New Aht Urhgan Missions!(06/26/2006)

[Celeras]

The next version update will bring the release of a new region, new mercenary ranks, and the long-awaited continuation of the Treasures of Aht Urhgan storyline in the form of new missions.

New Missions

The FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team left difficult battles out of the early Treasures of Aht Urhgan missions in order to allow as many players as possible to enjoy the new content. However, the new missions will be aimed for higher level players, reinforcing the words of Naja Salaheem: "Salaheem's Sentinels only takes the best of the best, the crrream of the crop!"

Fierce adversaries and the mysteries of the Aht Urhgan Empire await you!


New Mercenary Ranks

The next version update will introduce two new mercenary ranks and their corresponding rank evaluations.

One of the new rank evaluations will be themed after helping out the less experienced.

A New Region

The new region "Ruins of Alzadaal" will be added to the Aradjiah continent.

At first, only a part of the area "Alzadaal Undersea Ruins" will be accessible, but other areas will gradually be made available by subsequent version updates.

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff ... etail.html

There better be some HNM hiding in there.

[Lordwafik]

yay

nothing but good deliveries in this expansion!

[Kaylia]

"long awaited continuation"


That would imply it started already. >_> 7 cutscene isnt a mission...

One of the new rank evaluations will be themed after helping out the less experienced.

This part sound interesting. Way to force people to help other with mission?

[Severance]

Do I have to get past the 3 assault tiers to advance?

I only ever do Golden Salvage and Excavation Duty -.-

[Demetrios]

fuck the missions, hnms please =/

[Siatdiat]

fuck the missions, hnms please =/

/cue BRP playing "What a wonderful world"

[LD]

"long awaited continuation"


That would imply it started already. >_> 7 cutscene isnt a mission...

Well, there are those who would consider walking around a determined effort. ;x


Severance, Mercenary Ranks and mission advancement have been independent of each other...so far.
I wouldn't worry too much about getting PFC/SP for the time being (at least, not for the sake of advancing the plot).



It'll be nice to get our hands dirty in the story advancement, it's about time they had us do something other than deliver letters between pen-pals.
I hope the missions stay true to what TOA has generally promised and delivered: something challenging, yet requiring little in the way of manpower. I have high hopes for what's to come, but I fear that our first taste of Alzadaal may be like our first taste of Hu'Xzoi. -_-


P.S.
Mother. Fucking. Iron Giants. Now.

[Correction]

Better Periqia Assaults yespls.

[Kaylia]

Hu'Xhoi wasnt bad. Just annoyingly useless for months

[LD]

Ninja Edit Fails. ;-;


What I meant was they say they're releasing a new area and we might get a single room, or something just as disappointingly insubstantial. ~_~;

[Severance]

Severance, Mercenary Ranks and mission advancement have been independent of each other...so far.
I wouldn't worry too much about getting PFC/SP for the time being (at least, not for the sake of advancing the plot).

Yay ^_^

[Zalius]

Hu'Xhoi wasnt bad. Just annoyingly useless for months

was the "for months" really nessacery =/


Anyways, from what I understood, alzaadal was linked to every nation? Also, i'm wondering what theyre going to be doing with Nyzul/new ranks, im looking foreward to some form of new items. Still, they haven't said anything about remnants yet, which is one of the things im looking foreward to seeing, as the maps/screens look very dynamis/limbusish

[NynJa]

Better Periqia Assaults yespls.

Assaults that are based on skill, not 100% luck or your "skill" in argusing past a gate.

[inafume]

Zalius - it was the Chocobo Circuit that seemed to be linked to every nation.

[Kaylia]

Better Periqia Assaults yespls.

Assaults that are based on skill, not 100% luck or your "skill" in argusing past a gate.

True.
I'm gonna cry if I see another "lebros supply" bullshit.

[LD]

According to the maps in the data (see Vana'diel Atlas), the area Alzadaal Undersea Ruins has an exit to nearly every field zone in what we know to be the East.
Anyone who has roamed over the land out of curiosity or boredom (or a mix of both, e.g. me) has probably already found many of the potential entrances to this currently locked area.

There are certain areas completely cut off by an Immortal Guard and an invisible wall.
You've probably already heard of people who have....broken through to see these areas.
I've only personally seen about half of the entrances, I'd say the easiest one to find (and get to) would be the one directly West of Nashmau, the hardest probably being the two on Dvucca Isle. ~_~;

What this news seems to say is that we will only gain access to this one area, and not to the Remnant areas to which it is apparently connected.
Whether or not we will even gain access to the entire area is unknown.

[Rocl]

From what I understood in the patch notes was that we were getting just Alzadaal right now and the Remnants in following patches?

[LD]

SE is surprisingly explicit regarding our level of access.
It doesn't bother me very much though; besides Chocobo stuff, new story elements, and possibly new Assault missions, the only thing I really want is to finally see a giant suit of armor with an impossibly huge sword walking around. ;x

[Kaylia]

This map make me remember the one before Promyvion. I forgot the name, but all 3 crag were "connected" by it, but there was no ingame way to travel between every place.

[Kuropiko]

Hall of Transference.

They clearly say we won't have the whole undersea ruins accessible yet, but we may get a few areas of these to explore or do missions and stuff in.

They didn't say either we would'nt get access to areas in the actual regions, like Hazhalm Testing Grounds, so maybe that's coming to.

According to the maps of Alzadaal, there seems to be one small area behind every Blue Mage guard, with a room in there, so i think there will be teleporters to travel through the entire ruins in a set of small areas.