FFXI Update: September 25, 2012 Overview

Another FFXI update is ready to be downloaded and explored. This update introduces some well needed ingame fixes, some new endgame content that hopefully wont just be rehashed endgame, and some new things that have gotten some adventurers excited.

Event-related

• Meeble Burrows—all new dungeon content—has been added to the game.

  

  Meeble Burrows seems to be more about accomplishing goals instead of kill all monsters. Is this the new NNI?

  
  

  Meeble Burrows is all-new dungeon content in which intrepid players sneak into underground caves and participate in various research expeditions, delving ever farther until they best the dreadful beasts in the far recesses of the caverns.
  
  * The Wings of the Goddess expansion is required to venture into Meeble Burrows.

  Eligibility
  • Parties must be comprised of between three and six players.
  • There is no level restriction.
  • There is a time limit of fifteen minutes.
  
  

  See more info about Meeble Burrows continent here.

  Seems like it will be something slightly different then what is currently out for endgame. Hopefully it wont be as painful as VoidWatch started to become and perhaps be a little fun in the process. What's that Kaji? You want fun in your MMO after 10 years? Yes. Yes I do.

• The following adjustment has been made to the Grounds of Valor:
  • Objectives have been adjusted for the following individual training regime:
    • Toraimorai Canal: Page 4

• [dev1136] Certain existing super kupowers will be replaced by new ones.
  
  

  Thrifty Transit	Outpost teleport sites will operate free of charge!
  Martial Master	As an added Signet effect, battle skills will increase more rapidly!
  Blood of the Vampyr	The effect of Signet will be boosted with the abilities of Regeneration and Refresh!
  Treasure Hound	Signet will grant you the Gilfinder and Treasure Hunter abilities!
  Artisan's Advantage	The chances of losing ingredients due to failed synthesis will be significantly lowered!
  Swift Shoes	Adventurers who are fully rested and healed will temporarily be able to run with great speed!
  Ease of Exploration	A teleport service connecting the towns of Mhaura and Selbina to the three nations will appear!
  Myriad Mystery Boxes	Treasure Caskets will appear more frequently around the three nations!
  Dilatory Digestion	Food effects will last twice as long! (Need this in RL)
  Boundary Buster	The amount of Conquest Points received from defeating enemies will be doubled!
  Bountiful Bazaar	All regional merchants in each of the three nations will be open for business! (Awesome for crafters who don't want to travel!)

• The following change has been made to fellow bonds.
  • Actions that strengthen the bonds between you and your fellow will now do so at an even greater rate.

Now if I would ever get to that first limit break quest for Henrietta..

Battle-related

• Recast times for summoning magic have been reduced to five seconds.
  *Odin and Alexander will be unaffected by this change. (Nice for when ADL one-shots my Ramuh)

• Blood Pact: Ward abilities will no longer be interrupted if the monster you are targetting is defeated. (Years of Carby looking like he was about to explode are finally gone!)

• Enfeebling magic resistance for the following monsters has been adjusted:

  Nergal / Bata / Aeshma / Thalesek / Pyrrha / Arch-Omega / Arch-Ultema / Odin (Odin's Chamber II)

Item-related

• New items have been introduced. (I AM THE MONKEY KING!)
  

• New synthesis recipes have been added.

• Icons for the following items have been adjusted:

  Lungo-Nango Jadeshell / Rimilala Stripeshell / Montiont Silverpiece / Ranperre Goldpiece / 100 Byne Bill / 10,000 Byne Bill

• [dev1123] The following items are now storable with the Moogle Porter service:
  • Moogle Storage Slip 11:

    Marine Gear, Woodsy Gear, Creek Gear, Riber Gear, & Fune Gear can be stored with Moogle Storage Slip 11.
    
    System-related

• [dev1127] PC Collision Adjustments
  • PCs who have not moved for thirty seconds or more are no longer subject to unit collision.
  • PCs who have been healing or sitting for thirty seconds or more are no longer subject to unit collision. (No more running out of your Jeuno Moghouse as quick as possible!)

• The Seekers of Adoulin expansion logo has been added to the start screen.
  

Resolved Issues

• The following issues have been corrected:
• An issue with Trial of the Magians wherein skillchains performed with pets did not count towards trial objectives requiring one's pet to strike the final blow.
• An issue wherein the Paladin ability Fealty and the Blood Pact Perfect Defense would not block status ailments if the player's elemental resistance value dropped below zero.
• An issue wherein the Abyssea-Uleguerand monster Isgebind was completely resistant to paralysis effects.
• An issue in Promyvion wherein the items dropped by ice and water Empty-type monsters were reversed.
• An issue wherein player shadows would display improperly when using the Ark Scythe weapon's costume feature.

Not a lot of new stuff but I'm already a pretty busy person in game leveling and gearing THF, working on Amano, helping LS, ect. So I probably won't even get to Meeble Burrows for a couple of months unless someone in the LS wants to try it out. Hoping to start using THF with Yopo's RDM for Dynamis to score some more currency. Until then I will have to rely on my SAM/DNC soloing in Qufim. See you guys ingame!