Ixion is Come! (06/06/2008)

[Toksyuryel]

Needs moar Arise. IMO.

I would like to see a three-tier Arise line of spells matching the Raise line, with the only difference between them being that using Arise results in no weakness.

[Lebzile]

I can't save/rehost images on this computer at the moment but 5 pages and nobody has posted Perry Bible Fellowship Unicorn Power or a decent shop of it to fit the update? =(

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[Gwynplaine]

He better be an HNM. I want a new avatar as much as the next SMN, but some bs from the FFX era is not welcome. Fuck you, Apocalypse Pony!

QFT, they can keep their fat women in bee costumes as well.

Not excited until I find out what it's purpose is. Neat cameo though I guess. Maybe it is just meant to roam around zones fighting the Sandworm to the death that no one else wants to bother killing.

Also, wasn't there some vaguely Ixion-ish looking thingy on the cover art for the FFXI Atlas or something?

[Therin]

I just want some good avatar items.

Ixion's Shield
[Shield] All Races
DEF: 32 HP+12 MP+12
VIT+7 Enmity+7
Damage Taken-7%
Lightning Resist+20
Lv. 75 PLD/DRK

Gimme that.

Or a Ranged Ammo item like uh.

Ixion's Horn
[Throwing]
Attack+4 Accuracy+4
Critical Hit Rate+3%
Lv. 75 All Jobs

Yeah, I know both of these are too good to be avatar items. The shield will have those stats but only activate during Lightning Weather. =(

[Siralin]

I just want some good avatar items.

Ixion's Shield
[Shield] All Races
DEF: 32 HP+12 MP+12
VIT+7 Enmity+7
Damage Taken-7%
Lightning Resist+20
Lv. 75 PLD/DRK

The shield will have those stats but only activate during Lightning Weather. =(

Then you'd just need a pocket SCH to carry around.

[The Blackrose]

The interns must be behind this patch, considering they're putting out all the stops to one up the dev team.

Not like that requires effort, though.

[evilpaul]

When has SE ever announced an HNM this way (Im seriously asking)? Did they do it with Cerberus, Khimaira and Hydra...I don't remember? If not, I'm 95% sure you can expect this to be an avatar. It looks like he is out in whatever zone that is doing a BP.

Yes on Cerb, dunno about the others.

I'm pretty sure there was an "Empires Most Wanted" with Hydra and Khim?

[The Blackrose]

All three were announced in separate installments at some point. Cerberus was the first to be announced, if I remember right.

[zoobernut]

I just want some good avatar items.

Ixion's Shield
[Shield] All Races
DEF: 32 HP+12 MP+12
VIT+7 Enmity+7
Damage Taken-7%
Lightning Resist+20
Lv. 75 PLD/DRK

Gimme that.

Or a Ranged Ammo item like uh.

Ixion's Horn
[Throwing]
Attack+4 Accuracy+4
Critical Hit Rate+3%
Lv. 75 All Jobs

Yeah, I know both of these are too good to be avatar items. The shield will have those stats but only activate during Lightning Weather. =(

Prefect for SCH right? They can just change the weather around you and its all good.

[Mizango]

So wait what.... has been said before but...


WHAT THE FUCK HAPPNED TO OUR DEV TEAM !

Exactly, this is the third time this week that I have asked this question. They'd better not be playing with my fucking emotions.

[Toksyuryel]

I just want some good avatar items.

Ixion's Shield
[Shield] All Races
DEF: 16
Lightning Weather:
DEF: 32
HP+12 MP+12
DEX+7 Accuracy+7
Critical Hit Rate+7%
Lightning Resist+20
Lv. 75 WHM/BLM/RDM/BRD/SMN/BLU/SCH

Gimme that.

Fix'd

[Hapernack]

I just want some good avatar items.

Ixion's Shield
[Shield] All Races
DEF: 16
Lightningsday:
DEF: 32
HP+12 MP+12
DEX+7 Accuracy+7
Critical Hit Rate+7%
Lightning Resist+20
Lv. 75 WHM/BLM/RDM/BRD/SMN/BLU/SCH

Gimme that.

Fix'd

Fix'd.

[Sifer]

I'd say its an avatar. I hope the fight has good rewards. namely, a mini defending ring

[Kenai]

So uh. . . I'd like something like this:

BP: Rage

Thor's Hammer (two-hour, AoE lightning damage)
Aerospark (Level 70 BP, physical damage plus Dispel)
Thunder V
Thunderstrike (Mid-level, like Khimaira's attack, Thunder damage + Stun)
Low-level Physical BP (Hoof Kick?)

BP: Ward

Cure V
Curaga IV
Raise II
AoE Reraise BP
AoE Critical Hit Rate %+ (sounds feasible due to Lightning element, high percent, 10 or 15%)

Too broken? D:

Now now, you know da rulez. Anything to make an old loljob real good/worth leveling/inviting to merit party = broken, no exceptions! Then we can still not invite them to exp or merit unless there's nothing else available but QQ if they get anything! Stick to the plan!


And awwwwwww, I was late for the SMN vs PUP thing, I leveled both ; ; Imo, short story they both have sucky gear options and could use more variety, especially since SE improved Summoning skill and PUP has almost no gear options that affect the puppet. SMN tends to have less available when leveling (outside of generic +MPage gear and Austere) but a decent amount at endgame to shoot for, while PUP has a *few* more options when leveling but not much to wear/go after at endgame, especially if it doesn't involve points or turning shit in ( and don't lie, none of you invite PUPs to Salvage ) I would actually have gotten hard over the "50 new pieces of gear" update if I weren't scared they'd put PUP on the mage set, lol.


But I shouldn't be so negative, I've loved these updates for the most part. I'll have a really good shot at Animator+1 soon, a possible new avatar, possibly good new gear/missions and Nyzle Weapons all in the same update. That's pretty awesome, yes.

[Toksyuryel]

I'd say its an avatar. I hope the fight has good rewards. namely, a defending ring replacement.

Even if Ixion isn't lightning element, I doubt it will be earth element. I wouldn't get my hopes up for that.

[Feielle]

I've already labeled my summoning macro:

"Shockdonkey"

[Kyreth]

So wait what.... has been said before but...


WHAT THE FUCK HAPPNED TO OUR DEV TEAM !

Exactly, this is the third time this week that I have asked this question. They'd better not be playing with my fucking emotions.

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Save the babes! Saaaaaave the babes!

[Purrrfect]

I feel the same way..
If Cait Sith, Atomos and Ixion are all avatars then they'll fall into this 'third category' of avatars now...

Celestial, terrestial, and the new and improved Time/Space avatars!

We didn't get a Time Mage because Summoner is about to get /pumped.

[Rowe]

I feel the same way..
If Cait Sith, Atomos and Ixion are all avatars then they'll fall into this 'third category' of avatars now...

Celestial, terrestrial, and the new and improved Time/Space avatars!

We didn't get a Time Mage because Summoner is about to get /pumped.

Temporal

Seems most likely it will be a Summon. Also I expect it may involve a quest that is some sort of hunt and is somehow related to that comet in the past. Ixion may come from the comet and passes by Vana diel every so many centuries therefore is it not a Celestial or Terrestrial avatar.

[Gustave]

An elderly knight, a veteran of countless campaigns, lies half buried in smoldering debris with limbs entangled with those of fallen friends and foes, his pallid complexion masked in the grey and crimson of ash and caking blood.

This makes me want to say wotg not toau based.