Patch 5.1
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Introduction
Patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty is the first major content update introduced for Shadowbringers.
Notable Features, Additions, and Changes
New Content
- Main Story: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty (10 quests)
- Alliance Raid: The Copied Factory, starting the YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse story and raid series
- Dungeon: The Grand Cosmos
- Frontline: Onsal Hakair (Danshig Naadam)
- Extreme Trial: The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy
- Ultimate Raid: The Epic of Alexander (Ultimate) (5.11)
- Beast Tribe Quests and Reputation: Pixies
- Blue Mage Update: Level cap for blue mages increased to 60, and Heavensward spells have been added. (5.15)
- Custom Deliveries: Kai-Shirr
- Ishgardian Restoration: Entry plaza (5.11)
- Gold Saucer GATE: The Slice Is Right
System Changes and Additions
- Crafting and Gathering Revamp: Various systems have been adjusted and simplified, and the rate of leveling has been greatly increased.
- Performance enhancements: Metronome, ensemble mode, performance assistance, new instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Horn, Saxophone
- New Game+: Main Scenario Quests for Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers
- Fellowships: Large communities of up to 1000 players. Players can be in up to 10 fellowships at a time.
- The Diadem was retired and closed off to players. It would later be redesigned as a gatherer-exclusive zone in patch 5.21.
- Housing: Wards 19-21 added to all residential districts.
Miscellaneous
- New Scrip currency: Skybuilders' Scrip exclusive to the new Ishgardian Restoration
- Adjustments have been made to The Forbidden Land, Eureka, to make it quicker and easier to level through, particularly when there are few players present:
- The Echo was applied to The Forbidden Land, Eureka allowing players to defeat trash mobs solo, and take down Notorious Monsters with small groups. In addition, mounts are available immediately, and Notorious Monsters spawn faster.
- The Echo was not applied to The Baldesion Arsenal.
- The Echo was applied to The Forbidden Land, Eureka allowing players to defeat trash mobs solo, and take down Notorious Monsters with small groups. In addition, mounts are available immediately, and Notorious Monsters spawn faster.
- PvP Frontline: all players are permanently freelancers, meaning a random Grand Company is chosen each match. (5.18)
- Achievement progress will still credit the player's actual Grand Company.
- The class-specific Delineations are replaced with a single, generic Crafter's Delineation. Exchange at a Calamity Salvager
Note: Not all content listed here will launch on the same day. This article is about the 5.1x season as a whole.