Following the 88th Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast, Final Fantasy 14 players took to social media to point out that a winning hairstyle from the 2023 hairstyle design contest could arrive in the 7.3 update. The Final Fantasy 14 hairstyle in question was said to be hidden in a preview of some armor associated with the upcoming alliance raid, San d’Oria: The Second Walk.
During the Letter from the Producer livestream, Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida confirmed that Patch 7.3, The Promise of Tomorrow, would go live on August 5 following server maintenance. The anticipated update will conclude the main story arc of Dawntrail and give players clues as to where the story of FF14 is headed next. Along with the main story update, Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.3 and subsequent updates will introduce the Pilgrim’s Traverse deep dungeon, the Yok Huy allied society quests for crafters, and the next chapter of the Echoes of Vana’diel alliance raid series.
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As players got a look at the armor rewards based heavily on Final Fantasy 11, some keen-eyed fans noticed that a new hairstyle was hidden among the new items. On the official Final Fantasy 14 subreddit, a Reddit user named Pinkbunnies66 asked if a new hairstyle was included in the Patch 7.3 previews by accident. In response, other users claimed the hairstyle was one of the winning entries from the 2023 hairstyle design contest, namely the third entry featured by Square Enix. The medium-length hairstyle was featured on a female miqo’te character model, who sported armor from the San d’Oria alliance raid. The highlight channel in the aforementioned hairstyle would be on the inside of the hair, giving users a new way to customize their characters.
Final Fantasy 14’s 7.3 Previews Accidentally Revealed Potential New Hairstyle
Although the miqo’te character model was shown wearing bows, Pinkbunnies66 stated that the bows were part of the San d’Oria armor set instead. If the latest hairstyle rumor is proven true, it would not be the first time that Dawntrail has added winning entries from the 2023 design contest. Patch 7.15 introduced a hairstyle called A Half Times Two from the pool of winning entries. A Half Times Two is acquired by either exchanging 49 Clouddark Demimateria II, which drops from The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic) alliance raid, or purchasing with Gil via the market board.
Given that Final Fantasy 14 introduces new hairstyles in most major patches, it stands to reason that The Promise of Tomorrow content update could be no different in that regard. However, time will tell if the rumored new hairstyle will be included in Dawntrail‘s climactic patch and how it will be obtained.
Final Fantasy 14
- Released
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August 27, 2013
- ESRB
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T for Teen – Language, Mild Blood, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence
- Engine
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Originally the Crystal Tools engine, but currently it’s a custom engine using parts of the Luminous Engine.
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
