New Assault Area (03/01/2007)

[Blackice]

I'll get my hopes up, but I'm also ready to have them shot down as usual. So here's to hoping! D.ring please;;

[Xavier]

LOL I BET THEY DELAYED POSTING THIS UPDATE NOTES CUZ ALL THE DEV TEAM READS THIS FORUM, SAW OUR HEATED DISCUSSION AND CHANGED THEIR PLANS LOL. :wink: :wink:

[Credos]

Looks good. Here's to Andvaranauts and Pixie Earrings all around!

[Siatdiat]

yes, they are giving the userbase what they wanted for so long, i hope y'all like the scenery in nyzul isle because you're gonna be seeing it everyday for a year.

I usually am not impressed with the bullshit SE comes up with, but seriously this isnt the content to try and mock. From what I can tell the randomness is a new attempt at a limitation that wont piss people off. They have tried no sub jobs, and the retardation of salvage, and time limits out the ass. I have a feeling this wont have a time limit, it will probably be very hard, and since it only requires a small group, id consider playing ffxi again just to fuck around with friends now and then with this event. I think its pointless to ponder the drops from here. I guess your trying to dis it saying it will take a long time to farm gear, but the scenery will be changing since its random, and its a fun event that requires a low turn out of people, and its straight forward in a way with no false limitations, so please tell me what the thing everyone will bitch about on this is?

That said it will probably be disappointing, and have some glaring problem as soon as people start trying to do it. I hope to hell there isnt a huge imbalance in it b/c it takes 2-3 years to fix those. Seriously though I hope for you die hard ffxiers that its something everyone feels is worth doing and 2 people dont have to spend all their time pulling teeth to get people to come.

[genome]

The interesting thing is that it's for 3 to 6 people, like all assaults.
So if there are versions of fafnir or behemots as the picture suggests they are trioable or anyways doable by a single PT, which is very nice, and possibly in a reasonably short time otherwise it would be too easy to timeout.

Of course those could also be reasons to be skeptical.
I actually saw fafnir killed by just 6 people but it takes a long time.

[Decillion]

I really want to be excited about this, I really do. But this is after all SE we're talking about.

I'm guessing the chances of the NMs popping will be as random as the zones themselves. Or the drop rates on the items will be as good as the drop rate of a Divisor Ring and/or Kraken Club.

God, I hope I'm wrong though.

[Sumy]

why do I have the feeling that THIS is where BLU COR PUP, as well and maybe all the other jobs AF2/Relic might come from?

[izembo]

let me remind you of one major flaw to this system though. the number of groups that can be in an assault run at a time.

[Lordwafik]

The expression on my face when I read these update notes :

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6619/zoidbergnt3.jpg


MAYBE I WILL GET N.LEGS FINALLY (and re-get N.hat for HQ ^_^)

Funny thing is I think more people would be fapping if the Purple Puppy was actually a white tiger ;p

[Eldelphia]

why do I have the feeling that THIS is where BLU COR PUP, as well and maybe all the other jobs AF2/Relic might come from?

I can't see that, it doesn't fit with the theme of dynamis etc.

I could be wrong but my feeling is that the other relic that needs to be implemented needs to be brought in with items which will attract a bunch of other jobs too. So my assumption would be that any relic based event would have to be at least the size of a CoP dynamis run. This is a small one party event.

Be absolutely amazing if we see some kings in here which drop even a portion of the rare ex loot pools that peeps love.

[mikazuki]

yes, they are giving the userbase what they wanted for so long, i hope y'all like the scenery in nyzul isle because you're gonna be seeing it everyday for a year.

I guess your trying to dis it saying it will take a long time to farm gear,

nope, i'm serious, it's not like we don't all have every zone imprinted on our memories anyway so i don't actually see a problem with staring at nyzul isle for an hour (or two) a day.
i think it'll take a long time for everyone to farm every item they want, 6months-1year, but it will be most likely less than the time spent in sky so far for example.

i actually can't think of any complaint aside from not understanding exactly how people progress as individuals given only the activator gets the record... i guess we'll know on release.
the random element - fantastic, no more strat guides^^
possibly infinite size dungeon - awesome
multiple ways to obtain HQ gear - sweet!

[Heian]

Funny thing is I think more people would be fapping if the Purple Puppy was actually a white tiger ;p

Lol ok I wasn't the only person thinking that, this update does have potential. Sadly we will have to wait and see, this will give some motivation to come back though. Well that and alot of sweet talk from a couple of buddies lol.

If they do introduce Abd./Ridill/D Ring/ect through this, then it is possible they have saved a big part of this game.

Who wants to take bets though if these NMs they talk about actually pop they will drop things like "??? Sword -1" and it appraises into Kaiser Sword.

[mikazuki]

why do I have the feeling that THIS is where BLU COR PUP, as well and maybe all the other jobs AF2/Relic might come from?

it doesn't look like there will be any AF2 for toau jobs, there isn't really a need for it anyway because the af2 for current jobs is so specific and in some cases replaced by salvage gear.
craftable JSE for toau jobs would be more useful.

[TB]

Funny thing is I think more people would be fapping if the Purple Puppy was actually a white tiger ;p

What is this white tiger you speaking of? ._.

[Mertron]

You find a ??? paper on Nyzul Nidhogg.

-to the appraiser-

Aha, I have appraised your ??? scroll. It is a scroll of Stone II. Better luck next time!

[Tekki]

Potential, Potential, Potential

If this doesn't address what it makes us assume it is addressing, well then this new content is simply mocking us. I'm now getting my hopes up, even if I shouldn't. With the "heated discussions" over the past year+, the unanswered questions that were promised to Bercus, and the hype on the "orb/BC - King" idea from awhile ago; this simply adds up to this assault, that description and those picture.

/prepares for a pride obliterating bitch-slap from SE.

[Celeras]

Why are we all assuming that they will drop the same things? Sure it doesnt say they'll drop anything new, but all I see is "rare treasure".

I'm hoping they dont drop the same old stale things we've been getting for years. 3 man a d.ring and ridill? No thanks...

[divisortheory]

I'm not sure why everyone is talking about Fafnir being in here when they specifically said that only a max of 6 peopel can enter, lol.

Anyway this sounds like pure fucking win, I can't wait to try it.

[Dammerung]

I'm hoping they dont drop the same old stale things we've been getting for years. 3 man a d.ring and ridill? No thanks...

Ok, then make it drop something better :D

[Heian]

I'm hoping they dont drop the same old stale things we've been getting for years. 3 man a d.ring and ridill? No thanks...

I almost got angry then the internet sarcasim kicked in, I saw what you did there.