Sometimes I love S-E (FFXI only)

[thistlechaser]

From today's update:

It is now possible to mine "silica" in Tahrongi Canyon and the Maze of Shakhrami.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. Now you won't have to be level 70+ or pay tens of thousands of gil for a single piece of silica. Seriously: Thank you, S-E. I tried not to be depressed/grumpy on the LS about it, but it was so harsh/depressing/sad that it was yet another thing that only the highest level people could have.

This also makes me happy, and seems very fair:

When asking for a new signal pearl, the relationship between a player and a Fellowship NPC will now worsen slightly.

While YMMV, my view on it was: S-E made the cooldown period 20 hours. Not 10 hours. Not calling-out-twice-in-20-hours. Once in 20 hours. Just because you can break a rule does not mean you should. But again, this is my opinion on it. You're free to have yours.

- A new command "/blockaid" has been added.

Wow, that makes sense. Another cookie to S-E!

And last but far from least:

- Players will no longer be able to use spells or abilities to claim a monster as soon as it appears.
If players attempt to use spells or abilities to claim a monster before a set amount of time has passed since it appeared, they will not be able to use those spells etc. again for a certain duration.

MY GOD, were they reading the ever-bitching NA players' minds? Did someone put happy drugs in the S-E water coolers? A whole update of good things! Really, really good things!

This little mini-update makes me a whole lot happier than the big one we had a short time ago. So much goodness!

Comments

[pomr.livejournal.com]

Bah. :) Silica sucks. Don't need no steenking silica. So there. :) Neener...though, I'm glad it isn't nigh impossible to get now. I was a little down about it myself, what with the stuff costing a ton of gil, and only farmable in zones I'm months away from access to.

/blockaid(s) sounds like something medical. ;) Or something Charlie Brown might say. :)

I /love/ that people can't instaclaim critters. Though I bet Aggro still works. That might put a kink in the GilSellers tails, mm? Sweet. :) Might make NM camping more feasible and enjoyable. *pause* Naaaaaaaaaaaaaah. What was I thinking? ;)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yes! Now we can all have goldfish. Yay goldfish!

And yeah, I bet the delay was to stop gilsellers and folks like that. Woo! *kinks more tails*

[kamalloy.livejournal.com]

Well, first I have to level woodworking (and maybe smithing and alchemy) and gather materials, and *then* I can have goldfish. ;p But it's not nearly as impossible a goal as it originally seemed, though at the rate I level crafts, it'll be a while. ^^;

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

It's all pretty low level, I think? But it's good to level crafts anyway! You can make good money with some of them. :)

[kamalloy.livejournal.com]

10 Woodworking, currently unknown levels of Smithing and Alchemy (but Woodworking seems to be the main skill, so it can't be more than 10). My Alchemy's 6 and I was already planning on working on it more after I got Cooking to 30. My Smithing is 1.5 and my Woodworking is 0, so I will need to put some effort into that.

[pomr.livejournal.com]

WW 8
Alchemy 6
Cooking 10
Everythine else: 0 :)

[pomr.livejournal.com]

I'm honestly not sure it is worth it to make a tank. :) I totally lack the skills, and by the time I have them it will be time for /next/ summerfest!

And yeah...I hope it makes life tougher for the GilSellers and HNMLSs. Leave some critters for the rest of us. ;)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Too bad the kits aren't tradeable, or you could have someone else make one for you. Maybe Draque can goldfish scoop for another, then make it?

[pomr.livejournal.com]

The tank isn't Rare/Exclusive? :)

And nah, not that important to me that I'd want to inconvenience anyone else. :) I'll just free up a storage slotj and do without. :)

Kind of like the NPC, I'm not all that keen on it.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

The kit is, but the tank isn't. Beanie signed one for Nif, so they must be trade-able. I hope they're not rare, cause I have two goldfish kits...

[zubis.livejournal.com]

They are Rare.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Poo. But if that's the case, then (if I can get enough silica and stuff), I can make one as a gift!

[pomr.livejournal.com]

My WW is currently 8, and I have been planning on leveling it (to the point that Darth's MH is stuffed full of crystals. :)

I'll do it later. No biggie. =^.^=