How do expansions work?

[Leprechaun33]

How do the expansions work? Like if some one is a blue mage and I am a red mage can I party with him if I do not have the expansion? Or can I see and fight the same guys he can if I can party with him? I just do not understand how it would work.

[Xaoko]

Re: How do expansions work?

Expansions only give new areas. You can still do and interact with anything that is from a non-expansion area.

For example, there is a quest that goes to an expansion area, but starts in, say, Windurst. You can start the quest, and can go up to where you need to go to the expansion area, at which point you must get the expansion if you want to continue the quest.

This means you can party with blue mages, corsairs, and puppetmasters, and can purchase items that are obtained from expansion areas, etc. etc.

Hope this cleared it up some ^^

[Leprechaun33]

Re: How do expansions work?

Oh, alright, I do not know what I was thinking, I was thinking that those mosters would appear next to Windurst or something...

[Macht]

Re: How do expansions work?

Simplest way to state it. Expansions are MASSIVE updates, contains a quantity of files that is just to much to expect the public to download from the update server.

Ofcourse the files that the general public will need to play still are still done through the update server. So if you don't have the expansion you'll still be able to obtain equipment and such that is in the new regions that players bring over from there.

[blobboid196]

Re: How do expansions work?

well, if i can obtain items released in an expansion, can i still use/wear those items when i don't have the expansion?

[Ellipses]

Re: How do expansions work?

If you can obtain it, you can use it.

[Little Wolf]

Re: How do expansions work?

Do the expansions also include other jobs/races or something like that? My comp isn't that good so as I reckon I won't be going into extra area's anywhere soon yet, I'd rather not install them (yet). But I don't want to miss out on any options...

[Jei]

Re: How do expansions work?

the maps and monsters in new zones won't be added to your PC if you don't install. Which isn't bad because you won't get to see them anyway

Installing takes space on your hard drive. But shouldn't affect your game performance in anyway. The game only loads what are needed, it doesn't load the entire world when it's running.

[Ellipses]

Re: How do expansions work?

CoP did not include any new jobs, but ToAU includes three (Blue Mage, Corsair, and Puppetmaster).

[Kafeen]

Re: How do expansions work?

well, if i can obtain items released in an expansion, can i still use/wear those items when i don't have the expansion?

Yes, the only ones you won't be able to use are the (Ex) items that are untradable.

[bungiefan]

Re: How do expansions work?

CoP did not include any new jobs, but ToAU includes three (Blue Mage, Corsair, and Puppetmaster).

However, CoP is needed to use the Summoner job very much, as you can't get any avatars other than Carbuncle without it, and it becomes hard to find parties once you get high enough in level where they expect you to have the better avatars.

[Macht]

Re: How do expansions work?

well, if i can obtain items released in an expansion, can i still use/wear those items when i don't have the expansion?

Statement is close to correct. Even if the item is EX the person without the expansion will still get that file from the update. The better phrase is:

If it is something that can leave the new zones then you will end up downloading on updates.

[Ellipses]

Re: How do expansions work?

However, CoP is needed to use the Summoner job very much, as you can't get any avatars other than Carbuncle without it, and it becomes hard to find parties once you get high enough in level where they expect you to have the better avatars.

The only avatar you can't get without CoP is Diabolos. The rest were part of RotZ.