Square Enix has recently announced that Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.28 is now live together with its full patch notes.

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.28 Highlights

Patch 6.28 is finally available on Final Fantasy XIV and it comes with several new additions and changes. It has job adjustments and it also introduces the new NA Data Center Dynamis, which adds four new servers and four more at a later date. These are called Halicarnassus, Maduin, Marilith, and Seraph.

Check out the full patch notes below:

Battle System

Actions and traits have been adjusted as follows:

* Each action and trait is listed as it appears at level 90.

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

Warrior

Action		Adjustment
Fell Cleave		Potency has been increased from 470 to 490.
Upheaval		Potency has been increased from 360 to 370.

Reaper

Action		Adjustment
Lemure’s Slice		Potency has been increased from 200 to 220.
Plentiful Harvest		Potency has been changed from 520-800 to 720-1,000.
Communio		Potency has been increased from 1,000 to 1,100.

Bard

Action		Adjustment
Empyreal Arrow		Potency has been increased from 200 to 230.

Machinist

Action		Adjustment
Heat Blast		Potency has been increased from 180 to 200.
Drill		Potency has been increased from 580 to 600.
Air Anchor		Potency has been increased from 580 to 600.
Wildfire		Potency for each weaponskill landed has been increased from 220 to 240.
Chain Saw		Potency has been increased from 580 to 600.

Black Mage

Action		Adjustment
Foul		Potency has been increased from 560 to 600.
Xenoglossy		Potency has been increased from 760 to 800.
Enochian		Improvement to Enochian’s magic damage increase has been changed from 20% to 21%.

Arcanist / Summoner

Action		Adjustment
Fester		Potency has been increased from 300 to 340.
Inferno		Potency has been increased from 700 to 750.
Earthen Fury		Potency has been increased from 700 to 750.
Aerial Blast		Potency has been increased from 700 to 750.

Red Mage

Action		Adjustment
Enchanted Riposte		Potency has been increased from 220 to 280.
Enchanted Zwerchhau		Potency has been increased from 100 to 150. Combo potency has been increased from 290 to 340.
Enchanted Redoublement		Potency has been increased from 100 to 130. Combo potency has been increased from 470 to 500.
Red Magic Mastery III		Now increases the potency of Enchanted Riposte, Enchanted Zwercchau, and Enchanted Redoublement.

Sage

Action		Adjustment
Phlegma III		Potency has been increased from 510 to 600.

PvP

The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:

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

Dark Knight

Action		Adjustment
Eventide		Time required to fill the limit gauge has been increased. Potency has been changed from 10,000-20,000 to 6,000-24,000.

Gunbreaker

Action		Adjustment
Draw and Junction		While under the effect of Junction Healer, targets in the area of effect of certain actions will now be healed even when obstructed by objects on the field.
Nebula		Potency of damage reflected has been increased from 3,000 to 4,000.
Aurora		Regen potency has been increased from 3,000 to 4,000.
Relentless Rush		Relentless Shrapnel effect now also reduces target’s damage dealt by 4%.

Monk

Action		Adjustment
Snap Punch		Potency has been increased from 5,000 to 6,000.
Demolish		Potency has been increased from 5,000 to 6,000.
Riddle of Earth		Recast time has been reduced from 30 to 25 seconds.

Ninja

Action		Adjustment
Shukuchi		Hidden effect duration has been reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.
Huton		Movement speed effect has been reduced.

Bard

Action		Adjustment
Powerful Shot		Movement speed while casting has been increased.

Machinist

Action		Adjustment
Blast Charge		Movement speed while casting has been increased.
Bishop Autoturret		To improve clarity of the targeted area of effect, the ground targeting radius has been increased from 1m to 5m.
Aether Mortar		Duration of effect increasing target’s damage taken has been increased from 5 to 7 seconds. Barrier effect duration has been increased from 5 to 7 seconds.

Dancer

Action		Adjustment
Honing Dance		Reduction to damage taken has been changed from 20% to 25%.

Black Mage

Action		Adjustment
Soul Resonance		The Apocatastasis effect has been removed.

Summoner

Action		Adjustment
Ruin III		Potency has been increased from 4,000 to 5,000.
Astral Impulse		Potency has been increased from 6,000 to 7,500.
Fountain of Fire		Potency has been increased from 4,000 to 5,000.
Megaflare		Targets in the area of effect will now take damage even when obstructed by objects on the field.

Red Mage

Action		Adjustment
Magick Barrier		HP recovered via healing actions has been reduced from 20% to 10%. Effect duration has been reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.
Frazzle		Reduced HP recovery via healing actions has been changed from 20% to 10%. Effect duration has been reduced from 10 to 8 seconds. Targets in the area of effect will now be affected even when obstructed by objects on the field.

White Mage

Action		Adjustment
Afflatus Misery		Range has been reduced from 30 to 25 yalms.
Miracle of Nature		Range has been reduced from 15 to 10 yalms.

