Dev Tracker: Findings/Posts (NO DISCUSSION)

[Kincard]

Hallowed Water (9/17)

Does this really heal doom at a higher rate?

Hallowed Water can be used as an item for further synthesis and can also be used to cure ailments like curse, however the latter effect is no different from Holy Water. If you happen to have some and you find yourself doomed with no Holy Water, it can serve as a substitute.

Ammunition (9/17)

Despite adjustments to recycle, the point cost for ammunition is still quite a pain to upkeep.

Thank you for your feedback. We will be adding more arrows and bullets in a future update, but it will have the Superior tag due to being available for auction.

[Kincard]

District/Frazzle (9/18)

Why don’t we get immunobreaks with these spells?

Immunobreaks can only occur on enemies with a resistance to a certain spell. The spells Distract and Frazzle do not have an associated resist, so Immunobreaks will not occur with them. To compensate for this, these two spells have a magic accuracy bonus.

Stacking Pouches (9/19)

Can you make Pouches of Silt and Beads stack to 99?

We will discuss doing this. We are sorry for any inconvenience players experience in the meantime.

New Food (9/19)

We haven’t seen any Noodle Kneading crafts in a long time. Perhaps it is time to finally add Ramen to the game!

Thank you for your suggestion. The person responsible for this also seems interested in adding Ramen to the game. Whether it’ll be Shoyu, Shio, or Miso…we’re going to have to discuss it a bit further!

[Kincard]

Arrapago Isle (9/28)

Can you add a Home Point to I-11 of this area? It can be troublesome for newer players to need to move to this area over and over if they wish to attempt the Corsair or Puppetmaster quests, amongst other things.

We are considering adding a Survival Guide to this area. We will consider the area you suggested as a possibility for its location.

Coalitions (9/28)

I want to get a Mirth Masquette but I need the coalition to rank up 4 times more. Please tell us a little more about how the changes work.

When a coalition assignment matching the rank is performed 4 times, 1 point will be added. The rank increases for every 110 points, but each day (Earth time) that passes, 2 points are lost. So from this, you can see that 18 points are needed each day to upgrade in a week, 10 points are needed each day to upgrade in 2 weeks, and 6 points are needed each to upgrade in a month.
Since Coalitions give out one Imprimatur every 6 hours, this would translate out to 1 week for 18 people, 2 weeks for 10 people, and 1 month for 6 people. The amount of points to rank up does not change for each rank, so for example ranking up 4 times would require 4 times the number of points.

Home Points (9/30)

Can you add an option like with Atmas where we can use the ones we most recently used?

It would be difficult to add a favorites feature, but a usage history feature should be possible. We will see if we can add this in the November update.

Escha NMs (9/30)

Please make them stop spawning randomly, it makes it annoying to play solo. Or at the very least, make them non-aggressive.

We are planning on adding a way for players to avoid NMs in the future. We are thinking of adding a key item which lets you avoid spawning Notorious Monsters. We apologize for any inconvenience players experience until we can add this.

Using Pouches in Mog Gardens (10/1)

These can cause log messages, so do you think you can let us use them in Mog Gardens?

We recognize that this is an issue, and adding chat filters would have several technical hurdles, so we are discussing allowing players to use these items in private areas such as Mog Gardens.

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Survival Guides (10/2)

We are thinking of adding Survival Guides to the following areas.

Caedarva Mire (Dvucca isle)/Arrapago Isle/Halvung /Behemoth’s Dominion/Dragon’s Aery/Valley of Sorrows/Ifrit’s Cauldron/Zeruhn Mines

Tahrongi Cactus (10/2)

We will discuss changing the tags on this item so it won’t interrupt Harvesting. We apologize for any inconvenience until then.

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Beastmaster (10/5)

After some testing, I found that fighting on the opposite side of the monster can sometimes cause the Reward, Ready, or Spur commands to not function.

Thank you for all your feedback.

In regards to concerns when fighting monsters on the opposite side of it as your pets, this issue comes up depending on the size of the monster, which is not accounted for in pet commands. Although we can’t give any guarantees at this time, we may consider changing the target of the pet command to solve this issue. This can greatly affect the use of commands, so we would like further feedback from players after implementation.
*There is possibility that the pet will not accept the command if they are not in sight.

Tenzen (10/5)

We have confirmed player reports regarding Tenzen’s status and the progression of Rhapsodies of Vana’Diel. We have updated the related thread to reflect this.

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Crafting Items (10/6)

We have no plans to allow guild items to be transferred between characters on the same account, or add guild items and crafting torques to the login campaigns.

