Potential Leak of New Hairstyle in Final Fantasy 14

Alright, so picture this: Final Fantasy 14 players are buzzing after checking out the 88th Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast. And why? Well, they spotted something nifty—a winning hairstyle from the 2023 contest might just pop up in the 7.3 update. It was kind of stealthy, hidden in this armor preview for the new San d’Oria: The Second Walk alliance raid. I swear I almost missed it!

So, during this livestream thing, Naoki Yoshida, the big cheese producer and director, casually mentions that Patch 7.3—The Promise of Tomorrow, no less—drops on August 5. After some server maintenance, of course. Why does everything cool need maintenance? Anyway, this update is supposed to wrap up the whole Dawntrail story arc and sprinkle clues about what’s next for FF14. Oh, and there’s this new deep dungeon called Pilgrim’s Traverse, plus Yok Huy allied quests for crafty types, and a sequel to the Echoes of Vana’diel raid. That’s a lot, right?

In the world of shiny armor rewards, fans spotted something. A hairstyle? Yeah, apparently some eagle-eyed folks think there’s a new hairstyle hiding in plain sight, thanks to a Reddit user —Pinkbunnies66, would you believe?—who asked the big question: did the devs accidentally toss in a new hairstyle in the preview? Others chimed in, suggesting it was one of those winning styles from the contest. Picture a medium-length cut on a miqo’te character, rocking armor from the San d’Oria raid. There’s this highlight channel inside the hair—sounds fun for character customization.

Okay, I got a bit off track—back to hairstyles! There’s this little detail about bows on the miqo’te model. Pinkbunnies66 insisted they belonged to the armor. Good to know, right? If this rumor checks out, it wouldn’t be a first for Dawntrail letting contest winners shine. Remember Patch 7.15? They slipped in something called A Half Times Two from previous winners. You could get it by coughing up 49 Clouddark Demimateria II or just buying it with Gil. Choices!

Honestly, new hairstyles with big patches aren’t surprising anymore. Kind of expected, really. But are we getting this new hairdo in Dawntrail’s major update? Who knows. We’ll just have to wait and see how it all shakes out. Stay tuned, keep an eye out, and maybe—just maybe—you’ll snag a new look.