Here is Everything You Need to Know About Final Fantasy XIV’s 5.05 Update

Final Fantasy XIV fans are still likely riding the high of Shadowbringers. However, Square Enix is giving players even more to love with the newest update. As we can tell from the pre-launch patch notes, Shadowbringers brought quite a lot of content to Final Fantasy XIV. However, the 5.05 update will bring even more, including the savage difficulty for the already-available Eden Raid.

Take a look at all of the patch notes here:

• Playable Content
  • Quests

    • As a result of recent balance changes, the actions required to complete the monk job quest “Return of the Monk” have been adjusted.

  • Treasure Hunt
    • The Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah have been added.
      • The Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah, a special instance similar to the Aquapolis and the Lost Canals of Uznair, can be accessed after finding and opening treasure coffers obtained from zonureskin treasure maps. Here, players will have the chance to test their luck and obtain priceless treasures.
  • Free Company

    • New craftable items have been added to the Company Workshop.

    • The following adjustments and additions have been made to subaquatic voyages.

      • New submersible parts are available for exchange.
        • To obtain these parts, speak with the material supplier in any of the residential districts.
      • New destinations have been added.
      • The maximum level for submersibles has been increased from 50 to 60.
        • From level 51 onwards, each level increase raises the submersible’s attributes.
      • A wider selection of items can be obtained from voyages.
  • Housing

    • New furnishings have been added.

    • New orchestrion rolls have been added.

• Battle System
  • PvE actions and traits have been adjusted as follows:

    • Pugilist/Monk

      • Opo-Opo Form
        • Effect duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
      • Raptor Form
        • Effect duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
      • Coeurl Form
        • Effect duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
      • Mantra
        • Range increased from 7 to 15 yalms.
      • Form Shift
        • The coeurl form bonus “Extends Greased Lightning duration to maximum” has been added.
      • Meditation
        • The additional effect “Opens all five chakra when used outside of combat.” has been added.
      • Riddle of Earth
        • Earth’s Reply bonus now nullifies all action direction requirements.
      • Riddle of Fire
        • The effect “increased weaponskill recast time by 15%” has been removed.
        • Damage increase reduced from 30% to 25%.
      • The Forbidden Chakra
        • The condition “can only be executed while in combat” has been added.
      • Enlightenment
        • The condition “can only be executed while in combat” has been added.
    • Rogue/Ninja
      • Gust Slash
        • Combo potency increased from 250 to 300.
    • Samurai
      • Meikyo Shishui
        • Recast time reduced from 60 to 55 seconds.
      • Meditate
        • Effect duration increased from 30 to 45 seconds.
      • Tsubame-gaeshi
        • Cast time has been made instant.
      • Kaeshi: Higanbana
        • Cast time has been made instant.
      • Kaeshi: Goken
        • Cast time has been made instant.
      • Kaeshi: Setsugekka
        • Cast time has been made instant.
      • Shoha
        • Potency has been changed from 50/100/200/300/500 to 100/300/400/450/500.
    • Machinist
      • Reassamble
        • Recast time reduced from 60 to 55 seconds.
    • Archanist/Summoner
      • Summon
        • Recast time reduced from 10 to 3 seconds.
      • Summon II
        • Recast time reduced from 10 to 3 seconds.
      • Summon III
        • Recast time reduced from 10 to 3 seconds.
      • Bio
        • The delay before the detrimental status is applied has been reduced.
      • Bio II
        • The delay before the detrimental status is applied has been reduced.
      • Bio III
        • The delay before the detrimental status is applied has been reduced.
      • Tri-distaster
        • The delay before the detrimental status is applied has been reduced.
    • Red Mage
      • Jolt
        • MP cost has been reduced from 300 to 200.
      • Verthunder
        • MP cost has been reduced from 400 to 300.
      • Veraero
        • MP cost has been reduced from 400 to 300.
      • Verfire
        • MP cost has been reduced from 300 to 200.
      • Verstone
        • MP cost has been reduced from 300 to 200.
      • Jolt II
        • MP cost has been reduced from 300 to 200.
      • Veraflare
        • MP cost has been reduced from 500 to 400.
      • Verholy
        • MP cost has been reduced from 500 to 400.
      • Scorch
        • MP cost has been reduced from 500 to 400.
      • Enchanted Reprise
        • Potency increased from 220 to 250.
          • Mana requirements changed from 10 Black Mana and 10 White Mana to 5 Black Mana and 5 White Mana.
    • Scholar
      • Art of War
        • Potency increased from 150 to 160.
      • Broil Master
        • Effect changed from “increases the potency of Ruin II to 160” to “increases the potency of Ruin II and Art of War to 160.”
      • Succor
        • Cast time is reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.
    • Astrologian
      • Gravity
        • Potency increased from 130 to 140.
        • Cast time is recuded from 2.5 to 1.5 seconds.
      • Helios
        • Cast time is reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.
      • Apsected Helios
        • Cast time is reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.
        • Healing potency has increased from 100 to 200.
        • Barrier’s damage nullification reduced from 250% to 125%.
      • Lightspeed
        • Recast time reduced from 120 to 90 seconds.
      • Hyper Lightspeed
        • Effect changed from “Reduces Lightspeed recast time by 10 seconds upon using Essential Dignity” to “Reduces Lightspeed recast time to 90 seconds.”
      • Celestial Opposition
        • Recast time reduced from 120 to 60 seconds.
        • Healing potency has been increased from 100 to 200.
        • Barrier’s damage nullification reduced from 150% to 125%.
        • Regen potency increased from 60 to 100.
        • Range increased from 10 to 15 yalms.
      • Horrorscope
        • Healing potency during Horrorscope increased from 100 to 200.
        • Horrorscope Helios effect duration increased from 20 to 30 seconds.
      • Divination
        • Recast time reduced from 180 to 120 seconds.
        • Damage increase effect changed from 2%/4%/6% to 4%/5%/6%.
      • Sleeve Draw
        • Draws a card (arcanum) from your diving deck and grants two stacks of Sleeve Draw.
        • Duration: 30s.
        • Sleeve Draw Effect: using your draw arcanum consumes a stack of Sleeve Draw and Draws another card.
      • Celestial Intersection
        • Healing potency has been increased from 150 to 200.
        • Barrier’s damage nullifcation reduced from 250% to 200%.
        • Regen potency increased from 80 to 150.

