2019 - (08/06/2019) The August Version Update Has Landed!

≪August 6, 2019 (JST) Version Update≫ (quick link to new item details) Experience a high-tier battlefield featuring Alexander, the monthly updates to Ambuscade, and job adjustments to red mages and puppetmasters.

Event-related

 * The monthly Records of Eminence objectives have been changed.
 * A new designation has been added.

Battle-related

 * A new high-tier battlefield has been added.
 * ★Divine Interference [[File:Divine Interference.jpg]]
 * Joining the fray To enter the battlefield, players must possess a specific key item that can be purchased in exchange for merit points from one of the following NPCs.
 * Trisvain in
 * Raving Opossum in
 * Mimble-Pimble in
 * Required Key Item for ★Divine Interference
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! Key Item !! Merit Points Required
 * Divine phantom gem || 10
 * } * Players must have cleared the battlefield Waking the Colossus to purchase a Divine phantom gems.
 * Entry Location, Boss, and Conditions for Entry
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! Location !! Boss !! Conditions
 * || Alexander || No level restriction Thirty minute time limit Six-person party
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 * Leaving the Battlefield
 * Use the Veridical Conflux Shard Temporary item. *You are provided with this item upon entry into the battlefield.
 * Reach the time limit. *When Alexander has been vanquished, the time limit will be set to six minutes (Earth time).
 * Reach the time limit. *When Alexander has been vanquished, the time limit will be set to six minutes (Earth time).


 * Ambuscade has undergone the following additions and adjustments.
 * The foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades have been swapped out. * As such, the corresponding Records of Eminence objectives have changed. [[File:2019 August Ambuscade Volume 2.jpg]]
 * Certain items obtainable in exchange for hallmarks have been swapped out. [[File:Citrullus Shirt ingame.jpg]]
 * Some rewards obtainable for total hallmarks have been swapped out.
 * Some rewards obtainable in exchange for badges of gallantry have been swapped out.
 * The following jobs have undergone adjustments.
 * Red Mage [[File:2019 August Red Mage.jpg]]
 * Certain merit point categories have been changed * Points placed in the old categories will automatically carry over to the new categories.
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! Pre-adjustment !! → !! Post-adjustments
 * Dia III || → || Enfeebling Magic Duration
 * Slow II || → || Magic Accuracy
 * Paralyze II || → || Enhancing Magic Duration
 * Phalanx II || → || Immunobreak Chance
 * Bio III || → || En-spell Damage
 * Blind II || → || Accuracy
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 * The following spells are now obtainable via scrolls. * Those who have placed points in the applicable merit point categories prior to this version update do not need to relearn them. Dia III / Slow II / Paralyze II / Phalanx II / Bio III / Blind II
 * Bio III || → || En-spell Damage
 * Blind II || → || Accuracy
 * }
 * The following spells are now obtainable via scrolls. * Those who have placed points in the applicable merit point categories prior to this version update do not need to relearn them. Dia III / Slow II / Paralyze II / Phalanx II / Bio III / Blind II
 * }
 * The following spells are now obtainable via scrolls. * Those who have placed points in the applicable merit point categories prior to this version update do not need to relearn them. Dia III / Slow II / Paralyze II / Phalanx II / Bio III / Blind II


 * The duration of the white magic spell Phalanx II has been adjusted to 240 seconds.
 * The duration of the white magic spell Dia III has been adjusted to 180 seconds.
 * The duration of the black magic spell Bio III has been adjusted to 180 seconds.
 * Puppetmaster [[File:2019 August Puppetmaster.jpg]]
 * The following attachments no longer consume maneuvers and instead cause burden based on the number of maneuvers. Flame Holder / Ice Maker / Replicator / Economizer
 * The odds of an overload occurring now appear in the log when using a maneuver.

Item-related

 * New items have been added. [[File:Sacro Bulwark ingame.jpg]][[File:Ranine Staff ingame.jpg]]
 * A synthesis recipe for the Fisherman's Feast item has been added.
 * The following augments have been changed.
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! Pre-adjustment !! → !! Post-adjustments
 * Dia III Effect || → || Enfeebling Magic Duration
 * Slow II Effect || → || Magic Accuracy
 * Paralyze II Effect || → || Enhancing Magic Duration
 * Phalanx II Effect || → || Immunobreak Chance
 * Bio III Effect || → || En-spell Damage
 * Blind II Effect || → || Accuracy
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 * The following augment help text has been adjusted. *The effects of the augment remain unchanged.
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 * Bio III Effect || → || En-spell Damage
 * Blind II Effect || → || Accuracy
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 * The following augment help text has been adjusted. *The effects of the augment remain unchanged.
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! Pre-adjustment !! → !! Post-adjustments
 * Phalanx+ || → || Phalanx Received+
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 * The help text of the following items has been adjusted. Economizer / Flame Holder / Ice Maker / Replicator
 * Hasim in Lower Jeuno (H-9) now sells the following scrolls. Dia III / Slow II / Paralyze II / Phalanx II
 * Susu in Lower Jeuno (H-9) now sells the following scrolls. Bio III / Blind II
 * The following items are now storable via the Porter Moogle.
 * Storage Slip 22 Citrullus Shirt / Hotengeki
 * Storage Slip 23 Ranine Staff
 * Storage Slip 23 Ranine Staff

System-related

 * Adjustments have been made to Ambuscade in order to decrease waiting time. Players will now enter either Maquette Abdhaljs – Legion A or Maquette Abdhaljs Legion B depending on how crowded Ambuscade is at a given time. * Players will be assigned an instance area at the time of application. * Players may not necessarily enter Ambuscade in the order in which their application was processed depending on the state of the instance to which they are assigned. * The name of the instance area has no effect on the actual Ambuscade content.

Resolved Issues

 * The issue in Dynamis – Divergence wherein the message stating that an item cannot be obtained was incorrect under certain circumstances.
 * The issue wherein entering a battlefield from Selbina would display an improper difficulty under certain conditions.
 * The issue wherein the effects of the augment Ancient Magic Magic Attack Bonus were incorrect.
 * The issue wherein it was possible to start creating an aeonic weapon of the same name while in possession of an aeonic weapon that is augmented.
 * The issue with the phantom gem exchange NPCs wherein the text displaying when checking your results was incorrect.

Known Issues

 * The alter ego Iroha II will occasionally use improper action logic when casting the white magic spells Protectra V and Shellra V.