Overview
- Patch 7.4, Into the Mist, launches on December 16 and will allow appearances to be applied across jobs and levels.
- Yoshida previously kept restrictions to preserve job identity and what he called the Final Fantasy worldview.
- He now says personal roleplaying preferences should not limit others, though he still follows his own self-imposed rules.
- Reactions to the Mare Synchronos shutdown and trends in mobile RPGs with fewer fashion limits influenced the shift.
- Yoshida calls this the first step in reexamining core systems to improve the service; Eurogamer notes the change could bolster goodwill after a post‑Dawntrail engagement dip.