Some users gets the ‘ffxiv unable to download patch files’ while downloading the while downloading the updates or installing the Final Fantasy 14.
Here’s where it messed up during reinstallation - An. So I reformatted my game drive, reinstalled Steam (all games worked smoothly) and took that as a sign that it was safe to setup XIV again. Not only that it seemed my hard drive was one of the culprits.
So my game crashed and I had to reinstall. While Square Enix hasn’t helped users with the issue or explained the cause, it seems to be some DNS problem with your computer related to how the client patches the. What causes “Unable to Download Patch Files in Final Fantasy XIV?” Since you’re here for a solution, I assume you want to know what’s causing this irritating problem. Once the YouTube video has played you can click on the stop button in the menu at the top of the screen.
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