Patch 7.5 for Final Fantasy XIV is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated updates in recent memory, promising a return to the Void and the long-awaited arrival of the Beastmaster limited job. But buried in the official patch notes on The Lodestone is a change that has players significantly less excited.
Square Enix confirmed that as of patch 7.5's release on April 28, limited jobs will only be able to accept two categories of quests: job quests designed specifically for limited jobs, and quests open to all classes. That's it. The broader quest pool that limited jobs previously had access to is getting cut down considerably.
What exactly is getting locked off
The restriction goes further than just standard quests. According to the official Lodestone post, limited jobs will also be blocked from certain allied society quests that are quest-synced and require players to maintain the same job or class through to completion. Square Enix wrapped up the announcement with a pointed reminder: complete any applicable pending quests before April 28, or you may find yourself unable to finish them on a limited job at all.
The key here is understanding what limited jobs already are. Blue Mage, the original limited job introduced back in patch 4.5, has always operated under a separate set of rules from standard jobs. It can't enter most instanced content with random players, can't be used in the main scenario duty finder queue, and levels through a completely different system. The Beastmaster, arriving in 7.5, follows the same framework.
So when Square Enix announces that limited jobs are losing access to even more content, the community reaction is predictable.
The community response on Reddit
A thread on r/ffxivdiscussion summed up the mood with a single question: "Why though?" The top comment, which became something of a rallying cry, jokes that Square Enix is "putting the 'limited' in 'limited job'." Funny, yes. But the frustration underneath it is genuine.
More pointed responses argued that the developers "really don't know how to make content worth doing for more than a week." A separate thread on r/ffxiv saw players expressing that the limited job system itself is the problem. One commenter put it plainly: "I really wish they would stop with these limited jobs. Just make them a full, legit job. The limited job system is so annoying. I would have loved to try my hand with Beastmaster, but sadly, it being a limited job is why I will not even spare it a glance."
That sentiment captures something real. The Beastmaster concept, a druid-adjacent class built around taming and commanding creatures, is genuinely appealing. The limited job wrapper around it is a harder sell for a lot of players.
danger
If you have any allied society quests or other applicable quests in progress on a limited job, Square Enix is urging players to complete them before patch 7.5 drops on April 28. After that date, limited jobs will no longer be able to proceed with quest-synced allied society content.
Allied society quest log in FF14
The part that caught even veteran players off guard
Here's the thing: a notable portion of the player base apparently had no idea that Blue Mage could do allied society quests in the first place. One Reddit commenter put it bluntly: "I'm like 99% sure this is the first time the majority of the playerbase are even learning Blue Mage could do Allied Society quests." Another added they had always just power-leveled Blue Mage with a friend and never touched that content on it.
That context matters. If most players weren't using this feature anyway, the practical impact of the restriction may be smaller than the reaction suggests. But the principle still stings. Removing access, even to content that most players weren't actively engaging with, sends a message about the direction of the limited job system.
With Fan Fest on the horizon and an 8.0 expansion reveal expected alongside it, the community's attention will shift soon enough. For now, though, patch 7.5 is arriving with at least one unwelcome footnote attached to an otherwise exciting update. For more on what's coming to the MMO, browse the latest gaming news to stay up to date as the April 28 launch approaches.
