New Notorious Monsters (06/04/2008)

[Funkworkz]

rehosted

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[bercus]

Wafik, they will still get us a lot of NMs/HNMs for Wings .
I think I can stop complaining soon about endgame ^.^!

[LinktheDeme]

less complaining about endgame more complaining about AV

[Lyramion]

After the "Crafting update note" chaos I looked over the German version update and some stuff is worded quite a bit different. Take with grain of salt, bolded important differences.

Source: http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff ... etail.html



German > English translation:

* A new gameconcept

Facing NMs there are many thoughts that go through an adventurers head: "I will defeat the enemy with my friends no matter how strong it will be!" and "I MUST have the equipment this monster drops!“.

Up to this day there were many hurdles to take in order to meet NMs. Additionally players had to invest a big amount of time while also luck was a matter. In the future we will provide players with the possibility to fight against NMs who were deterred by the above points. Not enough for that, people who invest enough energy in this concept will in the end face monsters that are on par with the almighty enemies in Al´Taieu and Tu´Lia!


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* Execution

At first it will be necessary to pick up an order from an NPC and then kill monster(s) for this person. Special points accumulated through this process will be able to be traded for triggers which will allow you to bait stronger and stronger monsters. There is an upper limit for points you can get in one day (Vanaday) and the prices of the bait will be determined by the strength and the popularity of the monster but the game concept has been adjusted so players can get a trigger item into their hands in the matter of a few days (earth time).

?All NMs included into this new concept are new and were never seen before. Many of the monsters will be able to be defeated by a small group and nearly all will be able to get triggered by the use of special items in the field.



* Reward
There are over 50 new gear items to be obtained by the new monsters.


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[Rya]

rehosted
pictures

Thankyou.

[Pergo]

Are there any unused battlefields or areas left? Or are we gonna be fighting for entry and waiting for other groups to exit before we can fight ours (that's how BCNMs work right?). Instanced? *shrug* I'd be happy if they were just open in places like Alzadaal, gives more kiting room. ;p

if they use those 3 Engraved Tablets (wajaom, caedarva, mt.z), i'm not sure how the kiting room is going to be, the Caedarva one looks like it has room, but I modelviewed the MountZ island a couple months back and there's hardly any room for like anything.

[bercus]

Hopefully people will start to realise that the first update details always are not that great.
Imo this is probably the best update ever in changing stuff for the better. (At least one of the best updates)

[Hanyoko]

It almost sounds like guild point items for NMs. Either way if it works out well this will appeal to the casual as well as hardcore players.

[MaachaQ]

If this new systems is implemented well, I'm hoping the Dev team will take the hint that we'd like other NMs to be included in this system I.E. Kings...

Hey, I can dream, right?

[Sev]

I fear that I am going to wake up and it will all be gone and in it's place update notes on chocobo racing.

[Mikayla]

This is.. wow. What in the hell is going on with this update? Everything is sounding so good, it's like I'm afraid I'm going to wake up at some point and none of this will be real. Did someone kill off the old dev team and replace them with people who know what they're doing?

[Max™]

Hmmm, here's the question I have: Which enemies will you have to defeat to get these points, and what direction is SE going to take there?

Would be a hell of a tie-in if they made the ToAU guy who gives the "bait" ask for information on extinct beasts from the old world "Ya know, the kinds that haven't been seen since the crystal war" > Cue a lot more interest in WoTG.

"I haven't seen one of these Aura Weapons, but I've heard so much about them, could you go kill some for me?"

/sh <Sky> <Limit> <Party> @5, Rdm/Brd/Sch, <Do you have it?>

*facepalm*

Bounty Hunting, just hit me what this sounded like.

[LinktheDeme]

I find it a bit sad that this is TOAU content we haven't seen much WOTG content. Maybe there saving the best for last? Or maybe they got it over with early when they said that were getting mission updates

[MoogleAura]

http://www.symbiosis-ls.com/zerg/update/3323.jpg

Black Mamool/Troll/Lamiae! Political Correctness in FFXI!!?

[Tomino]

I don't see why SCH and DNC can't get AF2 from this new thing.

i don't see why SCH or DNC relic armor should drop from a Lamia wandering Aht Urghan, tho.

techincally, SCH & DNC relic armors should had been created the same way as PLD, NIN, WAR etc, and that was when Hydra Corps were made. since now many pointed out that there would had been little point in having BLU/COR/PUP af2s drop from dynamises because of the whole thing of these 3 jobs not taking part in the war at all.
they might (and i hope they do) put some new AF2s with these new NMs, but I think that in the end they might revamp or fix the whole AF2 system once they introduce Hydra Corps in WoTG, like players could have their relic armor created directly from some NPC of the past

[Pergo]

I don't see why SCH and DNC can't get AF2 from this new thing.

i don't see why SCH or DNC relic armor should drop from a Lamia wandering Aht Urghan, tho.

techincally, SCH & DNC relic armors should had been created the same way as PLD, NIN, WAR etc, and that was when Hydra Corps were made. since now many pointed out that there would had been little point in having BLU/COR/PUP af2s drop from dynamises because of the whole thing of these 3 jobs not taking part in the war at all.
they might (and i hope they do) put some new AF2s with these new NMs, but I think that in the end they might revamp or fix the whole AF2 system once they introduce Hydra Corps in WoTG, like players could have their relic armor created directly from some NPC of the past

using the same storyline arguement... wouldn't the dnc/sch af1 technically be the af2 for dnc/sch.... since we're in the past, and yeah

[Suteru]

Bounty Hunting, just hit me what this sounded like.

I just found the NPC in the DAT files:

[Liseth]

I wonder if the tablets in those three zones will be used as a porter or something to get to those unreachable islands...

[Starlink]

best update ever.

next week??or in 2 weeks??thi is the question!

[Lyramion]

Bounty Hunting, just hit me what this sounded like.

I just found the NPC in the DAT files:

http://www.bodybybabu.com/IMAGES/LorenzoRenegade.jpg when undressed