August Update

[Kaslo]

"that the minions of evil fucking bring it on" lol, nice.

Carby was undefeated for a while, then we got a maxed (was still 7 at that time) at Noon CST or so, 113 people in zone at the start.... didn't go to well.

lol that first loss was such BS too. They did emergency maitenance on Al Zahbi as they were advancing, right as they got to the gates. Enough people couldn't get out of the zone before being booted from POL then couldn't get back in :/

[Septimus]

I'm telling you, to make the people that still think we're going to endgame area from ToAU shut up, they should add something where you pop NMs in tiers (with the first pop items coming from Assault/Salvage?) in Alzadaal, and you can only do it after you're past a certain AU mission and a certain merc. rank. It's also like Garrison/EF in that only others with the same qualifications can participate, and people outside of the party can't help. (At least, I think the 2 are like that.)

Honestly, I am a bit disappointed that they aren't going to have an area only accessible by people who have beat all of the missions. It's depressing that there are no mission requirements to have access to Nyzul Isle or Einherjar considering that these missions are not very hard.

Hopefully they will have a reward for people who complete the missions and have the highest mercinary rank, like special assaults that give tons of points.

[Charismatic]

I'm telling you, to make the people that still think we're going to endgame area from ToAU shut up, they should add something where you pop NMs in tiers (with the first pop items coming from Assault/Salvage?) in Alzadaal, and you can only do it after you're past a certain AU mission and a certain merc. rank. It's also like Garrison/EF in that only others with the same qualifications can participate, and people outside of the party can't help. (At least, I think the 2 are like that.)

Honestly, I am a bit disappointed that they aren't going to have an area only accessible by people who have beat all of the missions. It's depressing that there are no mission requirements to have access to Nyzul Isle or Einherjar considering that these missions are not very hard.

Hopefully they will have a reward for people who complete the missions and have the highest mercinary rank, like special assaults that give tons of points.

Then everyone without an assault static that isn't at max rank already will pretty much be fucked forever.

[Septimus]

I'm telling you, to make the people that still think we're going to endgame area from ToAU shut up, they should add something where you pop NMs in tiers (with the first pop items coming from Assault/Salvage?) in Alzadaal, and you can only do it after you're past a certain AU mission and a certain merc. rank. It's also like Garrison/EF in that only others with the same qualifications can participate, and people outside of the party can't help. (At least, I think the 2 are like that.)

Honestly, I am a bit disappointed that they aren't going to have an area only accessible by people who have beat all of the missions. It's depressing that there are no mission requirements to have access to Nyzul Isle or Einherjar considering that these missions are not very hard.

Hopefully they will have a reward for people who complete the missions and have the highest mercinary rank, like special assaults that give tons of points.

Then everyone without an assault static that isn't at max rank already will pretty much be fucked forever.

It's not hard to rank up. This would give people an incentive to do so.

[Epyslon]

I'm telling you, to make the people that still think we're going to endgame area from ToAU shut up, they should add something where you pop NMs in tiers (with the first pop items coming from Assault/Salvage?) in Alzadaal, and you can only do it after you're past a certain AU mission and a certain merc. rank. It's also like Garrison/EF in that only others with the same qualifications can participate, and people outside of the party can't help. (At least, I think the 2 are like that.)

Honestly, I am a bit disappointed that they aren't going to have an area only accessible by people who have beat all of the missions. It's depressing that there are no mission requirements to have access to Nyzul Isle or Einherjar considering that these missions are not very hard.

Hopefully they will have a reward for people who complete the missions and have the highest mercinary rank, like special assaults that give tons of points.

Im glad someone else feels this way too.

[BRP]

It's very easy to actually rank up. Like said before, people just don't want to because for some reason they don't value it. Assault has one of the best progression systems I've ever seen and it's probably the best one in FFXI. The assaults are great and varied, a good bunch of the rewards are great(albeit rare), and even the promotion quests are great. Best of all, you only need 3 to 6 people to do this and most of the time, just 3.

I'm dying to see: 1) Unreleased Assault areas be released as 1 or 2 hour NM/Exp havens to those who complete all 9(or 10?) Assaults in that said area.

2) AN type quest which requires Main-story and Assault-story missions complete.

Not terribly likely, but I can dream.

EDIT: I warn all my friends who are still only PSC-LC that they should get a move on it. I hope I'm correct.

[Sagacious Sundi]

Don't forget that AP can be used for Salvage (and that can be seen as a sub-division of Assault), therefore adding more variety.

2) AN type quest which requires Main-story and Assault-story missions complete.

I'm guessing that, too. RotZ/CoP being required would make very little sense. Plus, it adds more reasons for people to do both (Aht Urhgan missions truly only reward plot right now, and Assault missions are not done by some people for some reason).

[Septimus]

Don't forget that AP can be used for Salvage (and that can be seen as a sub-division of Assault), therefore adding more variety.

2) AN type quest which requires Main-story and Assault-story missions complete.

I'm guessing that, too. RotZ/CoP being required would make very little sense. Plus, it adds more reasons for people to do both (Aht Urhgan missions truly only reward plot right now, and Assault missions are not done by some people for some reason).

