Alright, so there was this whole buzz after the 88th—yeah, that’s the number you heard right—Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast about Final Fantasy 14. Social media lit up like a Christmas tree because, turns out, some players spotted a potential new hairstyle from this year’s design contest in a sneaky little preview for the 7.3 update. And here’s the kicker—folks think it was tucked away in a glimpse of some armor linked to the San d’Oria: The Second Walk raid. Wild, huh?
During the livestream, Naoki Yoshida—he’s the big cheese of FF14, the producer and director—mentioned that Patch 7.3, whimsically called The Promise of Tomorrow, would hit the servers on August 5. Right after some routine maintenance. This update is supposed to wrap up the main story arc of Dawntrail, and maybe even drop a few hints about what’s next in the FF14 saga. I mean, isn’t it just fun to speculate? Besides the storyline goodies, this patch will include a new deep dungeon called Pilgrim’s Traverse, some allied society quests for the crafty types, and another chapter of the Echoes of Vana’diel alliance raid series. Phew, that’s a mouthful.
Now, some eagle-eyed fans—seriously, how do they spot these things?—noticed a new hairstyle hidden among some new gear. Over on Reddit, user Pinkbunnies66 (funny name, right?) asked if this slick new haircut snuck into the Patch 7.3 previews by mistake. Others chimed in saying it’s a winning entry from the 2023 hairstyle design contest. Apparently, it was literally modeled on a female miqo’te character, looking all fierce in San d’Oria raid armor. And the hairstyle has this cool inside highlight channel thing going on—sounds like a fashionista dream, if you’re into that.
Oh boy, where was I… ah yes! Even though the miqo’te had bows in her hair, our buddy Pinkbunnies66 pointed out those were actually part of the armor set. If the hairstyle rumor pans out, it wouldn’t be the first surprise from the design contest that Dawntrail’s given us. Patch 7.15 did something similar by rolling out A Half Times Two hairstyle from another contest winner. You could snag that one by exchanging 49 Clouddark Demimateria II drops—because, you know, it can never be simple—or by splurging Gil on the market board.
Honestly, with FF14 constantly throwing in new hairstyles with major patches, what’s stopping The Promise of Tomorrow from joining the club? Only time will tell, right? Whether this rumored new ‘do makes the final cut—and how you’ll possibly get it—is still a bit up in the air. But hey, isn’t the suspense part of the fun?
