Dev Tracker: Discussion (Old)

[Tsuneo]

By the way, unless I totally missed their addition, those Chocobo masks from the continuous login event are not in the game yet. The event starts on July 11, so I would suspect that the next update is going to be before July 11. Someone may have pointed this out already; if so, I missed it. Alternatively, it might be set up so you can only retrieve your rewards after the event is over (after July 31), but I don't think that would classify as "early summer" any longer (Matsui previously said the update was planned for early summer).

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the bottom of this page says when the update is.
http://www.playonline.com/ff11/xiyears/index.html

[Gwynplaine]

That's cool. Looks like an event to vote for food you want to be put in the game? And a broadcast of future plans for ffxi plus Naana Mihgo's concert.

Edit: also this
http://www.finalfantasyxi.jp/

[Prothescar]

furry fantasy xi

[Yugl]

Site has 6 WPs appearing soon apparently. Here is the new one though:
http://www.finalfantasyxi.jp/wallpaper/2/1920_1200.jpg

[Fwahm]

Man, I wish the expansion partner was a guy for once. That'd be neat.

[Slycer]

Having problems with FFXI official forums right now so I can't see what today's updates are. Did anyone see them before and/or is anyone having problems accessing the forums right now?

[Taint]

Having problems with FFXI official forums right now so I can't see what today's updates are. Did anyone see them before and/or is anyone having problems accessing the forums right now?

I caught the lvl on equipment post. Bayld body was lvl 100, Tojil head was lvl 119. It was displayed in the bottom right corner.



GEO:

[dev1150] Job Adjustments: Geomancer
◦Indicolure Spells
Casting time will be reduced from 4 seconds to 2 seconds.
◦Geocolure Spells
◦Casting time will be reduced from 8 seconds to 2 seconds.
◦Recast time will be reduced from 24 seconds to 12 seconds.
◦Traits
◦The levels at which “Conserve MP” is learned will be changed from 10/30/50/70/90 to 10/25/40/55/70/85/99.
◦The below job traits will be learnable by geomancers:
The level displayed in the “Level Learned” column is the level at which the job trait is first learned. The effect will increase in stages as higher levels are reached.
Trait Level Learned
Clear Mind 20
Max MP Boost 30

◦Spell Additions
◦The below spells will be learnable by geomancers.
Magic Level Learned
Sleep 30
Sleep II 70
*Along with the addition of Sleep and Sleep II, the enfeebling magic skill will also be added to geomancers.
◦Geomancer has been added to the Categories under Merit Points.
■Group 1
■Full Circle Effect
Increase the amount of MP returned by 5 percent.


■Ecliptic Attrition Recast
Shorten recast time of Ecliptic Attrition and Lasting Emanation by 10 seconds.


■Life Cycle Recast
Shorten recast time by 10 seconds.


■Blaze of Glory Recast
Shorten recast time by 20 seconds.


■Dematerialize Recast
Shorten recast time by 20 seconds.
　
■Group 2
■Mending Halation
Causes your luopan to vanish and restores HP of party members within area of effect.
Recast: 5 min. Increase amount of HP restored by 5 percent.


■Radial Arcana
Causes your luopan to vanish and restores MP of party members within area of effect.
Recast: 5 min. Increase amount of HP restored by 3 percent.


■Curative Recantation
Grantsa healing effect to Full Circle.
Increase amount of HP healed by 5 percent.


■Primodial Zeal
Shortens casting times of elemental magic spells while under the effects of Collimated Fervor.
Shorten cast time by 10 percent.
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RUN

[dev1151] Job Adjustments: Rune Fencer
•Rune Fencer has been added to the Categories under Merit Points.
•Group 1
•Rune Enhancement Effect
Increase potency of runes harbored by 2 points.


•Vallation Effect
Add a magic defense bonus to Vallation and a magic defense bonus to Valliance of 1 point per harbored rune.


•Lunge Effect
Increase the accuracy of Lunge by 3 points per harbored rune.


