May 2011 - Additional Version Updates

[dannyl]

I didn't get that from it. I think they're adding more ???s for monsters like Sobek.

This doesn't exactly make sense to me. Adding multiple ???'s so more than 1 instance appears for the same NM ? To me, that just seems highly unlikely.

[Devolver]

Already been said, but ??? spawning t2 vnms (or even multiple pops of such) would be so god damn awesome.

[Gippo]

This isnt the atma lists.

What this is probably doing is the following: Old way - After you are infused with an atma, say RR, when you would go to pick your 2nd atma, it would start you back at the beginning of the entire list.

new way - after you are infused with your atma, say RR, when you go back to pick your 2nd atma, it keeps it at RR, hence when you pick Apoc , you dont have to cycle through 11 pages to get to it.

[Esvedium]

This isnt the atma lists.

What this is probably doing is the following: Old way - After you are infused with an atma, say RR, when you would go to pick your 2nd atma, it would start you back at the beginning of the entire list.

new way - after you are infused with your atma, say RR, when you go back to pick your 2nd atma, it keeps it at RR, hence when you pick Apoc , you dont have to cycle through 11 pages to get to it.

If it's this, or if it's "Last time you got atmas, you had RR/GH/AoA, want them again?", they're both an improvement over what it is now.

[Deader2818]

The way I see it, When you use an atma, it gets moved to the top of the list of atmas, when you use another atma, that one gets moved to the top, so really when all is said and done, all the atmas you usually use will be onthe first page or 2.

[Malacite]

Please let this mean more than one pop location for Empyrean NMs omg...

Though since it specifically says ??? this does nothing for annoying mobs like Heqet that are over camped ><;


Curious about the AF3 change notes. Does this mean mobs like Carabosse & Bribri (I call him Bribri, deal with it ) will drop more than just 1 of each stone with grellow now?

[GreenKnux]

Nerfing SMN again. Thanks fucking SE...

Also where is the note for BST being able to completely negate damage? They fixed that fast as fuck for SMN, but I guess everyone else gets to have it for a long time.

[eotfofyl]

When will these updates take place? HAve they taken place already?

[Karbuncle]

Nerfing SMN again. Thanks fucking SE...

Also where is the note for BST being able to completely negate damage? They fixed that fast as fuck for SMN, but I guess everyone else gets to have it for a long time.

Lol Seriously?

its fucking Crescent Fang, Tail whip, and Mountain Buster.

No one i know ever used those anyway, how is this a nerf? They probably accidentally increased the mods on those last update (look back, someone tested, It wasn't by a lot, they only do average damage, I don't even see how the numbers posted were at all different than before.), and now they're fixing it.

To be frank, Even if Mountain buster Accidentally broke and was doing ~2k, It still sucks compared to Heavenly Strike, In or out of Abyssea, Hell it even pales to Predator Claws.

Dead Abilities never used by good Summoners, They could remove them for all i care. If i wanted a strong 1 hit on SMN, I'd sooner use Spinning Dive.

Don't think I've ever pulled out Titan except for Stoneskin/Miga, or Geocrush Stun.
Tail Whip i used long time ago, But only for the Gravity Effect AFAIK.
Crescent Fang I think i stopped using when i hit level... 65?

[Draylo]

SMN is a dead job anyway.

[Dowzer]

They could have just moved Apoc next to Razed Ruins and all would be okay. Oh well, this sounds like it'll work anyway.

[Yugl]

I didn't get that from it. I think they're adding more ???s for monsters like Sobek.

Rofl! Same here. I do hope that one of those ??? is for Tunga and another is for Guku though. Maybe Amun if I ever decide to do level MNK or do DRG Empyrean.

[Deader2818]

Would make more sense to turn timed NMs into ??? as thats where the congestion is taking place. A group can only pop so many ??? nms at a time and its much easier to just work out a turn system with other groups than trying to take turns claiming a free spawn NM

[Shenrien]

So... when will this all take place?!

[Darkmagi]

In desperate need of changing timed spawns into ???s. It's just ridiculous on merged servers.

[Devolver]

In desperate need of changing timed spawns into ???s. It's just ridiculous on merged servers.

Being on the other side of that fence, I agree. It's shit.

[Sylvrdragon]

For the Atmas, I would be satisfied if it would just keep you in the menu after you pick an Atma instead of exiting and starting you at page 1 for the next.

[Malacite]

Yeah Carabosse & Briareus have just been an absolute cluster fuck since the update. I can only imagine how bad it must be for Heqet, CC or Sobek/Guku now.


Chloris & Glavoid probably aren't too bad since they each take 5 KI that are all goldbox anyway.

[Greatguardian]

The way I see it, When you use an atma, it gets moved to the top of the list of atmas, when you use another atma, that one gets moved to the top, so really when all is said and done, all the atmas you usually use will be onthe first page or 2.

Fairly sure they can't move Atmas in the list itself because they're organized by Key Item ID. They shot down a suggestion regarding sortable Key Items on the OF because of some technical issue preventing them from sorting Key Items by anything but ID. More than likely it'll just be a "This is what you had last time, want it again?" type deal.

[urat]

Increase the number of “Grounds Tome” placed within the designated areas.

Oh thank god, I'm pretty sure SE had this planned out in advance, but to impliment all the books would take awhile so they took a shortcut by teasing us with 1 book per zone and now are implimenting the rest. Hopefully there'll be enough spread out so now we don't need to run 3 miles to get back to a book.