Final Fantasy 14 May Have Unintentionally Unveiled a New Hairstyle

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Alright, so after the whole 88th Letter from the Producer LIVE thing, Final Fantasy 14 fans jumped online – like right away – buzzing over this winning hairstyle for the 2023 contest. Seriously, some folks are saying we might see it pop up in the 7.3 update. Apparently, they spotted it hidden away in some preview for the new armor tied to the San d’Oria: The Second Walk raid.

Now, during this livestream, Naoki Yoshida, the big boss man of FF14, confirmed that the new update, Patch 7.3 a.k.a. The Promise of Tomorrow, hits on August 5 after the usual server downtime. This update’s supposed to wrap up the main Dawntrail story arc and maybe drop some hints about what comes next. But that’s not all! There’s a new deep dungeon, Pilgrim’s Traverse, and Yok Huy society quests for crafters, plus more of the Echoes of Vana’diel alliance raid.

Oh, I got sidetracked there — anyway, the point is, while folks were checking out those cool armor rewards from Final Fantasy 11 (showing my age here, but nostalgia, right?), this eagle-eyed gang spotted a new hairstyle. Over on the FF14 subreddit, user Pinkbunnies66 posed the big question — was there a new hairstyle in those 7.3 previews on accident? And boom, folks jumped on it, claiming it’s one of those winning styles from the 2023 contest, specifically the third entry Square Enix showed off. That style was on a female miqo’te rocking armor from the San d’Oria raid. Cool thing? The highlights peek out from inside the hair. Pretty neat customization, if you ask me.

Never mind that. I got this section called “Final Fantasy 14’s 7.3 Previews Accidentally Revealed Potential New Hairstyle” and it’s loaded with all this speculation. Even though the bows on that miqo’te are from the San d’Oria armor set, the hairstyle buzz is through the roof. If this rumor pans out, it wouldn’t be a first. Dawntrail’s already shown some winning contest entries — remember Patch 7.15 with that A Half Times Two style? Yeah, that one. You can snag it by trading 49 Clouddark Demimateria II from The Cloud of Darkness raid, or just shell out Gil on the market board.

Hang on, what was I saying? Oh yeah, new hairstyles are a thing in major patches, so maybe The Promise of Tomorrow will follow suit. But hey, only time will tell if this rumored ‘do makes the cut in Dawntrail’s big patch finale and how it’ll be unlocked. So, fingers crossed!

And there you have it, my messy breakdown of what’s buzzing in the FF14 universe. Who’d have thought hairstyles could cause such a stir? Ah well, gamers gonna game, right?