FFXIV update 6.18 patch notes: Data center travel, Asphodelos Savage changes & PvP balancing

Final Fantasy XIV 6.18 patch is now live and will change the way players swap servers through FFXIV’s data centers.

Final Fantasy XIV Online6.18 patch will now allow you to switch data centers at will, something that will let you play with friends on far more other than was possible before. Be aware, you can only visit servers that are for your region.

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However, the patch still opens up a world of possibilities for friends who’ve always wanted to play together, but have been locked into a set data center withinthe game.The FFXIV 6.18 update brings a range of changes, below, we’ll cover them all in the patch notes.

Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.18

Remember that Final Fantasy XIV’s 6.18 patch is not to be confused with patch6.2 Buried Memory. This is a different update that goes live in August and is more geared around post-Endwalker content.

The 6.18 patch is for thedata center update, however, it will add a lot of other things to the game once the maintenance has finished.

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Full patch notes for 6.18

You can check out the full notes for Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.18 below:

Battle System

The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:

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Dark Knight

Gunbreaker

Black Mage

Astrologian

Crystalline Conflict

We are planning a number of adjustments for Patch 6.2, including further changes to the rate at which the limit gauge fills for each job, as well as damage modifiers.

The combat rank bonus for the limit gauge has been adjusted as follows:

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Damage modifiers based on the job have been adjusted as follows:

A new data center, Meteor, has been added to the Japanese region.

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New Worlds have been added to the European data centers.

Chaos Data Center:

Light Data Center:

The Data Center Travel system has been implemented:

Players visiting other data centers will have the “Traveler” title displayed on their nameplate.

Certain features are unavailable or restricted when visiting another data center:

Resolved Issues

An issue wherein contradictory dialogue appeared when speaking with F’lhaminn in Mor Dhona after completing the Ameliance custom delivery quests.

An issue wherein contradictory dialogue appeared when speaking with Jesse in Rhalgr’s Reach after completing the quest “Goodbye, ε̆│̆│Δ.”

An issue when participating in Frontline campaigns wherein players under the effect of the white mage action Miracle of Nature were no longer affected by PvP damage modifiers.

Other minor text issues have also been addressed.

Known Issues

An issue wherein the numbering of cross-world linkshells reverts to the order in which they were joined after using the Data Center Travel system and returning to your Home Data Center.

So, that’s everything you need to know about Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.18.

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