Promo Video and Details on August Update!
The August version update of Final Fantasy XI is only a week away, and to get everyone in the spirit, Square Enix has released full details on all the upcoming changes planned! From the introduction of the Ra'Kaznar Inner Court to several job adjustments, and a little bit of everything in between, there's something to excite just about anyone!
To complement these details, a new promotional video showing off the update has also been released! So prepare yourself, for August 12th is when it arrives!
For a look at the video as well as the list of details, check below the break. What excites you the most for the update? Let us know all about it over on the ZAM forums!
From the official Final Fantasy XI forums:
Details on the Upcoming Version Update!
Matsui here.
I'd like to give you all a preview of the content slated for the August version update.
The Seekers of Adoulin missions are at long last heading towards the conclusion. The concealed history of Adoulin is being revealed bit by bit, and those worried for the future are being ridiculed. Make sure to play through the missions to discover the source of the burgeoning rift between Arciela and the heads of the other eleven orders.
Additionally, we'll be implementing major new battle content known as "alluvion skirmishes," wherein players invade through an ever-changing labyrinth, progressing ever toward the innermost recesses.
Like previous skirmishes, alluvion skirmishes are easy to join, and combining different simulacra segments changes the battle dynamics, allowing various jobs to participate.
I'm sure you're all curious about what new equipment we will be implementing, so I would like to let you know that we've prepared weapons with brand-new graphics that can be obtained in alluvion skirmishes. You'll be able to engrave arcane glyptics on these new weapons, and we've prepared different enhancements for melee jobs, ranged jobs, mage jobs, and pet jobs. We'd like players to customize their weapons based on their own preferences.
Speaking of equipment, we'll also be implementing a brand-new feature known as "equipment sets" that will allow you to swap out all of your equipment at once. This feature will launch with twenty sets so that we can monitor its stress on our hardware, but we plan on expanding this in the near future, pending that there are no major issues.
Additional content includes alter egos of young Excenmille and other NPCs from Wings of the Goddess; various job adjustments, including HP boosts to multiple jobs; and two new job point categories for all 22 jobs. We'll also be adding new objectives to Records of Eminence, making adjustments to existing content, and much, much more!
We've also prepared a special trailer(North America/EU) that showcases the content of the August version update, so be sure to check it out!
The version update is scheduled to be implemented on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 (JST).
Some of the items scheduled for implementation with this version update are currently in testing.
Please keep in mind that we may remove certain ones in the event that bugs take an unintentionally long time to fix or balancing issues occur during the development process.
Missions and Quests
| Implementation Timing | Update Task and Overview | Tasks Being Worked On | Notes |
| August | Seekers of Adoulin missions | Create text Create cutscenes Create mission battles Set reward items |
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| August | Trust quests | Add quest in Batalia Downs [S] Add quest in Southern San d'Oria [S] Add quest in Bastok Markets [S] Add quest in Windurst Waters [S] |
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| August | Quest introducing NPC | Add an NPC to San d'Oria, Bastok, and Windurst that introduces quests for each region | We will be adding an NPC that will introduce quests that are available depending on your fame. |
| August | Repeat Login Campaign | Set items for next campaign | - |
Areas and Monsters
| Implementation Timing | Update Task and Overview | Tasks Being Worked On | Notes |
| August | New area | Add area data Set warp points Distribute monsters in new area Set colonization reives in new area Set lair reives in new area Set Soul Pyres |
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Content and Systems
| Implementation Timing | Update Task and Overview | Tasks Being Worked On | Notes |
| August | Alluvion skirmishes | Create system to refine map Create system to distribute monsters Create system to randomly set objectives Set monsters Set special monsters Set boss monsters Set reward items Set special key items Make baatle balance adjustments Set Arcane Glyptics |
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| August | skirmish | Add new statue segment drops Adjust the amount of obsidian fragments that can be obtained when defeating monsters |
