New Features in Aht Urhgan(06/21/2006)

[Nagamaki]

I was a bit puzzled that people weren't expecting Mog Locker access outside Aht Urghan and wondering if I just hallucinated reading about it months ago, so I looked for the original pre-update Mog Locker announcement at http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff ... tail2.html

When the Mog Locker is first introduced its use will be limited to Rent-a-Rooms in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan areas. It will initially have 30 item slots available, and can later be expanded to 50 slots.

Allowing Mog Locker use in other areas, as well as increasing the maximum number of item slots, will be considered for future version updates.

Its still a nice feature, but this isn't out of the blue, it was expected since day one.

This whole announcement is pretty self contradictory with the idea that adding AF storage stuff will reduce crowding though. As was stated above, all they need to reduce clogging in Aht Urghan is make it quicker to get there from home cities than the other way around, and that pretty much means OP warp, or an OP warp like NPC in each home town that sends you to Whitegate since Conquest OP in Besieged areas wouldn't make any sense at all.

[Jeryhn]

Change the Warp Taru in Whitegate to give you the option warp you to Jeuno, or any of the Home Cities. Lower his cost to 1 imperial bronze piece.

[Kaziel]

Change the Warp Taru in Whitegate to give you the option warp you to Jeuno, or any of the Home Cities. Lower his cost to 1 imperial bronze piece.

That would rock. Hell, the option to be able to warp to one of the home cities, even for a Silver would be cool (oh noes! 100 IS! I will surely break myself spending that much...)

[Lyramion]

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New Features in Aht Urhgan(06/21/2006)

The FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team has put several measures into effect since the release of the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion disc to lessen the congestion in Al Zahbi, including adjustments to Besieged and the introduction of auction house fees and bazaar taxes. The upcoming Mog Locker expansion and the introduction of new features in Aht Urhgan are designed to create a more convenient atmosphere for players. While the effects of these changes may not be immediately visible, we believe that these measures will eventually result in less overcrowding of the new towns.

3. New NPCs - Updated
The following NPCs will be added to the towns of Al Zahbi and Aht Urhgan Whitegate:

-An equipment storage NPC
-A special event item storage NPC
-A weather forecast NPC
-A Pursuivant NPC to transport players to Brenner and Ballista matches
-Sagheera will return to her parents home in Alzabi. There is a possibility she might get captured in Besieged

Furthermore, additions will be made to the number of special event items that can be stored

[Eternus]

BS I just checked the page and it says jack shit about Sagheera lol. That would really fucking kill Jueno.

[Denchi]

What ever happened to the merit upgrades?

[Raineer]

What ever happened to the merit upgrades?

Update hasn't happened yet. 10 hours ago we didn't know storage would be changing and were bitching about that.

[Sonomaa]

she wont get moved, it would be bad form to "Force" people to buy an expansion to do another expansions end game content

granted anyone who didnt buy toau but has sea access is a moron

[Xiona]

when FFXIFlux has children they will be born fully matured adults, with college degree's. if not he will then yell and bitch at them for developing to slowly

[cassiraa]

she wont get moved, it would be bad form to "Force" people to buy an expansion to do another expansions end game content

granted anyone who didnt buy toau but has sea access is a moron

Quoted for truth, although I really would like to have a Cosmo Clense Sales Department somewhere in the east. And I'd never have to be in Jeuno again.

when FFXIFlux has children they will be born fully matured adults, with college degree's. if not he will then yell and bitch at them for developing to slowly

To quote Coupling(best TV show ever):
"I don't know... I always thought he was..."
"You think he's gay?"
"oh no, Destined to die alone."

[Not Kuno]

Completely awesome.

First we get personal chocobos then we get mog locker enhancement + mog locker from any town. Much better then the CoP first two notes being ballista updates and fish ranking changes.

[Khamsin]

ToAU so far seems an expansion of convenience. Easier/faster merits, portals to take you directly to those merit camps, more storage space, all the guilds together, a warp taru to send you to jeuno, and more.

The first big update brings even more storage, chocobos you can call anytime, and the AF/event storage NPCs, as well as lets you access your locker from other cities, making things even more convenient.

FFXIFlux is right inasmuch as ToAU has had little actual content compared to conveniences, but that's certainly nothing to whine about. I love all SE is doing to make things more enjoyable (read: less of a timesink), and I'm sure they'll add the actual content soon enough. At least by the time that content gets here, we know we'll be able to travel to it and store all our extra equipment we're going to need for it easily. It's better than adding the content first, making us walk through the reef 10x back and forth with overflowing backpacks to do missions or other endgame content, and then six months later giving us more storage space and portals to go directly there.

