We are pleased to present the patch notes for Patch 6.51, which introduces new variant and criterion dungeons, the continuation of the splendorous tool enhancement quest series, and the limited-time Gold Saucer collaboration with Fall Guys.

* Additional features will be implemented in future updates:
Further main scenario quests, Manderville weapon quests, Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures quests, Tataru's Grand Endeavor quests, Endwalker Tribal Alliance quests, and a new island sanctuary quest are scheduled to be released in Patch 6.55.

* Updated on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. (PST)

FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 6.51

• Playable Content
  • Quests
  • Housing
  • The Manderville Gold Saucer
  • Miscellaneous
• Battle System
  • PvP
  • Crystalline Conflict
• Items
• System
• Resolved Issues
• Known Issues
• New Items
• New Recipes

Patch 6.51 contains content that can only be accessed by registering the expansion packs for FINAL FANTASY XIV to your service account. To distinguish between adjustments that are and are not affected by the registration of these expansions, the following notations will be used throughout the patch notes:

Starting in Patch 6.5, the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Starter Edition will include the second expansion pack, Stormblood. Accordingly, access to Stormblood will automatically be granted to players who have already registered A Realm Reborn to their service accounts.

These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward, and FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood.

These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers.

These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker.

These additions and adjustments contain elements that may require the purchase and registration of the expansion packs noted above.

Playable Content

New side quests have been added.

Splendorous Tools

Variant Dungeons

New chapters have been added to New Game+.

The final quest of each chapter must be completed before it can be unlocked.

Sidequests

• Aloalo Island

New furnishings have been added.

New orchestrion rolls have been added.

Blunderville, a new Gold Saucer attraction made in collaboration with Fall Guys, has been added.

Blunderville is a battle royale mode where up to 24 players vie against each other in a set of obstacle courses.

Complete each of the three stages before your rivals and fight for your right to the victor's crown.

The longer you remain in the running, the more rewards you'll earn, so keep your eyes on the prize as you race to be the last one standing!

* This event is available for a limited time only.
* After the initial collaboration event has ended, it will be held as a special event at irregular intervals.

Event Period

From Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 3:00 a.m. (PDT) to Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 6:59 a.m. (PST)

Requirements

How to Participate

Speak with the Blunderville registrar to participate in a show.
To enter Blunderville Square, you may speak with Wy (X:6.1 Y:7.4) or the Blunderville attendant (X:5.9 Y:6.3).

Party Registration

The party leader must speak with the Blunderville registrar to join the show with their currently formed party. Parties can be registered regardless of size. Cross-world parties are also permitted.

Party members other than the party leader are not required to be in the Blunderville Square at the time of registration.

Alliance Registration

The alliance leader must speak with the Blunderville registrar to join the show with their currently formed alliance. You must have a full alliance of 24 players to participate.

Alliance members other than the alliance leader are not required to be in the Blunderville Square at the time of registration.

* Rankings for each stage are calculated based on personal progress rather than the entire party or alliance.

Let the Show Begin

Players who have registered for a show will be sent to wait in Lobbyville. The show will begin when 24 challengers have gathered.

If a set amount of time has passed before 24 challengers have gathered, however, the show will begin automatically.
* Rewards will be adjusted based on the number of challengers in each show.

How to Play

• Each show will have three stages in total. Players must complete the objective of each stage to qualify for the next round.
• Challengers who qualify for the next stage will remain in spectator mode until the next round begins.
• Challengers who have been eliminated may remain in spectator mode until the end of the show.
  * If you wish to leave spectator mode, you may do so at any time by selecting the Leave button from the Blunderville menu.

Rewards

MGF, or Manderville Gold Saucer Fame, is awarded to all Blunderville challengers after a show has concluded. MGF is calculated based on your final rank in the show. MGF can be exchanged for rewards by speaking with the MGF trader.

* The MGF trader will also confirm your total MGF.

Further details on events can be confirmed on the Fall Guys Collaboration site.

New Triple Triad cards have been added.

New hairstyles have been added.

New emotes have been added.

Battle System

The variant dungeon Aloalo Island has been added.

Explore the winding paths of Aloalo Island alongside a familiar face to uncover the mysteries of the island, and write new tales of your own.

