Abyssos: The Fifth Circle Raid Guide (Pandaemonium) – FFXIV Patch 6.2

It’s time to return to the halls of Pandaemonium in Final Fantasy XIV with Abyssos: The Fifth Circle. You’ve braved Asphodelos, the first floor of this menagerie of misbegotten creations, and now it’s time for your second foray into these twisted halls. Erichthonios and Themis accompany the Warrior of Light,…

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GUIDES

FFXIV Island Stone Guide: Where to Gather Stone on Your Island Sanctuary

In FFXIV, Island Stone is one of the most important early crafting materials you can find during your Island Sanctuary excursion in Patch 6.2. You need it lots of different things. However, the most important objects at the beginning are several tools that open up more options and allow you…

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GUIDES

There’s a New Aethernet Shard in Radz-at-Han to Attune in FFXIV Patch 6.2

Nestled in the ungodly number FFXIV patch notes for version 6.2 is an easy to miss notice about an Aethernet Shard. A new Aethernet Shard, as it turns out. You don’t see those pop up very often in old cities. They’re usually reserved for entirely new in-game hubs released in…

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NEWS

How to Return to Your Island Sanctuary in FFXIV

If you need to return to your Island Sanctuary in FFXIV, the solution is pretty obvious… If you paid attention. Naturally, we all get forgetful sometimes, too. So we’ve put together this quick guide on returning to your Island Sanctuary if you leave early during the tutorial process or just…

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GUIDES

All FFXIV 6.2 Job Changes: Big Machinist and Gunbreaker Tweaks, and More

With Patch 6.2 for Final Fantasy XIV finally here, we have a clear picture of how its changing from a gameplay perspective. Here, we’re going to breakdown all the FFXIV 6.2 Job changes based on the full patch notes published on The Lodestone. Broadly speaking, there are only a few…

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NEWS

FFXIV Faux Hollows Guide: How It Works & How to Unlock Unreal Trials

Final Fantasy XIV adds to your weekly chore list once again with the return of old Extreme Trials and a match-up board game, Faux Hollows. While the unenthused Sand Fox doesn’t pose much of a challenge himself, his Unreal Trial requirements can be a real pain. However, you can spare…

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GUIDES

Fanwidth Episode 177: Oops All Shulks

In our latest podcast transcript for Channel F Fanwidth, the Flagship Fanbyte Podcast, which never stopped and is still going, longtime and permanent host Nerium is joined by cohosts Fūnk-é, Niki, and John, for another round of video game discussion to the table, which is what always happens on this…

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PODCASTS

FFXIV Maintenance Schedule and Timer for Patch 6.2 [UPDATED]

UPDATE (8/23/2022): The scheduled FFXIV maintenance period concluded early at 2:20 a.m. PT / 5:20 a.m. ET. Patch 6.2 is now live. Check out our summary of everything you need to know about Patch 6.2 and catch up on all the FFXIV 6.2 Job changes before jumping in. The original…

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NEWS

FFXIV Housing Lottery NPC Asks You to Please Return Accidental Refund

The darkest days of the FFXIV housing lottery may be behind us, but a new Patch 6.2 NPC comes ready to collect on the system’s mistakes. In this week’s Final Fantasy XIV update, Empyreum’s Housing Lottery Clerk makes their debut with a small favor to ask — if you scored…

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Full FFXIV 6.2 Patch Notes Summary, Everything You Need to Know [UPDATED]

It’s an exciting time for Final Fantasy XIV with the latest update in Patch 6.2, titled “Buried Memory.” Not only does this mean the continuation of the main story with new quests, but it also means tons of new content and improvements for the game. The official FFXIV 6.2 patch notes…

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NEWS

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merritt, Nerium, Mike, and Jordan casually chat about various modern video games. There seems to be an error in this episode but we can assure you that everything is fine. Thanks for listening, have a nice day and don't worry.Segments: British Strategy Syndrome, Gabe's New and TastyGames discussed: Total War:…

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Traitor Joe’s Margaritaville

This week Nere and Imran are joined by Michael Higham who is now our third chair after defeating John in ritual combat. The crew’s talking Genshin Impact 3.0, Final Fantasy XIV, and Michael catches us up on where he’s at in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. [Geoff Keighley voice] “You excited for…

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