Final Fantasy XIV: Hatching-tide 2022 guide - Dates, rewards, and more

Final Fantasy XIV's latest Patch, version 6.1 was just released, and now, the next seasonal event has begun. Hatching-tide 2022 started today, April 13, 2022, and will run through April 27, 2022. The event includes one simple quest to complete, and it can be repeated multiple times to get all of the cosmetic items that come with it.

As long as the player has a Level 15 Disciple of War or Magic, they can take part in the quest. They simply have to head over to Mih Khetto’s Amphitheatre in Old Gridania (New Gridania).

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What Final Fantasy XIV players need to know about Hatching-tide 2022

The Hatching-tide quest “Hippity, Hoppity, Happily” begins in the Old Gridania sector of New Gridania in Mih Khetto’s Amphitheatre (X: 10.2, Y: 9.4). Jihli Aliapoh will offer the quest in the Amphitheatre.

Though it's just one quest, the event aspect of it can be repeated to get all of the items in it.

There’s also an NPC named the Egg Advocate nearby, to whom players can turn in their Good Fortune Eggs gained during the event period during this quest. This is where other items are bought in Final Fantasy XIV.

Simply completing the quest unlocks the Hatching Bunny minion, and sadly, it does not appear that the popular Chicken Suit has made a return with regards to this event.

New items in Hatching-tide

Here are the new items in Hatching-tide:

• Eat Egg emote
• Eggsemplary Basket (Tabletop item)
• Hatching-tide Mobile (Wall-mounted item)

With that out of the way, completing the Final Fantasy XIV quest is very simple. Here are the steps the player needs to take after accepting the Hippity, Hoppity, Happily quest in New Gridania.

Quest steps for Hatching-tide

• Travel to Botanist Guild
• Talk to Nonotta
• Agree to calm down the Rabbit
• Head to Great Loam Growery (nearby red circle)
• Talk to Bewildered Botanist
• Search for Witnesses (New Gridania)
• Teleport to Central Shroud, head to Red Circle
• Complete FATE
• Return to New Gridania
• Hand out Eggs
• Turn in quest

It's just a matter of following the quest markers in Gridania and then teleporting to Central Shroud and waiting for the FATE to start. Players can just run around, talk to a few people in the town and get information from the local citizens.

This is a nice, easy seasonal quest to take part in, with adorable rewards (Image via Square Enix)

The quest is very straightforward and not likely to take more than 10-15 minutes in total to complete, excluding the time spent waiting for the FATE itself. It cycles throughout the day, popping up often.

In the FATE, players will be catching rabbits in a net. If the player is above Level 15, they will need to sync their level to the FATE or they will get no credit.

Players just have to wait for the chickens to stun the rabbits, and capture them until the FATE is complete. It takes very little work, and even if players choose to do it alone, it will be over before they know it.

Gridania is delightfully decorated for the next couple of weeks, but don't miss out on the event itself! (Image via Square Enix)

Final Fantasy XIV has a ton of seasonal events. None of them require serious grinding and can typically be completed in less than 20 minutes. This is one of the best things about these events, and Final Fantasy XIV’s Hatching-tide is here only for a few weeks, so don’t miss out on an adorable minion and a great emote.