Players may enter alone, or in a party of up to four, with difficulty scaling according to party size.

Requirements

Entering Aloalo Island

Enter from the V&C Dungeon Finder under Duty in the main menu.

Entering solo or in a pre-made party (up to 4 players):

Make certain the box "Enable party matching" is unchecked, then select "Register for Duty" to enter.
* Party matching is disabled by default.

Entering via matchmaking:

Make certain the box "Enable party matching" is checked, then select "Register for Duty" to be matched with a party.

Role Requirements

When matching with a party, there are no role requirements or restrictions for parties. Moreover, players can freely change to any job or class that has reached level 90.
* Players can only change their class or job outside of combat.

Variant Actions and Attribute Adjustments

To allow for greater freedom of role choices, variant dungeons grant players the use of special variant actions. These actions mimic existing abilities such as Cure or Rampart.

Moreover, certain attributes will also be adjusted to compensate for the disparity of strength between certain roles.

These adjustments will give roles more versatility, such as allowing DPS or healers to act as tanks.

Setting Variant Actions

Variant actions can be selected from the V&C Dungeon Finder window. Players may have up to two variant actions at any given time, and are free to change them at any time, even after entering the dungeon.
* Available variant actions will differ according to your role.

Item Exchange

By speaking with Trisassant in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3), players can exchange tokens obtained from completing variant dungeons for various goods.

The criterion dungeon Another Aloalo Island has been added.

A party of four players is required to enter Another Aloalo Island.

Requirements

Players must first complete the sidequest "Stranger from Paradise" and then speak with the NPC Osmon in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3) to unlock the dungeon.

Entering Another Aloalo Island

Players can register to enter criterion dungeons via the V&C Dungeon Finder, found under Duty in the main menu.
Players will be matched into parties comprised of the following roles:

• 1 Tank
• 1 Healer
• 1 Melee DPS
• 1 Physical Ranged or Magical Ranged DPS

* Item level restrictions and role requirements do not apply when registering with four players.

Party Composition Bonus

Upon entering Another Aloalo Island, party members will gain a bonus to damage dealt according to the composition of their party. The bonus increases with the number of jobs in your party that rely on actions that affect the entire party.

This bonus system is intended to compensate for the proportional decrease in utility of such actions as party size decreases.
* The effectiveness of the damage bonus will differ between roles.
* This bonus will only be applied to jobs and has no effect on classes.

Variant Actions

The Variant Raise II action will be automatically assigned to all players upon entering Another Aloalo Island. No other variant actions are available.

Variant Raise II may only be used once per party member. However, there will be opportunities to replenish charges of this action.

Additional Rules

The following additional rules will be applied to Another Aloalo Island:

Resurrection Restrictions

While undertaking this duty, players will be subjected to a status effect that prevents resurrection by certain means. Raise effects granted via Variant Raise II are exempt from this restriction.

Item Exchange

By speaking with Trisassant in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3), players can exchange tokens obtained from completing criterion dungeons for various goods.

The criterion dungeon Another Aloalo Island (Savage) has been added.

A pre-formed party of four players is required to enter Aloalo Island (Savage).

Requirements

Players must first complete Another Aloalo Island and then speak with the NPC Osmon in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3) to unlock the dungeon.

Entering Another Aloalo Island (Savage)

Players can register to enter savage criterion dungeons via the V&C Dungeon Finder, found under Duty in the main menu. Please note that a party of four players is required to register.

Party Composition Bonus

Upon entering Another Aloalo Island (Savage), party members will gain a bonus to damage dealt according to the composition of their party. The bonus increases with the number of jobs in your party that rely on actions that affect the entire party.

This bonus system is intended to compensate for the proportional decrease in utility of such actions as party size decreases.
* The effectiveness of the damage bonus will differ between roles.
* This bonus will only be applied to jobs and has no effect on classes.
* The bonus applied in Another Aloalo Island (Savage) is the same as that in Another Aloalo Island.

Variant Actions

Variant actions cannot be used while undertaking Another Aloalo Island (Savage).

Additional Rules

The following additional rules will be applied to Another Aloalo Island (Savage):

Resurrection Restrictions

While undertaking this duty, players will be subjected to a status effect that prevents resurrection.

