Final Fantasy 14 Might Have Unintentionally Revealed a New Hairstyle

Alright, so imagine this—after this thing called the 88th Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast (yeah, that’s a mouthful), FF14 players started buzzing online. Why? Well, apparently there was a sneaky preview of a hairstyle from some 2023 contest that might show up in update 7.3. Wild, huh? The hairstyle, hidden like Easter eggs in armor related to the upcoming alliance raid, San d’Oria: The Second Walk, got people talking.

So, back in the livestream, Naoki Yoshida, who’s like the mastermind behind FF14 (producer and director, all that jazz), spilled the beans: Patch 7.3, dubbed The Promise of Tomorrow, would drop on August 5 post-server maintenance. This update—big deal, by the way—finishes off the Dawntrail story arc and dangles hints about what’s next. Oh, and don’t even get me started on all the new stuff coming with it—Pilgrim’s Traverse deep dungeon, Yok Huy allied society quests (if crafting’s your jam), and another Echoes of Vana’diel alliance raid chapter. Quite the party, huh?

Out of nowhere, someone asked on the FF14 subreddit, “Yo, did they accidentally leak a new hairstyle in those Patch 7.3 previews?” Enter Reddit user Pinkbunnies66—props for that name—who noticed this neat hairstyle on a female miqo’te model all dressed up in San d’Oria armor. Turns out it was one of the 2023 contest winners, supposedly. The hair had this cool highlight that sat inside, which is, you know, kinda unique.

Even though the miqo’te was seen with bows, Pinkbunnies66 insisted they were just part of the armor set. If those hairstyle rumors hold up, it wouldn’t be Dawntrail’s first rodeo with flaunting contest winners. Remember Patch 7.15? It dropped a style named A Half Times Two, from the contest too. Wondering how to snag it? Well, you either cough up 49 Clouddark Demimateria II—sounds like an exotic Starbucks drink—or buy it with Gil off the market. Seems pricey, huh?

As for new hairstyles, FF14 and its updates are no strangers to ’em. So it’s not crazy to think The Promise of Tomorrow might follow suit. I mean, could be, or it could not. Time will tell, I guess.