[BRP]

I simply like how Cursed Abj is becoming weaker and weaker by the fact they keep on adding mimicing armor that is either just as strong or slightly weaker.

[FFXIFlux]

I simply like how Cursed Abj is becoming weaker and weaker by the fact they keep on adding mimicing armor that is either just as strong or slightly weaker.

I don't see anything that compares to w.legs, a.body. SE has horrible itemization and 3 years later still hasn't obsoleted gear. Of course they've released 1.1 expansions in that time too... Regardless, I'm still wearing errant, woo woo.

[aurik]

I simply like how Cursed Abj is becoming weaker and weaker by the fact they keep on adding mimicing armor that is either just as strong or slightly weaker.

I don't see anything that compares to w.legs, a.body. SE has horrible itemization and 3 years later still hasn't obsoleted gear. Of course they've released 1.1 expansions in that time too... Regardless, I'm still wearing errant, woo woo.

a body...you mean like sorcerer's coat? cleric's briault? yingyang robe? the addition of syntheses and ksnms that result in more shining cloths? that lollipop harness that i see bards running around in at low mp? no, nothing has been added since december 2003 that compares to a.body at all!

[NynJa]

I simply like how Cursed Abj is becoming weaker and weaker by the fact they keep on adding mimicing armor that is either just as strong or slightly weaker.

I don't see anything that compares to w.legs, a.body. SE has horrible itemization and 3 years later still hasn't obsoleted gear. Of course they've released 1.1 expansions in that time too... Regardless, I'm still wearing errant, woo woo.

a body...you mean like sorcerer's coat? cleric's briault? yingyang robe? the addition of syntheses and ksnms that result in more shining cloths? that lollipop harness that i see bards running around in at low mp? no, nothing has been added since december 2003 that compares to a.body at all!

http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/1592
and you can use it some 15 lvls earlier too...

[Jeryhn]

But guys, none of that armor counts, because it doesn't drop off of new HNMs comparable to the three Kings wwwwwtttttffffffff!

[Jazelon]

I simply like how Cursed Abj is becoming weaker and weaker by the fact they keep on adding mimicing armor that is either just as strong or slightly weaker.

I don't see anything that compares to w.legs, a.body. SE has horrible itemization and 3 years later still hasn't obsoleted gear. Of course they've released 1.1 expansions in that time too... Regardless, I'm still wearing errant, woo woo.

a body...you mean like sorcerer's coat? cleric's briault? yingyang robe? the addition of syntheses and ksnms that result in more shining cloths? that lollipop harness that i see bards running around in at low mp? no, nothing has been added since december 2003 that compares to a.body at all!

http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/1592
and you can use it some 15 lvls earlier too...

I think he means 1 slot refresh, and I have to agree with Aurik. A Body not valuable for every job that can use it anymore. BLM Has weskit, and even for refresh Sorcerer's Coat. WHM has Noble's and Cleric's Briault, SMN has YYR, Austere, and even AF2 body seems more useful. BRD and RDM are pretty much the only jobs left that get use out of it, and even then it's just situational.

(Sorry for Ninja Edit)

[Siatdiat]

I simply like how Cursed Abj is becoming weaker and weaker by the fact they keep on adding mimicing armor that is either just as strong or slightly weaker.

I don't see anything that compares to w.legs, a.body. SE has horrible itemization and 3 years later still hasn't obsoleted gear. Of course they've released 1.1 expansions in that time too... Regardless, I'm still wearing errant, woo woo.

a body...you mean like sorcerer's coat? cleric's briault? yingyang robe? the addition of syntheses and ksnms that result in more shining cloths? that lollipop harness that i see bards running around in at low mp? no, nothing has been added since december 2003 that compares to a.body at all!

The "gaudy harness" refreshes mp up to 47, static number no matter what level or mp pool size. Not effected by low health.

[aurik]

I simply like how Cursed Abj is becoming weaker and weaker by the fact they keep on adding mimicing armor that is either just as strong or slightly weaker.

I don't see anything that compares to w.legs, a.body. SE has horrible itemization and 3 years later still hasn't obsoleted gear. Of course they've released 1.1 expansions in that time too... Regardless, I'm still wearing errant, woo woo.

a body...you mean like sorcerer's coat? cleric's briault? yingyang robe? the addition of syntheses and ksnms that result in more shining cloths? that lollipop harness that i see bards running around in at low mp? no, nothing has been added since december 2003 that compares to a.body at all!

The "gaudy harness" refreshes mp up to 47, static number no matter what level or mp pool size. Not effected by low health.

thanks for the info, now can you tell me exactly where I said it was triggered by low health?

PS. it's 49.

And the reason I didn't mention verm or black cloak (besides the fact they occupy the head slot) is because they were introduced before abjurations were.