Version Update (12/08/08)

[Arcanesoul]

Scholar's Gown +1
Body DEF:39 MP+18 INT+3 MND+3
Enhances "Dark Arts" effect
MP recovered while healing +5
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH74
- Resting piece? I hope there's a bonus to dark arts skills here past the initial 15.

Argute Gown
Body DEF:38 HP+15 MP+15
Enhancing magic skill +7
"Magic Def. Bonus"+5
Enhances "Sublimation" effect
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH75
- Increase in Phalanx?
- Sublimation is ok. Would have preferred refresh, but ok.

Argute Gown +1
Body DEF:39 HP+17 MP+17
Enhancing magic skill +7
"Magic Def. Bonus"+6
Enhances "Sublimation" effect
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH75

Sch. Loafers +1
Feet DEF:11 MP+20 AGI+3 INT+3 Enmity-2
Grimoire: Reduces spellcasting time
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH74
- And the Agi is for?

Argute Loafers
Feet DEF:13 MP+20 Healing magic skill +7
Weather: Enhances "Celerity"
and "Alacrity" effect
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH72
- What do sch use healing magic skill for?
- Celerity and Alacrity are boosted by cutting timers more perhaps? Dunno what the use is. Solo perhaps?

Argute Loafers +1
DEF:14 MP+25 Healing magic skill +9
Weather: Enhances "Celerity"
and "Alacrity" effect
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH75

Sch. M.board +1
Head DEF:16 MP+20 INT+5
Enhances "Sublimation" effect
Enmity-1
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH74
- 1 more int...

Argute M.board
Head DEF:16 HP+10 MP+10 MND+5
Elemental magic skill +7
Grimoire: Reduces spellcasting time
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH75
- I guess the elemental skill is useful for resistive mobs..
- Another reduction in spell casting time...

Argute M.board +1
DEF:17 HP+12 MP+12 MND+6
Elemental magic skill +7
Grimoire: Reduces spellcasting time
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH75

Sch. Bracers +1
Hands DEF:14 MP+20 MND+5
Spell interruption rate down 20%
Enmity-3
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH74
- aoe Stoneskin?

Argute Bracers
Hands DEF:14 MP+20 INT+3 MND+3
Enfeebling magic skill +7
Enmity-2
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH71
- These I like. A lot!

Argute Bracers +1
Hands DEF:15 MP+20 INT+4 MND+4
Enfeebling magic skill +7
Enmity-3
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH75

Argute Belt
Waist DEF:6 MP+20 INT+5 MND+5
Magic Accuracy+2
"Magic Def. Bonus"+2
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH70
- slightly better than penitents rope.

Scholar's Pants +1
Legs DEF:28 MP+25 VIT+3 MND+3 Enmity-2
Enhances "Light Arts" effect
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH74
- And again... What's the Vit for?

Argute Pants
DEF:27 HP+15 MP+15 INT+5
Dark magic skill +7 Enmity-2
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH73
- I like this too. Dark for drain + aspir.

Argute Pants +1
DEF:28 HP+17 MP+17 INT+6
Dark magic skill +7 Enmity-3
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH75

Not overwhelming for me, and this mostly seems to focus on Dark arts. I would have liked larger boosts to -enmity on the pieces, but then I guess that what those merits are for (ugh...)
Other than relic hands and legs, I don't see anything that other equip can't balance out. Also what's the math on constant refresh vs double stacked sublimation?

[Arcanesoul]

This fucking rocks for low level summoners.

It rocks for all the pets jobs,.... but subligar. I would have liked it not to clash with Askar Dirs either, but that's minor. I just hope the acc is something worthwhile.

[Raen Ryong]

Incredibly underwhelming update unless you're DNC or SCH I'd say :/ Some of the minor details are good, but not enough to redeem a failed update. FoV may or may not be good, Moblin Maze Makers being delayed is incredibly meh... and drop rate / job adjustments where?

Most of the new gear is utterly redundant too, and killing some more NPC prices just shows yet further how little the devs actually know of their own game. WoTG missions are nice but I bet it'll be largely cutscene-based. I only wish they'd put some goddamn effort into updating this game nowadays.

[Kaibelf]

New Serpent General Quest? Flameserpent Facilitator.... been waiting for moar!

*moisten*

Argute Loafers
Feet DEF:13 MP+20 Healing magic skill +7
Weather: Enhances "Celerity"
and "Alacrity" effect
CanEquip, NoSale, Ex, Rare
SCH72
- What do sch use healing magic for?