Astrologian

Action		Adjustment
The Balance		The primary target and nearby party members in the area of effect will now be affected even when obstructed by objects in the field.
The Bole		The primary target and nearby party members in the area of effect will now be affected even when obstructed by objects in the field.
The Arrow		The primary target and nearby party members in the area of effect will now be affected even when obstructed by objects in the field.

Crystalline Conflict

Season Three will end and Season Four 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 Bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Feast Quartermaster at the Wolves’ Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).

At the start of Season Four, all competitors will be placed five risers below where they finished Season Three, with zero Rising Stars.

Items

The following items are now dyeable:

Valerian Terror Knight’s Barbut

Valerian Terror Knight’s Plate Mail

Valerian Terror Knight’s Gauntlets

Valerian Terror Knight’s Trousers

Valerian Terror Knight’s Sollerets

Valerian Dragoon’s Barbut

Valerian Dragoon’s Mail

Valerian Dragoon’s Gauntlets

Valerian Dragoon’s Trousers

Valerian Dragoon’s Sollerets

Valerian Smuggler’s Bandana

Valerian Smuggler’s Gilet

Valerian Smuggler’s Halfgloves

Valerian Smuggler’s Gaskins

Valerian Smuggler’s Highboots

Valerian Fusilier’s Pot Helm

Valerian Fusilier’s Gambison

Valerian Fusilier’s Halfgloves

Valerian Fusilier’s Sarouel

Valerian Fusilier’s Boots

Valerian Rogue’s Bandana

Valerian Rogue’s Gilet

Valerian Rogue’s Halfgloves

Valerian Rogue’s Gaskins

Valerian Rogue’s Highboots

Valerian Shaman’s Temple Chain

Valerian Shaman’s Chasuble

Valerian Shaman’s Dress Gloves

Valerian Shaman’s Smalls

Valerian Shaman’s Boots

Valerian Wizard’s Hat

Valerian Wizard’s Robe

Valerian Wizard’s Fingerless Halfgloves

Valerian Wizard’s Longkilt

Valerian Wizard’s Pattens

Xenobian Hood

Xenobian Surcoat

Xenobian Gauntlets

Xenobian Breeches

Xenobian Sollerets

Valerian Rune Fencer’s Wings

Valerian Rune Fencer’s Mail

Valerian Rune Fencer’s Gauntlets

Valerian Rune Fencer’s Breeches

Valerian Rune Fencer’s Thighboots

Valerian Brawler’s Hat

Valerian Brawler’s Acton

Valerian Brawler’s Gloves

Valerian Brawler’s Bottoms

Valerian Brawler’s Thighboots

Valerian Archer’s Hat

Valerian Archer’s Acton

Valerian Archer’s Gloves

Valerian Archer’s Bottoms

Valerian Archer’s Boots

Valerian Vedette’s Hat

Valerian Vedette’s Acton

Valerian Vedette’s Gloves

Valerian Vedette’s Bottoms

Valerian Vedette’s Thighboots

Valerian Priest’s Hat

Valerian Priest’s Top

Valerian Priest’s Gloves

Valerian Priest’s Bottoms

Valerian Priest’s Boots

Valerian Dark Priest’s Hat

Valerian Dark Priest’s Top

Valerian Dark Priest’s Gloves

Valerian Dark Priest’s Bottoms

Valerian Dark Priest’s Boots

System

A new logical data center and Worlds have been added for the North American region.

New Logical Data Center

Dynamis

Newly Established Worlds

Halicarnassus
Maduin
Marilith
Seraph

Resolved Issues

The following issues have been addressed.
- An issue when undertaking the Omicron daily quests “Well Below Standard,” “A Fertile Blend,” and “Using Their Heads” wherein the icon next to quest objectives in the Duty List appeared green even when they were not completed.
- An issue in the Sil’dihn Subterrane variant dungeon wherein ground-targeted actions did not function properly when targeting certain locations during boss battles.
- An issue in PvP wherein players under the effect of Meteodrive inflicted by the monk action Meteodrive could still execute the action Purify.
- An issue in PvP wherein players under the effect of Hysteria inflicted by the reaper action Tenebrae Lemurum could still execute the action Purify.
- An issue in PvP wherein the Excogitation effect granted by the scholar action Seraph Flight was not immediately applied to party members.
- An issue in PvP wherein the Excogitation effect granted by the scholar action Seraph Flight did not immediately trigger when its requirements were met.
- An issue wherein players under the effect of Kardia or Kardion granted by the sage action Kardia could not be healed by the sage actions Eukrasian Dosis, Eukrasian Dosis II, and Eukrasian Dosis III.
- An issue on island sanctuary wherein players can reattempt to capture certain animals after failing under certain conditions.
- An issue wherein the graphics of the Practical Ponytail hairstyle did not display correctly when playing as a female Viera under certain conditions.
- An issue wherein the graphics of the Tall Tails hairstyle did not display properly when riding certain mounts.
- An issue when equipping the Manderville Axe wherein the graphics of the action Heavy Swing did not display properly in PvE or PvP under certain conditions.
- An issue on island sanctuary wherein gathering multiples of a single item would only count once toward the “Agri-culture” and “Mine Now” achievements.
- Other minor text issues have also been addressed.