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- Create patch pages for major base patches only, that is, for patch 5.1, but not for subpatches like 5.11, 5.15, or 5.18. Subpatch specific notes should be included on the main patch page (Subpatch-specific sections may be added if desired), not as their own separate page. | - Create patch pages for major base patches only, that is, for patch 5.1, but not for subpatches like 5.11, 5.15, or 5.18. Subpatch specific notes should be included on the main patch page (Subpatch-specific sections may be added if desired), not as their own separate page. Subpatch pages should redirect to the main patch page, i.e. [[Patch 5.45]] should redirect to [[Patch 5.4]. | ||
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- For x.0 patches (That is, the patch that starts a new expansion), keep the article about new features introduced specifically with the x.0 patch itself, or any of its subpatches. Features that are added later in the expansion should not be included. Use the page for the patch in which the feature was introduced, or the expansion page itself for that. For example, the Ishgardian Restoration was announced as a Shadowbringers feature, but was introduced in patch 5.1 and should not be mentioned on the patch 5.0 page. | - For x.0 patches (That is, the patch that starts a new expansion), keep the article about new features introduced specifically with the x.0 patch itself, or any of its subpatches. Features that are added later in the expansion should not be included. Use the page for the patch in which the feature was introduced, or the expansion page itself for that. For example, the Ishgardian Restoration was announced as a Shadowbringers feature, but was introduced in patch 5.1 and should not be mentioned on the patch 5.0 page. | ||
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{{Patch infobox | |||
| patchnum = 5.3 | | patchnum = 5.3 | ||
| name = Reflections in Crystal | | name = Reflections in Crystal | ||
| titlecard-image = PatchTitleCard-5-3.jpg | | titlecard-image = PatchTitleCard-5-3.jpg | ||
| expansion = Shadowbringers | | expansion = Shadowbringers | ||
| releasedate = 11 | | releasedate-1 = 5.3 - 11 August 2020 | ||
| releasedate-2 = 5.31 - 7 September 2020 | |||
| releasedate-3 = 5.35 - 12 October 2020 | |||
| promolink = https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/shadowbringers/patch_5_3/ | | promolink = https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/shadowbringers/patch_5_3/ | ||
| patchnotes-links = [https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c2f8c5ba14d9cfaa09d5aab63c5c2da260eae21a 5.3], [https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/193fc17936818e36fb58224398aaabda0a6f6adc 5.31], [https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/f1e5bfcb2a0bf477bcc8c81845c440f300e12f75 5.35] | | patchnotes-links = [https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c2f8c5ba14d9cfaa09d5aab63c5c2da260eae21a 5.3], [https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/193fc17936818e36fb58224398aaabda0a6f6adc 5.31], [https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/f1e5bfcb2a0bf477bcc8c81845c440f300e12f75 5.35] | ||
| prevpatch = 5.2 | | prevpatch = 5.2 | ||
| nextpatch = 5.4 | | nextpatch = 5.4 | ||
}} | }} [[File:Reflections in Crystal.jpg|right|300px|Concept Art]] {{#ev:youtube|5jmALV5kDVw|350|right}} | ||
__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Patch 5.3: Reflections in Crystal is the third major content update introduced for Shadowbringers. | Patch 5.3: Reflections in Crystal is the third major content update introduced for Shadowbringers. | ||
The release of this major patch was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
== Notable Features, Additions, and Changes == | == Notable Features, Additions, and Changes == | ||
=== New Content === | === New Content === | ||
* Main Story: [[Post-Shadowbringers_Main_Scenario_Quests#Patch_5.3_.28Reflections_in_Crystal.29|Reflections in Crystal]] (12 quests) | |||
* Alliance Raid: {{questlink|araid|The Puppets' Bunker}}, the second chapter of the [[YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse]] story and raid series | |||
* Dungeon: {{questlink|dungeon|The Heroes' Gauntlet}} | |||
* Trials: {{questlink|trial|The Seat of Sacrifice}}, {{questlink|trial|The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)}} | |||
* [[Chronicles of a New Era]]: [[The Sorrow of Werlyt]] - chapter two | |||
** Quest & single-player duty: {{questlink|feature|Sleep Now in Sapphire}} | |||
* {{questlink|bsf|Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr}} [[Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr]]: Second chapter (5.35) | |||
** [[Resistance Weapons]] upgrades | |||
** [[Field Operations]]: {{questlink|bsf|The Bozjan Southern Front}} | |||
*** {{questlink|ce-assault|Castrum Lacus Litore}} | |||
* Faux Hollows: {{questlink|trial|The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Unreal)}} | |||
* [[File:Custom Delivery (map icon).png|20px|link=Custom Deliveries]] [[Custom Deliveries]]: [[Ehll Tou]] | |||
