FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 20)

[Event-Related] -The following two areas are now open for exploration: The Grand Palace of Hu'Xzoi The Garden of Ru'Hmet -Several new Chains of Promathia area quests have been added. -A special new Ballista area has been added. -New sets of low-level equipment have been added to the list of armor that can be stored by certain NPCs located around Vana'diel. After trading a full set (4-5 pieces) of armor, a player will receive a "claim slip." This claim slip and a small fee are required when having a set of armor returned. Please note: 1. Signatures on checked armor will be lost. 2. High-quality and refurbished armor cannot be stored. -The clamming mini-game on Purgonorgo Isle has been expanded. The new features include: 1. A larger bucket offered to those who can fill the original bucket to the brim without going over its weight limit. 2. A larger variety of items that can be dug from the sand. 3. Less waiting time required to re-clam the same points. -New items are available for harvesting/mining in the following areas: 1. West Sarutabaruta 2. Newton Movalpolos 3. Giddeus -A new key item that will automatically inform players whether they have access to the Marble Bridge Tavern is now available (a message will appear upon entry into Upper Jeuno). -A new key item that will automatically inform players if a volunteer is needed for the "Community Service" quest is now available. -Under certain conditions, Tarnotik (located in Oldton Movalpolos) will now accept snow lilies as payment for teleportation to Mine Shaft #2716. -The number of items accepted by Yurim in the Tavnazian quest "In the Name of Science," as well as the types of rewards granted in exchange, have been increased. -Several new varieties of fish are now being accepted by Zaldon in the "Inside the Belly" quest. [Battle-Related] -The amount of EXP required for leveling up after lv.51, and the amount of EXP lost when KO'd after level 25, has been greatly reduced. Please note that at the time of the version update, if your character has more EXP than the new amount required, your EXP total will be adjusted to 1 point less than the amount needed for level up. Example: Player status before the version update -> Level=51 EXP=8100 Amount needed for level up (before update) = 10000 Amount needed for level up (after adjustment) = 8000 Player status after the version update -> Level=51 EXP=7999 Please visit http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/index.shtml for further details on changes to the EXP system. -Several new types of ENM quests have been added. In addition, many of the existing quests have also been adjusted. Some of these adjustments include allowing larger parties and/or alliances to enter the battlefields (however, depending on the size of the parties, there may be a cut in the amount of EXP received when completing the quest). Area Battle Name Restrictions Boneyard Gully Like the Wind 15 minutes/Lv.75/3 members recommended Shell We Dance? 30 minutes/Lv.75/12 members recommended Totentanz 30 minutes/Lv.75/18 members recommended Mine Shaft #2716 Pulling the Strings 15 minutes/Lv.60/Solo battle Automaton Assault 15 minutes/Lv.60/3 members recommended /All members must be of same race Monarch Linn Fire in the Sky 15 minutes/Lv.40/3 members recommended Bugard in the Clouds 15 minutes/Lv.50/3 members recommended Beloved of the Atlantes 30 minutes/Lv.50/6 members recommended The recommended number of party members for all existing ENM battles has been set at 6, with the maximum alliance size being 18. -New notorious monsters have been added to the Chains of Promathia areas. -The bard song Army's Paeon V (Lv. 65) has been added. [Item-Related] -New mannequin poses have been introduced. After obtaining a mannequin and a certain key item, Mhauran goldsmith Fyi Chalmwoh will change the pose of your simulacrum upon request. Available poses are as follows: 1. /sit 2. /salute (Windurst/San d'Oria/Bastok) 3. /hurray 4. Special race-specific poses -Select guilds are now offering new key items available for purchase with guild points. -Adjustments and additions have been made to the types of items requested in exchange for guild points. -The Alchemists' Guild will now accept poison baghnakhs +1 in exchange for guild points. -Several new fishing rods have been introduced. -New relic-type equipment has been added. -Numerous other types of items are also now available. -New synthesis and desynthesis recipes have been added. -The graphics displayed when a Galka equips the following shields have been changed: Marine Shield Shell Shield Turtle Shield Turtle Shield +1 Genbu's Shield -A new synthesis recipe for black ink has been introduced. In conjunction with this addition, the item's buying price has also been adjusted. -The following item names have been changed: Ashigaru Gorget -> Agile Gorget Mana Ring -> Mystical Ring Mana Ring +1 -> Mystical Ring +1 [System-Related] -The Handle Name screen that would appear during login has been removed. In its place, a simple confirmation message has been introduced. -Group Messages can now be viewed while logged in to FINAL FANTASY XI. However, players must return to PlayOnline to respond to them. -Several unused buttons within the Friend List menu, as well as the "Busy" and "Away Mess." options under Online Status, have been removed. -In conjunction with the removal of the corresponding button, a player's "Privacy Level" will now automatically be set to level 2 (all players on your Friend List). -The "Accept" button originally used during Friend List registration has been removed. The current options are "Accept & Add" and "Decline." -Also, when "Accept & Add" is selected by the invitee, both players will be automatically registered on each other's Friend List. -"/busy" has been removed from the Auto-Translate feature. -A confirmation message will now appear when purchasing goods from another player's bazaar. Example: Purchase 3 sleepshrooms for 570 gil? [The following adjustments have been made to the fishing system:] -Fishing locations in the following areas have been adjusted: 1. Beaucedine Glacier 2. Sauromugue Champaign 3. Ferries between Mhaura and Selbina -The more "tired" a player becomes after repeated fishing, the longer it will now take to recast his or her line. -Players will be "tired" for a short period of time after being raised. -New BGM is now played when battling it out with a bite. -New types of salt and freshwater fish, as well as rare "legendary" fish, have been added. -When a monster is caught, only the player who reeled it in (and his/her party or alliance) will be able to attack it (the monster's name will be displayed in red/purple).

