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#1 Jan 28 2004 at 7:05 PM Rating: Excellent
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This is the quick translation of an interview with the FFXI staff regarding the future of the game:

Concerning battles:
Dark Knight will be able to summon a Demon. (Not sure if this is similar to the Dragoon's Wyvern, or a one-shot attack, or what).

Summoners will be updated. They are *not* adding summon monsters any time soon, but will be updating the summoner class to make it much stronger than it currently is.

They're considering changing things so that if a party is attacking a strong monster, there will be less collateral damage (i.e. area of effect spells it uses won't effect other people not in the same party as its attackers, if a party zones to escape a strong enemy it won't just go on a murderous rampage and kill all the newbies at the zone, etc.)

Concerning Limbo:
Limbo is a set of capturable battlefields for really high level players. (i.e. they count for conquest)

It won't be easy to get out of. No simple teleporting in and out of it.

There will be new Burning Circles there called Giant Burning Circles that will require a new type of alliance, an Over Alliance, to stand a chance. Over Alliance will have more than 18 people (but they don't specify how many).

You will have to walk into and out of the Limbo areas, no teleporting around. And this is a 'direct quote': "It's no picnic, and we plan to keep it that way. This stuff is going to be hard."

It will be impossible to survive there without having a party go in together, and have a really good strategy for staying alive.

There's a purpose to going into Limbo, but they're not saying what it is yet. There will be quests to go there and retrieve items and such.

Concerning PvP:
Has nothing to do with Limbo. Nothing at all.

You have to complete some quests before you can participate.

You won't be able to just kill anyone. (I'm assuming this means only others who have finished the quests, and even then there could be some restrictions).

Concerning Missions:
Nation-specific missions aren't going to be expanded any time soon. They're planning some stuff for them, but it's too early to say anything. (Currently they only take you to rank 5 or 6 now anyway, and then the Zilart missions kick in to get you to rank 10).

There will be no further Zilart missions.

They will definitely be continuing the storyline with further missions, however. (possibly Limbo-related).

Big Plans for 2004:
Job balancing for PvP. (I really, really hope this only affects job balance at PvP levels, and doesn't interfere with the way things work now. I've seen so many games go horribly astray when they start castrating classes to make them PvP safe. But so far Square hasn't let me down, and they seem to know what they're doing, so there's hope )

More Content for level 30-40. (Sounds neat, especially since I'll be there soon.)

The interview can be found at gameonline.jp

-AshTS
#2 Jan 28 2004 at 9:14 PM Rating: Decent
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Awesome! Can't wait to see the new content. Thank you for the post.
#3 Jan 28 2004 at 10:28 PM Rating: Decent
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No problem. I think I should have titled it a little bit different however.

-AshTS
#4 Jan 28 2004 at 10:38 PM Rating: Decent
Thanks so much for posting that!! :)
makes us readers at work perk up hehe
all the same, awesome job :)

cheers
#5 Jan 28 2004 at 10:53 PM Rating: Decent
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hmmm, did the interview say anything about the new alternative reality?
#6 Jan 28 2004 at 10:57 PM Rating: Decent
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The Alternate Reality is defined by them as 'Limbo' areas.

-AshTS
#7 Jan 28 2004 at 11:11 PM Rating: Decent
I can't wait to get more info on the Demon thing.
#8 Jan 28 2004 at 11:14 PM Rating: Decent
Here is the page translated in babelfish:



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As for the monk the one which from first does not go with full opening is better

Using in the medicine, or the large quantity that it is defeated, balance 1,2 times it designates that it is defeated as the air

Darkness was strengthened rather, but being also the possibility in the future strong daemon coming out to be we want waiting even in the samurai

The summons loyal retainer inserts the hand already a little. It continues to produce the summons animal, the ‚ê ‚é is not. Not to be strengthening, with direction of correction. More unique we would like to carry to strong job

About new WS

The effect which is prepared once from beginning consumed. If in the future WS is added, with another directivity. You can use with just the weapon of specification when

Being too strong concerning the strength of the enemy of hunt, the enemy to which no one fights you think with the direction which makes the collateral many

Reverse side world

Offer of the capture type battlefield which totally used the area for high level we would like to see the can ‚¶

That way it cannot go there with shape and does not come out directly from ‚Ä there we would like to see.

