The February Mini-Update Goes Live! (02/14/2011)

[Not Kuno]

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/detail.html


Event-related

Level restrictions have been lifted for the following nation of allegiance missions:

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...240/6240_2.jpg
San d'Oria: Journey Abroad / The Ruins of Fei'Yin
Bastok: The Emissary / Darkness Rising
Windurst: The Three Kingdoms / The Final Seal


In Fields of Valor, the once-per-day limit on undertaking training regimes has been lifted.
Regimes may now be completed for experience as often as desired. Gil and tab rewards, however, will still be awarded only once per Vana'diel day. With this change, hunts and individual training will no longer share the same timer.

Traverser stones from the NPC Joachim (Port Jeuno, H-8) may now be acquired in bulk, up to your maximum carrying capacity.

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...240/6240_5.jpg

The NPC Ehrhard (Abyssea – Grauberg, D-14) has been replaced by the NPC Tancredi.
Battle-related

Experience point yield for defeating monsters in non-Abyssea areas has been increased.
*This increase will also apply to dragoon wyverns and adventuring fellows.

Combat and magic skill increase conditions have been reworked.
*This adjustment will also apply to automatons.

* Skills may now be increased to their caps by fighting foes rated "Decent Challenge" or stronger.
* Skills will rise more rapidly, and larger values will accompany each skill increase.


http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/6240_12.jpg
Item drop rates have been adjusted for the notorious monsters Apademak (Abyssea - Uleguerand) and Dragua (Abyssea - Altepa).



Item-related

The following reward items for the Treasures of Aht Urhgan mission scenario may now be reobtained:
Balrahn's Ring / Ulthalam's Ring / Jalzahn's Ring

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/6240_15.jpg
To reacquire the reward, speak with the NPC Nadeey in Walahra Temple (Aht Urhgan Whitegate, J-7) without any of the above items in your ownership.
*Should you discard the reacquired item, the event timer will reset with the next conquest tally.

The following items may now be stored with the Porter Moogle NPC:

* Moogle Storage Slip 04
Razor Axe / Barbaroi Axe / Marauder's Knife / Raven Scythe / Fencing Degen / Peregrine / Sniping Bow / Blessed Hammer / Casting Wand / Beat Cesti / Kukulcan's Staff / Honor Sword / Immortal's Scimitar / Anju / Zushio / Magoroku / Turbo Animator / Trump Gun / War Hoop
* Moogle Storage Slip 11
Imperial Standard / San d'Orian Flag / Bastokan Flag / Windurstian Flag / Jeunoan Flag / Gold Moogle Belt / Silver Moogle Belt / Bronze Moogle Belt / Red Sash / Dash Sash / Happy Egg / Fortune Egg / Orphic Egg

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/6240_18.jpg


Items involved in ongoing Magian trials will no longer be handled by the porter service.

The recipe for Pet Food Eta has been revised as follows:
(Old recipe): San d'Orian Flour, Apkallu Egg, Ruszor Meat, Distilled Water
(New recipe): San d'Orian Flour, Apkallu Egg, Buffalo Meat, Distilled Water

The price of Instant Retrace scrolls has been reduced from 500 Allied Notes to 10.
System-related

The update installer for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 versions has been upgraded.
Version update installations will now require less storage space.

The <petmpp> macro command has been added.
This command will display the current MP of your pet or automaton as a percentage of its maximum value.
*Your pet or automaton must be within targeting range to use this command.

The <wait> macro command has been added.
This command may be appended to the end of a macro line to set a delay before the following line is executed. The syntax is <wait #>, where # is the length of the delay in seconds (from 1 to 60).
*The <wait> command will only function properly at the end of a line. Placing it at the beginning will result in all other commands on the same line being ignored.
*The existing text command "/wait" may still be used as before.

(Ex.) Old and new formats for a white mage macro casting Protect, Shell, and Haste in succession:
http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/6240_25.jpg


Resolved issues

The following issues have been resolved:

* An issue wherein players being evicted from Abyssea due to visitant expiration would lose some of their temporary items.
* An issue wherein the item drop rates for the notorious monsters Ironclad Triturator and Ironclad Sunderer were incorrect.
* An issue wherein wieldance cards were dropping less often than intended.
* An issue wherein shadow sachets were not being dropped by monsters.
* An issue wherein the following areas were not being covered by text command searches:
Abyssea - Uleguerand / Abyssea - Grauberg
* An issue wherein the Magian Spectacles were not functioning properly in Heroes of Abyssea areas.
* An issue wherein equipping a Magian-upgraded Lv. 90 Yagrush together with Orison Pantaloons +1 or +2 would cause the white mage job trait Divine Benison to function improperly.
* An issue wherein fishing up a pair of rusty leggings would consume fishing bait.


