Test Server Findings

[xerodok]

I don't see how raising the craft cap is a good idea, unless they plan on adding a shit ton of new recipes.

[Shenrien]

So you don't see how advancing the games level cap, but leaving behind the games crafting cap making it pretty much useless outside of Synergy is a good thing?

Having no new foods/ninja tools/cursed items/ingots/ect to build a foundation of new equipment/standards to come from future events is a good thing? Certainly they're not just gonna bump the cap to 150 and leave it at that, nothing new to skill up with, or new awesome food like curry and pizza.

[xerodok]

So you don't see how advancing the games level cap, but leaving behind the games crafting cap making it pretty much useless outside of Synergy is a good thing?

Having no new foods/ninja tools/cursed items/ingots/ect to build a foundation of new equipment/standards to come from future events is a good thing? Certainly they're not just gonna bump the cap to 150 and leave it at that, nothing new to skill up with, or new awesome food like curry and pizza.

As I said, unless they add a bunch of new recipes it's stupid. Also, it essentially easymodes all the previous recipies.

[Damane]

As I said, unless they add a bunch of new recipes it's stupid. Also, it essentially easymodes all the previous recipies.

as if you make nowadays lots of cash with previous olde recipies.

[Shenrien]

All of the -1s are extremely profitable and most if not all are accessible T1, given stall, new skill + items thrown out with each update, I think woodworking, cloth, and goldsmithing are the only 3 that can't achieve 112 w/ stall, arpon. mitts/glasses, signboard. but Hey this months update could add a torque / other equipable item that grants them +2 skill that they're missing out on.

[Celebrindor]

sorry, I'm pumped about a raising of the crafting levels. No clue where they can take this. We saw many pieces made obsolete (hi2u dusk gloves+1), then we saw all craftable gear be done by synergy. I think its high time to balance the game to reward those of us who did take the time to level up crafting, and wish to continue to do so. It was a gil sink in the past to make gil in the future, and I'm sure it will be in the future. But its a sink many of us like to do for the reward at the end of the tunnel.

So quit bitching about T2'ing old gear. Old gear will be old gear. And you know what? Let's move on to new recipes that involve crafting and not just synergy and don't involve crazy VW drop rates/etc. Balance? Making craftable gear through standard crafting DOES bring balance back.

[cdgreg]

I'm pumped about craft skill raise because it gives me something to do that I enjoy. I could honestly care less if I'm given 0 profitable synths, I'll do it just because I enjoy skilling crafts.

[dasva]

Yeah same here. And be nice to see some new recipes that are actually worth doing that aren't synergy

[Shenrien]

So I can't help but think about the AA weapons and that we'll be squaring off against them in the new zone where the Crystal Dragon is.

010DE001|CDragon1
010DE002|TEST1
010DE003|TEST2
010DE004|TEST3
010DE005|CDragon2
010DE006|TEST1
010DE007|TEST2
010DE008|TEST3
010DE009|CDragon3
010DE00A|TEST1
010DE00B|TEST2
010DE00C|TEST3
010DE00D|PAWN
010DE00E|BISHOP
010DE00F|KNIGHT
010DE010|ROOK
010DE011|KING
010DE012|QUEEN
010DE013|PAWN
010DE014|BISHOP
010DE015|KNIGHT
010DE016|ROOK
010DE017|KING
010DE018|QUEEN
010DE019|PAWN
010DE01A|BISHOP
010DE01B|KNIGHT
010DE01C|ROOK
010DE01D|KING
010DE01E|QUEEN
010DE01F|PAWN
010DE020|BISHOP
010DE021|KNIGHT
010DE022|ROOK
010DE023|KING
010DE024|QUEEN
010DE025|PAWN
010DE026|BISHOP
010DE027|KNIGHT
010DE028|ROOK
010DE029|KING
010DE02A|QUEEN
010DE02B|PAWN
010DE02C|BISHOP
010DE02D|KNIGHT
010DE02E|ROOK
010DE02F|KING
010DE030|QUEEN
010DE035|Crystal_000
010DE036|Crystal_001
010DE03D|Crystal_07
010DE03E|Crystal_08
010DE03F|Crystal_09
010DE042|
010DE043|
010DE044|
010DE045|
010DE046|
010DE047|
010DE048|
010DE049|
010DE04A|
010DE04B|Knight_1
010DE04C|Knight_2
010DE04D|Knight_3
010DE04E|Knight_4
010DE04F|Knight_5
010DE050|Knight_6
010DE051|Rook_1
010DE052|Rook_2
010DE053|Rook_3
010DE054|Rook_4
010DE055|Rook_5
010DE056|Rook_6
010DE057|Grumblix
010DE058|Goblin Footprint
010DE059|???
010DE05A|
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mined a couple days back was a list of mobs in the zone, and I can't help but think that the Pawn, Rook, Bishop, Queen, King are the 5 Ark Angels, Pawn - Taru, Rook - Galka, Bishop - Elvaan, Queen - Mithra, King - Hume.

Just pure speculation it could be Caturea for all we know, is there any way to know what the mobs actually are currently? or just only able to pull the names.

edit - and.. I totally didn't see knight in there oh well, still leaves the possiblity of 5 AA + Caturae I suppose. Caturae being the King.

[Buffy]

........