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{Patch} {Can I have it?}
# Apr 20 2005 at 9:13 PM Rating: Decent
33 posts
It just makes no sence to me, SE makes how much $$$ every single month from this game and they cant even find a decent way for people to update? Like come on spend a few $$$ and help us out, this is a joke! Or do like battlenet use to do and let us DL the patch off there website or somthing, anything but **** off all your customers, any other type of bussines would go broke if they treated there customers like this.
I just cant believe that they care this little about keeping us all happy
WOW!
# Apr 20 2005 at 9:06 PM Rating: Decent
whts this about scorp harness 10k from npc?lol anyway this is cool but it must suck 4 qll high lvls spending 1/2 year gettin there lvls lol <--lvl 57nin/war server--> Ramuh if u eva there Holla
still nothing
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:54 PM Rating: Decent
I wish I could start the update...I'm still getting POL-0019 way back at the beginning...right after you put in your password..
stupidity
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:53 PM Rating: Decent
is S-E trying to prove that a lot of people need the update? this is sooo stupid... ways of allowing thousands of people to download the same thing efficiently and quickly and in a timely manner have already been developed, S-E needs to fix this.

just needed to relase some anger...i'm sure everyone feels the same and me complaining about it won't help, but...
RE: stupidity
# Apr 20 2005 at 10:17 PM Rating: Decent
Fox could probably turn this into a tv show!!!

"up next: When Nerds Attack!"
Read all the posts, here is what I gotta say.
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:42 PM Rating: Good
Issue #1: Unable to log in.

Seriously, if you've hit retry more than 2 times after reading about the log-in issues, you may need to think about how you spend your time. It specifically states that if you can't log-in, to try again in a couple of hours. Continually trying to log-in after this hoping you'll "get lucky" is rediculous.

If you managed to log-in, (Congratulations!). You're now doing what you do everyday. For the rest of us that can't. There are other things to do. Today is 4/20, and for those who know what I'm talking about I suggest celerbrating accordingly. Join me outside will you?

Issue #2 What I found interesting from new things added or changed.
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-A confirmation message will now appear when purchasing goods from another player's bazaar.
Example: Purchase 3 sleepshrooms for 570 gil?

This immediately caught my eye. Say good bye Bazaar Hustlers. Make gil the hard way just like the rest of us. Oh, and can you please intoduce me to the player that sells 3 sleepshrooms for 570gil?

Issue #3 The exp adjustment.
Well, I am one of the players who will greatly benefit from this change because I do not have one job level over 51. There are good things and bad things about it. But honestly people, when will the noobism stop?

There are players out there who consider anyone with a job lower than 70-75 a noob. This is just plain arrogant, stupid, and wrong. I pity these people because they are missing out on opportunities to meet great players. How long is it going to be before you are considered a noob if you don't have more than one job between 70-75?

I fear this is going to cause conflict among long time veterans of the game, and people like myself, who have been playing less than a year.

It's not fair for players on the same boat as me will probably be told constantly that we got to 75 the easy/quick way.

On the other boat, it's not fair to the players that have already achieved high levels, that the exp they've accumulated is now just a memory.

All I have to say is I'm not going to let either of these scenarios ruin the game for me. Leveling is not the only thing that has made the game fun for me. This has not changed. Niether before, or after the update.


blah
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:28 PM Rating: Decent
Oh well no update for me i always stuck at 12%.... sux gonna take a nap
uggh
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:26 PM Rating: Decent
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It's 930est here, the update was "ready" at 420. . . yet I have been kicked from downloading every time I come back to my computer to check on it.

I am going to kill SE if I can't get on to check my plants and they die and I loose two weeks work. . .

