The October Version Update is Here! (10/25/2011)Follow

At the following time, we will be performing emergency maintenance on FINAL FANTASY XI. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XI will be unavailable.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Oct. 25, 2011 from 10:00 to 11:30 (PDT)
Oct. 25, 2011 from 1pm to 2:30PM (EDT)
Oct. 25, 2011 from 17:00 to 18:30 (GMT)
* The completion time may be subject to change.

[Affected Service]
FINAL FANTASY XI

* The FINAL FANTASY XI client will be automatically updated. After the date and times listed above, pressing the "Play" button and following the on-screen instructions will begin the update.

* The World Transfer Service will be unavailable starting 30 minutes before the maintenance. Please wait until after the maintenance is completed before attempting to use this service.

* The Character Reactivation Service will also be unavailable starting 30 minutes before the maintenance.

* Maintenance operations will delete any reservations for Pankration matches and Maze Tabulae registered to NPC Duplidoc for Moblin Maze Mongers. To those players who are scheduled to participate in Pankration matches, those who will enter Assault, Salvage or Einherjar areas, or those who will participate in Dynamis or Limbus at the time of the maintenance, we ask that you please wait until maintenance is complete before engaging in these activities. Please note that we cannot replace items that are lost during the maintenance process.

Event-related

    Voidwatch has undergone the following revisions: 
        The planar rift on the second floor of Delkfutt's Tower is now located at F-5 instead of J-5. 
        It is now possible for players to fulfill victory conditions even if they find themselves disconnected when the enemy is defeated. This can be accomplished by examining the accompanying riftworn pyxis upon reconnecting. 
 

Battle-related

 [dev1030] New Battlefields 
    New Burning Circle Notorious Monster (BCNM) battlefields have been added. 

BCNM Picture

Locations, entry requirements, and other conditions for the new battlefields will be as follows:

Orb Type	Price	Location	Battlefield Name	Restrictions 
Phobos Orb	30 Kindred's Crests	Spire of Holla	Empty Hopes	Level: Any 
Time: 15 min. 
Participants: 6 
Spire of Dem	Empty Dreams	Level: Any 
Time: 15 min. 
Participants: 6 
Spire of Mea	Empty Desires	Level: Any 
Time: 15 min. 
Participants: 6 
Deimos Orb	50 Kindred's Crests	Spire of Vahzl	Empty Aspirations	Level: Any 
Time: 15 min. 
Participants: 6

* Players victorious in the battlefields at the Spires of Holla, Dem, Mea, and Vahzl will receive items that may, in turn, be traded to the NPC Shami to claim rewards.

Resolved Issues

    The following issues have been rectified: 
        The issue in which players were occasionally unable to warp back to their home nation from outposts after changing their nation of allegiance. 
        The issue in which the VNM Aello would stop attacking under certain circumstances. 
        The issue in which the VNM Akvan would erroneously drop Moon Amulets on occasion. 
        The issue in which armoury crates for the BCNM battlefield Taurassic Park would occasionally fail to spawn. 
        The issue in which the Abyssea - Grauberg NM Amphitrite would unintentionally switch from absorbing physical damage to absorbing magic damage. 
        The issue in which incorrect item names were displayed during conversations with certain Voidwatch NPCs. 
        The issue in which Japanese text was displayed alongside the English during part of a conversation with the Voidwatch Officer NPCs. 
        The issue in which the help text for Scroll of Break did not include "DRK Lv.95". 
        The issue in which the item Habaneros could not be put up for auction. 

Known Issues (English-language version only)
• A line of Japanese text will occasionally appear at the conclusion of new battlefields containing the Anamnestic Vault enemy.

Strange, this already works. I've disconnected twice during Voidwatch, and both times I was able to reconnect, rejoin, and receive rewards. The first time it happened, I actually came back to nothing but a chest. Everyone else had left already. I'm surprised the chest didn't depop when the last person went out of range, but it was still there waiting for me.

I suspect it went from emergency update to "well, this patch IS ready ... since the server is coming down anyway ... UPDATE!"

Taurassic Park fixed! Whoot!

That's what they were aiming for. I've always liked the references they make with some of the BCNM names, like "Whom Wilt Thou Call?", "Toad-al Recall", "The Last Orc-Shunned Hero", and so forth.

"Whom Wilt Thou Call" has to be the best BCNM name ever. ^_^