Square Enix has just released Final Fantasy 14 (XIV) Update 9.53 and we have the complete patch notes for you right here. This update makes adds new quests to the game so that the gameplay stays fresh and delivers new content to the players. It also adds new side story quests as well as resolving various issues among other things.
If you have been looking for the official patch notes for Final Fantasy 14 (XIV) Update 9.53, you’ve come to the right place. The update has been made available on all supported platforms and players can get their hands on them by a simple download. Unfortunately, the size of the update is still unknown but we will post them as soon as we find out.
Final Fantasy 14 (XIV) Patch Notes: Update 9.53
Here are the patch notes for Final Fantasy 14 Update 9.53 rolling out on all supported platforms:
Quests

Chronicles of a New Era quests have been added.
Omega: Beyond the Rift

A Heartless Hypothesis
Disciple of War or Magic level 90Old Sharlayan (X:10.9 Y:14.3)Bespectacled TechnicianPlayers must first complete the main scenario quest “Endwalker,” and the Chronicles of a New Era quest “A Dream in Flight.”
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Disciple of War or Magic level 90??????Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “A Heartless Hypothesis.”

New side story quests have been added.
Tataru’s Grand Endeavor

Small Business, Big Dreams
Level 90Old Sharlayan (X:11.8 Y:9.8)MehdjinaPlayers must first complete the main scenario quest “Newfound Adventure.”
Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures

The Sleeping Gentleman
Disciple of War or Magic level 90Radz-at-Han (X:11.8 Y:11.2)Excitable YouthPlayers must first complete the main scenario quest “Endwalker” and the quest “Don’t Do the Dewprism.”
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Disciple of War or Magic level 90??????Players must first complete the quest “The Sleeping Gentleman.”

New side quests have been added.
Custom Deliveries

Of Mothers and Merchants
Disciple of the Hand or Land level 80Old Sharlayan (X:12.6 Y:9.7)Well-dressed AttendantPlayers must first complete the main scenario quest “Endwalker” and the quest “Go West, Craftsman.”
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Disciple of the Hand or Land level 80??????Players must first complete the quest “Of Mothers and Merchants” and achieve a satisfaction level of 4 with Ameliance.
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Level 80??????Players must first complete the quest “???” and achieve a satisfaction level of 5 with Ameliance.

Arkasodara tribal quests have been added.
* Starting with Patch 6.2, “beast tribe quests” in-game will be officially renamed to “tribal quests.”


Quest Sync
The Arkasodara tribal main quests and daily quests will employ an automatic level adjustment system known as quest sync, which will match the difficulty of the battles to the player’s current job and class levels. Any experience received upon the completion of these quests will be adjusted accordingly. Furthermore, certain quests will not allow players to proceed with a class or job that is different than when they accepted them.
Tribal Main Quests
Hippos Born to Run
Disciple of War or Magic level 80Thavnair (X:25.3 Y:31.2)KancanaPlayers must first complete the main scenario quest “Endwalker” and the quest “A Budding Adventure.”
* The quest “A Budding Adventure” will become available after progressing through the quest chains beginning with “Steppe Child” and “What’s in a Parent.”
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Disciple of War or Magic level 80??????Players must first complete the tribal quest “Hippos Born to Run.”
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Disciple of War or Magic level 80??????Players must first complete the tribal quest “???”
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Disciple of War or Magic level 80??????Players must first complete the tribal quest “???”
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Disciple of War or Magic level 80??????Players must first complete the tribal quest “???”
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Disciple of War or Magic level 80??????Players must first complete the tribal quest “???”
Tribal Daily Quests
To unlock Arkasodara daily quests, players must first complete the tribal quest “Hippos Born to Run.”
Tribal Currency
Players can earn Arkasodara Pana by completing Arkasodara daily quests. The number of Arkasodara Pana currently held is displayed in the Currency window.
Tribal Vendors
The vendor for Arkasodara will be unlocked upon completing the quest “Hippos Born to Run.”
- Thavnair (X:20.4 Y:28.4)


New chapters have been added to New Game+.
The final quest of each chapter must be completed before it can be unlocked.
Chronicles of a New Era Quests
- Omega: Beyond the Rift
Housing


Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest have been added.
Learn more about the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest 2019.
Entries that did not win have also been selected to serve as new furnishings.





New furnishings have been added.

The Manderville Gold Saucer

The following additions have been made to Triple Triad:
New cards have been added.New NPC opponents for Triple Triad have been added.
Miscellaneous

New orchestrion rolls have been added.
PvP

The following adjustments have been made to PvP actions:
Ninja
Action | Adjustment | |
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Shukuchi | The Hidden effect will now end even when using Sprint. | |
Meisui | Base cure potency has been reduced from 10,000 to 8,000. |
Black Mage
Action | Adjustment | |
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Paradox | This action no longer has charges. | |
Night Wing | Half-asleep effect no longer reduces target movement speed. | |
Soul Resonance | Damage reduction from the Apocatastasis effect has been changed from 20% to 10%. |


New items have been added.
* Items added in Patch 6.15 will be listed at a later date.

New recipes have been added.
* Recipes added in Patch 6.15 will be listed at a later date.

