Upcoming Version Update Announcement
It's almost here! The next major version update for Final Fantasy XI is only a few days away, and the planned changes and additions are tremendous. New Seekers of Adoulin missions, a new area, changes and additions to Skirmish, Relic armor additions and reforging, new job adjustments, new Monstrosity changes, new Trust alter-egos, and the easing or removal of various game restrictions are among just some of the changes planned for the February version update!
For full details about the version update, check below the break. Meanwhile, let us know what you think of the update over on the ZAM forums!
From the official Final Fantasy XI forums:
Upcoming Version Update Announcement
Matsui here.
I’d like to give you all an early preview of the content slated for the February version update.
In this version update, we will be adding new skirmishes that will be comparatively easy for six players to enjoy. Additionally, we’ll also be making adjustments to the existing Delve content so that it can be undertaken by smaller parties, thus making the content more accessible.
Also, we will be introducing more alter egos to the Trust initiative in an effort to continue making the game easier to play solo and less time-consuming. This time around we will be adding Prishe and Ulmia from Chains of Promathia along with a platoon of other alter egos, so stay tuned for more information.
We’ll also be implementing the ability to reforge relic equipment.
We hope you accept the challenge of both enhancing your relic equipment and of reforging artifact equipment that was added last year, if you haven’t already. Geomancers and rune fencers who currently do not have relic equipment need not fear, as we will also be adding relic-equivalent equipment for these jobs as well.
In addition to this, we will also be adding text commands to check stats that previously could not be checked in-game, easing the difficulty of existing missions, adding new monster families to Monstrosity, and much more.
The version update is scheduled for Tuesday, February 18th.
Amongst the list of implementation items listed here, some are currently in testing.
Please keep in mind that we may remove certain items from this implementation list in the event that bugs take an unintentionally long time to fix or balancing issues occur during the development process.
Mission and Quests
| Implementation Timing | Update task and overview | Tasks being worked on | Notes |
| February | Seeker of Adoulin missions | Create text Create cutscenes Create mission battles |
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| February | Trust acquistion quests | Add Tavnazia Stronghold quests Add Misareaux Coast quests Add Whitegate quests Add Bastok quests |
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| February | Survival skill acquisition quest | Add survival skill acquistion quest Add new survival skill |
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| February | Coalition assignments | Add coalition assignments for the new areas Change specifciations for the Couriers' Coalition |
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| February | Geomancer job-specific armor quest | Create cutscenes Add NPCs |
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| February | Rune fencer job-specific armor quest | Create cutscenes Add NPCs |
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| February | Adjustments to existing quests | Ease fame-related requirements | - |
| February | Ease Chains of Promathia missions | Ease the mechanics of Phomiuna Aquaducts Ease the mechanics of Sacrarium |
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| February | Relic armor reforging | Add quests | - |
| February | Repeat Login Campaign | Add the items for Repeat Login Campaign No. 9 | - |
Areas and Monsters
| Implementation Timing | Update task and overview | Tasks being worked on | Notes |
| February | Unlock new areas | Add new areas Add monsters and NPCs to new areas Add ergon loci to new areas Add colonization reives to new areas Add lair reives to new areas |
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| February | Monstrosity | New monster family: aquans Add new instincts Add new supported areas (*Implementation of new supported areas has been pushed back to a later date.) |
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| February | Monstrosity PvP | Adjust the increase-to-decrease rate of infamy in PvP | - |
Content and Systems
| Implementation Timing | Update task and overview | Tasks being worked on | Notes |
| February | Skirmish | Add skirmish areas Add monsters and NMs Add skirmish-specific support effects Add reforging armor Add arcane glyptics |
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| February | Delve | Create difficulty adjustment logic depending on the number of people participating Adjust drop rate of Yggzi Beads Add items that can be purchased with Mweya Plasm |
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| February | Trust | Add new Trust NPCs Adjust stats Create and adjust behavior Add items Add quests Support for Trust use in limit break quest "Beyond Infinity" Adjustments to the behavior logic of "Zeid" New |
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| February | Records of Eminence | Add battle-related objectives Add gathering-related objectives Add synthesis-related objectives Ease the requirements for the limited-time challenge "Receive seals" |
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| February | Colonization and lair reives | Add new lair reives Add new colonization reives |
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| February | Wildskeeper reives adjustments | Add feature at entrance to check progress status | - |
| February | Voidwatch New | Increase the values spectral alignments are raised when staggering an enemy. | - |
| February | Adjust entry restrictions for existing content | Adjust participant number restriction for entering the Ashu Talif-related quests | - |
| February | Home point warping | Add home points | - |
| February | Bazaars New | Elimination of bazaar taxes | - |
| February | Auction house | Lower fees | - |
| February | Commands to check parameters | Add text commands that allow you to check parameters that are currently not shown | - |
Battle
| Implementation Timing | Update task and overview | Tasks being worked on | notes |
| February | Rune fencer | Create new abilities Adjust runes Add "Accuracy bonus" trait |
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| February | Dancer | Adjust waltz | - |
| February | Puppetmaster New | Changes to Overdrive | - |
| February | Detection for certain monster behavior changes | Add featuee that displays a "!!" when wildskeeper reive and Delve boss monsters' behavior changes | - |
| February | Add new monsters | Create new graphics Set special abilities Create effects Set and adjust capabilities |
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| February | Adjust penalties for becoming K.O.ed | Adjust the amount of experience points lost Adjust the duration of weakness (*Implementation of this adjustment has been pushed back to a later date.) |
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| February | Enmity adjustments New | Adjusting the formulas on the enmity in the high item level | - |
Items
| Implementation Timing | Update task and overview | Tasks being worked on | Notes |
| February | Relic armor reforging (item level 109) | Create acquisition cutscenes Create equipment data |
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| February | Relic armor reforging (item level 119) | Create acquisition cutscenes Create equipment data |
In the February version update, 3 equipment slots can be reforged to item level 119. |
| February | Geomancer relic-equivalent equipment | Create acquisition quests Create equipment data |
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| February | Rune fencer relic-equivalent equipment | Create acquisition quests Create equipment data |
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| February | Synthesis recipes | Add ammo synthesis recipes Add meal recipes |
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| February | Add special campaign items | - | - |
UI
| Implementation Timing | Update task and overview | Tasks being worked on | Notes |
| February | Currency display | Display the new currency to be added for skirmishes | - |