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Here's hoping some of that trickles down to NQs as well.

It's basically for ppl who got HQ Abj gear and have been bitching the forums about how their fancy stuff gets outclassed by super common gear.

Additionally on the item front, we’ll be making adjustments to the stats found on the new abjuration equipment, making them even more powerful to rival the equipment that can be obtained in Reisenjima.

And it's not like the Reisenjima gear is SO far ahead that they're gonna get a massive overhaul... pretty much just +5, at most, statline across the board more, and then the massive double augments...

Hello,

I would like to give an update in regards to a previous post that was made back in June of 2014.


First off, I apologize for the time it has taken to give a status update on this task. The development team has been looking into and testing a system that would allow for abilities and magic spell cooldowns to reset when entering battlefields; however, they encountered a number of problems and have had to put this off. Many of the problems were related to battle balance, such as cases where special abilities could be used prior to entering a battlefield, making it possible to re-use these abilities right away once inside. We appreciate your understanding.

Personally, I had no issues with 90% of my HQ abj. gear being replaced last update.

The issue I have is the beyond stupid augment system they used to replace it. Something is seriously wrong with the game when I spend the majority of my playtime in Norg going through text windows for shitty augments than I do actually playing the new content in Reisenjima. Then consider the *** that is augmenting with Dark Matter and how utterly random that is. It's by far the worst augment system SE has ever implemented and that's tough to do since we've seen some really bad augment systems, which is saddening because they had made great progress with the Alluvion and Escha augment systems.

if they do them all nq or hq that would be nice. there were so many butthurt jps crying about the reijen gears over their shiny full hq overpriced sets. If there is one thing that moves them, it ia the tears of the jp base. I am still amused that this random augment crap asks me melee or magic, etc to make me feel like i have a decision, then gives me pet acc, int, occult accumen, and store tp for my pld.

Since Crystal Petrifacts are relatively easy to obtain, there are no plans to create a system that would allow players to exchange Kupofried's corundums for Crystal Petrifacts.

The development team will be implementing a fix for this issue in the December version update. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused!

• The issue wherein booting up FINAL FANTASY XI and using Alt-Tab to change windows would cause the windows cursor to appear and not properly revert.

• The issue with the borderless windowed mode wherein it would not be possible to alt-tab to the desktop.

The correct time should be Thursday, December 10 at 12:00 a.m. (PST). We've corrected the start time on the topics page.

Thanks for pointing this out!

The dev. team has looked into increasing the number of methods to obtain these upgrade items, however, because there are two methods to obtain them (from VNMs or Void Watch), and the stats on the completed weapons are very strong, they decided to put this on hold for the moment. With that said, we are aware that these items can be difficult to obtain so we’re looking into possibly offering them via login campaigns.

Fear not, the upgrades to Relic/Mythic/Empyrean/Ergon weapons are still coming! The development team is not only adding stat upgrades, but also making event-related adjustments (not quests, but text-related to upgrading), and adjustments to certain Aftermaths.

This work will take a bit more time, but it is underway!

We’re aware of an issue where players are unable to see or target other NPCs or party/alliance members, and the development team is currently investigating. At the moment, we ask for your patience while we work to resolve this bug. As soon as we have more information, we’ll update this thread.

Has anyone posted on this yet? Seems there's some curious stuff to see...

Around 48:00~ mark, is that a new area? New mobs?

Around 1:05:00, there is a raptor mount...

Greetings, adventurers! Matsui here.

I'd like to talk a little about our plans for FINAL FANTASY XI going forward on the development and management side of things.

So that adventurers can always look forward to a fresh and ever-changing Vana'diel, we will be continuing monthly version updates past April. Look out for new updates every month focused on battle and story content.

On the battle side of things, we will be adding new battle varieties each month to keep up the scale and ferocity of the epic battlefields enjoyed thus far viable for a wide range of jobs and play styles. Of course, we also have smaller content planned for solo and Trust-based play.

Fresh story content is also in the works to flesh out the lives of Vana'diel's many inhabitants. New Records of Eminence objectives will offer adventurers glimpses into these characters' side stories.

To ensure that adventuring through Vana'diel stays as fun and frustration-free as possible, we will continue to balance battle content and make adjustments and quality of life improvements wherever we can. We will also be continuing to run login and other campaigns in keeping with the needs and wants of the community.

We are currently busy preparing for monthly updates in the run-up to April, including a version update slated for February, which will introduce new augments for Relic, Mythic, Empyrean, and Ergon weapons.

As our plans for next year begin to solidify, we are growing increasingly excited for 2016 in Vana'diel. The team and I are committed to keep the magic of Vana'diel alive and will be putting in our hearts and souls to ring in another new and exciting year for FINAL FANTASY XI.

We wish you all a happy and safe holiday season and hope to see you all in Vana'diel in 2016!

Akihiko Matsui
Producer, FINAL FANTASY XI

introduce new augments for Relic, Mythic, Empyrean, and Ergon weapons.

If the augment system is anything like what they used for Reisenjima gear they can *** right off.

Well they've announced info on content updates past console EoS including E/R/M weapon upgrades in February: http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11us/detail/14420/detail.html

Some idiots thought that there would be no updates after nov and quit. wonder if they will all come crawling back.

I very much doubt it'll be anything like that, it will probably be static upgrades like previous R/E/M upgrades.

In fact it probably will be considering they already showed the proposed stats for the sword R/E/M.

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The dev. team has looked into increasing the number of methods to obtain these upgrade items, however, because there are two methods to obtain them (from VNMs or Void Watch), and the stats on the completed weapons are very strong, they decided to put this on hold for the moment. With that said, we are aware that these items can be difficult to obtain so we’re looking into possibly offering them via login campaigns.

Is it really that difficult to increase the drop rates or add a guaranteed slot for a HMP pouch? I mean it would be great if they add a new line of VW that would get people interested in doing those fights but really they're overthinking this..

Greetings,

I have a bit more to add about the upcoming enhancements.

After enhancing Relic, Mythic, and Empyrean weapons via the new upgrade path, an afterglow effect will be applied to each one.

The first reason for this is to enable future expansion of this content. The afterglow effect on weapons is tied to the completion of Trials of the Magians, and the data for these quests are stored directly on the weapon itself. This data record occupies the same space as that of the weapons’ stat expansion, and in the event you haven’t completed Trials of the Magians (i.e. have not obtained an afterglow), it would not be possible to increase the weapon stats or expand on the special properties.

The second reason is to reduce the time and resources for enhancements. When looking into enhancements for these weapons, we found that if we were to split them into two groups (those with afterglow and those without), it would require a higher amount of resources, which would cause the development time to increase. In order to avoid this from happening, we decided to adopt the current plan that we are moving forward with.

If you already have a weapon with an afterglow effect, you will have an advantage as the next phase for enhancement will be easier to accomplish. On the other hand, those that do not have an afterglow will have quite a challenge ahead of them.

The development team is working hard on adjustments so that they can implement this content, so please stay tuned for more details!

For them to use the phrase "Quite a challenge" makes me wonder if that is something ridiculous or just something we will figure out how to streamline like getting alex, ploutons, or beads.