FFXIV maintenance and update schedule: When is Patch 7.1?

Whenever a Final Fantasy XIV patch approaches, players anxiously await a confirmed release date and scheduled server downtime. With the launch of FFXIV Patch 7.1 still hanging in the balance, let’s review everything we know about its release timing and any server downtime — either planned or unplanned.

When is the FFXIV Patch 7.1 release date?

During the 84th Live Letter on November first, it was revealed that Patch 7.1 will be ready to play on November 12. This means some downtime on all servers, which will likely take around 24 hours and begin on November 11.

What’s coming in the FFXIV 7.1 update?

Patch 7.1 is packed with new content to dive into and explore, as well as a list of updates and tweaks that will make the Eorzean experience even more joyful. With everything discussed during the Live Letter, here’s what to expect from patch 7.1.

Tweaks and updates

• PvP update to actions and arenas
• Group Pose update
• Outfit Glamours

Upcoming FFXIV scheduled maintenance

Also in the Live Letter, we were given the details about the future patches that will come as part of the 7.1x series, along with the major additions will be included in each of them. Here’s the full rundown of dates to make a note of, as well as what content is coming when.

Of course, there will be game-wide downtime before each of these patches, so make sure to juggle your gaming time accordingly.

Patch 7.11 – November 26

• Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)

Patch 7.15 – December 17

• Additional Wachumeqimeqi Quests
• Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
• Nitowikwe Custom Deliveries

One week after patch 7.15 – December 24

• The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic)
  • There will not be any downtime for this, as it’s technically a part of patch 7.15

Patch 7.16 – January 21

• Additional Role Quests

Are FFXIV servers down?

At the time of writing, all world servers appear to be online, functioning as normal. Though the following world servers are currently considered “congested,” and the creation of new characters on these servers is unavailable at this time:

The servers for FFXIV are usually pretty reliable, although they occasionally go down due to DDoS attacks or other hardware hangups. Square Enix is (typically) quick to resolve these issues, and worlds usually come back online within a couple of minutes or hours at the latest.

We will update this page as we notice changes to this, but for 24-hour server coverage, head over to the Server Status page on the Lodestone.

How often does FFXIV update?

During an address to players in February 2022, Yoshi P explained that the development team would be slowing the release schedule for major updates for added dev time. Updates were previously scheduled to release every three-and-a-half months, but in order to focus on the health of the development team and improve the quality of patches, major updates are now released every four months.