Known issues

The <petmpp> command may display an inaccurate value if used immediately after calling forth one's pet or automaton.
English Version Only

The help text for the blue magic spell Delta Thrust contains the following inaccuracy:
(Incorrect:) Chance of effect varies with TP.
(Correct:) Effect duration varies with TP.

[TehKerm]

afk kicking that dragons ass with fudo

[Byrthnoth]

Brb, buying a brew and never using it. My Megalixir-complex must be satisfied.

I might toss my Balrahn's just because 4 MAcc isn't very useful anymore and I never seem to do Salvage.

[Lyramion]

Ppl will faint once they get showered in Skillups. Now to see if and how they reworkded the "Endless Skills" like Parry and Guard

[Yekyaa]

Yeah, i spent 15mins making it look nice too lol...

Spoilered b/c noone cares.
Edit: had to disable smilies.

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≪February 15, 2011 (JST) Version Update≫

Event-related

• Level restrictions have been lifted for the following nation of allegiance missions:
  San d'Oria: Journey Abroad / The Ruins of Fei'Yin
  Bastok: The Emissary / Darkness Rising
  Windurst: The Three Kingdoms / The Final Seal
  http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...240/6240_2.jpg
  
• In Fields of Valor, the once-per-day limit on undertaking training regimes has been lifted.<br>Regimes may now be completed for experience as often as desired. Gil and tab rewards, however, will still be awarded only once per Vana'diel day. With this change, hunts and individual training will no longer share the same timer.
  
• Traverser stones from the NPC Joachim (Port Jeuno, H-8) may now be acquired in bulk, up to your maximum carrying capacity.
  http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...240/6240_5.jpg
  
• The NPC Ehrhard (Abyssea – Grauberg, D-14) has been replaced by the NPC Tancredi.

Battle-related

• Experience point yield for defeating monsters in non-Abyssea areas has been increased.
  *This increase will also apply to dragoon wyverns and adventuring fellows.
  
• Combat and magic skill increase conditions have been reworked.
  *This adjustment will also apply to automatons.
  
  • Skills may now be increased to their caps by fighting foes rated "Decent Challenge" or stronger.
  • Skills will rise more rapidly, and larger values will accompany each skill increase.
• Item drop rates have been adjusted for the notorious monsters Apademak (Abyssea - Uleguerand) and Dragua (Abyssea - Altepa).
  http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/6240_12.jpg

Item-related

• The following reward items for the Treasures of Aht Urhgan mission scenario may now be reobtained:
  Balrahn's Ring / Ulthalam's Ring / Jalzahn's Ring
  http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/6240_15.jpg
  To reacquire the reward, speak with the NPC Nadeey in Walahra Temple (Aht Urhgan Whitegate, J-7) without any of the above items in your ownership.
  *Should you discard the reacquired item, the event timer will reset with the next conquest tally.
  
  
• The following items may now be stored with the Porter Moogle NPC:
  
  • Moogle Storage Slip 04<br>Razor Axe / Barbaroi Axe / Marauder's Knife / Raven Scythe / Fencing Degen / Peregrine / Sniping Bow / Blessed Hammer / Casting Wand / Beat Cesti / Kukulcan's Staff / Honor Sword / Immortal's Scimitar / Anju / Zushio / Magoroku / Turbo Animator / Trump Gun / War Hoop
  • Moogle Storage Slip 11<br>Imperial Standard / San d'Orian Flag / Bastokan Flag / Windurstian Flag / Jeunoan Flag / Gold Moogle Belt / Silver Moogle Belt / Bronze Moogle Belt / Red Sash / Dash Sash / Happy Egg / Fortune Egg / Orphic Egg
  
  http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/6240_18.jpg
  
• Items involved in ongoing Magian trials will no longer be handled by the porter service.
  
• The recipe for Pet Food Eta has been revised as follows:
  (Old recipe): San d'Orian Flour, Apkallu Egg, Ruszor Meat, Distilled Water
  (New recipe): San d'Orian Flour, Apkallu Egg, Buffalo Meat, Distilled Water
  
• The price of Instant Retrace scrolls has been reduced from 500 Allied Notes to 10.

System-related

• The update installer for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 versions has been upgraded.
  Version update installations will now require less storage space.
  
• The <petmpp> macro command has been added.
  This command will display the current MP of your pet or automaton as a percentage of its maximum value.
  *Your pet or automaton must be within targeting range to use this command.
  
