Square Enix recently revealed details of the next patch of Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail expansion, “The Promise of Tomorrow,” which looks to wrap up the latest story, as well as bringing exciting Quality of Life features.

The recent live Letter From The Producer detailed Parch 7.3 for Final Fantasy XIV, subtitled “The Promise of Tomorrow”. FFXIV producer Naoki Yoshida unveiled coming changes leading up to the release of the patch due out in mid-August, including addressing issues that has been a hot topic of discussion since the release of the Dawntrail expansion last summer such as the then-impending shutdown of the controversial third-party addon that scraped player data in regards to the blocklist changes in 7.0. Additionally, the latest addition to the Dawntrail-era of features is Cosmic Exploration, which sees a new planet for crafters and gathers to explore coming in Patch 7.3.

Finally, “The Promise of Tomorrow” for Patch 7.3 also serves as the conclusion of the Dawntrail story; as with previous patches of prior expansions, the next two patches following 7.3 should prepare players for what’s to come for the next expansion in 8.0. However, the next expansion likely won’t be seen until 2027 as there has been speculation of the development cycle changing from the usual pre-expansion hype following the release of x.5 for a release a little over half a year later.

Here is a summary of upcoming changes for Patch 7.3: The Promise of Tomorrow from the broadcast:

• New Main Scenario Quests
• New Alliance Raid – Echoes of Vana’diel, Part 2: San d’Oria: The Second Walk
• New Dungeon – The Meso Terminal
• New Trial – Includes both Normal and Extreme modes
• New Deep Dungeon – Pilgrim’s Traverse
• New Unreal Trial – The Wreath of Snakes (Unreal): Take on Seiryu, one of the Four Lords, at level 100
• Cosmic Exploration: New Planet – Phaenna – A new planet for intrepid crafters and gatherers to explore, as well as additional updates and changes
• Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
• New Allied Society Quests – Yok Huy
• New Treasure Dungeon – Vault Oneiron
• Duty Support Additions – Support for the Cutter’s Cry will be added
• PvP Updates – The start of PvP Series 9, existing action adjustments, new ranked tiers and the addition of a new Crystalline Conflict arena: the Bayside Battleground
• Weapon Enhancements Quests – Phantom Weapons

A few other announcements were made during the broadcast which includes the upcoming late 2025 release of The Chronicles of Light II, the paperback novel compilation of “Tales From…” short stories that can be read on FFXIV’s Lodestone community site. Lastly, another book on the way for FFXIV tome collectors is the second volume of The Ultimate Final Fantasy XIV Cookbook, on the way for a release in October 2025.

[Source: Press Release, Destructoid, r/ffxiv]