Interview With Mizuki Ito on FINAL FANTASY XI's New Expansion Pack

[Damane]

Rewind!

Between 2004-2006

I ate my fucking shoes cause I was lost for days in those god dam jungles. 27-30 parties sucked! Garbage shitadel was next, then Ballsack hanging Nest.

I do not want to go back to the jungle mommy!

the only "jungle" I feared was ifrit's cauldreon, because it had too many blocking paths and shit that looked too similar! Ayedeewa subterrain applys for the crown too! Just to many exits and entrances FFs.

[Ophannus]

Jungles were bad only because the map was 100% worthless unless you knew the hidden paths. I don't even know why people chose to EXP in the jungles for those levels, too much aggro and it's far as fuck from town(Yhoatar). Where did people EXP 25-33 before the Jungles came out when RoZ was released? Wherever it was, people shoulda stuck there(wasn't it Batallia/Rolanberry?).

They also need to stop implementing areas with multiple entrances and multiple maps. Navigating Aydeewa was annoying as hell and so was Alzadaal Undersea unless you were familiar with it, the map didn't help.

[Draylo]

Good, I'm sick of Jeuno. I liked Aht Urghan whitegate so much better than Jeuno :/

[Septimus]

Good, I'm sick of Jeuno. I liked Aht Urghan whitegate so much better than Jeuno :/

This is why my homepoint is in Bastok. If I need to get the Jeuno I can outpost to Qufim and run, if I need to get to Jeuno quickly I can use a Duchy Earring or VW warp. I have access to storage and outpost warps, but most importantly I can set foot outside of my Mog House and not be bombarded with stupid.

[dasva]

This is why my homepoint is in Bastok. If I need to get the Jeuno I can outpost to Qufim and run, if I need to get to Jeuno quickly I can use a Duchy Earring or VW warp. I have access to storage and outpost warps, but most importantly I can set foot outside of my Mog House and not be bombarded with stupid.

God this so much. Selks and his ilk sometimes make me want to go back to windy myself.

[NynJa]

Jungles were bad only because the map was 100% worthless unless you knew the hidden paths. I don't even know why people chose to EXP in the jungles for those levels, too much aggro and it's far as fuck from town(Yhoatar). Where did people EXP 25-33 before the Jungles came out when RoZ was released? Wherever it was, people shoulda stuck there(wasn't it Batallia/Rolanberry?).

From what I heard, one of the "popular" camps was batallia on goblins/orcs, camping in the eldieme entrances.

[Slycer]

Jungles were bad only because the map was 100% worthless unless you knew the hidden paths.

The maps show the tunnel entrances and exits and it's typically very obvious which tunnel entrances connect to one another. I never had a problem with these maps.

[6souls]

From what I heard, one of the "popular" camps was batallia on goblins/orcs, camping in the eldieme entrances.

That camp remained popular with JP's after RoZ was released. Otherwise, for the truly masochistic, Qufim/Delkfutt's was the place to level.

[NynJa]

That camp remained popular with JP's after RoZ was released. Otherwise, for the truly masochistic, Qufim/Delkfutt's was the place to level.

right, there was that...and then there were the acrophies parties lol

nothing like perma attack down

[Kaisha]

From what I heard, one of the "popular" camps was batallia on goblins/orcs, camping in the eldieme entrances.

I did Batallia once with my LS of ye olde time when I was doing THF sub. Was ok XP, problem is pulling since the mobs were fairly spread out, vs. the jungles where the mobs popped right at you, which didn't aggro either. Couldn't be nomadic either, because mages get jack shit for MP upkeep at that range, especially back in the day where they had jackshit for hMP gear.

Anyways, I've no problem with the jungle we've seen from a particular blog post. Not as mazey in design, and the map for it will likely be less stupid. Yuhtuhga was fine if you spent a good couple days there memorizing the general flow of the zone as far as which bits of land led to where. If you want a map that's more useless, go check the one for Attohwa.

[Apelila]

jackshit for hMP gear

Holy fuck I'll never miss those days. I remember 51 and my precious, precious hMP +10 back when there was only Pluto's, the Houppty @ 72 or a Vermy cloak that cost more than your soul.

Fuckin' mage jobs man.

[Guitarman]

Holy fuck I'll never miss those days. I remember 51 and my precious, precious hMP +10 back when there was only Pluto's, the Houppty @ 72 or a Vermy cloak that cost more than your soul.

Fuckin' mage jobs man.

Try leveling DRK on toramas before sushi was brought to the game. af gear because hauby was ungodly expensive, and archer rings 5m+. That was...not fun.

[Chamaan]

In all fairness, what real world biome have we not seen in the game? The only place I really want to go that would be fairly original is the moon. Every time I go to Empyreal Paradox and look down I get so pissed that i can't just go down there and kill space goldfish.

[NynJa]

A real underwater area :D

[Pharaun]

From what I heard, one of the "popular" camps was batallia on goblins/orcs, camping in the eldieme entrances.

Real men exp'd on Tigers, because nothing says Fuck Yeah! like having your entire party paralyzed...

[Chamaan]

Only time I ever XP'd on tigers was back when Zilart was already out. Kuftal tunnel, behind the secret rock. Goddamn that was a horrible camp.

[Slycer]

A real underwater area :D

I was actually thinking this too, a real sea floor zone would be pretty cool. Tarutarus on the beaches in Valkurm have already proven that we don't need to breathe air, so it could happen.

[NynJa]

Im expecting an impeding ban for this...
Id love to see SE troll everyone and make a true underwater area where you have to equip a piece of gear to maintain oxygen.

[Michelob]

I was actually thinking this too, a real sea floor zone would be pretty cool. Tarutarus on the beaches in Valkurm have already proven that we don't need to breathe air, so it could happen.

I totally have a screenshot somewhere of a Taru in my old HNM shell back on Midgard who somehow got trapped under the water-floor in Al'Taieu during an event yelling "HALP!!!!", it was glorious.

[Damane]

Only time I ever XP'd on tigers was back when Zilart was already out. Kuftal tunnel, behind the secret rock. Goddamn that was a horrible camp.

the tigers behind that rock werent the real issue, it was more the cockatrices and wyverns that were a bitchslap in the face there ._.