launched alongside the stream and that is patch 6.18. This latest addition brings with it the Data Center Travel feature. Players will be able to visit Worlds on different data centers, before forming parties and challenging duties once there. This feature only allows for travel between logical data centers within the same physical data center. Travel between Japanese, North American, European, and Oceanian data centers will be unavailable.

There is more detail about the 6.18 patch, which can be found here.

During the stream, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida spent some time during the broadcast explaining more about the upcoming Island Sanctuary content, and what adventures lie in store. Players will be able to build their own personal island sanctuary in this relaxing solo content—gather materials, build facilities, care for creatures, and more, without the need for previous crafting or gathering experience. Through completing various content in the Island Sanctuary, players may also earn island currency which can be exchanged for special items.

Square Enix have released the details in a handy dot point list, just to ensure you get everything, at a glance, here is that list:

• New Main Scenario Quests – The latest chapter in the story continues.

• New Side Quests – Tataru’s Grand Endeavor continues.

• New Dungeon – The Fell Court of Troia

• New Trial – A new challenge at both Normal and Extreme difficulties. Further details to be announced at a later date.

• New 8-Player Raid – Pandæmonium: Abyssos will be available in both Normal and Savage difficulties. 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 Crystal Conflict Series 3 will begin with the release of Patch 6.2. Rival Wings will also resume, along with PvP action adjustments.

• Further Main Scenario Reworks:

  • The Duty Support feature will be expanded to include main scenario dungeons from Snow Cloak through The Vault.

  • The Steps of Faith Trial will be reworked into a Solo Quest Battle

  • Thornmarch Trial will be revamped

• Miscellaneous Updates – Additional content including job adjustments for both PvE and PvP, updates to Adventurer Plates, Glamour Dresser expansion from 400 to 800 slots, and more.

Beyond the 6.2 patch, which is due to land in late August, the team also provided some information about patch 6.25, which will add even more content. The full line up of additions for that patch are not confirmed yet, but here is the high level plan that the team are working towards:

• New Side Quests – Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures continue in Patch 6.25.

• New Weapon Enhancement Quests – Players can obtain and enhance Manderville Weapons throughout the Patch 6.x series, which will unlock through the Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures questline.

• New Tribal Quests: Omicron – Disciples of the Land focused quests

• New “Variant Dungeons” Battle Content – Previously called “Criterion Dungeons,” players can enjoy this new variable-difficulty dungeon content—beginning with Sil'dihn Subterrane—designed for between 1-4 players, with the difficulty of enemies scaling depending on party size. Dungeons will feature branching routes, which change depending on player action within the dungeon.

• Another Path: Criterion Dungeons – High difficulty four-player content, which features a visually similar area to the Variant Dungeons, but will have a set route. The Criterion Dungeon content will feature two options of varying difficulties, each with their own unique set of rules and characteristics.

If you want to check out the entire stream, you can do that in the video below, just note as always, it is a loaded event and will take sometime to watch it all.