Final Fantasy XIV Released Preliminary Patch Notes for Patch 4.1

Keeping up with tradition, Final Fantasy XIV's next patch, Patch 4.1 - also known as The Legend Returns - has had its Preliminary Patch Notes published! Typically, a major patch will see its patch notes released a few days before the patch goes live, so players know what to expect. With the Preliminary Patch Notes live, lets go over some of the major changes that were not teased on the Patch 4.1 Special Site - as those have been covered to death and back already. Lets start with what everyone wants to see first, of course - battle changes.

• Warrior
  • Shake it Off is a party-wide shield totaling 8% of the Warrior's HP
    • (No mention of Vengeance, Thrill of Battle, or Raw Intuition affecting this)
  • Steel Cyclone now restores more HP
  • Fell Cleave, Decimate, and Inner Release now replace Inner Beast, Steel Cyclone, and Unchained when swapping between Defiance and Deliverance
• Dragoon
  • The base potency of all skills has been buffed by 10.
  • Heavy Thrust nerfed, from 15% to 10%
  • Life of the Dragon only requires 3 Eyes to enter instead of 4
  • Geirskogul is on a 30 second timer, instead of 35.
  • Doomspike's length has been increased
  • Sonic Thrust's length has been increased
  • Blood of the Dragon can no longer be used during Life of the Dragon
• Ninja
  • Doton's potency per tick has been buffed from 40, to 45. However, it is no longer affected by any of the Dripping Blades traits.
  • Shukuchi's animation has been sped up
• Arcanist
  • All Summon skills' cast times have been reduced from 6 seconds to 3. MP Cost also reduced
  • Sustain returns
• Summoner
  • During Dreadwyrm Trance, Tri-bind's potency is increased by 70, MP cost is reduced. Cast time is lowered from 3 seconds to 2.5. For reference, Tri-bind's base potency is 30
  • Ruin 3's potency reduced to 130 from 150, MP cost reduced, no cast during dreadwyrm trance.
  • Ruin 4's cat time is instant
  • Aetherpact/Devotion's cooldown has been increased from 90 seconds to 120. Every party member in a 30-yalm radius of the Summoner's pet will now get a 2% damage dealt buff. Healing magic potency is increased by 5%. Damage reduced by 2%
  • Ruin Mastery is now acquire at 54. Now changes Ruin 1 into Ruin 3.
• Scholar
  • Adloquium's MP cost reduced
  • Succor's MP cost reduced. Barrier effect increased from 100% of HP restored to 150%.
  • Selene will now only use Fey Caress when a debuff that can be removed is detected while in Sic mode.
• Machinist
  • Hypercharge's effects increased to 6% from 5%
• Magic DPS
  • Addle, ManasShift, and Apocatastasis have had their recast times shortened
• Surecast's duration reduced to 5 seconds. Now no longer disappears when spells are cast.

These are but a portion of changes coming in Patch 4.1. The actual patch notes are very lengthy, so check them out here! Additionally, here is a further preview of the simplified job gauges coming in Patch 4.1. See you on Tuesday!