Bahamut departs from Monarch's Linn to confront the threat of Odin/Alexander. The combined forces of the RotZ and CoP characters make chase after him. Promathia tries to reenter the world through the hole in Hazhalm Testing Grounds, along with other baddies from the past, everyone from RotZ, CoP, and ToAU help you defeat him, Selh'teus gives you a choice of rings.

And we all lived happily ever after, until then end of Wings of the Goddess when everyone teams up to defeat something else.

[Tradition]

=D>

[Lordender]

Don't forget that AP can be used for Salvage (and that can be seen as a sub-division of Assault), therefore adding more variety.

2) AN type quest which requires Main-story and Assault-story missions complete.

I'm guessing that, too. RotZ/CoP being required would make very little sense. Plus, it adds more reasons for people to do both (Aht Urhgan missions truly only reward plot right now, and Assault missions are not done by some people for some reason).

Bahamut departs from Monarch's Linn to confront the threat of Odin/Alexander. The combined forces of the RotZ and CoP characters make chase after him. Promathia tries to reenter the world through the hole in Hazhalm Testing Grounds, along with other baddies from the past, everyone from RotZ, CoP, and ToAU help you defeat him, Selh'teus gives you a choice of rings.

And we all lived happily ever after, until then end of Wings of the Goddess when everyone teams up to defeat something else.

Would be pretty bad ass if tenzen gets pissed off @ aht urgan's war in the east and invades somewhere with that ninja chick in a BCNM and is like x5 harder than he was in cop ;x

[Khamsin]

What would even be more awesome is one of those temporarily-ally-with-the-bad-guys things.

The threat of Odin is so grave, that the Shadow Lord, Zilart princes, and Promathia all team up with you to take him down. Bonus points if its Dynamis Lord that helps you, and talks shit to Odin and Oblivion Smashes him.

Failing that, I'd be happy enough just to have Lion and Prishe as my teammates.

[Kaslo]

Don't forget that AP can be used for Salvage (and that can be seen as a sub-division of Assault), therefore adding more variety.

2) AN type quest which requires Main-story and Assault-story missions complete.

I'm guessing that, too. RotZ/CoP being required would make very little sense. Plus, it adds more reasons for people to do both (Aht Urhgan missions truly only reward plot right now, and Assault missions are not done by some people for some reason).

Bahamut departs from Monarch's Linn to confront the threat of Odin/Alexander. The combined forces of the RotZ and CoP characters make chase after him. Promathia tries to reenter the world through the hole in Hazhalm Testing Grounds, along with other baddies from the past, everyone from RotZ, CoP, and ToAU help you defeat him, Selh'teus gives you a choice of rings.

And we all lived happily ever after, until then end of Wings of the Goddess when everyone teams up to defeat something else.

Would be pretty bad ass if tenzen gets pissed off @ aht urgan's war in the east and invades somewhere with that ninja chick in a BCNM and is actually hard unlike in cop ;x

fixed

[BRP]

Hmm, I think RotZ and CoP shouldn't be involved. I much rather see three part quest that works like the following... 1) Team up with Gessho to beat down / tame an Odin-powered Luzaf; 2) 5 Assaults in the 5 Assault main assault areas which you team up with 5 of the different Serpent Generals each time(maybe three of them being against Beastmen Leaders), and 3) Team up with Odin-Powered Luzaf in a Nyzul based Assault to face down Alexander's brain who may or may not be controlled by an undead(lamia-style) Razfahd(cause you killed him in the final mission).

[Alleya]

Failing that, I'd be happy enough just to have Aphmau and Aphmau's corset collection as my teammates.

Fixed.

[Khamsin]

Now, will the final ToAU BC be a regular closed-room BC like Promathia and Zilart Princes were, or think it'll take place in a special assault, like that lamia mission, with a boss at the end?

[Kaylia]

Now, will the final ToAU BC be a regular closed-room BC like Promathia and Zilart Princes were, or think it'll take place in a special assault, like that lamia mission, with a boss at the end?

I always expect the final BC to be in a fancy place, but I can't think of any area in the model viewer that fit such place. Final BC might be inside Alexander in Nyzul Stagging point, boss floor.

[Rocl]

Now, will the final ToAU BC be a regular closed-room BC like Promathia and Zilart Princes were, or think it'll take place in a special assault, like that lamia mission, with a boss at the end?

the Imperial Whitegate zone that we've only seen in CS so far, obviously vs. Razfahd to stop him from activating Alexander

[Khamsin]

Now, will the final ToAU BC be a regular closed-room BC like Promathia and Zilart Princes were, or think it'll take place in a special assault, like that lamia mission, with a boss at the end?

I always expect the final BC to be in a fancy place, but I can't think of any area in the model viewer that fit such place. Final BC might be inside Alexander in Nyzul Stagging point, boss floor.

Were people aware of the fancy Promathia BC before it was implemented? I don't recall any threads going "What's this zone with all these pretty floating crystals in space over qufim?"

[Seraphise]

I'm counting on a BG holmes, but i'm almost certain that during one interview (1up iirc) they said there will be a end game area similar to sea or sky.

[aurik]

Why do you listen to what they say in interviews? It's pretty clear it have very little relationship to what actually happens.