* Updated on 05/11/2012 at 0:00 a.m. PST / 7:00 GMT

Event

• [dev1403] Hamlet defense battles have been added to the following locations.

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  Hamlet	Location
  Aleport	Western La Noscea (12,23)
  The Golden Bazaar	Eastern Thanalan (38,19)

  The NPCs below serve as militia quartermasters and captains for the above hamlets.

  Hamlet	Militia Quartermaster	Militia Captain
  Aleport	B’davzzi	Rhotblaet
  The Golden Bazaar	P’lhabgo	Carmine

• [dev1404] The following requirement has been added for party members entering the Howling Eye:
  

  Accepted the quest “In for Garuda Awakening” and defeated Garuda.
  * This revision allows players who have defeated Garuda to participate in the Howling Eye even if they have not completed the abovementioned quest.

  

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* The HQ names of certain items synthesized via these recipes may differ from those of their NQ counterparts.

• Carpenter

  Item	Material	Crystal
  Sarnga	Flawless Sarnga Limb Darksteel Nugget Spruce Lumber Spruce Lumber Spruce Lumber	Wind Cluster x1 Ice Cluster x1
  Sarnga Limb HQ: Flawless Sarnga Limb	Treated Spruce Lumber Darksteel Nugget Darksteel Nugget	Wind Crystal x6 Ice Crystal x6
  Treated Spruce Lumber	Spruce Lumber Spruce Lumber Hardened Sap	Wind Crystal x3 Ice Crystal x3
  Spruce Lumber	Sarnga Limb	Wind Shard x6 Ice Shard x6

• Goldsmith

  Item	Material	Crystal
  Radiant Astral Eye	Astral Eye Astral Eye Aqueous Whetstone	Wind Crystal x3 Fire Crystal x3
  Astrolabe Clinometer Read the full article here... FFXIV Patch 1.22a – New Items by Orophen , 2012 May 13 0 Read the full article here... Final Fantasy XIV Patch 1.22 Notes by Orophen , 2012 April 25 0 Read the full article here... Final Fantasy XIV Patch 1.22 Notes – Event Changes by Orophen , 2012 April 25 0 Event Changes Battle Changes Item Changes System Changes Bug Fixes New Items New Materia New Company Seal Exchange Items Recipes relating to Hamlet Defense High-difficulty Recipes Ability List Changes to Gatherable Items [dev1001][dev1002] New sidequests have been added. Quest Name Quest NPC NPC Location Taming the Tempest Louisoix Gridania (6,2) [dev1003] New Grand Company Quests have been added. Quest Name Quest NPC NPC Location Deus ex Machina First Storm Lieutenant Guincum Limsa Lominsa, Maelstrom Command (1,1) Shadow of the Raven First Serpent Lieutenant Fulke Gridania, Adders’ Nest (1,1) Careless Whispers First Flame Lieutenant Aubrey Ul’dah, Hall of Flames (1,1) In for Garuda Wakening (Limsa Lomina) Louisoix Gridania (6,2) In for Garuda Wakening (Gridania) Louisoix Gridania (6,2) In for Garuda Wakening (Ul’dah) Louisoix Gridania (6,2) It’s a Piece of Cake to Bake a Poison Cake R’sushmo Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks (7,3) Woes of the Botanist Enie Gridania (4,3) A Weaver and a Mummer Cahernaut Ul’dah, Merchant Strip (7,6) [dev1361] The following three Grand Company ranks have been made available. Rising in rank increases the number of company seals you can hold. Commission Maelstrom Order of the Twin Adder Immortal Flames Maximum Company Seals Rank Insignia Rank Insignia Rank Insignia Petty Officer Storm Sergeant Second Class Serpent Sergeant Second Class Flame Sergeant Second Class 35,000 Storm Sergeant First Class Serpent Sergeant First Class Flame Sergeant First Class 40,000 Chief Storm Sergean Chief Serpent Sergeant Chief Flame Sergeant 45,000 [dev1362] Party size restrictions for the following raids have been changed. Read the full article here... Final Fantasy XIV Patch 1.22 Notes – Bug Fixes by Orophen , 2012 April 25 0 Event Changes Battle Changes Item Changes System Changes Bug Fixes New Items New Materia New Company Seal Exchange Items Recipes relating to Hamlet Defense High-difficulty Recipes Ability List Changes to Gatherable Items The following issues have been resolved: Read the full article here... Final Fantasy XIV Patch 1.22 Notes – Battle Changes by Orophen , 2012 April 25 0 Event Changes Battle Changes Item Changes System Changes Bug Fixes New Items New Materia New Company Seal Exchange Items Recipes relating to Hamlet Defense High-difficulty Recipes Ability List Changes to Gatherable Items [dev1369] Adjustments have been made to the manner in which damage reduction from shields is calculated. With this, it is now easier for blocks to take effect when fighting enemies of a level higher than your own. [dev1370] Casting effects of the following actions have been changed: Ballad of Magi / Minuet of Rigor / Paeon of War Read the full article here... Final Fantasy XIV Patch 1.22 Notes – Item Changes by Orophen , 2012 April 25 0 Event Changes Battle Changes Item Changes System Changes Bug Fixes New Items New Materia New Company Seal Exchange Items Recipes relating to Hamlet Defense High-difficulty Recipes Ability List Changes to Gatherable Items [dev1371] Several new items have been added. View the details. Read the full article here... Final Fantasy XIV Patch 1.22 Notes – System Changes by Orophen , 2012 April 25 0 Event Changes Battle Changes Item Changes System Changes Bug Fixes New Items New Materia New Company Seal Exchange Items Recipes relating to Hamlet Defense High-difficulty Recipes Ability List Changes to Gatherable Items [dev1359] The following changes and additions have been made to market areas: Read the full article here...