Square Enix has released a new trailer and information today for the 2.2 patch for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. They're calling it the "Through the Maelstrom" and introduces some new features, as you may expect.

Long dormant forces stir, their awakening a presage of night eternal.

Political unrest pervades the three city-states as the Scions of the Seventh Dawn leave behind their home in the Waking Sands. For the betterment of Eorzea, they have re-established themselves beyond the reach of those who would sway the Scions for personal gain.

Yet despite the Scions' best efforts, balance will not be restored to the realm so easily. Ever do the mysteries of the Echo and the Ascians elude them, while the beast tribes rally with renewed ambition, threatening to unleash the wrath of another primal upon the land.

To stave off the encroaching darkness and pull the realm back from the brink of destruction, the Warriors of Light plunge headlong into the maelstrom...

Square Enix has a ton of additional information on the update, including new info on side quests, Leviathan, Bahamut, dungeons, gear, and more. All of this, and more, can be found at the redesigned Final Fantasy XIV website.