This makes me so fucking mad. Have no problems with new content and gear but God fucking damn it, do they need to continue ruining a great game with this unbalancing bullshit? Really? Come on SE. I can remember a time when you got your gear from a variety of different events and over a period of years, it was hardly made obsolete (at least not on a grand scale).

All the shit you go through to gear your character, and within a year from now, it's all going to drop to the floor like rot. This is so, so sad. These people are so desperate to get subs up, it's pathetic. Before Aby/Lv cap raise, this game was incredible. Now it's gone to complete shit. Absolutely no reason for the barren zones that this game has due to the changes over the last two years. Fuck you SE. Fuck you for ruining an incredible game.

Before you ask "U Mad?", yes, I'm mad. This really pisses me off reading this. I thought 99 was bad, this is just ridiculous.

The game is so much better now then it was at 75 cap. With the exception of lousy VW drop rates, it's great. I'd rather spend two hours in Aby every day and 2 hours in Dynamis every day instead of waiting for people to gather or hoping a puppy doesn't spawn purple.

[Ophannus]

New glowy katana/polearm/axe in .dats with wind/lightning/earth effects respectively.

[noodles355]

Can someone test if Save TP from multiple sources stacks on the test server (assuming the added the nerf)?
Do Miser + Atmacite stack? And Hagakure?

Bump on this. Any info?

[Byrthnoth]

Yeah, they stack and cap at 50%:
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/108...=1#post5078765

[cdgreg]

Do we have a date when meteor will hit the test server? Very interested to know if it is indeed non-elemental.

[Taim Meich]

Has anyone checked the influence of healing skill in cures, and what can be expected from SCH and RDM cures now with the changes?

[transmit]

Do we have a date when meteor will hit the test server? Very interested to know if it is indeed non-elemental.

Apparently this week.

We needed a good amount of time to add new elements to the game such as behavior when multiple players cast the spell, but it seems like we are just about ready to have you all test it out on the test server this week!

[Motenten]

Has anyone checked the influence of healing skill in cures, and what can be expected from SCH and RDM cures now with the changes?

There's testing in a thread on the official forums, Whm subforum. Values aren't completely pinned down, but looks like 1 skill = 1 power, 1 Mnd = 5/9 power, 1 Vit = 1/5 power. Expect typical cures for whm (and roughly similar for rdm and sch) on Cures 1-4 to be 60, 135, 305 and 570 before cure potency is factored in.

[Seol]

So I can't help but think about the AA weapons and that we'll be squaring off against them in the new zone where the Crystal Dragon is.

010DE001|CDragon1
010DE002|TEST1
010DE003|TEST2
010DE004|TEST3
010DE005|CDragon2
010DE006|TEST1
010DE007|TEST2
010DE008|TEST3
010DE009|CDragon3
010DE00A|TEST1
010DE00B|TEST2
010DE00C|TEST3
010DE00D|PAWN
010DE00E|BISHOP
010DE00F|KNIGHT
010DE010|ROOK
010DE011|KING
010DE012|QUEEN
010DE013|PAWN
010DE014|BISHOP
010DE015|KNIGHT
010DE016|ROOK
010DE017|KING
010DE018|QUEEN
010DE019|PAWN
010DE01A|BISHOP
010DE01B|KNIGHT
010DE01C|ROOK
010DE01D|KING
010DE01E|QUEEN
010DE01F|PAWN
010DE020|BISHOP
010DE021|KNIGHT
010DE022|ROOK
010DE023|KING
010DE024|QUEEN
010DE025|PAWN
010DE026|BISHOP
010DE027|KNIGHT
010DE028|ROOK
010DE029|KING
010DE02A|QUEEN
010DE02B|PAWN
010DE02C|BISHOP
010DE02D|KNIGHT
010DE02E|ROOK
010DE02F|KING
010DE030|QUEEN
010DE035|Crystal_000
010DE036|Crystal_001
010DE03D|Crystal_07
010DE03E|Crystal_08
010DE03F|Crystal_09
010DE042|
010DE043|
010DE044|
010DE045|
010DE046|
010DE047|
010DE048|
010DE049|
010DE04A|
010DE04B|Knight_1
010DE04C|Knight_2
010DE04D|Knight_3
010DE04E|Knight_4
010DE04F|Knight_5
010DE050|Knight_6
010DE051|Rook_1
010DE052|Rook_2
010DE053|Rook_3
010DE054|Rook_4
010DE055|Rook_5
010DE056|Rook_6
010DE057|Grumblix
010DE058|Goblin Footprint
010DE059|???
010DE05A|
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mined a couple days back was a list of mobs in the zone, and I can't help but think that the Pawn, Rook, Bishop, Queen, King are the 5 Ark Angels, Pawn - Taru, Rook - Galka, Bishop - Elvaan, Queen - Mithra, King - Hume.

Just pure speculation it could be Caturea for all we know, is there any way to know what the mobs actually are currently? or just only able to pull the names.

edit - and.. I totally didn't see knight in there oh well, still leaves the possiblity of 5 AA + Caturae I suppose. Caturae being the King.

Sounds more like Caratue mobs to me imo.

[Darkmagi]

Crystal could be crystal warrior? Hume Elvaan Taru Mithra Galka

[Kaisha]

I'm just curious why the knight and rooks do not follow the 3-groups setup (other than the 6 sets of chess pieces, 2 for each dragon spawn?) that the rest of the mob list has for the 3-rifts-per-zone thing they have going.

Makes me wonder if they're just normal wandering mobs in the zone.