Dev Tracker: Discussion

[Dotsudoku]

twas a joke, bear with me

[Byrthnoth]

OK >:/

Spoiler: show

[dasva]

Yeah, the problem with the faux auto-attack T1 strategy is that:
1) T1s have never been the highest DPS spells because of the 3 seconds forced delay at the end of each spell.

Is that still true of people who aren't using capped (or anywhere near capped) fast cast pre cast sets? I'd imagine this is geared towards those people especially those not using tools to make such things easier so probably just a swap to nuke without pre cast swap so just whatever fast cast they were idling in

[fantasticdan]

The mdt wall thing that NMs have also makes spamming low tier magic pretty shitty.

[jacobs67]

What's with the shitty magic evasion on that set? Did they forget mage gear is supposed to have higher magic evasion? It's not like it's a hybrid DD/magic set with accuracy on it either...

[Sechs]

What's with the shitty magic evasion on that set? Did they forget mage gear is supposed to have higher magic evasion? It's not like it's a hybrid DD/magic set with accuracy on it either...

Each Ambuscade set has a "negative" thing that counterbalances the good aspects of the set. That's been their paradygm to design Ambu sets for pretty much most of them.
Sulevia had little haste, like Meghanada and Jhakri. I guess this set counterbalances "supposedly" (emphasis there!) good stats with low meva?


Also Martel Ayanmo wasn't bad at all. Not as good as it could've been, but not completely bad per sè. I'm sure DD BRDs and DD WHMs enjoyed it wholeheartedly. To a certain extent BLUs too as I assume the set can offer some decent macc midcast pieces for some spells.
Also body is a decent hybrid DT piece I guess.

[Loona]

Freshly Picked from this morning:

By the end of the session a couple of slides had "???" bits in them - I wonder what that was about, and if it's about this week's update or for later... March isn't too far off, and with it the end of the plans they said they had for the game last year, so I wonder what new plans may follow (in the very least some merges for most servers other than Asura and Odin would be nice)...

[IceSylph]

By the end of the session a couple of slides had "???" bits in them - I wonder what that was about, and if it's about this week's update or for later... March isn't too far off, and with it the end of the plans they said they had for the game last year, so I wonder what new plans may follow (in the very least some merges for most servers other than Asura and Odin would be nice)...

No, thank you.

[NynJa]

Fuck off with server merges!

[dasva]

By the end of the session a couple of slides had "???" bits in them - I wonder what that was about, and if it's about this week's update or for later... March isn't too far off, and with it the end of the plans they said they had for the game last year, so I wonder what new plans may follow (in the very least some merges for most servers other than Asura and Odin would be nice)...

The little descriptions for that section I think were for campaigns

[dasva]

Side note it the way they worded this makes it sound like my fear of this just being the first in a line of quests for the Escutcheons and them not being added yet might come true. Damn you SE

Called it

[Byrthnoth]

It would have been more surprising if they hadn't announced that's what was happening a month ago.

[Sechs]

Yeah Dasva, what Byrth said.

[dasva]

It would have been more surprising if they hadn't announced that's what was happening a month ago.

I don't remember seeing anything about the items not coming till later.

Closest I can find "and experience a new quest to earn synthesis-specific equipment known as "escutcheons!" announced 2 weeks ago and the "We’ve implemented the first step in the escutcheon questline" last week which is what I was referencing in that quote...

[Trumpy]

was this update supposed to be the one they were adding haste to Trusts? I didnt see it in the notes, just trust specific ones.

[Maurauc]

was this update supposed to be the one they were adding haste to Trusts? I didnt see it in the notes, just trust specific ones.

I thought that was the last update.

Alter egos now receive the Haste+ attribute.
* The exact value of this effect depends on the alter ego’s type.
* This effect occurs if the item level of the player calling them forth is 100 or greater.
In line with this change, the value of the Haste+ effect provided by the Rhapsody in Fuchsia key item has been increased.

[Fwahm]

I don't remember seeing anything about the items not coming till later.

Closest I can find "and experience a new quest to earn synthesis-specific equipment known as "escutcheons!" announced 2 weeks ago and the "We’ve implemented the first step in the escutcheon questline" last week which is what I was referencing in that quote...

"First step" is pretty conclusive that they weren't adding the whole thing this month.

[dasva]

"First step" is pretty conclusive that they weren't adding the whole thing this month.

True last week is pretty conclusively not a month ago either. That said it seems I forgot that was more of the confirmation and the conversation/speculation on it being added this month was a week before that so I misquoted myself

[Funkworkz]

They first announced the shields in the November freshly picked vana'diel. http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...diel-29-Digest

Ultimate synthesis equipment (tentative name)
(1:17:40)
We are planning to implement equipment that is comparable to relics for crafters. Since the slot it will occupy is the sub-weapon slot, they cannot be used in tandem with the Kupo Shield, but they will have very good stats to compensate for this. You will need to undertake various trials to obtain and enhance this equipment, and ultimately it will become something with a unique graphic. We’re working hard on creating this and carefully making adjustments, so it will take a bit of time to finalized, but we hope you look forward to it.

[dasva]

Holy heck like 7 dev posts about the new battle balance with geo spells came out a couple of days ago. Um /lights kincaird signal