4-13-11 Abyssea Adjustments

[Michelob]

new battlefields for upgrade papers....a use for all those damn kindred crests?

If this is the KC/HKC battlefields that they are talking about.... /toss

I doubt it though. Since you can acquire the crests outside of abyssea, I don't think they will keep them off limits to people without the expansions (assuming these people still exist).

[Esvedium]

Well, with the rate that my little group is doing Briareus (that shit gets so boring so fast), by the time I'm done with Bria and on to Sobek, he should drop moar +1/+2 items from heroes areas, which is nice, I guess, since we're lazy about upgrading.

To me, FFXI has become a chat client with fancy pictures in the background from time to time, it seems. Welcomed changes, for the most part, but I would have been fine without the changes.

Also, no mention of stacking visions/scars empy upgrade items in there is annoying, but again, by the time I don't need them to be stackable anymore the next update will probably be here. lol

[Malacite]

Who the fuck was having problems getting +1 and +2 equipment?

Consider this for a moment though:

A number of the AF3 +2 NMs are expensive as fuck (Tiger in Ule comes to mind) to spawn, and with future content seemingly pushing away from Abyssea and back towards normal zones, you run into the problem of influence possibly going down in Heroes areas. This means that certain ??? won't even be there in the first place, so this is great for the long-term when attendance in Heroes areas dies down (as it eventually will).


Also, FUCK YEAH +2 items off Carabosse? <3 maybe now I can actually get people to fight her with me as I'm about ready to just drop the game. It's not a matter of her being hard so much as it is I don't fucking feel like grinding away 30+ minute fights for 1~2 gems, fuck that I'd rather do something that's actually fun with my spare time tyvm.

[bechyni]

Gonna love this showing of the lights when resting.

[Gokulo]

And here's our hero :D

[Greatguardian]

Consider this for a moment though:

A number of the AF3 +2 NMs are expensive as fuck (Tiger in Ule comes to mind) to spawn, and with future content seemingly pushing away from Abyssea and back towards normal zones, you run into the problem of influence possibly going down in Heroes areas. This means that certain ??? won't even be there in the first place, so this is great for the long-term when attendance in Heroes areas dies down (as it eventually will).


Also, FUCK YEAH +2 items off Carabosse? <3 maybe now I can actually get people to fight her with me as I'm about ready to just drop the game. It's not a matter of her being hard so much as it is I don't fucking feel like grinding away 30+ minute fights for 1~2 gems, fuck that I'd rather do something that's actually fun with my spare time tyvm.

150k is super fucking expensive, bro.

Also, who the fuck takes 30+ minutes to kill Carabosse? For the hundredth time, just do yourself a favor and get a WoE GKT =/.

[Tobatobu]

I would prefer if they made a command to show your lights and time remaining instead of auto-showing it when you rested. They can still give you warnings as time gets low, but it would reduce chat spam, and reduce a few status requests to the server.

[jamesfk]

150k is super fucking expensive, bro.

Also, who the fuck takes 30+ minutes to kill Carabosse? For the hundredth time, just do yourself a favor and get a WoE GKT =/.

or a WoW GKT

[Cleverness]

Consider this for a moment though:

A number of the AF3 +2 NMs are expensive as fuck (Tiger in Ule comes to mind) to spawn, and with future content seemingly pushing away from Abyssea and back towards normal zones, you run into the problem of influence possibly going down in Heroes areas. This means that certain ??? won't even be there in the first place, so this is great for the long-term when attendance in Heroes areas dies down (as it eventually will).


Also, FUCK YEAH +2 items off Carabosse? <3 maybe now I can actually get people to fight her with me as I'm about ready to just drop the game. It's not a matter of her being hard so much as it is I don't fucking feel like grinding away 30+ minute fights for 1~2 gems, fuck that I'd rather do something that's actually fun with my spare time tyvm.

Not like the hide can be gotten from an NM or anything. And honestly, out of all the examples you pick this one? You can get a full set for less than a tiger king's hide normally. If you've only gotten 11 gems in this entire fucking time, I have no idea how to even respond to that.

[Aurara]

Also, FUCK YEAH +2 items off Carabosse? <3 maybe now I can actually get people to fight her with me as I'm about ready to just drop the game. It's not a matter of her being hard so much as it is I don't fucking feel like grinding away 30+ minute fights for 1~2 gems, fuck that I'd rather do something that's actually fun with my spare time tyvm.