Also now that it's so late at night, *** players are downloading by now so I prolly won't get any less congestion.
lowering xp tnl? Well that sucks...
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:18 PM Rating: Decent
My highest job is rdm 52 and I'm pissed about the lowering of xp tnl. Talk about cheapening not only other people's accomplishements, but what kind of lvl 75 am I going to be if I don't have as much experience? >.<
RE: lowering xp tnl? Well that sucks...
# Apr 20 2005 at 10:21 PM Rating: Decent
Just keep XPing at 75 for a year if you feel that way.
...
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:16 PM Rating: Decent
18587907529

thats the number to call to ***** them out, but guess what, theyre closed for the night.

so who the @#%^ is running the server?
time at a stand still
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:15 PM Rating: Decent
great dling now and its at 43% with 1:48:xx remaining and i started about an hour ago. time has been consistantly around 2 hours, plus the install time ><. there goes my idea of claiming NM after maintenance. yay
WTF
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:48 PM Rating: Decent
I keep trying to download the damn patch and all I get is Network Error's and when it finally starts going I have like 6-7 hours to wait (estimated) So I go watch a movie and when I come back it froze! ****! Tonight was my night too, the wife's gone and wont ***** at me and I wanted to play damnit.
RE: WTF
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:54 PM Rating: Decent
Guess Ill just have it go while I work tommarow, hopefully it will be less 'congested' Bet you didn't know that Servers suffer from chronic and seasonal allergies too!
RE: WTF
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:00 PM Rating: Decent
yep this has done pissed me off to... lol im calling customer support and telling them to fix this so called beutiful patch they made hahahahahaha SE is a crack head
BS.!.><.!.
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:16 PM Rating: Decent
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i think the change to the xp system is fine but i want my 35k xp back.i have no problem with new players getting this bonus but why penalize the old players?i am becoming less and less a fan of the ppl running this thing.it was soooooo great when i started.now it's gettin to be a drag.
RE: BS.!.><.!.
# Apr 20 2005 at 8:11 PM Rating: Decent
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It doesn't matter what they make better, people like you have to ***** and complain about it. Why don't you just look at like "hey! now I don't need to party as much to level up" or "next time I take a job up this high, I don't have to waste endless hours of repetitive fighting!" But of course, you have to whine like a little girl because you lost your precious exp. You're not penalized in any way. You're just griping about how SE is making the game easier and more enjoyable and no one wants to hear it.
funny little thing
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:01 PM Rating: Default
ive been playing ffxi for about a year now and ive noticed one thing that everyone has in common (yes even me). FFXI players love to complain; i cant tell you how many times ive heard someone say "i wish SE would fix 'blah' " and when SE does somthing about it its always "what was se thinking?" or "how does doing that help it?" not to mention the ammount of complaints because of the update. and what do you know IM COMPLAINING RIGHT NOW! so im going to do every one a favor and stfu and those who are complaining should too.
Good update
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:00 PM Rating: Decent
33 posts
While I look forward to seeing the updates, it would be nice if it didn't take two days for me to even be able to check the version update. Last time SE did an update, it was 2 days after completion that I was finally able to get the update. 4 hours after the update I still cannot download it. "POL error: 1011" That means their network is clogged. Can't they provide mirror dl sites for us to DL from?
FINALLY
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:58 PM Rating: Decent
YAY I got it all downlaoded^^ i can finally go play!Im in NA so would that make a difference in why i could do mine and others couldnt? On to Qufim^^
RE: FINALLY
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:22 PM Rating: Decent
lol i dispise you ^.^
RE: FINALLY
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:47 PM Rating: Decent
lol yeah i do too... too bad there's gonna be like no one on still

My install got to about 39% done and it froze up on me T_T and I cant get it to start back up...

I guess I'll just have to wait until tomorrow or something
EXP SYSTEM
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:57 PM Rating: Default
i can imagine

When you die it will say return to home point and back to lvl one?

XXXX cast Raise 1 on you return to lvl 20 if you are lvl 75

XXXX cast raise 2 on you return to lvl 50 if you are lvl 75

XXXX cast Raise 3 on you weakness will last 48 hours
woot
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:55 PM Rating: Decent
lol finaly got in... got to downloading at 7% now with 1 hour to go ^^ if it boots me now im gonna be so friggin pissed.
lol im just gonna walk away now for an hour and hope it just downloads if it dont forget it i will try tommorow. i nead the sleep anyway lol
Hehe funny lol i got most of the way through and then got a new error! neat huh? POL: 1161 ^.^ i feel special

Edited, Wed Apr 20 20:18:58 2005
lmfao
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:54 PM Rating: Decent
I finally got no error and started download... then it pops up just like normal right there next to error POL-1160 lmao. O-Well life goes on :)
RE: lmfao
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:45 PM Rating: Decent
Quote:
O-Well life goes on :)


If only more people understood this.

