Last Fantasy 14 patch 7.4 is lastly right here. We have been ready for it for some time, with all eyes on job balancing forward of Sq. Enix’s proposed rework, set to drop with 8.0. Whereas the plan is to make the MMO’s lessons really feel extra distinct, following the controversial modifications to Black Mage, there are rumblings that the upcoming changes might do extra hurt than good. Whereas 7.4’s new raids are taking place a deal with, a few of the Gunbreaker and Crimson Mage tweaks have sparked additional issues, with the previous feeling somewhat too simple and the latter dropping a few of its mobility.
Sadly, Last Fantasy 14 patch 7.4’s job modifications have not gone down as Sq. Enix might have hoped, with some gamers rising annoyed by the developer’s method to lessons.
The Gunbreaker changes will increase your most variety of Bloodfest prices to 6, which on paper feels like a buff however, for some, oversimplifies your entire job. We need to should handle our expertise successfully, and to have difficult parts of sport design. Not all the pieces must be so simple as spamming a button repeatedly to win.
Sq. Enix explains the change in its jobs information, stating that it is meant to “rectify [the] irritation” of mismanaging cartridges through the burst part. One participant on Reddit has has known as the choice “braindead” and one other merely writes, “What the fuck man?”
The Crimson Mage tweak is much less egregious, however the class’ mobility has taken a success. Whilst you can nonetheless sprint round with Manafication, there isn’t any actual want to anymore, which takes a little bit of enjoyable out of the job’s fight.
However, placing the job modifications apart, the remainder of the replace goes down fairly nicely. As we already knew from Stay Letter 90, the brand new Mistwake dungeon is now obtainable, full with one other prepare boss struggle in Hell on Rails.
Personally, I am most excited to take a look at Tom Morello’s new tune, which soundtracks the brand new Arcadion raid. Arcadion: Heavyweight Division will pit us in opposition to two ‘surfer bros’ known as Crimson Scorching and Deep Blue, and it is simply the primary in a collection of 4. Will Morello be concerned in all of them? I am undecided, however I can dwell to dream.
We’ll have to attend somewhat longer for the brand new variant and criterion dungeon, which is able to arrive in patch 7.45, however that was anticipated. The brand new raid dungeon, AAC Heavyweight Tier (Savage), may even solely be obtainable from Tuesday January 6, 2026. Elsewhere, there are bountiful new cosmetics, emotes, and extra for gamers extra involved with the style of their character than any buffs or nerfs.
With excellent timing for the Christmas holidays, I can not wait to get caught into this offended locomotion engine and raid away my winter break. I am simply glad I am not a Gunbreaker.
