The Next Version Update Approaches! (12/19/2013)Follow

I hope there's more lol

Its already confirmed they're trying to add the top 10 npcs from the list:


Link

Now I don't know how they'll make Joachim work but I'll take it.

hmm I forgot what the placement was for NPC's in the "top 10" so I'll post a link below:

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/topics/npcenqt/index.html

Yay Naja got 5th!

Shantotto? ...

I'm at a lost of words.

He uses the strings of the harp to shoot traverser stones.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/polnews/news22753.shtml

Relax dude! You getting work up over a simple request of a little more astounds me.

I wouldn't expect more than the new Trust NPCs and some potential bug fixes like with the Eminent Pole, myself. At best, maybe a few HM story BCs will be released, but it's also unlike SE to not hype actual major happenings, even if said happenings do wind up kinda lame. Might be wiser to look at it as stuff they couldn't fit into the last update in time due to QA, but wanted to get it in now instead of late-Jan or Feb.

Records of Eminence is huge. It's one of the most significant additions in quite some time.

What's wrong with AA fights? If instead of an Ark Angel skin, you fought a mob named Harold who was 2 jobs, could use 4 special abilities, and dropped many nice things, would that satisfy you? Instead, SE chose some of the best-looking mobs in the game and used those. What's not to like?

The quality of life additions to the game in the last couple of updates have been very significant. Maybe too little, too late for some, but still amazing. I'm not sure what kind of expectations you have for this game, but to get these updates on a monthly basis is a good thing, not a bad thing.

On topic, looking at this Christmas day update, I have to wonder if the Trust improvements are the only thing being included. My reasoning is that having an update with such meager additions hardly seems to warrant an update at all.

What was wrong with WoTG besides not focusing on people who only cared about end-game?

I don't think ROE is noob only content, I have a bunch of gear etc from wildskeepers and a bit from delve and lots from bayld and it is still nice.

Lots of people have jobs they were interested in trying but levelling was getting real painful again (outside of leeching abyssea) and the event drops REM upgrade items too so you can actually make endgame progress by levelling a new job - score!

The last update was ace. People can complain about it as much as they want but they took real steps to fix a major problem with the game.

I haven't been playing the last week or so because holidays have me busy- but I am super excited they chose to improve the levelling experience - been wanting to take up thief for awhile - but the idea was soul destroying - I have the TH hands and feet and the HQ wildskeeper dagger all ready to go (and can buy second dagger with points!) but levelling was holding me back.

Anyway - it's silly to act like in a game with so many jobs almost no one wants to level anymore. It has just been so tedious slow and painful that people didn't want to do it

With the three npcs it is not just faster - it feels less lonely and tedious. I look forward to being able to duo and have some npcs out - that would make me excited, I always loved duoing - but it was never particularly viable outside a few job combos

I believe he's referring to the dev comment made here (bottom of post) stating that they would like to make it possible to summon them in parties in the future. When they get around to that, though, is anyone's guess.