FINAL FANTASY XI Roadmap for October 2011 – March 2012 (10/20/2011)

MaachaQ · 2011-10-20 06:06

Attention, adventurers of Vana'diel!

Today, we are pleased to present an updated FINAL FANTASY XI roadmap covering the months of October 2011 through March 2012.

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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/16211

FINAL FANTASY XI Roadmap for October 2011 – March 2012

Attention, adventurers of Vana'diel!

Today, we are pleased to present an updated FINAL FANTASY XI roadmap covering the months of October 2011 through March 2012.

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*Dates noted on the roadmap indicate the time at which new content will be introduced on the test server.

October 2011-March 2012
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With the addition of the test server, the FINAL FANTASY XI development cycle will shift from the periodic large-scale version updates seen thus far to a more frequent introduction of specific content as it becomes ready for release. That content will be tested by you, the players, and refined by our development and quality assurance teams to ensure the most challenging and enjoyable playing experience possible.

New content will hereafter be implemented in the following manner:

Development of new content
Introduction on test server and announcement on official forums
Playtesting phase
Feedback from test server participants received.
Development and QA teams explore possible revisions.
Refinement phase
Content is adjusted based on playtesting feedback and reintroduced on the test server.
(*Cycle repeats from step two until content is deemed ready for release.)
Content released!

The following new content is scheduled to feature on the test server in the coming months:

2011

October
The next installment in the Voidwatch saga, new Walk of Echoes walks, additional BCNM battlefields, and upgrades for relic equipment are scheduled for introduction this month.

A daily reward system is also under development for this month, along with adjustments to the warrior, thief, and scholar jobs.

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November
An increase in the level cap from level 95 to 99 as well as additional adventures to embark upon, new job abilities and appropriate refinements for existing ones round out the planned focus for this month's content.

For player convenience, monster placement will be adjusted and the porter moogle system expanded.

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December
Features proposed for this month include a new battle system for level 99 players—tentatively named The Last Stand, a renewal of the Nyzul Isle Investigation battlefield, additional weapon skills, a level cap increase for adventuring fellows to 95, and further job adjustments.\

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2012

January
This month's test server update is scheduled to introduce the fourth chapter of Voidwatch, additional job adjustments aimed at level 99 characters, and refinements to merit point groups one and two. The scope of these job and merit point adjustments will likely exceed even those implemented with the level 99 cap increase.

February
Features planned for this month include: a new dungeon crawl system, the latter half of Voidwatch's fourth chapter, a further expansion of the porter moogle system, and adjustments to limit break quest difficulty.

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March
Expansions to the Limbus and Einherjar battlefields, along with further job adjustments and two-hour abilities obtainable via merit points are set to be introduced this month.

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We thank you for your continued exploration of Vana'diel and wish you many more incredible discoveries in the future!

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The FINAL FANTASY XI Team

Looks like SL could use a diet ^^:

**Maksudyst** · 2011-10-20 06:29

Wow at 99 next month.

I didn't see ws adjustments anywhere. Am I just sleepy?

**Bleublood** · 2011-10-20 06:33

So Salvage doesn't get any Upgrades or revamps?

**Ratatapa** · 2011-10-20 06:34

Hey it's a red Jabbah the huit

**Takiwaki** · 2011-10-20 06:36

Originally Posted by Maksudyst

Wow at 99 next month.

I didn't see ws adjustments anywhere. Am I just sleepy?

Just remember those are test server release dates

**Cesaria** · 2011-10-20 06:40

Love the apkallu that looks like it's escaped from the Village People.

**Maksudyst** · 2011-10-20 06:42

Originally Posted by Takiwaki

Just remember those are test server release dates

Ah. Reading ftw!

**Maksudyst** · 2011-10-20 06:43

Originally Posted by Takiwaki

Just remember those are test server release dates

Ah. Reading ftw!

**Hookah** · 2011-10-20 06:43

Expansions to the Limbus and Einherjar battlefields, along with further job adjustments and two-hour abilities obtainable via merit points are set to be introduced this month.

wat

**Draylo** · 2011-10-20 07:03

Very exciting! :D

**Spira** · 2011-10-20 07:08

pleasantly surprised.. even for test server dates its sooner than expected.. then again this is untested content..

kinda excited about the new zone and dungeon crawling, tho this isnt new.

like the new mob + some of the reskins. think theyre overdoing it with the pixies lol but i like the rest..
also to series fans.. i think i see a Flan Princess aka Pink Puff ala FF4.

lastly.. new meritable 2hr abilities! yay

**calinz** · 2011-10-20 07:09

Originally Posted by Bleublood

So Salvage doesn't get any Upgrades or revamps?

T_T This was the one hope I had for alex prices stabilizing /sigh.

**Draylo** · 2011-10-20 07:11

There is still hope with the Nyzul and Einherjar revamp, pouches dropping from Einherjar/Nyzul would be amazing.

**Byrthnoth** · 2011-10-20 07:14

Meritable 2-hour abilities . . . lol, how practical and commonly useful.

**darkepyon** · 2011-10-20 07:20

That blue armor looks like a cross between BLU/THF/DNC AF's. Too bad I'm done with this game for the most part.

**Toth** · 2011-10-20 07:24

Looks very nice! Basically every month the test server will have new content to explore.

Also, looks like dynamis is about to get another boon with relic equipment upgrades soon :D

Also: Draws attention away from the Voidwatch issue since its only a small part of what's coming.

**Snprphnx** · 2011-10-20 07:24

Also adjustments to cat. 1 and 2 merits for job specific stuff. Hoping they uncap them and let us fully merit everything 5/5.

**Fereydoon** · 2011-10-20 07:25

Originally Posted by Byrthnoth

Meritable 2-hour abilities . . . lol, how practical and commonly useful.

inb4 DNC's Neo-2HR splits waltz timers for 5 minutes!

**Churchill** · 2011-10-20 07:26

Now if only they'd fix VW loot

**Churchill** · 2011-10-20 07:27

Originally Posted by Toth

Looks very nice! Basically every month the test server will have new content to explore.

Also, looks like dynamis is about to get another boon with relic equipment upgrades soon :D

Yeah I'm trying to finish mine before currency jumps or rather in case the upgrades are good and currency jumps

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