A few methods are far more efficient than the rest, and some methods even overlap with others, allowing for a nice spike in EXP boost. It always feels like a well-deserved break after a long, drawn out conflict.Leveling in any MMO can be a pain, but fortunately, Final Fantasy 14 offers players many unique ways to level up and rake in that EXP. WeвЂ™ve got Alisaie and the Exarch basically fighting each other for the Warrior of DarknessвЂ™ affection, and Alphinaud unabashedly making fun of his sisterвЂ™s arts and crafts skills вЂ“the early patches right after an expansion are always nice.

With how heavy Shadowbringers could be at times, itвЂ™s also incredibly refreshing to see the game go back to the lighter side of things with this patch as well. And that, of course, includes the tempered Ga Bu вЂ“a name we havenвЂ™t heard in over two years. In this case, we begin to see Alisaie go through yet another character development arc as she learns new magic to help restore HalricвЂ™s mind and finds new purpose in trying to help the people that were previously deemed to be a lost cause. Patch 5.1 brings Halric back into the limelight, as the ScionsвЂ™ quest to return to the Source bring up the possibility of restoring the Light-damaged people back to their usual selves. The story never circles back to Halric and the player is largely left to assume that heвЂ™d just spend the rest of his days as a lifeless shell. It was a clear demonstration of how devastating the Light could be when it became all-consuming. One of the most harrowing scenes in Shadowbringers occurred early on, where we witnessed Tesleen getting brutally murdered and transformed into a sin eater right in front of her soulless husk of a brother, Halric. Whereas that scene with FвЂ™lhaminn learning of her daughterвЂ™s fate in the First was more about acceptance and letting go, AlisaieвЂ™s story arc goes in a slightly different direction. And with Minfilia being such a key part of the story this time around, it was inevitable that weвЂ™d eventually have to come to terms with that characterвЂ™s fate and bring news of her demise to her mother, FвЂ™lhaminn. With the Shadowbringers expansion taking place entirely in the First, itвЂ™s easy to forget some of the characters weвЂ™d left behind on the Source, FвЂ™lhaminn being one of them. Two key moments stuck out to me as the most poignant in this patch: the first quest, which has you visit FвЂ™lhaminn, and the tail-end of the patch, where Alisaie learns restorative magic in an effort to bring HalricвЂ™s mind back from the Light. With patch 5.1, Square Enix aims to wrap up some of the loose ends from the expansion, and lighten the tone a little at the same time. This, I suspect, is a big part of why Shadowbringers has been so well-received.

The story was extremely focused on the main character, particularly towards the end, and this allowed Square Enix to tell a story that felt very personal and introspective as a result. Not only did our Warrior of Light become the Warrior of Darkness, the story went to surprising places and had such thematic depth that you wouldnвЂ™t normally expect of your typical Final Fantasy game. When the Shadowbringers expansion dropped three months ago, it became clear that this would be FFXIVвЂ™s darkest expansion yet. Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for Shadowbringers and patch 5.1. ItвЂ™s a major patch for a variety of reasons, including new gameplay features and systems, a brand new Alliance raid themed around NieR: Automata, and the continuation of the excellent Shadowbringers story arc.

This week, Square Enix dropped the eagerly anticipated patch 5.1 for Final Fantasy XIV.

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