Please stop playing, how the fuck does it take you 30 fucking minutes to kill carabosse? are you that fucking terrible, is the game THAT DIFFICULT for you to get friends who will help you?

[LidenbokValour]

Pretty sure a friend that solo'd it on bst for me when I was doing masamune killed it in less than 30 minutes lol

[Mafai]

Stop casting shadows and cure bomb, its weak.

nice edit on your 20 minute trio kill LidenbokValour

[LidenbokValour]

Yeah, used to take around 20 mins with a NIN/WHM/RDM was overkill on mages could of got another DD prolly but wanted to be safe . I remembered after posting that a bst friend killing it quicker solo No one can deny that she is an absolute cunt after benediction lol

[dannyl]

I would prefer if they made a command to show your lights and time remaining instead of auto-showing it when you rested. They can still give you warnings as time gets low, but it would reduce chat spam, and reduce a few status requests to the server.

Chat spam? We're complaining about chat spam now? In case you didn't know that's controlled by theplayer /sitting down to see the time/soon to be light msg. And who rests in abys zones....??? In other words, who gives a fuck. Great addition

[Aurara]

i do cara whm/war/rdm in <10 min per kill >_> all depends how she is with amnesia

[LidenbokValour]

i do cara whm/war/rdm in <10 min per kill >_> all depends how she is with amnesia

You are forgetting to mention you have a level 90 ukon, I didn't have that luxury

[Malacite]

The only times I've done it have either been with a pick-up PT, or a few friends I know.

Usually only 3 or 4 of us at time, no WoE WS either so yeah shit takes a while. It's at least a 20 minute fight on average depending on how much of a bitch she is with amnesia.

Fucking bitch takes too damn long to kill without 6+ DD's, or at least 2-3 people with a good WoE WS thanks to that -50% damage taken. Ya'll act like getting an ally to zerg her down is a breeze, quit talking shit already. Hardly anyone I know ever wants to fight her because there's nothing in it for them and it's just going to take ages without enough people.

As opposed to the stupid Fish that I can grind down in like 5 minutes or less on BLM solo .... FML. I haven't even really logged in since like, a day after the servers came up just been too disgusted with the game to even bother.

[Mafai]

The only times I've done it have either been with a pick-up PT, or a few friends I know.

Usually only 3 or 4 of us at time, no WoE WS either so yeah shit takes a while. It's at least a 20 minute fight on average depending on how much of a bitch she is with amnesia.

Fucking bitch takes too damn long to kill without 6+ DD's, or at least 2-3 people with a good WoE WS thanks to that -50% damage taken. Ya'll act like getting an ally to zerg her down is a breeze, quit talking shit already. Hardly anyone I know ever wants to fight her because there's nothing in it for them and it's just going to take ages without enough people.

As opposed to the stupid Fish that I can grind down in like 5 minutes or less on BLM solo .... FML.

I'm pretty sure no one here zergs it down with an ally of DDs for a ~7-10 minute kill.

[Aurara]

The only times I've done it have either been with a pick-up PT, or a few friends I know.

Usually only 3 or 4 of us at time, no WoE WS either so yeah shit takes a while. It's at least a 20 minute fight on average depending on how much of a bitch she is with amnesia.

Fucking bitch takes too damn long to kill without 6+ DD's, or at least 2-3 people with a good WoE WS thanks to that -50% damage taken. Ya'll act like getting an ally to zerg her down is a breeze, quit talking shit already. Hardly anyone I know ever wants to fight her because there's nothing in it for them and it's just going to take ages without enough people.

As opposed to the stupid Fish that I can grind down in like 5 minutes or less on BLM solo .... FML. I haven't even really logged in since like, a day after the servers came up just been too disgusted with the game to even bother.

You can solo CC in 5 minutes? Regardless, Raging Rush still does good dmg, stop sucking so god damn much, get better gear or something, mnk/war with ascetics can still do great dmg on cara even after bene, you're just too stupid to realize this. Back in redshell LM, i practically duo'd carabosse with a spharai mnk, in about 7-10 min each time. shut the fuck up, stop whining, and go do carabosse. otherwise get WoE weapon.

[Kaslo]

btw I totally expect the light to be given as such:

Kaslo has a faint glow of azure light.
Kaslo has an intense glow of pearl light.
Kaslo has a strong glow of amber light.