Respawn Point Restrictions

Unlike normal dungeons, players will be unable to return to the criterion dungeon's starting point once incapacitated.

Reset After Party KO

In the event all party members are incapacitated, all progress will be reset and the party must begin from the start of the instance.

Powerful

After a certain amount of time has passed since first engaging enemies in the criterion dungeon, all enemies will be granted the Powerful effect, greatly increasing their damage dealt while also reducing their damage taken.
* The time until Powerful is applied to enemies will be reset should all party members be incapacitated.

Incapacitation After Logout

Party members who log out of the game while in combat will be returned in an incapacitated state.

Item Exchange

By speaking with Trisassant in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3), players can exchange tokens obtained from completing criterion dungeons for various goods.

Aloalo Manuscripts, which are earned upon completing Another Aloalo Island (Savage), can be exchanged for Flasks of Elevated Ester. This item is required to upgrade weapons purchased with Allagan tomestones of divine comedy from item level 660 to 665.

The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:

Further explanations of PvP action changes and adjustments can be found in the job guide.
View the job guide.

Paladin

Ninja

Sage

The effects of the dragoon limit break Sky High have been adjusted to better distinguish between allies and enemies.

The effects of pets summoned by players have been adjusted to better distinguish between those belonging to allies and enemies.

A new arena, the Red Sands, has been added.

Arena Events

Shifting Sands

Ride the shifting sands to travel swiftly to a specific location on the field.

Sandpits

The crystal line intersects with ringlike nests at checkpoints. Clearing any such checkpoint with the tactical crystal in tow will result in one of the following denizens emerging from within:

• Red Sands Antlion
  The antlion will drag all players in range deep into the nest, rendering them immobile before erupting from the sands to deal massive damage.

• Sabotender
  The sabotender will unleash 100,000 Needles upon all players in range. As the needles are split between affected players, the damage dealt to each player will change accordingly.

• Acutender
  This rare and curious creature will unleash Therapeutic Needles upon all players in range, granting them a barrier effect. As the needles are split between affected players, the strength of the barrier granted to each player will change accordingly.

Oasis

The arena's oasis area grants players within a special effect that regenerates HP over time. The effect will remain for a time after exiting the oasis.

Heat Waves

Heat waves atop the Red Sands will deal damage over time to all competitors.

However, relief can be found at sandpits, from which balming geysers will erupt. Players standing in one of the small circular indicators on the ground will be soothed by sandpearl shrouds, granting HP recovery and a boost to the limit gauge.
While the geyser is erupting, no creatures will emerge from the sandpit. Nevertheless, caution is advised, as the force of the geyser will deal damage to and knock back any who approach its center.

With the addition of the Red Sands, the following adjustments have been made to the arena rotation for casual/ranked matches.

• The Palaistra
• The Volcanic Heart
• The Clockwork Castletown
• The Palaistra
• Cloud Nine
• The Red Sands
  (Cycle repeats)

* Available arenas will rotate every 90 minutes (Earth time).

Season 8 will end and Season 9 will begin.

When the season ends, the top 100 ranking players from each data center will receive vouchers via the moogle delivery service.

Players finishing in the Bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Seasonal Quartermaster at the Wolves' Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).

Learn more about rewards.
* Tier rewards for Season 8 must be claimed before the end of Season 9.

Players will begin Season 9 five risers lower than the rank at which they finished Season 8. Rising Stars will be reset to zero.

Items

New items have been added.

View the new items.

New recipes have been added.

View the new recipes.

Further splendorous tools enhancements have been added.

By crafting or gathering specified items, players can obtain class-specific tools for Disciples of the Hand and Land which can be enhanced in future updates.

Requirements

Enhancing Splendorous Tools

Items required to enhance splendorous tools can be obtained from Quinnana in the Crystarium (X:10.4 Y:7.7) by trading for collectables. Tools can then be enhanced by Chora-Zoi in the Crystarium (X:10.5 Y:7.7).
Please note that the requisite items will vary depending on the tool.

Disciples of the Hand

After completing the quest "Dance Like Mowen Is Watching," new recipes for crafting collectables will be added to the Crafting Log.
* Splendorous tools must be equipped when crafting with these new recipes.

Disciples of the Land

After completing the quest "Dance Like Mowen Is Watching," collectables can be gathered from specified gathering points.
* Splendorous tools must be equipped when gathering at the specified gathering points.

