FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

[FortMan]

Linky: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/pol...ews10164.shtml

[Important Update Details]
- Notorious Monster "Pallas" will no longer use its job ability "Charm."

Guess that's the easiest way to stop charmed people from being PKed.

[Feba]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

Lame, SE. Just because something makes people bitch less doesn't make it better.

[Akashimo]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

Darn T.T and I was playing on getting some ls friends just so we could get charmed for an unoffical pvp >_>;; Oh well v.v;

[eticket109]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

If anything, it stops the gilsellers (and 'legit' players) from farming bracelets without farming pop items.

[BurningPanther]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

I'm sure they could have thought of another way to handle that. That solution just seems half-assed.

[Ameroth]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

Is that all for the update? I can't click the linky cus POL.com is blocked at my school for some reason.

[raidenn]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

Did they change the bracelets to rare/ex or still normal?

[eticket109]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

Is that all for the update? I can't click the linky cus POL.com is blocked at my school for some reason.

yeah, that's the only change

Did they change the bracelets to rare/ex or still normal?

The bracelets are still sellable, the only change beyond this was making Pallas and Ankyloneus popped NMs

[Sevv]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

I'm sure they could have thought of another way to handle that. That solution just seems half-assed.

coming from someone trying to get pallas w/o buying them this is nice, players and rmts have no problem claiming its bat and then killing it, so they can kill you. How is it half assed? They had hundreds of mpk calls coming in dailey from that camp, and they decided to take out the issue.

[eticket109]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

As far as the 'half-assed solution' comments...

FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

At the following time, we performed a version update of FINAL FANTASY XI.

We have received numerous reports where a player charmed by Notorious Monster "Pallas" was being attacked by other players in the area for the purpose to steal the claim. This issue was causing conflicts among the players. As a temporary solution, the following update was performed.

[Affected Period]
Apr. 19, 2007 4:00 (PDT)

[Affected Services]
FINAL FANTASY XI

[Important Update Details]
- Notorious Monster "Pallas" will no longer use its job ability "Charm."

They're still looking into a long term fix.

[Sabaron]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

I think it's fine. Claim-stealing sucks. I think they'll probably do another update later to allow him to use something like say a jug pet--maybe a nasty fat bat like the ones that live there or even go with a nice Leech or even a fun and exciting Lars or Carrie jug ;0

[eticket109]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

Beastmen always get the cool pets.

[Macht]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

Or, maybe just change the conditions of what happens when you are charmed. So make it were the only people that can target and attack a charmed player is his party/alliance.

Heck, I see no reason that only way someone outside of that party can target you is only if the mob looses aggro on the rest of the party. It keeps to the basic claim design.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

Just AOE charm the PT to kill the other players, I think that works.

[Karinya]

Re: FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Apr. 19)

The not-quite-as-simple fix would be to not allow players to attack Monster X's PC pet if Monster X is claimed by someone else. Thus, only the Charm victim's party could PK him/her (and presumably wouldn't want to). Soloers would still be screwed, but I don't think that's unreasonable for a forcepop NM.

What other monsters charm players (other than in battlefields or areas where claim mechanics don't apply)? Would any of them be adversely affected? I can't think of any.