Imprimaturs (10/6)

The development team is considering a feature to reduce the refresh timer on Imprimaturs.

Automaton Hate (10/6)

Do you think you can make it easier to hold hate on an automaton, such as through adding a Strobe III?

We can’t promise such an addition, but we’ll discuss it. We’ll report back if there’s any progress in this matter.

Blue Mage (10/7)

Currently, Blue Mage can get two boosts to their job traits through Gifts, one at 100 and one at 1200. You mentioned earlier that this can boost traits past what Blue Mages can normally get, but what about traits that will go past the upper levels of other jobs? For example, I might be able to achieve level 6 Dual Wield despite this not existing in the game for Ninja.

We have set caps for traits Blue Mage can achieve, but in some cases, this is higher than the ones possible for other jobs. For example, you brought up the trait Dual Wield, and that is one of those traits. It is possible to achieve a level 6 trait for this by setting the appropriate magic and having both gift bonuses. This is 1 level higher than even a ninja can achieve.

Players are limited in what Blue Magic they can set at any given time, so players will choose what spells will be set based on what they wish to use and what traits they wish to gain for a given purpose.

Mog Gardens (10/7)

Can you remove the rare tag on Faded Crystal?

Before we remove tags from an item, we need to check if it will affect quests or synthesis recipes. At this time, we are planning on removing the rare tag from the following items:

Tahrongi Cactus/Faded Crystal/2-Leaf Mandragora Bud

We may also make it possible at the same time to carry multiples of these items, but it is possible we will add an EX tag onto them.

Do you think you can double the items we get from a monster rather than giving us two chances to obtain items?

We will discuss making this change.

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F8 (10/8)

I will answer some of the questions players have about the function of the F8 key.

We had received some feedback on the forums to prioritize NPCs over monsters on the forum on one point, which was the reason for the change.

However, now we are getting feedback to change the key back to the way it was, so we are considering doing one of the following adjustments:

-Change the function back to how it was before 9/16/2015
-Place the former function of the F8 key onto F7 or F10
-Leave the keys as-is

We’d like for players to give us some feedback on this. Also, we hope players can understand that it would be difficult to set the function of the F8 key to something other than F7 or F10 (if we go with that plan, it is possible we will place the function of the F7 or F10 key onto F1).

Trusts (10/8)

I will answer some of the feedback we’ve gotten about Trust behavior.

In regards to Protectra/Shellra being used while players or other Trusts are not in range, we are considering solving the issue by extending the range of the spell to be similar to that of the Soulsoother head.

Some players have brought up how Trusts move in different directions. Currently, Trusts move based on the position of the monster. We would like to gather player feedback on how this distance should be handled.

We have also confirmed cases where the spell Erase was not being used when allies were afflicted with songs.

We are working to adjust these issues in future version updates. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please wait a bit longer.

[Spira]

atereko 2.
one of the most memorable scenes in the game. i teared up on this one.

[Sechs]

I was hoping to see something from CoP before stuff from ToAU =/

[Chrian]

I just want to see a anime for COP or some kind of series.

[Kincard]

Immunobreak (10/9)

Why can’t we Immunobreak using other types of magic?

Aside from the previously mentioned check for a Resist property, Immunobreaks are also restricted to enfeebling magic only. This is the setting for balance purposes.

Geas Fete (10/9)

In the next update, we plan on adding a mechanism to check for the types of Notorious Monsters in Geas Fete you've beaten. We apologize for the current lack of such a feature, but we ask that players wait a bit longer.

Phantom Roll (10/14)

I made a bug report about this earlier and was told this was intended. With an XI roll reducing the recast to 30 seconds, a combination of 5 merit levels, Desultor Tassets, and Gunslinger’s Cape should add another extra 20 second reduction, resulting in a 10 second recast. In the past, this was the case, but now it is 15.

This is working as intended.

In the 6/25/2015 version update, we fixed the following bug:

“When an XI is rolled on a Phantom Roll, the recast timer was not being properly calculated.”

The lower limit of the recast timer of the ability “Phantom Roll” is set as 15 seconds. The case cited may have been from when the bug was still active.

[Kincard]

Beastmaster (10/15)

We will be changing the Pet Command so that it targets the pet in the next update. Until now the valid usage distances were difficult to gauge, but now the subcursor will change color based on whether the command can be given or not.

For players concerned about the Beastmaster’s sight being blocked, we can confirm that while the Pet Command from the menu will now have this limitation, by using <me> in a macro, the Pet Command can be continued to be used the same way it is now. Furthermore, using commands such as <stnpc> and moving the cursor to the pet will also work.