  • New actions have been added.

    • Samurai
      • Level 68
        • Hagakure
    • Scholar
      • Level 45
        • Energy Drain

  • Healing actions performed outside of combat no longer build the limit gauge.

  • The raid dungeon Eden’s Gate (Savage) has been added.

    • Players can only register to enter Eden’s Gate (Savage) via the Raid Finder.
      • Item level restrictions do not apply when registering as a full party.
    • Level Requirement
      • Disciple of War or Magic level 80 (Two or more of the same job is not permitted)
    • Item Level Requirement
      • Eden’s Gate: Resurrection (Savage): Average Item Level 440
      • Eden’s Gate: Descent (Savage): Average Item Level 445
      • Eden’s Gate: Inundation (Savage): Average Item Level 450
      • Eden’s Gate: Sepulture (Savage): Average Item Level 450
    • Party Size
      • Eight players
    • Time Limit
      • Eden’s Gate: Resurrection (Savage): 90 Minutes
      • Eden’s Gate: Descent (Savage): 90 Minutes
      • Eden’s Gate: Inundation (Savage): 90 Minutes
      • Eden’s Gate: Sepulture (Savage): 120 Minutes
    • Requirements
      • To access Eden’s Gate (Savage), players must speak with Lewrey in Amh Araeng (X:26.8 Y:16.4) with a level 80 Disciple of War/Magic after completing the quest, “The Next Piece of the Puzzle.”
    • Rewards
      • Upon completing Eden’s Gate (Savage) duties, a treasure coffer will appear containing an Edengrace Coffer. Using this item transforms it into gear corresponding to the user’s current job. In addition, the coffers that appear upon completing Eden’s Gate: Sepulture (Savage) yield weapons.

  • The following duties have been added to the Raid Finder:

    • Eden’s Gate: Resurrection (Savage)
    • Eden’s Gate: Inundation (Savage)
    • Eden’s Gate: Descent (Savage)
    • Eden’s Gate: Sepulture (Savage)

  • EXP gained by Trust NPCs has been increased.

  • New elite marks have been added.

  • Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria have been added.

