Final Fantasy XIV Patch 2.5: Before the Fall trailer

Square Enix released a trailer today for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV content patch, version 2.5. The first part of the 2.5 update is set to release on January 20th. Here’s a taste of what players can expect:

Main Story: The Light of Hope With the new emperor kicked out, and a new form of government set up in the Garlean empire, as well as uncovering a traitor, the Uldahn top brass has begun to collapse within. Holding the remains, Eorzea is thrown into a new turmoil. The fate that awaits the Scions of the Dawn along with the adventurer…the rebirth of Eorzea is headed towards its final chapter.

Sub Story Quest: Hildibrand Following the note left by the white masked thief, the next target is Uldah’s treasure. With the 4 sacred treasures at the hands of the white masked thief, a judgment of justice will be made. Can Hildibrand & co. defend themselves against this?

Sub Story Quest: Gilgamesh Hard Mode Wandering through Eorzea, in the deserted old castle lives the rumored swordsman Gilgamesh. He’s waiting for a worthy opponent but his heart trembles for a friend! However his best friend returns once more and with the 2 of them back to back they have tremendous strength! A famous battle will begin.

Crystal Tower: The World of Darkness Xande from the ancient allagan empire , in the final years of his rule, made a blood pact with a dark lord named The Cloud of Darkness. Everything was to gather a strong army of dark forces…. With the defeat of Xande, everyone thought the danger was gone but the cloud of darkness did not stop invading the world. The warriors of light must now travel to the void – the olden name for the World of Darkness.

Odin Trial: Spreading beyond the calamity, there’s a rumor of a ghost knight wandering the Black Shroud. His identity is “Odin”. Nobody knows why the primal who was sealed in Urd’s Spring was resurrected to the present time. Or why he can continue to respawn… In order to solve these mysteries the adventurers must face against him.

Midgarsormr – Keeper of the Lake: 15 years ago during a battle on the lake, one of Garlean empire’s ships said to have come in contact wth Midgarsormr. The remains of the ship are wrapped by the large dragon’s body and is said to be called The Keeper of the Lake (they call it the Tacit Tower in Japanese.) In order to get the remaining bits of information from the Ishgardians, the warriors of light make their way there.

Wanderer’s Palace Hard Mode: After defeating the grudge filled tonberry king, the devoted tonberries finally began to return to their senses. However their desire to live a peaceful life has been interrupted by an invader. The Mamool Ja mercenaries have invaded and taken over the sacred palace. Before they can utilize it as their base, you must save the tonberries!

Amdapor Keep Hard Mode: Thanks to adventurer’s help, the old Amdapor Keep was able to be cleansed of all the cultists and returned to peaceful state. However a bunch of the cultists, controlled by a certain someone, have begun their impure activities once more. Because of all these activities the forest animals and plants are in a turmoil. In order to calm the spirits of the forest, adventurers must once again step inside Amdapor Keep and remove all the cultists from it.

Following sometime in February, Square Enix will then release Patch 2,51 which will contain the long-sought after Manderville Gold Saucer – including both chocobo racing and Final Fantasy XIV’s own spin on the Triple Triad card game. Then, toward the end of March the second part of “Before the Fall” will see The Battl of Ishgard as Eorzea ramps up for one last bit of scenario content heading into its first expansion, Heavensward.

Watch the trailer below:


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