Fisher

After completing the quest "Dance Like Mowen Is Watching," collectables may be acquired by using Select Bait Balls at specified fishing locations.
* Splendorous tools must be equipped when fishing at the specified fishing locations.
* Select Bait Balls can be obtained from Quinnana in the Crystarium (X:10.4 Y:7.7).

New miner and botanist gathering points have been added.

New items have been added to gathering points.

Certain gathering points will now grant a bonus to collectability and Collector's Intuition.

New fishing holes have been added.

New mounts have been added.

New minions have been added.

New fashion accessories have been added.

System

New achievements and titles have been added.

In order to prevent server congestion immediately after the release of Patch 6.51, we will be implementing multiple field instances for Thavnair.

* We will monitor server activity and remove this feature when congestion is determined to no longer be an issue.
* Specific instances can be selected when entering from a neighboring area or teleporting via aetheryte.

The division of Amh Araeng and the Rak'tika Greatwood into multiple instances, added to alleviate congestion in Patch 6.5, will be removed.

New portrait accents for adventurer plates have been added.

New portrait accents have been added.

The maximum number of players designated "Wanderer" or "Traveler" when using the World Visit system will now be counted separately.

Because the limit was shared by players designated with either title, when this limit was reached, use of both the World Visit system and Data Center Travel system was restricted.
As of Patch 6.51, reaching the maximum number of players allowed for one system will no longer adversely affect use of the other.

New music and sound effects have been added.

Resolved Issues

• The following issues have been addressed.
• An issue during a cutscene in the main scenario quest "Down in the Dark" wherein certain characters performed unscripted movements.
• An issue during the quest "A Guilty Conscience" wherein cutscenes could not be skipped under certain conditions.
• An issue during the quest "Heart of Darkness" wherein cutscenes could not be skipped under certain conditions.
• An issue during the trial The Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) wherein the expanding ring created by the boss action Black Hole spawns at the wrong location under certain conditions.
• An issue when executing the dark knight PvE action Unleash wherein stacks of Blood Weapon were not consumed but still restored MP.
• An issue wherein deep dungeon ranking data did not update correctly.
• An issue wherein the Eat Chicken emote did not function properly under certain conditions.
• An issue wherein the certain graphics of the monk weapon Ultimate Omega Knuckles incorrectly resembled the weapon Omega Knuckles.
• An issue wherein the Trophy Crystal gear newly added in Patch 6.5 could be sold to NPC shops.
• An issue wherein the icon for the item Legendary Damona Medal did not display correctly.
• An issue when viewing the Desynthesis window wherein, after desynthesizing an item, the cursor returned to the top of the list of desynthesizable items.
• An issue wherein big fish introduced after Patch 6.4 that require mooching could be caught using versatile lure.
  * Because versatile lure is used to catch fish used for mooching, as well as other fish, and the acquisition of big fish was an unintended consequence of this issue, no penalties will be enforced even if players obtained big fish using versatile lure.
• An issue when viewing the Duty Finder wherein the Duty Roulette: Expert and Duty Roulette: Mentor categories did not display if their requirements were not met.
• An issue wherein players could not recruit party members via the Gold Saucer tab of the Duty Finder.
• An issue when planning a Ceremony of Eternal Bonding wherein the song titles listed in the Ceremony Plan window were displayed incorrectly.
• An issue wherein the message displayed when removing a favored destination was incorrect.
• Other minor graphical issues have also been addressed.

Other various issues have also been addressed.

Known Issues

• An issue during the second boss battle of Another Aloalo Island wherein incapacitated players who are revived at certain points in the battle are incorrectly marked with an icon over their heads.
• An issue in the variant dungeon Aloalo Island wherein certain graphics do not display correctly.
• An issue in the new Crystalline Conflict arena, the Red Sands, wherein certain graphics do not display correctly.
• An issue wherein the sorting order for the new furnishing Aloalo Faerie Cushion is incorrect.

New Items

New Recipes

Carpenter
Blacksmith
Armorer
Goldsmith
Leatherworker
Weaver
Alchemist
Culinarian

Carpenter

Blacksmith

Armorer

Goldsmith

Leatherworker

Weaver

Alchemist

Culinarian