    • Players can only obtain 450 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria per week, and carry a maximum of 2,000. Moreover, players can only receive Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria after reaching level 80 with at least one class or job.
      • Speak with Aymark in Eulmore (X:10.2 Y:11.8) to exchange Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria for gear.
      • Speak with Shee-Tatch in Eulmore (X:10.2 Y:12.0) to enhance gear received in exchange for Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria.

  • The number of Allagan tomestones received for completion of duty roulette has been adjusted.

    • Duty Roulette: Expert
      • 60 Allagan tomestones of goetia
      • 40 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria
    • Duty Roulette: Leveling
      • 100 Allagan tomestones of goetia
      • 20 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria
    • Duty Roulette: Trials
      • 60 Allagan tomestones of goetia
      • 15 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria
    • Duty Roulette: Main Scenario
      • 300 Allagan tomestones of poetics
      • 100 Allagan tomestones of goetia
      • 50 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria
    • Duty Roulette: Alliance Raids
      • 100 Allagan tomestones of poetics
      • 100 Allagan tomestones of goetia
      • 50 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria
    • Duty Roulette: Normal Raids
      • 80 Allagan tomestones of poetics
      • 60 Allagan tomestones of goetia
      • 20 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria
    • Duty Roulette: Mentor
      • 30 Allagan tomestones of goetia
      • 10 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria
    • Duty Roulette: Frontline
      • 50 Allagan tomestones of goetia
        
        20 Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria
  • PvP

    • PvP actions have been adjusted as follows:

      • Paladin
        • HP has been increased from 17,500 to 20,000.
      • Warrior
        • HP has been increased from 17,500 to 20,000.
      • Dark Knight
        • HP has been increased from 17,500 to 20,000.
      • Gunbreaker
        • HP has been increased from 17,500 to 20,000.
      • Monk
        • HP has been increased from 15,000 to 17,500.
      • Dragoon
        • HP has been increased from 15,000 to 17,500.
      • Ninja
        • HP has been increased from 15,000 to 17,500.
      • Samurai
        • HP has been increased from 15,000 to 17,500.
        • Kaeshi: Higanbana
          • Cast time has been made instant.
        • Kaeshi: Goken
          • Cast time has been made instant.
        • Kaeshi: Setsugekka
          • Cast time has been made instant.
  • The Feast

    • Heavy Medal and Light Medal have been removed.

      • The number of medals held by a player will no longer cause Heavy Medal or Light Medal to be applied.
• Items

  • New items have been added.

  • New recipes have been added.

  • New master recipes have been added.

  • New mounts have been added.

  • New minions have been added.

• System

  • New achievements and titles have been added.

  • Another summoning bell has been added to the Crystarium (X:9.9 Y:8.3).

• Resolved Issues
  • The following issues have been addressed.
    • An issue in the scholar job quest “A Safe Place to Hide” wherein the quest required that Lustrate be used outside of combat. However, due to recent changes, this is no longer possible, meaning that the quest could not be completed.
      •  A different action is now required to complete the quest.
    • An issue wherein certain machinist job quests could not be completed after reaching level 76, which upgrades Hot Shot to Air Anchor.
      • A different action is now required to complete the quests.
    • An issue in the FATE “Attack on Highbridge: Denouement” wherein, under certain conditions, more than one Bertram would appear.
    • An issue wherein changing the appearance of a Garuda-Egi to that of a Carbuncle would cause the effects for Wind Blade to be displayed incorrectly.
    • An issue wherein the tooltips for the summoner PvE action Tri-disaster were incorrect.
      • Only the tooltips have been changed. No changes have been made to the action itself.
    • An issue wherein the information regarding potency in the the tooltips for the monk PvE action Tornado Kick was incorrect.
      • Only the information regarding potency has been corrected. No changes have been made to the action itself.
    • An issue wherein the tooltips for the white mage PvP action Temperance were incorrect.
      • Only the tooltips have been changed. No changes have been made to the action itself.
    • An issue wherein, under certain conditions, completing duties with one or more party members who have yet to complete the duty did not grant players Second Chances for Wondrous Tails.
    • An issue in the Deep Dungeons wherein the player’s HP and attack power were incorrect.
    • An issue wherein, under certain conditions, Viera hairstyles were no longer displayed after changing them with the aesthetician.
    • An issue wherein the recommended number of players was displayed incorrectly for timeworn gliderskin maps.

[Source: Square Enix]