Final Fantasy 14 Might Have Unintentionally Unveiled a New Hairstyle

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So, there I was, minding my own business and scrolling through all the buzz on social media after the 88th Letter from the Producer LIVE dropped. Suddenly, the Final Fantasy 14 community was all hyped up about this hairstyle teased for the 7.3 update. Or maybe it wasn’t? I got confused, because it seems like some fans noticed it lurking in the previews of the San d’Oria: The Second Walk raid. Honestly, if they hadn’t pointed it out, I’d have missed it entirely.

Anyway — no, wait — let’s back up. During this epic livestream, the FF14 guru, Naoki Yoshida, confirmed the big update, Patch 7.3, named The Promise of Tomorrow, was gonna go live on August 5. Right after a quick server nap, no less! It’s also wrapping up the Dawntrail story arc and setting the stage for… who knows what’s next. An adventurous new chapter, I guess. There’s more to this update though: we’re talking a new deep dungeon, Pilgrim’s Traverse, and some quests for crafters. Oh, and let’s not forget the Echoes of Vana’diel raid series. Sounds like a whole lotta game to play!

While people were drooling over the armor rewards with a definite Final Fantasy 11 swagger, one curious fan, Pinkbunnies66, hopped onto Reddit. They were all, “Hey, is that a new hairstyle I spot in the Patch 7.3 previews?” This stirred up the bees’ nest because another user chimed in, claiming it’s one of the 2023 contest winners. Fancy that, huh? It was shown on a female miqo’te model, strutting the San d’Oria raid look. Apparently, the hair’s got this glossy inner highlight channel. Adds a little pizzazz to your virtual makeover, doesn’t it?

Speaking of wild reveals, Pinkbunnies66 mentioned something about bows on the miqo’té being just part of the armor set, but who knows if this hairstyle rumor holds any water? Dawntrail’s been borrowing winning hairstyles since forever (Patch 7.15 anyone?). Remember that fancy A Half Times Two do? You could grab it by exchanging 49 Clouddark Demimateria II—yeah, that’s a mouthful—or just splash some Gil on it at the market.

With every major patch throwing a couple of hairstyles our way, odds are this new one might sneak into The Promise of Tomorrow update. Or maybe not. Guess we gotta wait to see if it makes the cut in Dawntrail’s big-explosion-of-extravaganza patch. Gotta love a good mystery.