• The <wait> macro command has been added.<br>This command may be appended to the end of a macro line to set a delay before the following line is executed. The syntax is wait #>, where # is the length of the delay in seconds (from 1 to 60).
  *The <wait> command will only function properly at the end of a line. Placing it at the beginning will result in all other commands on the same line being ignored.
  *The existing text command "/wait" may still be used as before.
  (Ex.) Old and new formats for a white mage macro casting Protect, Shell, and Haste in succession:
  http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/6240_25.jpg

Resolved issues

• The following issues have been resolved:
  
  • An issue wherein players being evicted from Abyssea due to visitant expiration would lose some of their temporary items.
  • An issue wherein the item drop rates for the notorious monsters Ironclad Triturator and Ironclad Sunderer were incorrect.
  • An issue wherein wieldance cards were dropping less often than intended.
  • An issue wherein shadow sachets were not being dropped by monsters.
  • An issue wherein the following areas were not being covered by text command searches:<br>Abyssea - Uleguerand / Abyssea - Grauberg
  • An issue wherein the Magian Spectacles were not functioning properly in Heroes of Abyssea areas.
  • An issue wherein equipping a Magian-upgraded Lv. 90 Yagrush together with Orison Pantaloons +1 or +2 would cause the white mage job trait Divine Benison to function improperly.
  • An issue wherein fishing up a pair of rusty leggings would consume fishing bait.

Known issues

• The <petmpp> command may display an inaccurate value if used immediately after calling forth one's pet or automaton.
  
  English Version Only
• The help text for the blue magic spell Delta Thrust contains the following inaccuracy:
  (Incorrect:) Chance of effect varies with TP.
  (Correct:) Effect duration varies with TP.

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/verup/...40/detail.html[

[ccf]

Brb, buying a brew and never using it. My Megalixir-complex must be satisfied.

I might toss my Balrahn's just because 4 MAcc isn't very useful anymore and I never seem to do Salvage.

Hmm, they did indicate salvage armor will get upgrade, might reget it then?

[Darkmagi]

I'm so angry. Way to tease and leave out three of the most important things SE. I fucking hate lagging while 2boxing in port jeuno and fuck Atma lists.

[Khajit]

Downloading over 1k files in the update. Is it larger than expected or do I have a ton more .dat mods than I thought?

[Burningthought]

Didn't they say something about adjusting the atma menu so we can pick favorites, and decentralizing port jeuno, or have I lost my mind.

[Darkmagi]

They did. Q_Q

[Shenrien]

gonna spam crafts on my alt in hopes that the skill up shit is broken and effects crafts as well.

Didn't they say something about adjusting the atma menu so we can pick favorites, and decentralizing port jeuno, or have I lost my mind.

that's like all this update was about.

[Byrthnoth]

Hmm, they did indicate salvage armor will get upgrade, might reget it then?

Yeah, I can always pick it back up. It's Inventory -1 that I use for debuffs on Bard over a CHR+7 or Skill+3 ring right now (baaaarely reasonable).

[Eleven19]

Downloading over 1k files in the update. Is it larger than expected or do I have a ton more .dat mods than I thought?

Sounds like you're about 300 .dats over then, I'm at 709 total on PS2.

[Yugl]

PRSHHA!

[ringthree]

They did. Q_Q

No. They did not. Seriously, some of you have the attention span of a three year old.

Q: Atma infusion and traverser stone issuance are really bothersome procedures. Can't anything be done to simplify things?

A: For the next major version update, we are considering ways to streamline the atma infusion process, such as introducing a feature whereby players can edit and save their favored atma combinations for later use. With regards to traverser stones, we intend to make them available for collection in bulk. This adjustment we expect to be able to implement ahead of the next major version update.

[Yekyaa]

Thank you for that, ringthree.

[Darkmagi]

Did not see major, just figured it was related to this update since it was mentioned. Mah bad.

[Not Kuno]

Small update is better than no update. The "all stone" thing means less time I have to stand around and listen to retards roleplay or whatever fuck else they do at stone guy.

[Malacite]

Aww nut bunnies, so it's next month that they un-cluster fuck Jeuno.

Oh well least I can finally finish capping my skills now.

[ringthree]

Small update is better than no update. The "all stone" thing means less time I have to stand around and listen to retards roleplay or whatever fuck else they do at stone guy.

I completely agree. Just the notion that they are doing semi-update house cleaning means they are actually giving a fuck after all this time. I love my gift horse and I have no concerns about it's dentistry.