.....wow.

[SubzeroDiabolos]

What am I going to do with my kingdom aketon now?

Quick, someone call the waaaambulance, I iz butthurt.

[Octavious]

Sadface. My ways of making gil are reduced, and I suck at it to begin with. I need variation to not bore myself to death/burn out. And just as I was making the last sprint towards my Aegis, too. *whine, whine, whine*

On the other hand, I want to kiss whoever decided to move the OP NPCs. Dear Jesus God, no more stupid Metalworks zoning!!!

I always used to OP to North Gustaberg to get Signet before going where I wanted since there wasn't a Signet NPC right next to the Teleport guy. D:

[byte]

Nothing particularly great in this update and they nerfed some really good farming spots. Fuck you SE, fuck you.

[Kyreth]

Noooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Not the price of blood

*sighs* Well, there's plenty of spots that remain untouched- they clearly aimed at the spots RMT was going nuts farming on for zero risk or effort.

[Octavious]

*sighs* Well, there's plenty of spots that remain untouched- they clearly aimed at the spots RMT was going nuts farming on for zero risk or effort.

Ok, zero effort, you go out to ZiTah and see how you do on Beast Blood in 1hr. It may be mindless mob killing but if you think it's zero effort I would love to see you try it. Everyone thinks it's easy gil till they go out and make 20k in 1 night, lol. If you're good you could do 60k-80k depending on if you're lucky with double drops. D: ...but calling it zero-effort, I will have none of it! lol

[Lexa]

...wait, I just noticed - where's my Bhaflau/SSR increased droprates???

[Arcanesoul]

New Serpent General Quest? Flameserpent Facilitator.... been waiting for moar!

*moisten*



.....wow.

Yeah, yeah. So I forgot the word skill.. I changed it right after I posted anyway.

[fren.]

I don't farm any of those items, but man I feel bad for all the people who do, SE just does not want people NPCing things. ><

Unless you're killing gods/HNM's for loot/crafting for a large profit/doing BCNM's, you're essentially shit out of luck.

I'm not really sure what was gamebreaking about making 40k/hr. The few times I did farm them all I saw was lowbies on their first jobs, guess they Fields of Valor to look forward to.

Edit: Only really pertains to those not at 75.

[Hyan]

No matter what everyone says this update might change a lot more than we initially thought - FoV might be the decisive thing to make FFXI better for more players in general. There's nothing earthshaking for the endgame population but for the overall game, this could be something huge (if FoV is a success).

[Kaylia]

The respawn time for Treasure Coffers and Treasure Chests has been shortened, and the chances of obtaining artifacts, maps, and key items from them have been increased.

Uh...might have been discussed, but in what situation map/artifiact/key item aren't 100%?

[Jkun]

New Serpent General Quest? Flameserpent Facilitator.... been waiting for moar!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who loved all those quests! :D

[Mizango]

Uh...might have been discussed, but in what situation map/artifiact/key item aren't 100%?

I saw that also and chalked it up to Sundi'ism.

I am glad the changed it up a bit, I remember looking for coffers in Castle O and having some tool finding them for gil in front of me.

/rage

[DoctorEvil]

Dk. Ixion Ferrule
A ferrule fashioned from the gnarled horn of Dark Ixion. Long after being separated from its master, it continues to pulse and throb with an otherworldly energy.


(A ferrule (a corruption of Latin viriola "small bracelet," under the influence of ferrum "iron.") is a name for types of metal objects, generally used for fastening, joining, or reinforcement. They are often narrow circular rings of metal, or less commonly, plastic.

Most ferrules consist of a circular clamp used to hold together and attach fibers, wires or posts, generally by crimping, swaging, or otherwise deforming the ferrule to permanently tighten it onto the parts that it holds.)



wut?

[fishstix]

I always used to OP to North Gustaberg to get Signet before going where I wanted since there wasn't a Signet NPC right next to the Teleport guy. D:

I did the same thing lol

[byte]

the more rmt updates they do the harder it is for legitamate players to make gil which probably push alot to buy from rmt.

HELLO!!!

SE dumbest fucking developers on the planet.

Just wanted to repeat this point because it's true.

[Xanthe]

Dk. Ixion Ferrule
A ferrule fashioned from the gnarled horn of Dark Ixion. Long after being separated from its master, it continues to pulse and throb with an otherworldly energy.



wut?

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