•Pflug Effect
Enhance the likelihood of resistance activating by 1 point per harbored rune.


•Gambit Effect
Shorten recast time by 10 seconds.


•Group 2
•Battuta
Increases the likelihood of parrying and deals counter damage after parrying dependent upon harbored runes.
Recast: 5 min. Increase chance of parrying by 4 percent and increase counter damage by 4 points per rune harbored.


•Rayke
Expends runes to reduce elemental resistance of the target.
Recast: 5 min. Increase duration of effect by 3 seconds.


•Inspiration
Grants a “Fast Cast” effect to Vallation and Valiance.
Increase cast speed by 10 percent.


•Sleight of Sword
Grants a “Subtle Blow” effect during Swordplay.
Increase the maximum value of Subtle Blow by 5 points.
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[Ligray]

Forums bogged down due to being on same server as 14 forums and its a new beta phase via what JP twitter said.
Only thing really new from the test server notes were the examples of the equipment help text:

[Slycer]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the bottom of this page says when the update is.
http://www.playonline.com/ff11/xiyears/index.html

Yeah you're right. It says the target deadline for the update is July 11 (I must be psychic as I totally said that yesterday).

[Jem]

So basically now we are going to get people wearing stuff just because it has a higher item level regardless of the stats it gives!

[Kincard]

The only people that are going to do that are the people who don't know how the game works and probably wouldn't listen if you told them, so at least they have some sense of direction to improve their gear now.

[Classikmage]

Forums bogged down due to being on same server as 14 forums and its a new beta phase via what JP twitter said.
Only thing really new from the test server notes were the examples of the equipment help text:

So does this mean ppl will starting shouting for minimum ilvl DD's like in WoW, lol?

[Classikmage]

People coming from WoW, that never played FF before gonna freak. XD "Dude, your an ivl 650 DRK, why you get outparsed by this ilvl 300 DRG? You suck!!"

[Kaisha]

Also, pretty crappy place to put it. They couldn't have been another circled orb with numbers in it, or under the equipment icon? Just having a new line permanently added to equipment just for a fluff static value annoys my OCD.

People coming from WoW, that never played FF before gonna freak. XD "Dude, your an ivl 650 DRK, why you get outparsed by this ilvl 300 DRG? You suck!!"

I still see people in PUGs here and there that think they're hot shit because they spiked dmg on one WS the entire fight, while the rest of them were shit.

[Jurist]

So basically now we are going to get people wearing stuff just because it has a higher item level regardless of the stats it gives!

This is the "there are more idiots than me" problem, so it's not really a problem since it makes "me" stand out more, and we can choose to do things with more "me" types than idiots.

[Toth]

"<Delve 2.0> Do you need it? Item Level 140+ ONLY. PLD or BRD please."

Oh boy.

[Classikmage]

"<Delve 2.0> Do you need it? Item Level 140+ ONLY. PLD or BRD please."

Oh boy.

Incoming patch where SE makes Delve require a minimum ilvl just to get in, and you have to wear new gear over old gear just to get high enough to enter, whether it's better or not, lol.

Starting making room for a Delve entry gear set. ; ;

[Toth]

Incoming patch where SE makes Delve require a minimum ilvl just to get in, and you have to wear new gear over old gear just to get high enough to enter, whether it's better or not, lol.

Starting making room for a Delve entry gear set. ; ;

I was more referring to new shout 'requirements' that noobs will fixate or but you make a very scary point...

[Kincard]

It probably won't happen, but even if they did they just need to make dungeons only check your weapon level. Weapons tend to grow a pretty linear rate; It was 85 empyreans shitting over 99 weapons a few months ago that was the anomaly.

[Slycer]

I like how they keep so much necessary information regarding gear statistic values, traits, abilities, etc., completely hidden from players without hours upon hours of testing and yet they feel the need to reveal an obscure and completely useless piece of information such as "item level" on gear itself. Are we so stupid that we can't figure out ourselves which pieces of gear are better than others?