We hope by doing this, we can accommodate both the players who are already used to the new system, as well as adding an additional option for players.

Software Keyboard (10/15)

We have been working on bringing the PS2 software keyboard to the Windows version of the game. However, we don’t think we have it be in perfect condition for all systems by March, so we wish to give priority to systems by players such as pokochan [player who asked for it]. We apologize for the trouble, but we hope you can provide the following information.

Type of OS
Type of IME
PC Specs given by the Playonline System Information

[Ligray]

November Version Update (10/16/2015)

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...4225/14225.jpg

A new, content-packed version update is set to land early this November!

Along with the concluding chapter to Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, the November version update will conclude the Seekers of Adoulin "Vegetable Vegetable Revolution" quest series.

That's not all! Fearsome notorious monsters await in Geas Fete, Wanted battles, and Domain Invasion, each guarding a horde of resplendent spoils. Rank 7 monster rearing will also be introduced along with a hefty expansion to job points and gifts -- a veritable cornucopia of improvements and additions!

[Ligray]

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...4227/14227.jpg

[dev1290] Explore Reisenjima and Experience the Final Chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel

The final chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel will be added.
The fate of millions hangs in the balance as Vana'diel and her heroes confront the greatest peril that history ever dared to record.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/at...241134&thumb=1

New Rhapsodies will be added.
Players progressing through the final chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel will gain access to new rhapsodies and all their powerful benefits.

A new area, Reisenjima, will be added.
Advance through the final chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel and travel to the remote and sacred island of Reisenjima, land of the gods in the Far East.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/at...241148&thumb=1

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/48909

[Kincard]

Trust Behavior (10/19)

The most annoying thing about backline Trusts right now is that they run around when they get aggro. Can you at least make them stop running around once battle starts or something?

Trusts have the following behavior in their settings: “If aggro is obtained, do not move until another Trust or the PC moves”, and “If aggro is obtained, and there is a certain amount of distance between the Trust and the master, move towards the master”. If you wait a moment after the Trust takes the target, the latter behavior should trigger and make the Trust move back towards you.

F8 (10/19)

We have made a decision regarding the F8 key, taking into account both the feedback from Japanese and foreign players, as below:

The F8 key will be restored to its original function, while the current function will be mapped to the F10 key.

We thank the players for giving us their feedback. We plan on making this change in the November update.

[Ligray]

[dev1291] Mog Garden Updates

Rank 7 Monster rearing will be made available.

New rearable creatures will be added.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/at...328205&thumb=1http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/at...328213&thumb=1

New Chacharoon cheers will be added.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/48915

[Kincard]

Automaton Enmity (10/20)

We have no plans on changing how the puppet uses its abilities, however we will be increasing the enmity+ from the attachment Strobe and Strobe II, as well as changing the Automaton's Provoke and Flash abilities so that they provide the same amount of enmity as the player versions.

[Ligray]

[dev1293] Geas Fete Updates

Notorious monsters will be added to Reisenjima.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/at...500779&thumb=1

The minimum number of participants will be lowered from three to one.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/48927

[Kincard]

Briault/Bliaut/Bliaud (10/23)

There are numerous items with names similar to these, such as
Healer’s Briault
Theo. Briault
Cleric’s Briault
Piety Briault
Orison Bliaud
Ebers Briault
With the September update changing Kaykaus Briault to Kaykaus Bliaut, I decided to do some reading about it. I learned from Wikipedia that Bliaut and Bliaud are the same thing, a type of gown used in the Middle Ages in Europe. The word “Briault” only turned up people, but I’m not sure how these things fit into the game’s flavor and if they’re intentional.

I know this question doesn’t really concern Japanese players (only if you’re curious enough with the /translate function), but I’m very interested in knowing.

Thanks for your feedback. The items you listed should all be named “Briault”. We may fix this in the future, but since we have a priority system for what we adjust in the game, we don’t think this will make it into the next update. Please give us some time.

Tribulens (10/23)

These can be pretty annoying to use. Can you introduce something similar to how the Manaclipper multi tickets work?

In the November update, we’ll be adding a new key item. It will have a similar function to Tribulens, but unlike that key item, it will not disappear upon one use, but rather after an hour has passed or the player changes areas. The conditions for obtaining it will be the same as Tribulens, so we hope players will find it useful.

[Spira]

from the XIV forums

FINAL FANTASY XI Collaboration Event
Around Wednesday, November 11th, around the time when Final Fantasy XI is receiving their grand finale, we’re planning to hold a collaboration event. It isn’t similar to the event we have done previously, this new event was created to match the scale of the grand finale, so please look forward to it!

So we have our version update date