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[rahskala]

So they're giving us something that Beastmasters have been able to do since day one? Sweet. I hope we'll be able to carby pull with them, that'd be neat.

BUT WE PROBABLY WON'T BECAUSE THEN THE UPDATE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE RELEVANT

[Zaris]

I've found salvation in Counter-Strike: Source

[Septimus]

Ummm... Am I the only person who thinks that the NPC thing might actually be cool? I like to fight solo; it is something I can indulge in as a Red Mage- most jobs do not have that luxury. Maybe you can choose the job of the NPC; would it not be nice to have a White Mage at your disposal to skill up neglected weapons? (I could have used one this weekend when leveling my Great Axe on my WAR.)

Hopefully they have improved the AI from the escort NPCs, if these NPCs are as smart as Moblins, it would be pretty awesome.

[layoneil]

i think it COULD be cool too but i doubt it will.

[Sonomaa]

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[rahskala]

Now that I think about it, there are a few ways in which this might actually be somewhat cool. Depending how XP works with one of these NPCs fighting alongside you, it might allow you to solo a bit more effectively, or fight in smaller parties.

Maybe somebody could bring along a henchie to fill out a party that's short a member -- after all, we all know how hard it is to find melee DDs these days.

It's also pretty cool that they'll be able to gain experience. I was running out of jobs to level.

This new feature will open up the excitement of Vana'diel like never before!

What the hell? Don't they have people to copyedit this stuff?

[Septimus]

Maybe somebody could bring along a henchie to fill out a party that's short a member -- after all, we all know how hard it is to find melee DDs these days.

If they are good enough, maybe have half of the party as NPCs, so 3 person parties could be feasible for XP sessions.

[rahskala]

If they are good enough, maybe have half of the party as NPCs, so 3 person parties could be feasible for XP sessions.

That's what I was thinking. If they are good enough. Would it be nice? Hell yeah, it'd be freaking awesome. Will it happen? {Um...}

[Demosthenes11]

You guys are getting your panties in a bundle fast. We do not know anything about this, so quit your bitching and moaning :D
Also, this is not the last update about the update, so we can all expect a lot more.

[Septimus]

That's what I was thinking. If they are good enough. Would it be nice? Hell yeah, it'd be freaking awesome. Will it happen? {Um...}

That is a big "if", but it is in the realm of possibilities. Some jobs would be harder to code than others, things like skillchains and magic bursts would bed difficult, enfeebles and dispels might be hard too, songs would probably be out of the question. But it would not be very hard to make AI for a healer, check HP, use a cure, check status effects, use that spell, bar-element-ra, good to go. (No offense to the WHMs out there, but that does not involve the cooperation that setting up a skillchain would.)

[Quicklet]

This seems like a cool idea but knowing SE it's going fall far short of expectations.

[asze]

sad day when your npc shows up as a dragoon

OMFG! LMFAO


and to this update



WTF!

[Kiro]

Do you get to choose what race/job your NPC is? Or is it totally random.. 'cause if I end up with an Elvaan BLM I'm gonna flip the fuck out on someone.

[asze]

Nah you get a Galka Summoner wearing a Bronze Subligar with a lower level Condom Hat.

I'm sure Septimus would appreciate that.

[Kiro]

I hope I get a Mithra in full BST AF2, kekeke.

[Hirronimus]

They want to implement more NPCs that could/would cause more lag yet they can't increase inventory space because server can handle only so much data per char.

RETARDED!

[Ish]

You guys are getting your panties in a bundle fast. We do not know anything about this, so quit your bitching and moaning :D
Also, this is not the last update about the update, so we can all expect a lot more.

Go play in traffic.






roflwaffles @ my 'friend' dying to 1 AOE then me probably having to do the goddamn quest over again. which is probably the most obscenely inane quest in history. sweet.

Ish
75RNG 75RDM

[Septimus]

Do you get to choose what race/job your NPC is? Or is it totally random.. 'cause if I end up with an Elvaan BLM I'm gonna flip the fuck out on someone.

Sadly they have not released details like that yet. But I would like a Galka White Mage to help with skill up sessions and leveling low jobs. Preferably Werei's or Raogrimm's model... (*'.')

[Kiro]

Ah.. that would be cool. If you 'leveled' with it when you're 70+ or so, and it stayed the same level even if you were leveling a 20 or under secondary job.. Though that would breed a lot of lazy people, maybe?

BST would be even cooler than it is now though.

[Orfeo]

I smell another dragoon gimp with this update. I bet the npc's will be as strong/stronger then a wyvern, and take up your pet slot, meaning you can't have both out. With everyone else having a pet, there goes dragoons uniquness (dont turn this into another drg flame -.-)

It will be interesting to see how this works. If they don't take up your "pet slot" and they don't reduce EXP, this would be nice for my BST. Assuming they don't outdamage a DC/EM pet I could basically have a static duo with myself.