Patch 1.18 Notes (07/21/2011)

[Jamison]

Gathering SP seems to be up about 40-50%. (At r50, was about 80, now is 115-120). Dark matter (like deaspected crystals) are an extra that is found occasionally.

[Charismatic]

And yet you have fucking 3 FFXIV related signatures.

Unless he changed them, and I don't think he did... no, no he does not.

[Elcura]

Unless he changed them, and I don't think he did... no, no he does not.

Lol, I was wondering why he said that too.

[Meko]

And the answer is.... NO.

If you d/c during the raid you are kicked out of the raid and the group. The group leader is unable to reinvite so you are shit outta luck.

Nice job SE. Superb planning there, what more can I expect from people that still haven't found a solution to d/cing leves = failure.

This kind of short sightedness is exactly why this game won't succeed unless something changes. Sure, it's coming in patch 1.19 or 1.20 or 1.21 blah blah blah but honestly, over a year after launch and this type of stupid shit still exists? I had so many issues teleporting around last night that I ended up losing almost 30 anima. By losing I mean, I selected to teleport and did NOT teleport yet the anima was used.

[Kurokikaze]

Anyone else feel like GLA abilities get shit for hate? Can hold hate on single target mobs no prob but multiple mobs is a fucking mess. Also it seems like mobs erase their enmity when they do a teleport attack.

Also, the more I play the more this game seems to be dead for those without big LSes. Unless you have a set group for these instances you're probably not going... especially with the still shitty LFG feature.

[Manako]

Also, the more I play the more this game seems to be dead for those without big LSes. Unless you have a set group for these instances you're probably not going... especially with the still shitty LFG feature.

I'm a bit concerned, they did add a seek feature, right? My server was pretty busy last night but I worry about my ability to do raids.

We'll see I guess

[Kurokikaze]

Lets just say that seek feature might as well not be there.

[Egon]

I love the new stuff, but I can't get a party for the raids. I don't have a Linkshell and I tried shouting for 1 hour last night, and about 30minutes this morning at the level 25 raid entrance. The search function never gives me any results and I don't even think I am seeking properly.

I'm on Kash if anyone wants to team up!

[Hyan]

This kind of short sightedness is exactly why this game won't succeed unless something changes. Sure, it's coming in patch 1.19 or 1.20 or 1.21 blah blah blah but honestly, over a year after launch and this type of stupid shit still exists? I had so many issues teleporting around last night that I ended up losing almost 30 anima. By losing I mean, I selected to teleport and did NOT teleport yet the anima was used.

Was this a massive surprise to you? You have been following this game, you know what they have and haven't done, if its not okay then nobody forces you to be here.

Fucks sake.

[Agito]

There's alot of small patches that just aren't "fixing" this game fast enough, it'll be a couple more years before this game reaches satisfactory levels.

[Kurokikaze]

Was this a massive surprise to you? You have been following this game, you know what they have and haven't done, if its not okay then nobody forces you to be here.

Fucks sake.

The fact that its not surprising doesn't mean people shouldn't complain about it. People have a right to complain about this since its been a BIG complaint since Alpha.

[Foxer]

There's alot of small patches that just aren't "fixing" this game fast enough, it'll be a couple more years before this game reaches satisfactory levels.

While I agree the game isn't satisfying at all, there are still plenty of FF fans out there who are and aren't playing but still hold loyalty to FF games. If people have gone through 10 months of dealing with an incomplete game, I think that says enough about the community. I give 4-6 months until this game is up to FF fan base standards. Chocobos, couple dungeons, quest hubs, shortcut to inventory/profile/ETC, and some sort of dragged out trial series piece of equipment, and they'll get their people back. How slow they have been working so far favors your comment more than mine though. Hmm...

Game hasn't gone under in 10 months, so people should stop expecting it to go under anymore. And we sure as hell know they aren't canceling it anytime soon so yeah. It's awful, sure, but it's not getting any worse, and FF MMOers' standards aren't too high.

[Hyan]

The fact that its not surprising doesn't mean people shouldn't complain about it. People have a right to complain about this since its been a BIG complaint since Alpha.

We have everything laid out for us:

It's worked on
It's gonna take a long time...
..its definitely not in this patch
Until we get there, shit will suck.

Knowing all this, if you still decide to play (or follow) the game in its current state, you better deal with it too.

I know I couldn't, so I don't fucking play. S i m p l e.

[Lucavi]

Damn, he told you, Kuro. ._.

On topic, somebody tell me about crafting. Is it better? Different at all?
Tell me about XP camps. Are people camping? Are there camps?

[Meko]

Was this a massive surprise to you? You have been following this game, you know what they have and haven't done, if its not okay then nobody forces you to be here.

Fucks sake.

You're right, nobody is forcing me to be here. It was a comment, for fucks sake. Get off the high horse and calm down.

[Nekoteko]

Damn, he told you, Kuro. ._.

On topic, somebody tell me about crafting. Is it better? Different at all?
Tell me about XP camps. Are people camping? Are there camps?

Crafting is the same. Just Bold Synthesis got a name change, it's Careful Synthesis now.
The local levequests work the same way except you get a pretty good SP bonus at the end. As TAN25 doing a R20 leve I got 720 SP Bonus. I think overall you receive the same amount as you would have if the SP bonus was still immediately granted upon synthesis completion though...

[Hyan]

Holy shit, why does Ul'dah keep kicking so much ass?

The GC music is bad-ass. Doesn't sound like Uematsu though (I'm getting Ivalice vibes). The soundtrack keeps getting better and better.

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IW2qCWA04Q

Maelstrom also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1K9Uj6Qbgk

Twin adder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4hMe1IlP84

[Meko]

So you do play? I thought you didn't play? S i m p l e ?

[Hyan]

I can't even access my PC right now. I do like listening to the soundtrack from time to time.

[Woozer]

So these settlements, has anyone found any quests or such related to them? I've only been to a few and there doesn't seem to be any quests available for me. Also, speaking of quests, does anyone know about how many new ones they added and if they're any good?