FFXIV is gearing up for its big 6.4 patches in Late May, but before that happens, the team has one smaller patch to issue. Patch 6.38 brings a few changes and upgrades to the game. Here are the full patch notes for FFXIV 6.38 listed. Check them out.
FFXIV Update 6.38: Full Patch Notes Listed
Patch 6.38 brings two pretty big changes. It finally lifts the weekly restriction on gear for the Pandaemonium Abyssos Unsung Blades. This means you’ll now be able to get your Ultralight Tomestone easier.
It also brings a bunch of PvP job changes ahead of the next season for Crystalline Conflict. Let’s take a look. These notes come directly from the Lodestone official FFXIV website.
Battle System
- The weekly restriction on receiving Unsung Blades of Abyssos from Abyssos: The Eighth Circle has been removed.
- The following adjustments have been made to Pandæmonium: Abyssos (Savage):
- Two treasure coffers will now always appear. Furthermore, the weekly restriction on rewards obtained from coffers has been removed.
- The weekly entrance restriction on all areas of Pandæmonium: Abyssos (Savage) has been removed.
- Players may now proceed directly to any circle of Pandæmonium: Abyssos (Savage).
- The item required to enhance weapons purchased with Allagan tomestones of causality, Moonshine Brine, can be purchased from the following vendor: Nesvaaz, Radz-at-Han (X:10.6, Y:10.0)
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PVP
Paladin
- Phalanx: Reduced damage taken has been changed from 50% to 33%.
Warrior
- Blota: Heavy effect duration has been reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.
Monk
- Phantom Rush: Potency has been increased from 10,000 to 12,000.
Dragoon
- Sky Shatter Potency has been reduced from 20,000 to 18,000.
- Potency increase when targets are within 5 yalms has been changed from 30,000 to 32,000.
- Barrier strength has been changed from absorbing damage totaling 25% of maximum HP to absorbing damage equivalent to a heal of 24,000 potency.
Ninja
- Fuma Shuriken: Range has been reduced from 25 to 20 yalms.
- Hyosho Ranryu: Range has been reduced from 25 to 20 yalms.
- Goka Mekkyaku: Range has been reduced from 25 to 20 yalms.
Reaper
- Plentiful Harvest: Maximum potency has been increased from 20,000 to 24,000.
Dancer
- Curing Waltz: Healing potency has been increased from 8,000 to 10,000.
Black Mage
- Burst: Barrier strength has been increased from 12,000 to 16,000.
Red Mage
- Magick Barrier: Effect duration has been increased from 8 to 10 seconds.
- Frazzle: Effect duration has been increased from 8 to 10 seconds.
- Southern Cross Healing potency has been increased from 6,000 to 8,000.
- Damage potency has been increased from 6,000 to 8,000.
- Cure potency increase from White Shift has been reduced from 100% to 50%.
- Damage potency increase from Black Shift has been reduced from 100% to 50%.
Scholar
- Adloquium: Cure potency has been reduced from 4,000 to 3,000.
- Barrier strength has been increased from 4,000 to 6,000.
Astrologian
- Fall Malefic: The recast time reduction granted by the additional effect “Reduces the recast time of Double Cast” has been changed from 7.5 to 10 seconds.
Crystalline Conflict
- The time until the tactical crystal is unbound has been reduced from 30 to 20 seconds.
- The probability of triggering a pneumatic parade on the Clockwork Castletown stage has been adjusted to increase the chances of a second parade.
- Season Five will end and Season Six will begin.
Resolved Issues
- An issue in Eureka Orthos wherein the timing with which the enemy Orthos gulo gulo executed certain attacks was incorrect.
- An issue in Eureka Orthos wherein damage dealt when equipped with Orthose aetherpool gear upgraded to +4 was lower than intended.
- An issue in Eureka Orthos wherein players’ maximum HP when equipped with Orthose aetherpool gear upgraded to +13 was lower than intended.
- An issue wherein the graphics of the feet gear Valentione Rose Heels did not display correctly when equipped by male Lalafells.
- An issue wherein the third tier of splendorous tools for Disciples of the Land introduced in Patch 6.35 were missing the attribute “GP +9.”
- The issue addressed in Patch 6.38 was an error in the display of the item helptext. The hotfix released on 3/9/2023 ensured these tools grant the correct effect of this attribute.
- An issue in island sanctuary wherein certain character strings could not be used when naming animals.
- An issue wherein using the Character Renaming Service while visiting another data center prevented players from logging in to the game under certain conditions.
Those are all of the patch notes for Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.38. This is the last larger patch before 6.4 drops in late may. If you missed the Live Letter From The Producer last week, check out everything announced for Patch 6.4 The Dark Throne.
