Level Cap Increase (11/17/2011)Follow

*The following content is in development. Specific details may differ from the release version.
The maximum job level for player characters will be increased to 99.
Completion of a new limit break quest is required to unlock levels 96 and above.
The following new job abilities will be introduced:
Summoner
Fenrir: Heavenward Howl (Lv. 96)
Grants the effect of HP Drain or MP Drain to party members within area of effect.
Diabolos: Pavor Nocturnus (Lv. 98)
Lures an enemy into an eternal nightmare.

Corsair
Avenger's Roll (Lv. 97)
Increases chance of countering for party members within area of effect. Lucky Number: 4. Unlucky Number: 8.
The following magic spells will be introduced:
White Magic
Cura III (WHM Lv.96)
Restores HP for party members within area of effect. Afflatus Misery: Increases healing potency.
Boost-INT (WHM Lv.96)
Enhances Intelligence for party members within area of effect.
Boost-DEX (WHM Lv.99)
Enhances Dexterity for party members within area of effect.
Gain-INT (RDM Lv.96)
Enhances Intelligence.
Gain-DEX (RDM Lv.99)
Enhances Dexterity.
Regen V (SCH Lv.99)
Gradually restores target's HP.
Black Magic
Thundaja (BLM Lv.96)
Deals thunder damage to enemies within area of effect. Successive use enhances spell potency.

Gravity II (RDM Lv. 98)
Weighs an enemy down and lowers its movement speed.
Songs
Lightning Carol II (BRD Lv.96)
Increases resistance against lightning and sometimes nullifies lightning damage for party members within area of effect.
Light Carol II (BRD Lv.99)
Increases resistance against light and sometimes nullifies light damage for party members within area of effect.
Dark Carol II (BRD Lv.99)
Increases resistance against darkness and sometimes nullifies darkness damage for party members within area of effect.
The following spells will become available to new jobs:
White Magic
Holy II (PLD Lv.99)
Black Magic
Thunder III (DRK Lv.96)
Thunder V (SCH Lv.99)
The following new learnable spells will be added for blue mages:
Quadrastrike
Delivers a fourfold attack. Chance of critical hit varies with TP.
Vapor Spray
Deals water breath damage to enemies within a fan-shaped area originating from the caster. Additional effect: Poison.
Thunder Breath
Deals thunder breath damage to enemies within a fan-shaped area originating from the caster.
Orcish Counterstance
Increases the caster's chance of countering.
Amorphic Spikes
Delivers a fivefold attack. Damage varies with TP.
Wind Breath
Deals wind breath damage to enemies within a fan-shaped area originating from the caster.
Barbed Crescent
Damage varies with TP. Additional effect: Accuracy Down.
Spells castable only while under the effect of Unbridled Learning:
Absolute Terror
Freezes target in fear.
Gates of Hades
Deals fire damage to enemies within area of effect. Additional effect: Burn.
Tourbillion
Delivers an area attack. Additional effect duration varies with TP. Additional effect: Weakens defense.
Pyric Bulwark
Resists physical damage.
Bilgestorm
Delivers an area attack. Additional effect duration varies with TP. Additional effect: Lowers attack, defense, and accuracy.
Bloodrake
Delivers a threefold attack. Damage varies with TP. Additional effect: HP Drain.
Beastmasters will be able to call four new familiars with the Call Beast ability.


*The effects for the following spells are provisional:
Cura III / Regen V / Quadrastrike / Vapor Spray / Thunder Breath / Orcish Counterstance / Amorphic Spikes / Wind Breath / Barbed Crescent / Absolute Terror / Gates of Hades / Tourbillion / Pyric Bulwark / Bilgestorm / Bloodrake
*The icon and icon help text for Fenrir's Heavenward Howl ability is also provisional.

The above issues will be addressed in future test server updates.


http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/17017

Doesn't Carbuncle already get Meteor (if only Trial-sized)? Or was it Comet?

It's safe to asume most of these are subject to change or scrapping. Not to mention additions.

It's nice to see they're working on thing, but at this point it's nothing but a teaser. A very lackluster one in my eyes, though i fully welcome Holy II on PLD. Just wondering why we dont get Banish III...

Meteor is obviously coming from Tier 3 merits.

Thunder III for DRK... (joy)

I almost had a heart attack from them actually telling us what Blue Magic spells we're getting this update.

As for Meteor, gonna assume it will be saved for BLM T3 merits.

I wouldn't worry too much about what isn't there. Just because it isn't on this list that doesn't mean it will never be released. It just won't be released now or in the next few updates.

Since we'll soon be reaching the "final" level cap they're probably going to be holding on to a lot of cards and dragging every little thing out as long as possible even more than they did in the past. And considering their past, that's really saying something.

Ha, quite the list of spells. Some of those on there are ones I've wanted for so long. Almost tempting to come back to the game just to try them out. Pyric Bulwark? Absolute Terror? Gates of Hades? Bloodrake? Amorphic Spikes.... yow.
But then I remember why I left in the first place... :(
Still, will be interesting to read about.

Love the pets. Would be so great to see a little adamantoise jug stomping around after a bst. Or the little toad hopping... though I can't imagine that toad being tremendously useful as a pet itself. Kinda curious there.

Got a little excited when I saw Regen V....then saw it was only SCH getting it. Oh well...keep hoping for something in the new merit system.

RDM gets more Gain spells and Gravity II.

Ye gods, this is fantastic news!

/sigh

So basically instead of the scorpion people actually wanted (Yes I went there!) they give us a purposefully worthless pet? What was it we did to make them hate us so much?

I was just thinking the same thing lol!

If it's one of the caster toads and not a Squib (best joke in the game), then those things are nightmarish little monsters, especially if they get the full sleepga abilities.... Charmga might be asking for too much, though.