9/24/12 Version Update - .DAT Mining Discussion

[Julian]

weird, i'll just upload it, gimme a sec

http://juliandev.com/ffxi/2012-09-24/unknown%205.txt

[Slycer]

There's some Meeble Burrows stuff in the dialog that wasn't present on the test server. Specifically something about "Emblems of Valiance" -- one corresponding to each rank. No idea what that's about, so I'm intrigued. Suppose we can find out soon enough.

Also, for what it's worth, when you do a boss expedition, everyone with you gets all of the buffs that everyone in the party had on their grimoires. If you have a static, that's pretty meaningless, except for the Emeritus expedition. Like if you have six people, you can send three to do one path, three to do another path, then get all of the buffs from both paths when you go to do the Emeritus expedition. Can't really see any other use for that, but I guess it's nice.

[arus2001]

The tag cap/cooldown on Meeble makes me sad face. So close to getting it right again, SE. So close...

[Slycer]

Also, those Simian Horn/Mane items...lol. I'm assuming the only monster that will drop them is Umagrhk, which means we won't even see any of those items on the real servers for three weeks (takes 26 runs minimum to kill Umagrhk once... 20 hours per KI).

[Nightfyre]

servers are up

[Kincard]

weird, i'll just upload it, gimme a sec

http://juliandev.com/ffxi/2012-09-24/unknown%205.txt

There's some dialogue about playing rock-paper-scissors and then a prompt for "where do you want to go?" Along with a list of several areas including Selbina, Beadeaux, Davoi, among others.

[Cairthenn]

Unknown5 dialog tables are..

..suggesting a game of rock, paper, scissors with a Moogle and an option to warp to any non-dungeon Conquest zone..

[Julian]

What's the count to 23 thing about?

[Kaisha]

ハルブーン is Halvung no? I see it twice in the zone list. Might not be Conquest-only.

[Cairthenn]

Oh, indeed it is. I just saw primarily conquest zones. I suppose I should have thrown it into a translator just to look at it quicker. :s

Oh, and I just saw Beadeaux, too. So, zones just seem completely arbitrary.

[Radec]

I'm BC105, possibly the worst level for telling what the actual level on this is. 106-110

[Sho]

I'm BC105, possibly the worst level for telling what the actual level on this is. 106-110

SE you troll. Cassia Lumber drops from ENMs.

[Radec]

Well, assuming Slycer is correct, simian horn is still definitely going to be the limiting factor on these.

[Kincard]

Isn't the thing outdone by STR Thokcha anyway? It would've been a nice dagger for non-magian THFs or DNCs but now it's guaranteed to be expensive out the ass.

What's the count to 23 thing about?

It feels a lot like another game holiday event-type thing, honestly. The first four say "Cities cleared", "Davoi cleared", "Beadeaux cleared", "Flag cleared (???)"

[Radec]

Isn't the thing outdone by STR Thokcha anyway? It would've been a nice dagger for non-magian THFs or DNCs but now it's guaranteed to be expensive out the ass.

Almost certainly, but BC from 107-110 is at least 4mil/synth with 2 legion drops each (1 penelope, 1 staghorn) so nearly any other option for even getting 108 would be welcome.

[Kaisha]

It feels a lot like another game holiday event-type thing, honestly. The first four say "Cities cleared", "Davoi cleared", "Beadeaux cleared", "Flag cleared (???)"

Oh yeah, that reminds me of everyone's old favourite event. The one where you're set lvl1, sneak/invis'd, through a randomly chosen outdoor/beastmen zone with a friend, and have to find the finish point.

[Julian]

Isn't the thing outdone by STR Thokcha anyway? It would've been a nice dagger for non-magian THFs or DNCs but now it's guaranteed to be expensive out the ass.



It feels a lot like another game holiday event-type thing, honestly. The first four say "Cities cleared", "Davoi cleared", "Beadeaux cleared", "Flag cleared (???)"

nevermind I guess it was a coincidence.

[Slycer]

Should note that some of the items that dropped from Meeble Burrows on the test server (namely Briscard Cuisses and Abatteur Subligar) are not in this update and have no obvious replacement (like there's no item in this update that has the stats that Briscard Cuisses had on them, or anything similar). Not sure if they just swapped them with another item or what, but those were both items that you can only get from Umagrhk, or from marks after you beat Umagrhk, so we won't know for a while.

[fillerbunny9]

is all of this new gear from meebles? that's a nice Drakesbane body piece in there, and now that I have my Ace's I need something else to immensely frustrate me.

[Kincard]

is all of this new gear from meebles?

Given that's literally the only actual content they added this patch, probably.