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FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Oct. 6)

Update Details -New Promathia missions have been added. -Players undertaking the Promathia mission "The Savage" will now be able to proceed from Riverne - Site #A01 to Monarch Linn. However, it will not be possible to enter the battlefield for "The Savage" unless Monarch Linn has been accessed from Riverne - Site #B01. -In the quest "All by Myself," the status of "Invisible" will be canceled while the level restriction is in effect. Also, an issue during the quest where other parties were unable to attack monsters that the NPC had disengaged has been addressed. -The effect of the monster ability to draw in opponents has been extended to include pets, avatars, and wyverns. -An issue in level restricted areas concerning level 75 characters gaining limit points regardless of the accumulation mode setting has been addressed. -An issue in level restricted areas concerning the number of experience points gained being calculated incorrectly when high-level party members are KO¡Çd has been addressed. All other instances of the number of experience points gained in special circumstances being incorrectly calculated have also been addressed. -The amount of time that elapses before certain monsters and NMs reappear after being defeated has been altered in several areas. No changes have been made for monsters that only appear after a certain condition has been met. -The coordinates where a characters appears after using the black magic spell "Escape" has been changed for the following areas: Promyvion – Vahzl/Spire of Vahzl -The type of monsters appearing in several areas has been changed. -The location of several monsters in the following areas has been altered: Uleguerand Range/Attohwa Chasm/King Ranperre's Tomb -PCs and NPCs in battle, or the currently targeted PC/NPC have been given display priority. -An issue where crystals could be obtained from monsters that do not yield experience points while wearing the Kingdom Aketon, Republic Aketon, or the Federation Aketon has been addressed. -Adjustments will be made to the length of time the "Memory Stream" remains active in the following areas: Promyvion – Holla/Promyvion – Mea/Promyvion – Dem/Promyvion – Vahzl -An issue concerning parts of the Oldton Movalpolos area that could be accessed by means not normally possible has been addressed. -The names of the following dark stalker monsters in Lufaise Meadows have been changed: Formor Monk -> Fomor Monk Formor Black Mage -> Fomor Black Mage Formor Summoner -> Fomor Summoner -Item drop rates for monsters in the Chains of Promathia areas have been adjusted. -Guild members now reveal synthesis recipes that have previously been kept secret. -The purchase price for the following items has been adjusted: Antlion Jaw/Bugard Skin/Bugard Leather -The item "antacid" is now stackable. The number of these items producable by synthesis has also been adjusted accordingly -It will no longer be possible to unequip "Enchanted" or "Dispensing" items during use. -The following item name has been changed: "Shade Spats" -> "Shade Leggings" -An issue concerning a difference in the color of certain text between the Windows version and the PlayStation2 version has been addressed. -The previous cursor position will no longer be remembered by the "Refined Search Option Menu." -An issue where a "polboot.exe" error was detected when performing a FINAL FANTASY XI file check on the PlayOnline Viewer has been addressed. (Windows version only.)

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New Recipes
# Oct 07 2004 at 1:24 PM Rating: Decent
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Anyone know what the new recipes that have been formerly kept secret could possibly be? I chatted up the cooking recipe NPCs and got no new recipes from them (at least, none newer as of this update) so I was just wondering if any other people had gotten some of these 'new' recipes.
Surprise Surprise
# Oct 06 2004 at 7:58 PM Rating: Decent
They might not JUST adjust the pop times for the mobs and the type of pop, they could change the coordinates where the NM pops! Think about it. It adds to the mystery of the mob. NMS are so predictable in a specific area IE Valkurn Emporer spawning in the same grid coordinates. I guess squinix wanted players to accomplish in game goals rather than in game financial gain. Heck they even went as far to suspend ppl for using bots or charging gil to powerlevel ppl. Makes sense I say
Download Time
# Oct 06 2004 at 7:53 PM Rating: Decent
How long did the download and the install take you ?
RE: Download Time
# Oct 06 2004 at 7:55 PM Rating: Decent
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only a couple of minutes.
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new recipes
# Oct 06 2004 at 6:01 PM Rating: Decent
I wonder what the new recipes will be...
Promyvion Changes
# Oct 06 2004 at 5:32 PM Rating: Good
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Did they lengthen the amount of time the portal stays open? Surely they didn't shorten it; it's hard enough as it is to get 18 people through it.

Seems a shame though, all that work my parties did to strategize and kill or pacify all the strays while everyone made it through the portal, only now to have the thing stay open long enough for people to simply overwhelm the strays with numbers and firepower. -_-
NM's
# Oct 06 2004 at 4:50 PM Rating: Decent
Hopefully the adjusted the rates on mobs that drop useful items that are rediculously over priced (Argus for example). Lizzy, the Emp, the Torrent, are all lottery pops. They probably have the same regularity, but ones that don't have place holders are adjusted.
Best part of the update
# Oct 06 2004 at 4:38 PM Rating: Good
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-The following item name has been changed:
"Shade Spats" -> "Shade Leggings"


Oh damn, I'm SO happy! This was the most ground shaking update ever just for that one change. Now I will be able to sleep at night!
Bomb King
# Oct 06 2004 at 4:12 PM Rating: Decent
I hope they fixed the Bomb King's spawn. I think something happened where he wouldnt spawn anymore and all you got were balloons.
RE: Bomb King
# Oct 07 2004 at 12:27 AM Rating: Decent
lol... well on asura me and another player have been there for hours and haven't seen one bomb king....
NM
# Oct 06 2004 at 3:53 PM Rating: Decent
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I'm curious as to how the spawn rate for mobs such as Leaping Lizzy and Stroper Cyme will be effected. Perhaps more often to lower the cost, or less often and we can watch the overpriced cost of these items skyrocket to rediculous proportions.
RE: NM
# Oct 06 2004 at 6:59 PM Rating: Decent
i think this i s more for misson / quest related nm's becuse for cop misson 2-3 we werer in there for two hours after we killed the minutar and it took it like 30 mins. to respawn.
RE: NM
# Oct 06 2004 at 4:11 PM Rating: Decent
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I don't think this will effect Lizzy's spawn rate. I believe she is a random spawn from a selection of Rock Lizards. I could be mistaken however, someone would have to confirm.
RE: NM
# Oct 06 2004 at 4:22 PM Rating: Decent
I have always been told that Lizzie is a Lottery Spawn meaning its completly random.
RE: NM
# Oct 07 2004 at 11:45 AM Rating: Decent
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Well Leaping Lizzy, like many rare item dropping NM, is a lottery spawn... But they could always heighten the number of lizard that need be killed to start spawning her at a higher number. Say, in stead of starting at spawning with only 10 lizards killed and up, shed spawn at 50 or what have you. More than likely, it is mission related ones as said.
RE Update
# Oct 06 2004 at 3:51 PM Rating: Decent
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Ladane, I doubt anyne will know until the servers are back up and people are able to log in.
>.<
# Oct 06 2004 at 3:49 PM Rating: Decent
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-An issue where crystals could be obtained from monsters that do not yield experience points while wearing the Kingdom Aketon, Republic Aketon, or the Federation Aketon has been addressed.


Eeps, I thought this was a feature of the Aketon. Looks like their use has just become far more limited.
Update
# Oct 06 2004 at 3:48 PM Rating: Default
I just got done downloading the updates. I wonder what mobs are being move in Ranperre's Tomb? I wonder if Spook or any of the other NM are being moved? Anyone know by chance?
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