With the upcoming patch 2.1 comes more story line hilarity, hair stylists, Crystal Tower, housing, dungeon hard modes.

Characters old and new make appearances along with some new bosses to conquer in Crystal tower.

In an interview with Naoki Yoshida:

2.1, Eorzea is evolving from "Reborn" to an "Awoken."


Explain for us the title of patch 2.1 - A REALM AWOKEN.

Yoshida: In this patch, we are moving the game from "Reborn" to "Awoken." We chose this title because it is the theme of patch 2.1, where the powers which have been locked away and hidden will be exposed at last. For the story, "Awoken" will be a theme of the new quests in the main scenario. We have also planned sidequests in addition to the main scenario which will focus on Beastmen and a revolution within Eorzea. I hope everyone's looking forward to it.


Will any new characters appear?

Yoshida: Yes. There will be new characters, and, of course, the reappearance of old characters. Additionally, there will be some old enem

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Today's patch 2.1 preview will feature the long-awaited Crystal Tower from FINAL FANTASY III! Enter with up to 24 players and do battle with the dark forces that have awoken within.

(we've had a preview of crystal tower in the live letter last week, Crystal tower was mentioned to be

the bridge dungeon between Titan Hardmode and The Binding Coil of Bahamut, Crystal tower's gear level is 55.

The dungeon's spoils drop item level 80+ gear)

Crystal Tower

Ancient scriptures speak of a resplendent tower forged of crystal.

Reaching to the heavens, this massive monolith is said to have been erected by the Allagans at the height of their prosperity. Long thought to be a legend from centuries past, the fabled Crystal Tower has been freed from Hydaelyn's embrace, unearthed in the wake of the Calamity.

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As we work toward the release of patch 2.1, we'd like to give you a peek at what you can expect in the first major update for FINAL FANTASY XIV. Today, we'll focus on housing.Housing OverviewPlayers will be able to purchase a house together with members of their free company. The house may then be used for a number of in-game activities.* While there are plans to allow for individual housing in the future, only free company housing is scheduled for patch 2.1.In order to acquire a house, players must first raise the rank of their free company and obtain a Land Acquisition entitlement.



Residential DistrictsResidential districts will be instanced to accommodate fluctuating player populations.Entrances to residential districts in each city-state may be found in the following locations:

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BRACE YOURSELVES! TESO BETA TEST STARTS FRIDAY!

As of an hour ago Zenimax, the developers of TESO, have just sent out a wave of beta invites

as written on their official news post:

"We’re sending more invitations to The Elder Scrolls Online beta!

More invitations to the ESO beta test are going out, so get ready to check your email! Don’t forget to look in your spam folder. 

If you’re a Gmail user, remember that our invites are automatically filtered to the “promotions” tab.
To those of you who received an invite: welcome! 

Please create your account and start downloading the client at your earliest convenience. We’re looking forward to your feedback and hope you enjoy the test. If you didn’t receive an invite, we appreciate your patience. As the test continues, you can be sure th

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