FFXI: Update details

[thistlechaser]

Update details are posted!

Oh boy, am I mostly a happy camper! DRKs getting an absorb-TP spell! EEEEE! BRDs getting an increased party movement speed song at 37! Yay! (Ack! That's only two levels away! Hope it comes from a vendor, otherwise it will cost an arm and a leg!)

The only downside is the awful names of the new DRK merit things: Dark Seal, Diabolic Eye, Muted Soul, Desperate Blows? Please, please, please do we need more fuel for DRK = emo jokes? I have no idea what they do, but the names make me feel like I should be in a dark corner cutting myself.

The "The number of items that can be dug up by each individual player over a certain period of time will be restricted." change to chocobo digging worries me a little, but I don't do it enough for it to be too much of a concern.

"Raptor Mazurka" makes me giggle.

Oh, and the changes to Besieged? Makes it sound like they'll happen more often! YAY!

Really, so very happy at the moment! :D

Comments

[kelen.livejournal.com]

I was thrilling over small details like throwing item for Blu, and 50percent back on Raise1. :)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Every time I reread it, I see something more to be happy about! New scenes on the login screen? So many cool looking new job abilities for everyone? (Except BLMs, ha ha.) So much good stuff!

Chocobo raising? What's that? *runs out to absorb some TP!*

[kelen.livejournal.com]

*laughs!* Yeah, there are a great many neat little things! <3

[doxxxicle.livejournal.com]

Actually, the tier 2 Ancient Magic obtainable through merit points might be quite impressive. The tier 1 spells already do 800-1000 damage or so when unresisted. One hopes that the tier 2 are at least 150% more damage. 200% would be extra neato. If they follow the scaling of the regular elemental magic tiers, it should be good.

Of course, all the NMs will have magic resistance so BLMs (and others) are going to have a hard time. No longer will "Throw more BLMs at it!" be the solution to all of an HNM linkshell's problems.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sounds like it could be.

Of course, all the NMs will have magic resistance so BLMs (and others) are going to have a hard time. No longer will "Throw more BLMs at it!" be the solution to all of an HNM linkshell's problems.

Someone raised the point that a BLM could toss merits at the elements to perhaps get around that, but at this point it's all guesswork.

[southern-hell.livejournal.com]

Of course, all the NMs will have magic resistance so BLMs (and others) are going to have a hard time. No longer will "Throw more BLMs at it!" be the solution to all of an HNM linkshell's problems.

Throw more SMNs at it will be. Weakening one class is never the solution, they have to strengthen others ;p

[doxxxicle.livejournal.com]

Someone raised the point that a BLM could toss merits at the elements to perhaps get around that, but at this point it's all guesswork.

I'd be very surprised if Squenix would allow BLMs to get around the new magic resistance thing that easily. And the magic resistance applies to all magic it seems, including Summoners' pets, so "Throw more SMN at it!" won't work either! :)

[southern-hell.livejournal.com]

Lvl 70 BPs aren't magic except for Flaming Crush, and for the most part excluding Aspid, Kirin and Cerberus they are better anyway. Won't change SMN on 95% of things.

[doxxxicle.livejournal.com]

Ah, I hadn't noticed that it was specifically "magical" Blood Pact abilities. Oh well, I guess Squenix will be nerfing summmoners later then :P

[tharpy.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you've figured out how to get the Absorb-TP spell :)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I take it you've gotten it by now! :D