June Version Update (04/27/2007)

[Mifaco]

oh boy, new monsters! I can't wait to see what TP moves they'll have guys, I hope it's better than Soulflayers

[thur]

The next version update for FINAL FANTASY XI is scheduled to take place in early June. Players can look forward to a new, large-scale battle system, as well as additional Assault Missions, Aht Urhgan missions, quests, monsters, merit point abilities, and more.

Only thing I'm excited about. I hope it goes to the toau/sea equivalent of Airship, story wise. I'd be happy w/ that. Tired of every update we get 2.5hrs of missions. lolol

[Vedder]

As long as its not late June it's fine. >.>

It better be early June.... damn it.

[Mifaco]

The next version update for FINAL FANTASY XI is scheduled to take place in early June. Players can look forward to a new, large-scale battle system, as well as additional Assault Missions, Aht Urhgan missions, quests, monsters, merit point abilities, and more.

Only thing I'm excited about. I hope it goes to the toau/sea equivalent of Airship, story wise. I'd be happy w/ that. Tired of every update we get 2.5hrs of missions. lolol

The Dark Rider has kidnapped Aphmau. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Aphmau?

[solsovly]

Any chance for job balancing updates this patch? I can't remember last patch if they announced it this far in advance or if they just dropped the bomb.

[Dense]

I just really want to be able to merit both HTH and Katana.

Amen.

[Hapernack]

While I think it'd be great to open up the testing grounds, who is to say they don't mean The Pit and The Colosseum?

Mostly because the Colosseum was said to be too difficult to manage developement on at this time and it was stated in the JP interview we were speculating about just a few threads down.

Testing grounds sounds like fun. New mobs hopefully = more exp areas.
Job Adjustments could fit in the "and more" I guess but don't hold your breath. New merits probably means Tier II for the new jobs... I'd like to think they'd extend the limits of the merit points per category at least but knowing SE they probably just "won't get around to it".

[Shuemue]

Any chance for job balancing updates this patch? I can't remember last patch if they announced it this far in advance or if they just dropped the bomb.

No Sols, they're not going to fix bst.

[sleekmotorwurkz]

anyone feel like re-hosting the pics on photobucket or something? Damn work has playonline blocked ><

And yea they mention "new" merit point stuff, but hopefully well get a few extra points in the old categories. Splitting up merits between katana, dagger, h2h, gsword, scythe, and axe sucks At that point you just gotta pick a main for 8, a sub for 4 and leave the other jobs SoL.

[careswww]

WAR75 ridill adaberk, anyone wanna come merit?

[Sagacious Sundi]

The new monster looks like it's in Hazhalm. Odin's minions infested Hazhalm maybe? Or it could be a chimera (the majority of the "new monsters" are chimeras (and maybe underworldly creatures) in Hazhalm, I'm guessing).

Anyway, maybe upgrading Nyzul weapons will involve Nyzul, regular Assault missions, Ashu Talif Assaults, Hazhalm, and Salvage?

Also, new merit point abilties are BLU/COR/PUP merit abilities, I'm guessing.

[Eddie]

Can we get those pictures imageshacked for us work folks.

TIY.

And yay, more merits and such!

[Kimiko]

Certainly looks intersting. I'm curious though as to what they have in mind for this new large-scale battle system.

[Akiyama]

I'm thinking it'll be our ToAU Dynamis for BLU, COR, PEP relic.

I'm personally looking forward to new missions, the mobs and such. Merits not so much as I fear they will probably be focused on the three new jobs as well.. so yeah.

[Volken]

Please god, 3 King equivalent gear that doesn't require staring at darters for 3 hours a day at 4 in the morning.

[Khalil]

Please god, 3 King equivalent gear that doesn't require staring at darters for 3 hours a day at 4 in the morning.

Don't get your hopes up.

[Pergo]

i'm actually starting to think that mob might be Hades. with the several layers of hazhalm spiraling downwards, i think this is probably hell, or the underworld. and that dude sorta looks like the hades from ff7/9.

[Akiyama]

Curious about the image part on the far right. Is that the front of an airship or something? o.O

[Bardlet]

Don't imageshack/photobucket/flikcr them, those places are all blocked by my job (gd school district blocks) in addition to playonline. ;-;

[Isiolia]

Any chance for job balancing updates this patch? I can't remember last patch if they announced it this far in advance or if they just dropped the bomb.

The last couple patches have basically been "hey guyz, we has a patch", with weekly or so announcements about said patch until it came out.