Final Fantasy 14 Might Have Unintentionally Revealed a New Hairstyle

Okay, so here’s the thing. After one of those livestreams—well, the 88th, if you’re keeping count—the Final Fantasy 14 folks were buzzing online. It was like this collective “Aha!” moment for everyone watching. They zeroed in on this winning hairstyle from the 2023 hairstyle contest, and guess what? They think it sneaked its way into a 7.3 update preview. You know, like hiding out in the armor sneak peeks for that San d’Oria raid. Wild, right?

During this livestream, Naoki Yoshida—yeah, the big guy behind FF14—dropped the bomb that Patch 7.3, called The Promise of Tomorrow, would hit on August 5th, post some server tinkering. It’s like the end of the main Dawntrail saga, and a hint at where the story is headed. And along with the juicy story bits, there’s a new dungeon called Pilgrim’s Traverse, some quests for the crafters around Yok Huy, and another Echoes of Vana’diel raid chapter. So much stuff!

But back to this hairstyle drama. Obsessed players spotted it while checking out the new armor, all inspired by Final Fantasy 11. Someone on Reddit named Pinkbunnies66 (that name though…) asked if it slipped into the Patch 7.3 preview by mistake. Then others jumped in saying the style was part of the contest winners, specifically the third one Square Enix showed. Imagine a medium-length do on a female miqo’te, paired with armor from the raid. It’s got this funky highlight on the inside of the hair. Bold move.

There’s chatter about the hairstyle, mostly because this particular miqo’te was seen rocking bows—which Pinkbunnies66 swoops in to clarify, are just a part of the San d’Oria set. Anyway, if the gossip holds water, this wouldn’t be the first time Dawntrail’s nicked ideas from the 2023 contest. Patch 7.15 already introduced ‘A Half Times Two’. You can snag that one with 49 Clouddark Demimateria II from an alliance raid, or just flip some Gil on the market board. Easy, right?

So, considering FF14 drops new hairstyles with every major patch like clockwork, it’s not too wild to think The Promise of Tomorrow will come with its own surprise. Or at least, let’s hope so. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how this dramatically unfolds.