Private Player Residences (02/14/2012)

[Cayos]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/37514

http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to...44ba780cb06779

[dev1301] Private Player Residences

* The following changes are scheduled for the 1.21 patch release.
* Features are under development and subject to change or postponement.

With Patch 1.21, players will be able to access inn rooms, private areas for their own use, after completing certain quests.

Inn quests

In each city, players will be able to use an inn room after completing a quest issued by the NPC manning the front desk of the inn. Players must first complete the main quests listed below in order to accept an inn quest.

City Quest
Limsa Lominsa Treasures of the Main
Gridania Souls Gone Wild
Ul'dah Court in the Sands

　
Inn functions

Inns can be used free of charge, and provide the following functions:

*Replay event scenes
In the inn, players may access a list of completed quests called the Records of a Journey (provisional name) from which they can replay event scenes as many times as they like. Event scenes can also be skipped.
* When replaying event scenes, player characters are shown with their current equipment, rather than the equipment they were wearing when they first completed the quest.
* Event scenes from inside raid dungeons and non-event scenes will not be viewable from the Records of a Journey (provisional name).

Rested bonus (provisional name)
When player characters enter an inn, they go into “resting mode,” accumulating a rested bonus as time passes. Even after players have logged out, the rested bonus will continue to accumulate up to a maximum limit.

The accumulated bonus is visible on the EXP bar.

When characters have accumulated sufficient rested bonus, they receive a boost to experience points received. The accumulated bonus decreases in proportion to the experience point bonus granted, and when it reaches zero the effect ceases.
* When playing with a level 50 class, the rested bonus does not decrease.
* The bonus does not apply to experience points received as part of quest rewards or for completing levequests.


With the implementation of the rested bonus, Guardian's Aspect will be abolished and the experience points awarded in regional levequests will be adjusted. Players will receive more experience points than they do now when not under the effect of Guardian's Aspect.　

In the current Patch 1.21, the inn rooms are simplified private areas, and players cannot synthesize, repair, or affix material while in them. (Such features are planned for inclusion in FFXIV Version 2.0's housing system.)

* More features, such as login events, are planned for the future.

[Kurokikaze]

Damnit can't synth till 2.0. :/

[Ketna]

Yay for being able to re-watch cutscenes! I dont know how many times, in any game, I have wanted to re-watch and would have to replay or find a video on youtube! But boo to not being real housing like FFXI yet. 2.0 needs to hurry up!

[Vuitton]

I am actually looking forward to this addition. Another reason for me to loiter in Gridania rather than that accursed Ul'dah.

In 2.0, all those craft bots can move to their private residence or inn to grind rather than the wards or a random cave in BFE.

[Seravi Edalborez]

Actually I'm hoping that you'll be able to get an inn room in any city after the respective main quest. Between airships and teleports it's not a huge difference, but god the bitching is already beginning on Lode.

[bechyni]

Who wants to be the first person to get naked in my room!?

[Fievel]

Who wants to be the first person to get naked in my room!?

My body is ready.

[bechyni]

Is it ok if we cuddle first?

[Fievel]

Ugh, I guess.

[miokomioko]

It seems kinda' odd that the rested bonus does not deteriorate at all for Lv.50 classes. So, you max it out by AFK'ing in your room for a day, then you have a constant maximum bonus forever for Spiritbonding until you work on another class.

[solracht]

It seems kinda' odd that the rested bonus does not deteriorate at all for Lv.50 classes. So, you max it out by AFK'ing in your room for a day, then you have a constant maximum bonus forever for Spiritbonding until you work on another class.

The sentence right above that one says:

The accumulated bonus decreases in proportion to the experience point bonus granted

So I'm willing to bet you won't get extra exp if you're 50, since no bonus is getting used up. Who knows though. Like you said, it would be odd if it worked that way.

[Niiro]

The accumulated bonus decreases in proportion to the experience point bonus granted

I've read this like 10 times and I still have no idea what it means.

[Darte]

* When playing with a level 50 class, the rested bonus does not decrease.

Rested exp does not decrease if you can't gain exp.

The accumulated bonus decreases in proportion to the experience point bonus granted

This is just a fancy term for saying that rested exp will decrease by a percentage of exp gained. Eg; if you gained 100 exp and have a total of rested exp bonus of 200, and the "proportion" they have set is 75% (this is just an example number, no idea what thier proportion would be), then you would gain (0.75*100)+100= 175 exp
The remaining rested bonus you would have left is 200-(0.75*100)= 125

[Thiefami]

I've read this like 10 times and I still have no idea what it means.

whenever they add in proportion to a description I see it as a 50/50 chance we will never know wtf

[Enygma55]

No decrease for R50 means the proportionate xp increase is 0% thus nulifying this for any activity invoving R50. (Designed solely for leveling)

[miokomioko]

It doesn't necessarily mean that, though I'm sure it's safe to assume. They just, again, worded/translated it poorly.

They only actually said:

• you get a 'rested bonus' for being in and logging out from your room
• the 'rested bonus' value goes up the longer you're there, up to a point
• the 'rested bonus' boosts your exp
• earning boosted exp this way decreases your 'rested bonus' value
• the 'rested bonus' doesn't decrease on lv.50 classes.

You would think they would like make it clear that Lv.50 classes don't actually receive boosted exp from this 'rested bonus.'

[Raldo]

You would think they would like make it clear that Lv.50 classes don't actually receive boosted exp from this 'rested bonus.'

Why does it matter? If this is about that spiritbonding thing, I don't think spiritbonding is based off of the exp you gain (you gain spiritbond if you're not actually gaining exp).

[miokomioko]

I'm aware that you don't need to actually receive exp to gain Spiritbond, but I thought it was established that gaining exp increases the amount of spiritbond for kills/synths/gathers. Why would people need to roam all day in beastmen stronghold parties for Spiritbond if they could just go out and farm easy-as-shit mobs for the same bonus? I apologize and withdraw my statement if this has actually been debunked.

[Seravi Edalborez]

You still gain less "spirit exp" per kill on weaker mobs, hence why strongholds are used for SB. Exp is independent of "sexp" but usually similar. I guess? You always gain sexp, even on "too weak" synths/kills/whatever.

edit: I'm kind of eyeballing it either way but eh..

[Raldo]

I don't know either way. Honestly, this is the first time I've heard of any association between exp gained and spiritbond gained. I would imagine spiritbond gains are calculated completely separate from exp, but that's a complete guess.