February version update previewFollow

I’d like to give a brief overview of the February version update.

• New Seekers of Adoulin missions

• New skirmishes

These skirmishes will involve search and destroy for monsters, so in addition to regular monsters there will also be some notorious monsters. While I can’t get into the details just yet, we are still planning to make this somewhat relaxed content since it is skirmish.

• New Records of Eminence objectives

• New Monstrosity monster families and expansion of supported areas

• Adjustments to infamy and prestige in Monstrosity

• Adjustments to existing Delve content

Currently, Delve has been adjusted for 18-man groups, but we will be making adjustments so it can be undertaken by a party of six.

• Rune fencer and dancer adjustments

We’ll be making adjustments so that rune fencer can function better as a tank and dancer can function better as a special-type of healer in party settings.

• Addition of relic-equivalent equipment for geomancer and rune fencer

• Ability to reforge relic equipment

In the February version update it will be possible to reforge all five pieces of relic armor to item level 109, as well as three pieces to item level 119.

• New Trust alter egos

During the stream we showed off Prishe and Ulmia as new additions, but we will be adding many more.

• Addition of the new area “Outer Ra’Kaznar”

• Addition of new monsters

During the stream we showed off a glimpse of the new area without any monsters added, but in the development version of the game we have finished adding monsters and the atmosphere has changed quite a bit.


We are still in the midst of working on a lot of other elements to be added. We will be introducing them on the official site soon.

Matsui here.

While there are space issues when it comes to adding parameters such as accuracy to the current UI, it would be possible to address this by checking with a special NPC or by adding a new text command.

We would like to look into displaying information for right hand accuracy, left hand accuracy, evasion, ranged accuracy, ranged attack, magic accuracy, and magic evasion moving forward.

It sure will! The development team is currently working to implement this in the February version update as well.

Greetings,

We originally prepared the "Receive Seals" Limited-time Challenge objective so everyone could have fun aiming at monsters of specific levels; however, we realize there is feedback mentioning that it’s difficult to complete with only certain seals applying towards the objective, and we are planning to change this.

In the February version update we will be expanding this objective so that all types of seals will apply towards the objective.

Matsui here.

I have some follow-up information regarding adjustments to Overdrive. The issue I mentioned previously has been resolved and we are working towards making the adjustments in the February version update.

Also, thank you for all the feedback about automaton accuracy. We are currently looking into overall increases to pet accuracy for the future.

Additionally, though this is somewhat off topic, in high-tier mission and seal battlefields there is a possibility that Target Marker will not function properly. We plan to correct this and appreciate your patience.

Upcoming Version Update Announcement

Matsui here.
I’d like to give you all an early preview of the content slated for the February version update.

In this version update, we will be adding new skirmishes that will be comparatively easy for six players to enjoy. Additionally, we’ll also be making adjustments to the existing Delve content so that it can be undertaken by smaller parties, thus making the content more accessible.

Also, we will be introducing more alter egos to the Trust initiative in an effort to continue making the game easier to play solo and less time-consuming. This time around we will be adding Prishe and Ulmia from Chains of Promathia along with a platoon of other alter egos, so stay tuned for more information.

We’ll also be implementing the ability to reforge relic equipment.
We hope you accept the challenge of both enhancing your relic equipment and of reforging artifact equipment that was added last year, if you haven’t already. Geomancers and rune fencers who currently do not have relic equipment need not fear, as we will also be adding relic-equivalent equipment for these jobs as well.

In addition to this, we will also be adding text commands to check stats that previously could not be checked in-game, easing the difficulty of existing missions, adding new monster families to Monstrosity, and much more.

The version update is scheduled for Tuesday, February 18th.

Amongst the list of implementation items listed here, some are currently in testing.
Please keep in mind that we may remove certain items from this implementation list in the event that bugs take an unintentionally long time to fix or balancing issues occur during the development process.


Mission and Quests

• Seeker of Adoulin missions

Create text
Create cutscenes
Create mission battles

• Trust acquistion quests

Add Tavnazia Stronghold quests
Add Misareaux Coast quests
Add Whitegate quests
Add Bastok quests

• Survival skill acquisition quest

Add survival skill acquistion quests
Add new survival skills

• Coalition assignments

Add coalition assignments for the new areas
Change specifciations for the Couriers' Coalition

• Geomancer job-specific armor quest

Create cutscenes
Add NPCs

• Rune fencer job-specific armor quest

Create cutscenes
Add NPCs

• Adjustments to existing quests

Ease fame-related requirements

• Ease Chains of Promathia missions

Ease the mechanics of Phomiuna Aquaducts
Ease the mechanics of Sacrarium

• Relic armor reforging

Add quests

• Repeat Login Campaign

Add the items for Repeat Login Campaign No. 9



Areas and Monsters

• Unlock new areas

Add new areas
Add monsters and NPCs to new areas
Add ergon loci to new areas
Add colonization reives to new areas
Add lair reives to new areas

• Monstrosity

New monster family: aquans
Add new instincts

• Monstrosity PvP

Adjust the increase-to-decrease rate of infamy in PvP



Content and Systems

• Skirmish

Add skirmish areas
Add monsters and NMs
Add skirmish-specific support effects
Add reforging armor
Add arcane glyptics

• Delve

Create difficulty adjustment logic depending on the number of people participating
Adjust drop rate of Yggzi Beads
Add items that can be purchased with Mweya Plasm