The following items can now be sold, desynthesized, or submitted for expert deliveries:
- Moonward Longsword
- Moonward Kite Shield
- Moonward War Axe
- Moonward Zweihander
- Moonward Gunblade
- Moonward Bladed Tonfa
- Moonward Bident
- Moonward Samurai Blade
- Moonward Crux
- Moonward Ninja Blades
- Moonward Harp Bow
- Moonward Arquebus
- Moonward Tathlums
- Moonward Rod
- Moonward Grimoire
- Moonward Rapier
- Moonward Wand
- Moonward Codex
- Moonward Torquetum
- Moonward Milpreves
- Moonward Circlet of Fending
- Moonward Mail of Fending
- Moonward Gauntlets of Fending
- Moonward Hose of Fending
- Moonward Sollerets of Fending
- Moonward Circlet of Maiming
- Moonward Mail of Maiming
- Moonward Gauntlets of Maiming
- Moonward Hose of Maiming
- Moonward Sollerets of Maiming
- Moonward Veil of Striking
- Moonward Cloak of Striking
- Moonward Armguards of Striking
- Moonward Gaskins of Striking
- Moonward Boots of Striking
- Moonward Veil of Scouting
- Moonward Cloak of Scouting
- Moonward Armguards of Scouting
- Moonward Gaskins of Scouting
- Moonward Boots of Scouting
- Moonward Hat of Aiming
- Moonward Vest of Aiming
- Moonward Armlets of Aiming
- Moonward Breeches of Aiming
- Moonward Boots of Aiming
- Moonward Hairpin of Casting
- Moonward Top of Casting
- Moonward Armlets of Casting
- Moonward Bottoms of Casting
- Moonward Boots of Casting
- Moonward Hairpin of Healing
- Moonward Top of Healing
- Moonward Armlets of Healing
- Moonward Bottoms of Healing
- Moonward Boots of Healing
- Moonward Earring of Fending
- Moonward Necklace of Fending
- Moonward Bracelet of Fending
- Moonward Ring of Fending
- Moonward Earring of Slaying
- Moonward Necklace of Slaying
- Moonward Bracelet of Slaying
- Moonward Ring of Slaying
- Moonward Earring of Aiming
- Moonward Necklace of Aiming
- Moonward Bracelet of Aiming
- Moonward Ring of Aiming
- Moonward Earring of Casting
- Moonward Necklace of Casting
- Moonward Bracelet of Casting
- Moonward Ring of Casting
- Moonward Earring of Healing
- Moonward Necklace of Healing
- Moonward Bracelet of Healing
- Moonward Ring of Healing

Players can now speak with Ameliance to complete custom deliveries.

By completing these custom deliveries, players can receive gil, experience points, crafters’ scrips, or gatherers’ scrips.
* A total of 12 custom deliveries can be made each week.
Requirements
Of Mothers and Merchants
Disciple of the Hand or Land level 80Old Sharlayan (X:12.6 Y:9.7)Well-dressed AttendantPlayers must first complete the main scenario quest “Endwalker” and the quest “Go West, Craftsman.”
Players can gain the ability to cast glamours on Ameliance by raising her satisfaction level to the maximum.
* The player must have glamours unlocked to acquire this ability.
* Glamour prisms are required as catalysts for the glamouring process.
* Items used to cast glamours will be bound to you, and can no longer be traded or sold on the market.

New items have been added to the inventory of Calamity salvagers.

New items have been added to gathering points.


New teeming waters have been added.


New varieties of fish have been added.

New mounts have been added.


New minions have been added.


New achievements and titles have been added.


New music has been added.

New trophies have been added. (PlayStation®5)

In order to better maintain the game’s security, connections using TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will be blocked. As a result, the game client can no longer be launched on the Windows®7 and Mac 32-bit platforms.
- The following issues have been addressed.
- An issue when undertaking the Myths of the Realm quest series wherein the symbols for Menphina and Halone in the Omphalos were incorrect.
- An issue wherein graphics did not display properly in certain areas.
- An issue wherein the cursor would reset to its default position each time a monk PvP action was set to the hotbar using a gamepad.
- An issue wherein the additional effect listed in the help text of the ninja PvP action Meisui was incorrect.
* This issue did not affect the functionality of this action. - An issue wherein effect duration listed in help text for the PvP red mage action Resolution was incorrect.
* This issue did not affect the functionality of this action. - An issue wherein Zodiac Weapons did not gain light upon completion of the Praetorium or the Minstrel’s Ballad: Ultima’s Bane.
- An issue wherein item level sync disabled itself upon entering the duty the Minstrel’s Ballad: Ultima’s Bane with Minimum IL enabled.
- An issue in Crystalline Conflict on the Cloud Nine map wherein the tactical crystal would travel in the wrong direction despite your team having control of it.
- An issue in Crystalline Conflict wherein teams were not declared the winner despite reaching 100% progress.
- An issue in Crystalline Conflict wherein matches that entered overtime mistakenly resulted in a draw under certain circumstances.
- An issue wherein the hot water and steam graphics of the Alpine Open-air Bath furnishing did not display correctly.
- An issue when summoning retainers wherein error messages for sale items would display even when retainers were not in possession of the indicated items.
- An issue wherein switching to a gear set linked to a portrait caused instant portraits to display default images under certain circumstances.
- An issue where company crests displayed in the portrait editing window.
- An issue wherein motions for the ninja PvP action Fleeting Raiju would not replay in the group pose mode.
- Other minor text issues have also been addressed.
Other various issues have also been addressed.
- An issue in the quest “The Sleeping Gentleman” wherein dialogue is attributed to the wrong character.
- An issue when viewing the minion guide wherein the description of the wind-up Arkasodara minion overlaps its illustration.
If you’d like to read more game updates and news, check out our Patch Notes section.
Source: FFXIV