Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.5 Growing Light Full Patch Notes Revealed; Class Changes & Several Improvements

Square Enix has recently announced the full patch notes of the upcoming Patch 6.5 Growing Light for Final Fantasy XIV. This extensive list goes over all of the major changes that players can expect when maintenance concludes tomorrow at 6 AM EST.

First up, we have changes to some in-game classes. The Skills of Gladiator/Paladin, Reaper, Bard and Red Mage all had their Potency numbers increased slightly. Here’s a full list of specific abilities that had their potency buffed:

Gladiator / Paladin

• Circle of Scorn Potency has been increased from 120 to 140.
• Requiescat Potency has been increased from 300 to 320.
• Confiteor Potency has been increased from 400 to 420.
• Requiescat potency has been increased from 900 to 920.
• Blade of Faith Potency has been increased from 200 to 220.
• Requiescat potency has been increased from 700 to 720.
• Blade of Truth Potency has been increased from 300 to 320.
• Requiescat potency has been increased from 800 to 820.
• Blade of Valor Potency has been increased from 400 to 420.
• Requiescat potency has been increased from 900 to 920.

Reaper

• Gluttony Potency has been increased from 500 to 520.
• Lemure’s Slice Potency has been increased from 220 to 240.

Bard

• Empyreal Arrow Potency has been increased from 230 to 240.
• Sidewinder Potency has been increased from 300 to 320.

Red Mage

• Verfire Potency has been increased from 330 to 340.
• Verstone Potency has been increased from 330 to 340.
• Contre Sixte Potency has been increased from 360 to 380.
• Jolt II Potency has been increased from 310 to 320.
• Verflare Potency has been increased from 580 to 600.
• Verholy Potency has been increased from 580 to 600.
• Enchanted Reprise Potency has been increased from 330 to 340.

The next change is regarding the Alliance Raids from the Heavensward, Stormblood and Shadowbringers expansions. The amount of experience points you can receive from those particular Raids has been increased, and this also applies to bonus experience earned during the Duty Roulette.

Furthermore, players can now obtain Allagan Tomestones of Casuality and Comedy in addition to the Allagan Tomestone of Poetics. The amount received varies depending on the difficulty. Bear in mind that the Coils of Bahamut, which is A Realm Reborn’s Alliance Raids, will not have any changes to their rewards.

Next we have changes to the Island Sanctuary system. The maximum sanctuary rank has been raised from 16 to 20. New items, structures, gathering points, and several new item exchanges have been added. Furthermore, players can now obtain Felicitous Favors from inside their Island Sanctuary, allowing you to obtain rewards.

Lastly, to avoid server congestion during the release of Patch 6.5, the developers have stated that multiple field instances will be implemented for several Shadowbringers areas. In particular, Amh Araeng, the Rak’tika Greatwood, and Radz-at-Han will have multiple server instances.

Furthermore, if server congestion causes World Travel to become unavailable, the game will now automatically cancel that World Travel Request, and the estimated travel time will now be displayed when traveling using the “Travel to a Different Data Center” option.

The Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Expansion was announced for Summer 2024.

This time, the new expansion in Dawntrail will take us across the western seas to a land named Tural. Tural is less developed than most countries we have visited, but this doesn’t mean it is uninhabited. The land is ruled by a two-headed Mamool Ja named Gulool Ja Ja.

The expansion will focus on a contest for the rights to his throne inside the major city of Tuliyollal. This contest will consist of finding the fabled City of Gold, which will see the Scions racing across Tural in search of it.

Final Fantasy XIV is currently available via PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC (via Steam or via Square Enix’s website). You can view the full patch notes through the Lodestone here.