Or at least figured out there is such thing as "Life outside of FFXI."
#REDACTED, Posted: Apr 20 2005 at 6:51 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) stop triying cause you aint getting it yet is gonna take at least 2-3 hours more so NA can do their upgrades so if you are still triying ave fun clicking that retry or hiting that X Buttom cause it aint gonna work go wach TV or eat something cause you are gonna need it after the up grade because you are not gonna stop playing for a while triying to figure out the new stuff in the game and plz dont spam the retry cause it may crash the server and you aint gonna play and you migth kill your self because of it if you are so into this game have fun....
RE: How to stop this error message
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:30 PM Rating: Decent
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{You can have this.} Sentence Structure and Grammar {Do you have it?} {Yes, please.} {Thank you.}

Edited, Wed Apr 20 22:08:22 2005
RE: How to stop this error message
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:40 PM Rating: Decent
You know youre a nerd when:
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You talk like this guy up there

You want to kill someone over a VIDEO GAME

You dont know the meaning of "Life"

Edited, Wed Apr 20 20:43:00 2005
Exp System
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:46 PM Rating: Decent
Major Curiosity. Will this Experience Gain system
effect higher level players and their tnl?? From reading all of the posts and the FFXI Website it seems like its not a major advantage. I need clarification. So a lvl 64 character no longer has to get 32000 exp to level?
Any help or someone whose actually got the update installed would be appreciated.


Server:Sylph
Whm64 DRK63 Pld60

RE: Exp System
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:54 PM Rating: Good
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the higher ur current lvl, the more ur ******* e d.... they drease the xp u need to reach the next lvl but dont refund u in any way for xp u got for nothing thx to that ( like u got ur 30k XP for ur lvl that now only is 20k, means they just delete that 10k xp difference)
RE: Exp System
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:00 PM Rating: Decent
Not incredibly bad. At least not for me i guess.
My main job has always been Dark knight havent been able to level it consistently in almost a year.. got tired of seeking and the typical sad (Dark Knight) complaining story. with reduced Exp for TNL i feel more inclined to grind it out to get to 66 for Dark Knight Freedom from Hateration !! ^^ Spinning Slash <Yes Please!>
I can deal with the exp that i may loose if the ultimate result will be me a happier player in the end.
Thanks for the Reply :)
RE: Exp System
# Apr 20 2005 at 7:51 PM Rating: Decent
38 posts
I'm just wondering if the decrease in xp needed to reach lv75 jobs isn't in some way indicatory of the fact that another lvl cap is coming in the future. So far as I can recall, none of the FF games have ever stopped prior to lv99, why would they change it now? I think maybe there's more to come within the next year, as Promathia still has the potential to be expanded a lot farther...just my 2 gil worth ^^

PS Yeah, I've read the posts about how SE has said there won't be any more lvl cap changes again...but they've changed their mind lots of times, you are downloading another UPDATE aren't you? LOL

Edited, Wed Apr 20 21:51:14 2005
RE: Exp System
# Apr 20 2005 at 9:01 PM Rating: Decent
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FFTA stopped at 50
75
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:44 PM Rating: Decent
All I have to say is that I'm tired of the frequent mentality that any player below the lvl of 75 is a noob. --'
die
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:41 PM Rating: Decent
DIE SE! DIE!
O.O
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:34 PM Rating: Decent
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.... No!!!!!

45 minutes left and it decides to kick me. Why?!?!

T.T
>.<
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:34 PM Rating: Decent
>.< Its a good thing im so addicted to this gae or i would have given up hours ago! I got it downlaoded three times then the stupid POL thing comes up! Talk about friggen annoying! Anyway this is kinda off topic but is the expansion pack really needed ir could you get by without it?
Update blues?
# Apr 20 2005 at 6:33 PM Rating: Decent
I am appalled at the fact most people who have posted haven't payed attention to your first ls mates. I have restarted the ls I began with back in 2003. Most of my ls is around 50-60 now. These are the ones who have been playing since before the PS2 invasion. I realize the moans and gripes about how now there will be a crapload of High Level N00bs. But there have always been high level noobs. I could careless if you have a job 75 or not. It just means you have alot more free time then I do. As far as all the level 75 camps being overrun. Dont worry. SquEnix will more than likely bring about new areas for that as well. I have friends that play this game that are quitting like flies now as well. So this will just allow for me to replace there spots during some events I host.
The real meat and bones of this expansion lies with the new bazaar message. Totally needed. I have kicked people from pt's and kicked ls members out for seeing that they are selling shihei for 7k a piece. I asked them if they knew that it was per shihei and not stack only to hear "I know.. can you believe how much money ive made like this!!!" Yeah.. I can. /kick. Next they should allow gms to freeze accts for such dishonesty.
Yayy. A new Ballista area I can take my ls to. I'm gonna use this for LS Wars. This is gonna be cool. And On top of that I can exp thru Ballista. Fun and Exp can finally go together.
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