PvP Adjustments Appear in FFXIV Patch Notes for 6.48

Square Enix shared the 6.48 patch notes for FFXIV, and this time the bulk of it has to do with PvP. Many jobs ended up having some of their abilities or spells adjusted. This update also prepares for a new season of Crystalline Conflict. Also, as always, other minor bug fixes appeared.

Five jobs in total are tweaked in the FFXIV 6.48 update. The Astrologian, Black Mage, Gunbreaker, Paladin, and White Mage all saw a few skills changed. The only one being nerfed this time is the White Mage. Everyone else is buffed.

Here are the full FFXIV patch notes for update 6.48:

PvP

The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:

Paladin:

• Blade of Faith: Potency has been increased from 4,000 to 6,000.
• Blade of Truth: Potency has been increased from 6,000 to 7,000.

Gunbreaker:

• Draw and Junction: Action can now be used to target self and party members. The additional effect Powder Barrel will only be granted when targeting an enemy.

Black Mage:

• Soul Resonance: Now grants the effect Apocatastasis.

White Mage

• Miracle of Nature: Recast time has been increased from 25 to 30 seconds.
• Afflatus Purgation: Cure potency of the Regen effect granted by Temperance has been reduced from 4,000 to 3,000.

Astrologian

• Aspected Benefic: Cure potency of Diurnal Benefic has been increased from 1,000 to 2,000. Effect duration of Diurnal Benefic has been increased from 12 to 15 seconds. Barrier potency of Nocturnal Benefic has been increased from 4,000 to 5,000.

Crystalline Conflict

• Season Seven will end and Season Eight will begin.

When the season ends, the top 100 ranking players from each data center will receive vouchers via the moogle delivery service.

Players finishing in bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Seasonal Quartermaster at the Wolves’ Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).

• The commendation quartermaster NPC has been moved to (X:4.5 Y:6.2) on Wolves’ Den Pier.

System

• The division of Radz-at-Han into multiple instances, added to alleviate congestion in Patch 6.4, will be removed.

Resolved Issues

The following issues have been addressed.

• An issue in the first phase of the Omega Protocol (Ultimate) wherein players who have successfully removed the Looper status effect with the tower mechanic would erroneously take damage when reentering the tower.
• Other minor text issues have also been addressed.

Other various issues have also been addressed.