• Trust

Add new Trust NPCs
Adjust stats
Create and adjust behavior
Add items
Add quests
Support for Trust use in limit break quest "Beyond Infinity"

• Records of Eminence

Add battle-related objectives
Add gathering-related objectives
Add synthesis-related objectives
Ease the requirements for the limited-time challenge "Receive seals"

• Colonization and lair reives

Add new lair reives
Add new colonization reives

• Wildskeeper reives adjustments

Add feature at entrance to check progress status

• Adjust entry restrictions for existing content

Adjust participant number restriction for entering the Ashu Talif-related quests

• Home point warping

Add home points

• Auction house

Lower fees

• Commands to check parameters

Add text commands that allow you to check parameters that are currently not shown



Battle

• Rune fencer

Create new abilities
Adjust runes
Add "Accuracy bonus" trait

• Dancer

Adjust waltz

• Detection for certain monster behavior changes

Add feature that displays a "!!" when wildskeeper reive and Delve boss monsters' behavior changes

• Add new monsters

Create new graphics
Set special abilities
Create effects
Set and adjust capabilities

• Adjust penalties for becoming K.O.ed

Adjust the amount of experience points lost
Adjust the duration of weakness

• Enmity Adjustment

Adjusting the formulas on the enmity in the high item level



Items

• Relic armor reforging (item level 109)

Create acquisition cutscenes
Create equipment data

• Relic armor reforging (item level 119)

Create acquisition cutscenes
Create equipment data
In the February version update, 3 equipment slots can be reforged to item level 119.

• Geomancer relic-equivalent equipment

Create acquisition quests
Create equipment data

• Rune fencer relic-equivalent equipment

Create acquisition quests
Create equipment data

• Synthesis recipes

Add ammo synthesis recipes
Add meal recipes
Add synthesis recipes for events

• Add special campaign items

UI

• Currency display

Display the new currency to be added for skirmishes

It's pretty nice how much and fast they update FFXI, now if only they'd add the ability for players who are extremely far behind to catch up in some fashion it'd be perfect. (Along with letting trust work in parties.)

I like the progress this game is making while XIV is going backwards in design.

]Skirmish: Add arcane glyptics

]Delve difficulty adjustment logic depending on the number of people participating

]Adjust the duration of weakness

Cornelia I assume. the only person in Vanadiel that figured out how to wear a visible cape.

[dev1171] Reforging Relic Equipment

• It will be possible to reforge relic equipment to item levels 109 and 119*.

* As of the February version update, headgear, handgear, and leggear may be reforged to item level 119.

• Undertaking the Quest

Speak to Monisette in Port Jeuno (I-8) to begin the journey.

[dev1172] Geomancer and Rune Fencer Relic-equivalent Equipment

• New quests have been introduced that allow adventurers to obtain equipment for geomancers and rune fencers that is on par with the relic equipment of the other jobs.

* These sets are item level 109.

• Undertaking the Quests

Talk to Hestefa* in the Celennia Memorial Library while wearing all five pieces of the appropriate artifact armor set to begin the quest.

* Hestefa will appear once the February version update has been implemented.

Hello,

System-wise we were unable to push Gungnir’s added effect further down the priority list and as a result we have to push this back. However, the development team realizes that this is inconvenient and they are currently looking into making it so that Gungnir’s added effect will not activate on an enemy with the effect of Angon. This adjustment is planned for the February version update.

In regards to adjustments to overall enhancing and enfeebling effects, the extent of the impact is very large which in turn means that the amount of work and testing required is quite large, so as a result we do not have any plans to do this at the moment.

[dev1173] Rune Fencer Job Adjustments

• The following new abilities have been added to the Rune Fencer job.

• Swipe

Consumes one rune* to deal elemental damage to the target.
* The most recently applied rune will be consumed.

• Vivacious Pulse

Restores the caster’s HP.
* When cast with a rune active, the amount healed will be modified by types of rune(s) harbored. Using this ability does not consume any runes.

• The following job trait has been added:

 
Trait 	         Level  
                Acquired 
Accuracy Bonus 	50

* The effect will increase in stages as the player levels.

• The rune fencer ability Rune Enchantment will be adjusted.

Runes will no longer be nullified by the effects of Dispel. In addition, the recast time and enmity generated from harboring runes will be halved.
* This adjustment will occur in light of the need to quickly change runes due to the implementation of the above new abilities.

[dev1174] Dancer Job Adjustments

• The following Dancer abilities will be adjusted.

• Curing Waltz / Healing Waltz / Divine Waltz

The recast timer for these abilities will no longer be shared.
* Abilities of the same type will continue to share the same recast timer.

• The recast timer for Curing Waltz IV. Curing Waltz V, and Healing Waltz will be decreased.

[dev1175] Puppetmaster Job Adjustments

• Overdrive will be adjusted.

In addition to their current affects, equipped maneuvers will receive three effects.
* Only three effects may be gained, even if multiple maneuvers of the same type are equipped.
* This does not affect the priority queue for weapon skills used by the automaton.

• The Turbo Charge and Turbo Charge II attachments will be adjusted.

The haste effects granted by this attachment will now be affected by the total value of magical effects rather than the total value from equipment.

I'd call RoE gear a pretty damn solid "catch up" mechanism on the equipment end. KIs related to Delve is arguably being addressed by lighter party requirements/options. I'm not sure if there's any or much time gated aspects to Adoulin quests/missions, but those can also be alleviated. Though I still say they need to revisit the pre-99 phases of RMEs.