Enormous BC we would like to see the thing, the battlefield ‚Á ‚Ä feeling where the over alliance 18 or more takes the balance of prerequisite

There is no condition to coming out but walking, it does not come out. ƒeƒŒƒ| and with becoming battle impossible, the ‚é. It is not about to be able to go with picnic feeling

Preparing in advance, firmly getting together with everyone, unless it does mental attitude, the excessiveness

There is a purpose which you cannot speak the purpose here yet, do properly. It is the story surface, is the item

PvsP

The reverse side world completely there is no relationship

After the story or various setting is entwined, it reaches the point where for the first time it is possible

It is not the case that it reaches the point where the person who is in next door can be beaten directly

Mission

As for mission classified by country pause. Once upon a time and we would like to offer those which are different, but what shape story it is not possible hugely

Either the continuation of ƒWƒ‰[ƒgƒ~ƒbƒVƒ‡ƒ“ is not thought

Making use of the present mission of course there is (development of the story in a some way and approach in the story surface)

About the North American entry

When you compare with the time before, server availability has risen, but there is no influence in peak

Above expecting the Japanese-American mixed party to be many reputation to be good is delightful very

Future LV upper limit cancellation is undecided at present time

The new growth element in the level upper limit presently in the midst of examination. This one is mounted perhaps first

Aspiration 2004
Matsui: It meaning that PvsP enters, the intention of taking a second look the balance between job
Kawamoto: We would like to put out the setting up which also the person about of Lv30 can enjoy
Higuchi: After the experience value saving of goal pauses, we would like to keep preparing the pleasure

In addition

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#9 Jan 29 2004 at 9:40 AM Rating: Decent
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hahahahahaha *sigh* I love Babelfish ^_^
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#10 Jan 29 2004 at 10:07 AM Rating: Decent
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Dark Knights will not get a Demon...

It states that in the past Dark Knights were buffed (so nothing will happen with Darks after this patch)...in a separate sentence...There will be new Demon mobs added.

Thanks
#11 Jan 29 2004 at 10:08 AM Rating: Default
Here is the page translated in Jive:

Concernin' battles, dig dis:
Night Knight will be able t' summon some Demon. (down low, Not shaw if dis be
similah' t' da damn Dragoon's Wyvern, o' some one-busted a cap in jack, o'
whut).

Summona's will be updated. They be *not* addin' summon monsta's no time soon,
but will be updatin' da damn summona' class t' make it much **** diesela' dan
it current-like be. Right on!

They be considerin' changin' **** so's dat if some party be jackin' some ****
diesel monsta', dair will be less collateral damage (down low, i.e. arai o'
effect spells it 'esploits won't effect otha' sucka's not in da same party as
its attacka's, if some party zones t'escape some **** diesel devil it won't
plum go on some murderous rampage an' ice all da newbies at da damn zone, etc.)


Concernin' Limbo, dig dis:
Limbo be some set o' capturable battlefields 4 tru-ly high level playa's. (down
low, i.e. they count 4 conquest)

It won't be aisy t' git out o'. No simple teleportin' in an' out o' it.

Dair will be fresh Burnin' Circles dair called Giant Burnin' Circles dat will
require some fresh type o' alliance, some Ova' Alliance, t' stand some chance.
Ova' Alliance got'ta mo' dan 18 sucka's (down low, but they duzn't specify how
many).

Yo' *** will got'ta ankle into an' out o' da damn Limbo arais, no teleportin'
around. An' dis be some 'direct quote', dig dis: "It be no picnic, an' we plan
t' keep it dat way. Dis stuff be fixin' t' be rock."

It will be impossible t' survive dair without havin' some party go in togetha',
an' have some tru-ly badass strategy 4 stayin' alive.

Dair be some purpose t' goin' into Limbo, but they be not sayin' whut it be
yet. Dair will be quests t' go dair an' retrieve items an' such.

Concernin' Pvp, dig dis:
Has nothin' t' do wit' Limbo. Nothin' at all.

Yo' *** got'ta complete some kinda' quests b4 yo' *** kin participate. Word.

Yo' *** won't be able t' plum ice anyone. (down low, I is assumin' dis mains
only otha's who have finished da damn quests, an' even den dair could be some
kinda' restricshuns).

Concernin' Missions, dig dis:
Nashun-specific missions aint fixin' t' be 'espanded no time soon. Ah be
baaad... They be plannin' some kinda' stuff 4 them, but it be too early-like t'
say anythin'. (down low, Current-like they only snatch yo' *** t' rank 5 o' 6
now anyway, an' den da Zilart missions kick in t' git yo' *** t' rank 10).

Dair will be no furtha' Zilart missions.

They will definite-like be continuin' da damn storyline wit' furtha' missions,
howeva'. (down low, possibly Limbo-related).

Big-*** Plans 4 2004, dig dis:
9-to-5 balancin' 4 Pvp. (down low, I tru-ly, tru-ly hope dis only affects
9-to-5 balance at Pvp levels, an' doesn't interfere wit' da damn way **** work
now. I've seen so's many games go horribly astray when they start castratin'
classes t' make them Pvp safe. But so's fah' Square hasn't let me waaay down,
an' they seem t' know whut they be doin', so's dair be hope )

Mo' Content 4 level 30-40.
#12 Jan 29 2004 at 10:18 AM Rating: Decent
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Gotta love that jive talking....updates for the future sound great, thanks for the info.
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