Regarding the Next FINAL FANTASY XI Update

[Miroku_Asura]

Regarding the Next FINAL FANTASY XI Update

The next version update of FINAL FANTASY XI will be split into the following three parts.

- 1st Part (Oct. 29, 2009)
This will be a version update without maintenance.
* There will be no in-game changes with this version update.

- 2nd Part (Nov. 9, 2009)
This will be a version update with maintenance.

- 3rd Part (During the last part of November) This will be a version update with maintenance.

* We will provide more details on the maintenance and version updates at a later date.

Additionally, the third add-on scenario, available for purchase on Oct. 26, 2009, "A Shantotto Ascension: The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born" will be available for play after the Nov. 9 version update.

Additionally, due to congestion on or around the date of the version update, it may take some time for the contents of "A Shantotto Ascension" to show up in FINAL FANTASY XI after purchase. It is recommended that if you are considering a purchase of "A Shantotto Ascension," you do so before the version update.

Source: FINAL FANTASY XI Official Web Site

[ClarkSammich]

I am so excited. Tell me what the Shantotto armor is, SE. Goddamnit.

[Ghost_Wheel22]

SE is holding out for maximum head asplosions.

[Gippo]

This will be a version update without maintenance.
* There will be no in-game changes with this version update.

Well that makes perfect sense!

[Shadowhusky]

Why SE, why.

[Corrderio]

Not trying to jump on the QQ train fast but I have very low expectations for this update. Maybe it's just me but it feels like they REALLY thinned out the details for version previews this time.

Hopefully they got something up their sleeve, I'm still hoping for something kick ass with this item system.

[TummieGaruda]

I am so excited. Tell me what the Shantotto armor is, SE. Goddamnit.

The armor is up (Legs) but there is no information on what the augments are.
The Tatsumaki Sitagoromo looks like it belongs with Mirke Wardecors but its the mage piece...

[RyaWHM]

For some reason it wouldn't show up for me until I used a different browser, the previous ASA site musta been saved somehow? ... but just in case anyone else had that problem:



(and yeah, still no augment stuffs yet)

[Alkar]

In the Trailer section there's a second one but it's still "Coming soon".
Most likely when they'll update the site again with the new trailer we'll get the augments. I wonder why they're releasing two trailers this time.

[Seanr]

I can't wait to unleash the dragon lol

[Shin Volcano]

Ugh, i was hoping it wouldnt be legs, there will probably be even less sales of this, because for most jobs legs are very hard to replace of what's already out, unles they have some undgodly arguments like haste+7 or somethhing. this was the worst choice they could do if its really legs -_- blm and rdm is one of those jobs that it wont help at all if they have morrigan.

[Sho]

Wheres Max at? Told him it would be legs, lol. Actually it's a good thing it's legs at all-- the finally fills in the need for more leg options for a few jobs.

[Calintzpso]

Wheres Max at? Told him it would be legs, lol. Actually it's a good thing it's legs at all-- the finally fills in the need for more leg options for a few jobs.

I called it to my friend

Let us join up together and punish the non-believers for there foolish ways of "it will be hands!" and "It will be Feet!"

Get the Jar of marmalade, for they have sinned.

[spooky]

Wheres Max at? Told him it would be legs, lol. Actually it's a good thing it's legs at all-- the finally fills in the need for more leg options for a few jobs.

hi2u drk pup & smn. sadly i have all 3, so i'll never be able to decide!

[Meian]

Interesting how little they spoke of the item system before the job adjustments and this late in. They either have really really high pride in it or it is really good (or both).

3 parts... here I was hoping the 29th update would be the main bulk until I read the line after it =(

[Meian]

Edit: What the heck how did I double post

[Max™]

Wheres Max at? Told him it would be legs, lol. Actually it's a good thing it's legs at all-- the finally fills in the need for more leg options for a few jobs.

HEY FUCK YOU BUDDY!

I said it would be large and visible, legs most likely, months ago from my "the designs are based on FF3 DS character art" theory.


I said I HOPED it would be feet because 2/3 of my 75's are Haidate jobs.

[Toth]

Sounds like they are splitting the update to include the expansion and basic update stuff on Nov. 9th and then something bigger (new avatar? this new item system) until later in the month. Either way, it's exciting.

[Khamsin]

Sounds like they are splitting the update to include the expansion and basic update stuff on Nov. 9th and then something bigger (new avatar? this new item system) until later in the month. Either way, it's exciting.

Or maybe the Nov 9th update will be activating ASA and related content, and the late November update will be the job adjustments and other quarterly patch content unrelated to ASA. But not necessarily anything "bigger" than what's already been talked about.

[Meian]

Sounds like they are splitting the update to include the expansion and basic update stuff on Nov. 9th and then something bigger (new avatar? this new item system) until later in the month. Either way, it's exciting.

Thinking the Nov 9 will be the normal update and the later one will be related to that new item system since there hasn't been any real info on it yet. Instead of delaying it into the next update they'll just delay releasing it.

Just my guess. Or an avatar, I like that idea more