Level Cap Increase (11/17/2011)

[Spira]

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A new thread has been created in the Updates section of the official forums:

[dev1042] Level Cap Increase

The maximum job level for player characters will be increased to 99.

Completion of a new limit break quest is required to unlock levels 96 and above.

The following new job abilities will be introduced:
Summoner

Fenrir: Heavenward Howl (Lv. 96)
Grants the effect of HP Drain or MP Drain to party members within area of effect.

Diabolos: Pavor Nocturnus (Lv. 98)
Lures an enemy into an eternal nightmare.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/at...526657&thumb=1

Corsair

Avenger's Roll (Lv. 97)
Increases chance of countering for party members within area of effect. Lucky Number: 4. Unlucky Number: 8.
The following magic spells will be introduced:

White Magic

Cura III (WHM Lv.96)
Restores HP for party members within area of effect. Afflatus Misery: Increases healing potency.

Boost-INT (WHM Lv.96)
Enhances Intelligence for party members within area of effect.

Boost-DEX (WHM Lv.99)
Enhances Dexterity for party members within area of effect.

Gain-INT (RDM Lv.96)
Enhances Intelligence.

Gain-DEX (RDM Lv.99)
Enhances Dexterity.

Regen V (SCH Lv.99)
Gradually restores target's HP.

Black Magic

Thundaja (BLM Lv.96)
Deals thunder damage to enemies within area of effect. Successive use enhances spell potency.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/at...526671&thumb=1

Gravity II (RDM Lv. 98)
Weighs an enemy down and lowers its movement speed.

Songs

Lightning Carol II (BRD Lv.96)
Increases resistance against lightning and sometimes nullifies lightning damage for party members within area of effect.

Light Carol II (BRD Lv.99)
Increases resistance against light and sometimes nullifies light damage for party members within area of effect.

Dark Carol II (BRD Lv.99)
Increases resistance against darkness and sometimes nullifies darkness damage for party members within area of effect.

The following spells will become available to new jobs:

White Magic
Holy II (PLD Lv.99)

Black Magic
Thunder III (DRK Lv.96)
Thunder V (SCH Lv.99)

The following new learnable spells will be added for blue mages:

Quadrastrike
Delivers a fourfold attack. Chance of critical hit varies with TP.

Vapor Spray
Deals water breath damage to enemies within a fan-shaped area originating from the caster. Additional effect: Poison.

Thunder Breath
Deals thunder breath damage to enemies within a fan-shaped area originating from the caster.

Orcish Counterstance
Increases the caster's chance of countering.

Amorphic Spikes
Delivers a fivefold attack. Damage varies with TP.

Wind Breath
Deals wind breath damage to enemies within a fan-shaped area originating from the caster.

Barbed Crescent
Damage varies with TP. Additional effect: Accuracy Down.

Spells castable only while under the effect of Unbridled Learning:

Absolute Terror
Freezes target in fear.

Gates of Hades
Deals fire damage to enemies within area of effect. Additional effect: Burn.

Tourbillion
Delivers an area attack. Additional effect duration varies with TP. Additional effect: Weakens defense.

Pyric Bulwark
Resists physical damage.

Bilgestorm
Delivers an area attack. Additional effect duration varies with TP. Additional effect: Lowers attack, defense, and accuracy.

Bloodrake
Delivers a threefold attack. Damage varies with TP. Additional effect: HP Drain.

Beastmasters will be able to call four new familiars with the Call Beast ability.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/at...526696&thumb=1


*The effects for the following spells are provisional:
Cura III / Regen V / Quadrastrike / Vapor Spray / Thunder Breath / Orcish Counterstance / Amorphic Spikes / Wind Breath / Barbed Crescent / Absolute Terror / Gates of Hades / Tourbillion / Pyric Bulwark / Bilgestorm / Bloodrake
*The icon and icon help text for Fenrir's Heavenward Howl ability is also provisional.

The above issues will be addressed in future test server updates.

[Spira]

Pavor Nocturnus what?

[Jem]

Only Thunder III for DRK is slightly disappointing. Something like Terror or Plague would have been nice. And let's face it, Terror would be 1-2 second duration and wouldn't land for shit on tougher stuff so wouldn't be broken.

Or maybe an Absorb-All which could be like +12 to all base stats (i.e worse than normal absorbs) and 66 MP (so double normal cost).


Although I suppose we did get an extremely nice spell lats update so we can't really complain.


EDIT: Also, no Meteor for BLM? I suppose only getting Thundaja from 95 > 99 gives them more grounds to complain than DRKs!

[Xantavia]

Where did this new team come from? An actual list for blu instead of generic "new spells".

[Vandalhart]

Why PLD no get Shell V?

[Foxer]

Pretty sure(at least I hope) the 99 cap's gonna be around for a long enough while to add in all this shit later. Gotta keep subs up, man!

[Divinius]

Why PLD no get Shell V?

Presumably the same idiotic reason they never got Shell IV at 75.

Don't worry though, when they decide to raise the level cap to 125, it'll be the first spell you get!

[Arkanna]

Is that new Diabolos ability that move he can do where he puts you to sleep and damage doesn't wake you up?

If it is, it'll be inaccurate as all hell. >.>;; Also, no Meteor for BLM is wut?...

[Auspice]

Is that new Diabolos ability that move he can do where he puts you to sleep and damage doesn't wake you up?

We already have that; it's called "Nightmare" unless this is a powered up version of that or something.
I'm guessing it's an instant kill move that's going to blow ass like Odin.

[Byrthnoth]

No new JAs for any melee jobs. No weaponskill announcements. No Meteor. This is very preliminary. They're mostly just announcing what we could already see from the .dats.

[The Stig]

That Genbu looks a bit redux'd or is it actually that big? Otherwise it would make sense, as it's a familiar afterall.

[Robertfb]

For the Diabolos BP, from the way it's worded, sounds like it could be doom, since doom can be considered luring a enemy into death.

Edit: also noticed araise was not included in the new magic and neither was sch getting aspir II

[Alkar]

So SMN gets a buff we probably won't ever use and an ability that most likely will miss on anything worthwhile?
I hope this list is incomplete otherwise most of the jobs won't get anything from the cap increase.

[Julian]

We already knew like 90% of this <_<

[Dotsudoku]

We already have that; it's called "Nightmare" unless this is a powered up version of that or something.
I'm guessing it's an instant kill move that's going to blow ass like Odin.

Player Nightmare doesn't keep enemies asleep while being hit.

[Foldypaws]

Player Nightmare doesn't keep enemies asleep while being hit.

Keeps them asleep under DoT, but not direct damage, yeah.

[xerodok]

grats rdm on gravity 2

[Spira]

I think Diabolos' BP might just be supersleep. It probably isnt doom, because something instant-kill spammable on a 45-60s timer would be entirely useless..
after all, the player version of Nightmare isn't supersleep but a toned down version that only prevents DoT from waking mobs up.

Supersleep would be very useful.. but only if it lands, and only if the mobs can be slept... Great for regular mobs I suppose.. probably useless on NMs.

edit: if its pure supersleep that cannot be woken by dmg ever, then a party of smns could easily do a sleeplock rotation on mobs/nms susceptible to sleep. however, this is probably unlikely. mobs will probably have a chance of being woken up by physical attacks or crit hits or something.

[Alkar]

I think I'm just pissed off that we'll still be using Predator Claws and Heavenly Strike at 99. I guess coming up with new damaging abilities is way too hard.

[Ansems]

wow rdm got owned.