We've made changes so that the amount of obsidian fragments obtained increases depending on the number of players that enter. |
| August | Trust | Add specialized magic list to the action menu Create special summoning effect Add new alter egos Adjust stats Create and adjustment NPC logic Add related items Add related quests Adjust stats of Curilla Adjust stats of adult Excenmille Make it possible to use alter egos in battlefields |
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| August | Monster Rearing | Adjust the "Succumbing to Darkness" feature | - |
| August | Mog Garden | Add items to the shop | - |
| August | Delve | Add a katana to the array of drops from Muyingwa | - |
| August | Moblin Maze Mongers | Reduce re-entry time from 24 hours to 20 hours Reduce marble cost for copying tabula from Duplidoc |
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| August | Records of Eminence | Add battle objectives for Tu'Lia Add battle objectives for Dynamis Add objectives for new areas Add objectives for seal battlefields |
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| August | Colonization/lair reives | Add lair reives to the new area Add colonization reives to the new area |
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| August | Coalition assignments | Apply coalition assignments for Outer Ra'Kaznar to the new area | - |
Battle
| Implementation Timing | Update Task and Overview | Tasks Being Worked On | Notes |
| August | Job points | Add two new categories for each of the 22 jobs Create stat data for new categories |
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| August | Enmity | Increase the cap for the "Increased enmity" effect from equipment, spells, and abilities | - |
| August | Pets | Hide the effect shown when pets are preparing to use their special ability | - |
| August | Warrior | Add Max HP Boost job trait | - |
| August | Thief | Reduce the cooldown timer of Mug | - |
| August | Paladin | Add Max HP Boost job trait Increase the amount of enmity generated from Shield Bash Increase the amount of enmity generated from Rampart Increase the amount of enmity generated from Palisade |
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| August | Dark Knight | Reduce the casting time for absorb-type spells | - |
| August | Ninja | Add Max HP Boost job trait | - |
| August | Dragoon | Increase wyvern defense Increase wyvern magic defense Increase wyvern subtle blow effect |
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| August | Blue mage | Apply physical attack power modifiers from equipment and spells towards physical blue magic spells | - |
| August | Puppetmaster | Adjust automaton weapon skill stats | - |
| August | Rune fencer | Add Max HP Boost job trait | - |
| August | Geomancer | Adjust stats of Indi-Fury and Geo-Fury Adjust stats of Indi-Barrier and Geo-Barrier Adjust stats of Indi-Wilt and Geo-Wilt Increase the effects of "Geomancy +" found on equipment for certain geomancy spells |
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Items
| Implementation Timing | Update Task and Overview | Tasks Being Worked On | Notes |
| August | Alluvion skirmish items | Add new graphics for the weapons and shields that can be obtained through alluvion skirmishes Set arcane glyptics for melee jobs Set arcane glyptics for ranged jobs Set arcane glyptics for mage jobs Set arcane glyptics for pet jobs Add new statue segments |
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| August | Warp ring | Add a warp ring that can be purchased with conquest points | - |
| August | Neck equipment that increases synthesis skills | Add torques that increase the skill of woodworking, goldsmithing, clothcraft, and cooking | - |
| August | Porter Moogle | Add support for event items | - |
UI
| Implementation Timing | Update Task and Overview | Tasks Being Worked On | Notes |
| August | Alluvion skirmish items | Add new graphics for the weapons and shields that can be obtained through alluvion skirmishes Set arcane glyptics for melee jobs Set arcane glyptics for ranged jobs Set arcane glyptics for mage jobs Set arcane glyptics for pet jobs Add new statue segments |
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| August | Changes to the sort feature of the magic list | Change the sort feature of the magic list | We’ve changed the sort feature for the magic list in the main menu so that the magic lists for each type of magic are sorted. In order to sort all spells at once, you will have to use sort after displaying the full magic list by pressing ctrl+M. |
| August | Warp ring | Add a warp ring that can be purchased with conquest points | - |
| August | Neck equipment that increases synthesis skills | Add torques that increase the skill of woodworking, goldsmithing, clothcraft, and cooking | - |
| August | Porter Moogle | Add support for event items | - |