FFXIV Patch 6.2 Release Date, Letter From Producer LXXII News Summary

Square Enix is holding this August 12, 2022, a new Final Fantasy XIV live stream, Letter from the Producer Live Part LXXII (72), most notably revealing the release date for FFXIV Endwalker Patch 6.2, with new details and gameplay for the Sanctuary Island feature – find our summary in progress below alongside translated comments from producer Naoki Yoshida.

The livestream started with the usual audio test, with Naoki Yoshida asking Toshio Murouchi if he already went to the movies to watch One Piece Film Red yet. They didn’t talk about One Piece as much as last time though. The stream then moved on to the new trailer for Patch 6.2 Buried Memory.

Patch 6.2 Buried Memory Release Date & Trailer

FFXIV Patch 6.2 will be launching on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. The trailer most notably featured a cool rearranged version of the FF4 boss battle theme, and a new vocal theme song. You can watch it above. Check out the Japanese dubbed version through this link. The Japanese dub has some huge seiyuu voicing the 6.2 story characters, including Tomokazu Sugita (Kyon, Gintoki) and Shuichi Ikeda (Char Aznable).

FF14 Patch 6.2 Part 2 – Content Details

Main Scenario Quests

YoshiP specified you’ll have to clear The Shadow of Mhach series of quests to play Tataru’s Grand Endeavor Continues. You should play it before Patch 6.2 releases.

Weapon Enhancement Quests, Tribal Quests

A screenshot of the new quests was also shared, check it out below. YoshiP mentioned it’s normal to get confused seeing this, and you’ll get what’s happening when playing the quest.

Dungeons, Trials, Raids

A new Unreal Trial will also be added: Containment Bay S1T7 (Unreal).

YoshiP mentioned he’d like players to go through the main story first before playing the Raids. Speaking of which, as specified on the previous stream, this time Savage Raid will only be added one week after patch release, so players can go through the story first. Screenshot from the Raids:

Improvements To Main Scenario Quests

YoshiP specified Thornmarch will have new gimmicks but it’ll be easy to understand. A screenshot was also shared:

Job Adjustments, PvP Update, Island Sanctuary, Variant Dungeons, Criterion Dungeons

They’ll show live gameplay of the Variant Dungeons and Island Sanctuary in the second part of the livestream. For Island Sanctuary, they’ll show what an island can look like a bit after the optional tutorial.

Adventurer Plates & Portraits

This was all already detailed on the previous stream. However, they now found a way so Beta portraits currently linked to an adventurer plate won’t be erased once Patch 6.2 launches.

Miscellaneous Updates

Developing…

FFXIV Letter From The Producer Live Part LXXII Livestream

The stream is currently still ongoing and can be watched below. Make sure to regularly refresh this page as we’ll keep adding details and comments from YoshiP.