Development Team Q&A - May 2008

[shukuffxi]

It's nice that Bercus keeps trying, it's a fair amount of work i'm sure, but the grand total of 3 pages generated about this interview (6, or maybe even 7, if you count the thread in the Interview section) just show how much people expect out of any SE interview these days.

[Indalecia]

It just pisses me off that this game has so much goddamned potential and the very people who made are completely fucking oblivious.

[Epical]

There's nothing I can say that wouldn't be a reiteration of what has been said already, so I'll just chime in with another "thank you" to Bercus. You're our only hope.

[mikazuki]

SE: for AV you need two alliances, when the first wipes, the second starts on it while the first reraises, etc. give up when everyone has delevelled.

[jibini]

Yeah, SE, it's too early to do anything to Kings. They've only been out, what, four and a half years?

Question 8 (Battle Music)

/clap imo this was a waste of a question, shoulda asked about af2 for new jobs...
like anyone even has sound on in the first place

edit, i dont have any new job btw, but srsly... they need it cuz i hear a whole lot of complaining

I know I, and most of my LS, played with the sound on. I loved listening to the zone music, but the change pissed me off to the point at which I had to shut the music off. This option was something I was eagerly awaiting.

Conversely, I have one of the new jobs levelled (dancer), and could care less about relic. I can't even think of anything worthwhile they could put on there that isn't already on AF...

[Xno Kappa]

Wtf is up with all the blingee sigs?

[SeraphusRagnarok]

Whatever happened to that special item they were implementing to weaken AV?

I've got it! Everyone needs to drink a Goblin's Drink when they're fighting AV! That will lock his 2 hours!

While wearing stumbling sandals, and spelunkers hat

With doll gizmo and nidhogg scales in your inventory

I can't even think of anything worthwhile they could put on there that isn't already on AF...

Dance TP Consumption-15%
Waltz Potency+5%
Enhances Samba Potency
Store TP+10
Enhances Step Potency
Enhances Flourish effect

just to name a few

[Xno Kappa]

Whatever happened to that special item they were implementing to weaken AV?

I've got it! Everyone needs to drink a Goblin's Drink when they're fighting AV! That will lock his 2 hours!

While wearing stumbling sandals, and spelunkers hat

With doll gizmo and nidhogg scales in your inventory

All while standing against AV with pride!

[#686578]

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[Aksannyi]

Question 8 (Battle Music)
With the recent change in battle music, can you consider making it optional?

Many players do not want to hear the repetitive battle music. Some would rather hear the area music instead. Can you please give this option to those who want it? Most of the people I have spoken to do not like this new battle music and have now turned off their in-game music altogether, myself included.

Question 8:
Do you think this is possible?

Answer:
We have received a positive response from many players after implementing the new music. However, as a result of the long time the implementation took, some people do not like it.

The current plan is to make battle music the default option, while implementing another option to deactivate it.
We will start working on it shortly!

FUCKING THANK YOU!!!

I hated that shit the moment it came out. This means I get to listen to game music again!

Some of the adjustments sound great, others ... disappointing. At least they gave us a little more insight on some things. But AV ... /sigh.

[Shuemue]

[quote=#686578]

Wtf is up with all the blingee sigs?

Visit spam once in a while.[/quote:39ygy0fs]
blingee sigs are so monday

[Indalecia]

Come back to the Dark Side, young apprentice.

[Maxxthepenguin]

[quote=Shuemue]

Wtf is up with all the blingee sigs?

Visit spam once in a while.

blingee sigs are so monday[/quote:2xlf3r6i]
By the time I made one for myself I realized they were already getting tired :/

[Charismatic]

I'm keeping mine, I had mine before the fad started... and even though she doesn't know it, mine is this way for Ashira.

[Krelian]

I guess it depends on your perspective, if you have your northland AFs, everything is great. My linkshell has done dynamis for 14 months, we have seen, ONE Assassin's Armlets. We have seen ZERO Bard's Cannions, ZERO Scout's Jerkin. Now of course, we did not do xarcabard every single run, twice per week, but it has been done a healthy amount. The drop rate issue does seriously need to be addressed. Meanwhile, botted kings that can be killed with 6 are 100% drop rate.

Einjar binks, again, its not fair to make the replacement abj source require 30 people wherein the first source requires only a cheat program and 6 people. I'm kinda happy with the ampoule award, its about 1 item per Odin round, going twice a week its pretty fun. Einjar is almost the perfect event, can get abjs, really fun, 30 minute event, no more no less, just the numbers requirement thats screwing it up right now.

[Septimus]

Dear FFXI players,

If you want the dev team to fix AV do the following:

When AV pops, ignore it and let it despawn. Stop talking about AV. Mention in an interview that we will continue ignore AV until they either fix it or explain their cryptic-assed video. Then don't ask them about AV until they do fix it.

Of course, no one is going to listen...

XXX, OOO,
Cassandra.

[Maxxthepenguin]

Dear FFXI players,

If you want the dev team to fix AV do the following:

When AV pops, ignore it and let it despawn. Stop talking about AV. Mention in an interview that we will continue ignore AV until they either fix it or explain their cryptic-assed video. Then don't ask them about AV until they do fix it.

Of course, no one is going to listen...

XXX, OOO,
Cassandra.

That's what everyone currently does, it's not working.

I seriously doubt there's something to fix at this point.

[Aksannyi]

Dear FFXI players,

If you want the dev team to fix AV do the following:

When AV pops, get killed by it and let it despawn. Stop talking about AV. Mention in an interview that we will continue ignore AV until they either fix it or explain their cryptic-assed video. Then don't ask them about AV until they do fix it.

Of course, no one is going to listen...

XXX, OOO,
Cassandra.

Fixed. At least in my experiences.

[#686578]

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[Suiram]

So how do we get Pixies to exist in the present zones? They're in the .dat files for them and they just said it was possible but uncommon. Does any server have Pixies in pre-WotG zones?