The incredibly popular MMORPG Final Fantasy 14 has made yet another major overhaul of their PvP system in the Patch 6.1 update – Newfound Adventure. A new PvP game mode has been added alongside new skills and several quality of life updates.
Although PvP is as chaotic as ever, there are certain modes that are either paused or have been removed completely. Since its launch in 2010, Final Fantasy 14 has had many significant changes to its PvP system, but fans believe that this latest one shows promise that the game has finally found its footing.
Breakdown of PvP Changes in Final Fantasy 14
One of the small changes to PvP is the renaming of "Adrenaline Rush" to "Limit Break." Overall, This new update to Final Fantasy 14 features the addition of Common Actions, new job-specific Limit Breaks, and a new PvP game mode called Crystalline Conflict. Aside from that, there have also been a number of quality of life updates to the PvP system.
Quality of Life Updates
The quality of life updates in Patch 6.1 are few yet substantial to PvP gameplay. Here is a quick overview of the quality of life changes made in Newfound Adventure.
- All jobs have had their max HP and MP changed.
- Job gauges are no longer displayed.
- Flying text shown after dealing damage has had its appearance changed based on the target's location.
- Damage is no longer subject to RNG.
- Damage modifiers – taken and dealt – have been adjusted per job.
- Resistance stat is no longer applied after a status affliction expires.
- A new reward system, Series Malmstones, has been added.
Limit Breaks
The Adrenaline Rush aspect of PvP gameplay has been renamed to its PvE counterpart in Final Fantasy 14, Limit Break, with its function remaining the same. When players gather in a group of four or more, the Limit Break gauge appears and will gradually fill up throughout a battle (or PvP match).
Each job has its own Limit Break and the Limit Break executed depends on the job of the player who triggers it. Patch 6.1 includes some additional job-specific Limit Breaks for the PvP system.
Common Action
Common Actions are a similar concept to General Actions in PvE mode. Each player has a set of Actions that are useable during PvP gameplay, regardless of their character's job in Final Fantasy 14. Here's a list of Common Actions and their uses:
- Recuperate
- Restores player's own HP
- Potency: 15,000
- Sprint
- Increases movement speed
- Elixir
- Restores player's HP and MP to maximum
- Purify
- Removes effects and grants Resilience if an effect is removed
- Duration: Five seconds
- Guard
- Reduces damage by 90 percent and grants players Immunity
- Movement is reduced by 50 percent
- Duration: Five seconds
Crystalline Conflict
In order for players to enjoy the new Crystalline Conflict mode, they will have to have completed the "A Pup No Longer" mission for their Grand Company. Those who have already completed the mission before the patch do not have to redo the mission and can enjoy the mode right after updating.
Crystalline Conflict's new PvP game mode is objective-based, involving two small teams of five in a soccer-style gameplay. Players need to maintain control of a crystal and transport it to the opposing team's goal. This game mode features three arenas for players to experience: Palaistra, Volcanic Heart, and Cloud Nine.
In collaboration with the popular Japanese show GARO, players can ride special mounts and use unique equipment during gameplay. Thanks to the collaboration, players can once more receive GARO-related equipment as rewards for PvP matches.
Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5.
