Final Fantasy XIV fans are wondering, where’s Patch 5.25? In the Live Letter from the Producer for Patch 5.2: Echoes of a Fallen Star, it was announced that Patch 5.25 would follow shortly after Patch 5.21.
On April 2, Square Enix announced that Patch 5.25 is scheduled for release on Tuesday, April 7.
The highly anticipated patch is expected to contain a new trial and the introduction of the Shadowbringers incarnation of relic weapons. The new Resistance Weapon questline, titled Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr, treads some familiar ground.
In addition to the new combat relics, 5.25 also introduces new Skybuilders tools for crafters and gatherers. These will be upgradeable over time, but details are sparse.
The FFXIV community speculates that the April 7 date may have been pushed back. Looking at the history of similar patches, Patch 4.25 came six weeks after Patch 4.2 launched. The same goes for Patch 3.25. The Final Fantasy XIV development team loves patterns; the community has historically been able to predict upcoming patches weeks and months in advance. April 1 would have been six weeks since Patch 5.2.
The FFXIV development team shared a post, dated March 31, on the Lodestone about potential delays due to COVID-19:
The coronavirus has disrupted some of the FFXIV operations team already. Late last month, they announced that their California-based North American support services would be limited because of shelter-in-place measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus.
