Dev Tracker: Discussion

[FaeQueenCory]

My big question about REM upgrades...


Are they gonna skip Shields again?

We never got an Ilvl Aegis or Ochain. (instruments too)

Ochain doesn't really *need* it... (though the higher DEF would be nice, it's not like it's been hurtful to not have. SDB and the constant ability to get nigh-100% with it even now... Ochain really was the least hurt item from iLvs... after movement gear.)

Though.... Aegis could hella use that iLv skill.
In the 99era, Aegis' blockrate when to crap.
And now I'm pretty sure its blockrate is in the negative. (hyperbole, but yeah... Aegis don't block without reprisal/palisade on on content that matters.)

They'll likely include shields since there's an Aeonic shield. (PDTII shield? Cause THAT's a thing PLD needed....)
But, I'm more interested in how they go about this.

Will they just update the 119 versions? Will they demand another 300 stones? 600 stones? 1000 stones?
(obvs if they updated the 119 versions, they'd have to add the 300 stone exchange for Aegis and Ochain to get a 119 version.)
And will they expand access to all the right jobs?
This is really upsetting since it's likely that it won't be happening on the 11th.... since we're just getting the dats of the Aeonic weapons then. (unconfirmed date, but this is Japan and FFXI)
And it REALLY screws with what the hell they meant by no new content after Nov.... new HPs? nope. New emulation keyboard? March update. New quest? Yup, after Nov.
And now possibly new items??? I just.... I may have to hang up my troll empress tiara... cause even I can't understand that insane troll logic they're using. (and I'm usually really good at understanding SE's brand of it!)

EDIT: though if it's just editing the 119 item data... that fits normal with what is "no new content". Editing item data is like the lowest, most basic thing in game creation. Regardless of architecture, language and dev kits, it's always just codes in a cell.

[Sechs]

@Isiolia
After january*
Supposing they want to go crazy with bonuses to keep players subscribed, I don't think it's gonna happen for 1-2 months past the november patch.
That content itself will be enough to keep players interested for a little while at least.
After a few months subs will probably start dropping, and at that point they'll either start some special campaign for subscribing players, or just wear a big fat #careface

[Isiolia]

After january*
Supposing they want to go crazy with bonuses to keep players subscribed, I don't think it's gonna happen for 1-2 months past the november patch.
That content itself will be enough to keep players interested for a little while at least.
After a few months subs will probably start dropping, and at that point they'll either start some special campaign for subscribing players, or just wear a big fat #careface

My thought is more that the 11/11 update is a big thing for the game, so I'd assume there'll be some kind of Return Home push either for it, or soon after. Throwing newer/better freebies out there to help lure people back wouldn't seem out of place. Free stuff is free stuff, but, the same ol' mog pells probably won't grab many people's attention. 'course, they may have something else coming too.

I more suspect that by the time January rolls around, we'll be looking at server merges, for better or worse. Then probably just the same campaigns they've been doing, though maybe with better login point items.

[dasva]

More pells are good and everything, but where are the Gold ones? They gave them out only once so far... I want another Gold! ><

I never even got mine

[dasva]

Ochain doesn't really *need* it... (though the higher DEF would be nice, it's not like it's been hurtful to not have. SDB and the constant ability to get nigh-100% with it even now... Ochain really was the least hurt item from iLvs... after movement gear.)

On any content worth bringing a pld for you wont be anywhere near capped without reprisal (lvl 126 xp rabbits it goes down to 70%)... and if you have reprisal up well Priwen does just as well

[Julian]

Not resubbing for that lol. It's pretty obvious we'll have another 2 week free period, so I'll just wait for that, and maybe resub after depending on how it goes.

[Mojo]

Can you send red mog polls from mules? I could use some trusts on that list.

[Richybear]

Nope, and the Trust Ciphers aren't sendable either

[Draylo]

If you wait a while after the pells goes out, the orb sell well. The duskdims are for burst dmg+ so they go for like 5m a stack.

[DirtyWattz]

I'm hoping we don't have to rely on skirmish stones for a lot of gear anymore. Kinda sucks that system is still BiS for several jobs. There should be better entry level equipment by now that doesn't rely on RNG and an awfully boring event.

[detlef]

It's a good thing that some of the gear is still the best and some isn't. If Skirmish gear wasn't worth doing outside of re-gearing new and returning players, that would be a bad thing.

[vivbiibasjiu]

At least they confirmed Job Master epeen will be visible at a glance. Maybe it'll give you the GM flag-like icon thing but instead it says JM, or some kind of icon with a golden star (indicating job mastery like in other FF games)
Or it'll make you glow or something. Who knows!

[The Assman]

I'm hoping it's a job-specific icon by your name. Like typing "/jobmaster war" puts a shiny icon that says WAR by your name.

[dasva]

I hope it's perma job emote. Like blms just glide over the ground with black wings ninjas riding frogs and such

[Aumaan_Kujata]

I've been joking that the final gift would be a golden star floating over your head 5/tactics/etc style for a bit now. That last note ups the probability that my smartassery was clairvoyance instead. Does that mean the Aeonic Gun will shoot porxies too?

[steellord]

I've been joking that the final gift would be a golden star floating over your head 5/tactics/etc style for a bit now. That last note ups the probability that my smartassery was clairvoyance instead. Does that mean the Aeonic Gun will shoot porxies too?

meh it's just the 2nd maat cap

[steellord]

Well i certainly hope the afterglow stage won't be necessary to further upgrade REMs, but that would be kind of weird if not. Cause yeah, fuck farming 250 umbrals

[Scythiroth]

It wasn't required for upgrading them to ilvl, not sure why they'd all of a sudden decide to change it now.

[geno3302]

Well i certainly hope the afterglow stage won't be necessary to further upgrade REMs, but that would be kind of weird if not. Cause yeah, fuck farming 250 umbrals

250 umbrals isn't as bad as you'd think if there isn't really competition. But they wouldn't do that anyways, empyerians would be virtually impossible then. They require something like 68000 kills solo to get 3000 rift at the 4.4% drop rate listed on db

[Gokulo]

Damn that exp bonus will be crazy