7-24-06 Update Details

[Jeryhn]

Taj got some POLUtis pics of the new abilities:

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/4841/meritsgj9.png
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/7518/merits2nk2.png

Holy fuck @ Chivalry.

[BRP]

AMAZING. My jaw has hit the ground for at least the 5th time in this update and we haven't even downloaded it.

There is no contest.


This is the best update in FFXI's history.

[PussPuss]

Assassin Charge = 1200 TAAC, 1600+ SATAAC+WS, if I read it right.

[DeadLegend]

Taj got some POLUtis pics of the new abilities:

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/4841/meritsgj9.png
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/7518/merits2nk2.png

Holy fuck @ Chivalry.

in fucking DEED chivalry O.O!!!


and LOL@Formless strikes, non physical=magical? Nerfed punches? haahahahahaha

[Stromgarde]

Wow, and lol@Guardian's description.

[Dein]

Meh I was hoping that Iron Will and Gaurdian would be better than that. Chivalry sounds like the best thing for plds to date though, I might just get all the new abilities and then pump that up to it's max if possible.

[Senoska]

I hope warrior's charge means DOUBLE your next attack and not your next attack is double attacked, also I hope it stacks on WS's >.> prz... /beg SE

[Chupunpupun]

Now we know that Aggressor does not add RACC but Aggressive Aim is no where as good as savagery.

[Dein]

Looool, Maintenance extension till 5pm pst.... (Sorry mixed up the time zones :x)

[DeadLegend]

Guardian does sound kinda odd, I suppose they mean with it, the hate decay suffered from damage taken will be reduced during sentinel. Fealty sounds kinda bleh but another JA is another hate tool so I'll get that. Iron Will seems a little disappointing.

loloverwhelm lolsamuraitank
it feels like I've typed this all before...I expect a quadruple post thanks to BG Besieged 2006

[Sekkite]

DRK stuff is kinda...meh. Though I suppose the whole DRK buff revolves around absorb-TP and how much TP it returns.

Enhanced accuracy at the cost of max health? Eh.....I'll reserve my judgements for this when I see how much of an accuracy boost this is and the duration.

Reduced enmity on souleater? Decent, though it really needs to be coupled with something that would reduce the hp loss so that it doesn't tax the WHM's mp so much.

Reduced the delay of two-handed weapons when using Last Resort? The reduced delay better be substantial for this to be worthwhile.

Guarenteed dark magic spell landing.....sounds pretty good considering absorb-TP was added in. I'll reserve further comments on this when I see the cooldown.

[DeadLegend]

Hey

Nightingale(halves cast/recast of songs)
+
Troubador(song cast x1.5, DOUBLE EFFECT of song)
=
Broken FFXI


Ballad stack for 6 mp? Minne stack for 180 defense? Holy fuck

[Cephius]

Did anyone else find it amusing that they totally jacked Faranim's Sanction Icon? I wonder if they did the same with the Utsusemi ones? lol

[Chupunpupun]

I hope warrior's charge means DOUBLE your next attack and not your next attack is double attacked, also I hope it stacks on WS's >.> prz... /beg SE

Assassain Charge is triple your next attack so it's most likely going to be guaranteed double/triple attack.

[Illverin]

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this and the site is too laggy atm to go back and fish through all the pages but does SoulFlayer = Davy Jones of FFXI.....kind of

[Bwelch]

Hey

Nightingale(halves cast/recast of songs)
+
Troubador(song cast x1.5, DOUBLE EFFECT of song)
=
Broken FFXI


Ballad stack for 6 mp? Minne stack for 180 defense? Holy fuck

/squeals XD

[BRP]

I think some people are underestimating things like Guardian(yay, monsters beating the shit out of me isn't losing me hate).

(PS, I fucking love this update so much, but I'll say something about BLM. I would have rather AM II scrolls be released through these new BCNMs, HNMs, and Jailers(that cast them) and give BLM two traits and two abilities... two traits: some fancy names for "Enhance DoT Damage" and "Enhance Ancient Magic Resistance Drop", and two abilities: two fancy names for "Save 40% MP off next spell cost" and "Next Spell can not be interupted".)

[Dein]

Looking at the merits for the new jobs (Corsair in this case) I already know what I'm going to max. Phantom Roll recast down and Bust duration down? I fail to see why they even bothered adding any of the other options with these two being meritable.

[Avvesione]

Troubador(song cast x1.5, DOUBLE EFFECT of song)

Unless it's like 5 minute recast >_> (so only like 5 MP ballads) but then what if it stacks with Soul Voice.

[Russta]

Did anyone else find it amusing that they totally jacked Faranim's Sanction Icon? I wonder if they did the same with the Utsusemi ones? lol

My friend kept going "wow look at the new sanction icon" and I couldn't work out why Square had put up an announcement about a sanction icon that had been there all along. It wasn't until I while ago I figured out the red sanction icon I'm used to is actually from Faranim's and Square really are jacking it lol.