* [[Ishgardian Restoration]]: Commercial District (5.31) | |||
* Beast Tribe Quests and Reputation: [[Dwarf Daily Quests|Dwarves]] | |||
=== System Changes and Additions === | === System Changes and Additions === | ||
* [[Crafting]] [[Collectables]] {{collectable}} overhauled: | |||
** {{action icon|Collectable Synthesis}} removed. | |||
** Collectable items are now totally separate from non-collectable items. All crafted collectables for Rowena are now prefixed ''Rarefied''. The new recipes are in a separate place in the Crafting Log. | |||
** Rorwena's collectable lists are now static and do not rotate. | |||
* Trial Synthesis - Allows the player to do a "dry run" of crafting an item without actually crafting it or consuming materials. | |||
* ''[[A Realm Reborn]]'' main story quest [[A Realm Reborn Overhaul|pruning and overhaul]] | |||
** As part of this pruning, all {{tomestone|Poetics}} [[Poetics]] gear now comes augmented, and pre-''[[Shadowbringers]]'' augment items and tokens have been retired to reduce inventory bloat. | |||
* [[New Game Plus|New Game+]]: A Realm Reborn and [[Seventh Astral Era]] main story campaign, and [[Class Quests]] | |||
* Mounts can now fly in [[A Realm Reborn]] zones after players complete {{questlink|main|The Ultimate Weapon}}. | |||
* [[Housing]]: Wards 22-24 added to all residential districts. (5.35) | |||
=== Miscellaneous === | === Miscellaneous === | ||
* [[Sundry Splendors]]: Easy-to-find vendors located in major cities, exchanging tomestones and scrips for rewards | |||
* [[Orchestrion]]: Search function added | |||
* Watching the intro video to an expansion from the title screen will change the title screen to that expansion. | |||
* [[Heavensward]] expansion as baseline added to all accounts | |||
* Free trial: [[Heavensward]] expansion added, level cap increased to 60, full access to the entire {{questlink|ddungeon|Palace of the Dead}}, through level 200 | |||
''Note: Not all content listed here will launch on the same day. This article is about the 5.3x season as a whole.'' | |||
== Main Story Summary (Spoilers) == <!-- This section is at the bottom so players who do not wish to see spoilers can stop before reaching it --> | == Main Story Summary (Spoilers) == <!-- This section is at the bottom so players who do not wish to see spoilers can stop before reaching it --> | ||
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== The Sorrow of Werlyt (Spoilers) == | |||
== Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr (Spoilers) == | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:37, 3 November 2024
Introduction
Patch 5.3: Reflections in Crystal is the third major content update introduced for Shadowbringers.
The release of this major patch was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notable Features, Additions, and Changes
New Content
- Main Story: Reflections in Crystal (12 quests)
- Alliance Raid:
The Puppets' Bunker, the second chapter of the YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse story and raid series - Dungeon:
The Heroes' Gauntlet - Trials:
The Seat of Sacrifice, The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme) - Chronicles of a New Era: The Sorrow of Werlyt - chapter two
- Quest & single-player duty:
Sleep Now in Sapphire
- Quest & single-player duty:
Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr: Second chapter (5.35)
- Faux Hollows: The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Unreal)
Custom Deliveries: Ehll Tou- Ishgardian Restoration: Commercial District (5.31)
- Beast Tribe Quests and Reputation: Dwarves
System Changes and Additions
- Crafting Collectables
overhauled:
Collectable Synthesis removed.- Collectable items are now totally separate from non-collectable items. All crafted collectables for Rowena are now prefixed Rarefied. The new recipes are in a separate place in the Crafting Log.
- Rorwena's collectable lists are now static and do not rotate.
- Trial Synthesis - Allows the player to do a "dry run" of crafting an item without actually crafting it or consuming materials.
- A Realm Reborn main story quest pruning and overhaul
- As part of this pruning, all
Poetics gear now comes augmented, and pre-Shadowbringers augment items and tokens have been retired to reduce inventory bloat.
- As part of this pruning, all
- New Game+: A Realm Reborn and Seventh Astral Era main story campaign, and Class Quests
- Mounts can now fly in A Realm Reborn zones after players complete
The Ultimate Weapon. - Housing: Wards 22-24 added to all residential districts. (5.35)
Miscellaneous
- Sundry Splendors: Easy-to-find vendors located in major cities, exchanging tomestones and scrips for rewards
- Orchestrion: Search function added
- Watching the intro video to an expansion from the title screen will change the title screen to that expansion.
- Heavensward expansion as baseline added to all accounts
- Free trial: Heavensward expansion added, level cap increased to 60, full access to the entire
Palace of the Dead, through level 200
Note: Not all content listed here will launch on the same day. This article is about the 5.3x season as a whole.