A Summary of What’s Inside FFXIV: Endwalker “Newfound Adventure” Patch 6.1

On April 12, 2022, the latest Final Fantasy XIV patch was released, a patch that would make any player rejoice at the considerable amount of new content and upgrades that came with it. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at what “Newfound Adventure”, a.k.a. patch 6.1, has to offer in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker!

What’s inside FFXIV: Endwalker patch 6.1?

Patch 6.1, or “Newfound Adventure”, was launched a little over a week ago for the Final Fantasy XIV expansion Endwalker. Apart from providing players with new content, this addition to the franchise also helped fix issues, such as bugs and glitches, that hindered the game’s performance.

Now, the “Patch 6.1 Notes” newspage on the FFXIV community site meticulously explains each feature that was added to Endwalker with the update, but since we’re talking about a gazillion of fresh items, countless adjustments and fixes, as well as a good deal of new playable content, listing it all here would be madness.

Therefore, we’re only going to find out about the most interesting news regarding patch 6.1.

Quests

• 10 new Main Scenario quests starting with “Newfound Adventure” at The Rising Stones; “Disciple of War or Magic level 90” and the completion of “Endwalker” are required
• 4 new Chronicles of a New Era quests starting with “A Mission in Mor Dhona” at Old Sharlayan; “Disciples of War or Magic level 90” and having reached a certain point of main scenario quest “???” are required
• 4 new Role quests starting with “Bitter Snow” at Radz-at-Han; players must have reached “Disciple of War or Magic level 90”, and are required to have completed: main scenario quest “Endwalker,” tank role quest “A Path Unveiled,” melee DPS role quest “To Calmer Seas,” physical ranged DPS role quest “Laid to Rest,” magical ranged DPS role quest “Ever March Heavensward,” and the healer role quest “The Gift of Mercy.”

Chapters added to New Game+

Remember: the final quest of each chapter must be completed before it can be unlocked.

Main Scenario Quests

• Endwalker – Part 1
• Endwalker – Part 2

Side Story Quests

• Role Master Quests (Endwalker)

Tank Quests

• Tank Role Quests (Endwalker)

DPS Quests

• Melee DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)
• Physical Ranged DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)
• Magical Ranged DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)
• Reaper Quests

Healer Quests

• Healer Role Quests (Endwalker)
• Sage Quests

Other content and adjustments

• Certain main scenario quests for A Realm Reborn have been revised

• When playing as a different character in instanced quest battles, actions on the additional hotbar can now be rearranged

• Character animations have been improved upon

• Leves saw some adjustments
• Players must now remain in a free company for a minimum of 30 days before the rank of free company master can be transferred to them

• New craftable items have been added to the company workshop

• New subaquatic areas and items
• Additions to the housing system and furnishing items

• Duty Support, a system that allows solo players to tackle duties with a party of NPCs, has been added

• Lots of adjustments to the Battle System
• PvP actions fully reworked

These are only a few of the additions implemented within Endwalker; if you want to check out the full list, you can go here!