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    Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)



    With the release of Scars of Abyssea—the second in the Abyssea series of battle area add-ons—drawing ever closer, the official Abyssea homepage has been updated with a sneak preview of what awaits players in this latest installment.

    The site will be updated regularly as the release date nears. With a promotional video and other exciting information on the way, you'll want to keep checking back for all the latest news!

    Visit the Scars of Abyssea website today!

    *The Scars of Abyssea content will become playable upon the release of the next FINAL FANTASY XI version update, currently scheduled for early September.

    ---------- Post added at 01:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:11 PM ----------

    FINAL FANTASY XI

    Powers and riches beyond yer wildest dreams await ye. An' other things not quite so pleasant. Things that aren't like t' take kindly to ye runnin' off with their spoils - or with yer life...

    A crazed glint flickers across the old man's eye. Oh yes, well does he know Abyssea, he mutters. Take him at his word, and he himself is a refugee from that sunless, Goddess-forsaken realm. A fortunate soul - if such a phrase can be used - who escaped the clutches of fell hordes that tore comrades and loved ones from his grasp. Desperately he fled across the shattered, barren landscape before stumbling into the gaping maw of darkness that led him to this realm...

    Me home...it's dyin'. And these old bones are long past their days o' playin' hero. But ye, young one...ye might be just the salve that Abyssea needs...

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    Last edited by Yellow Mage; 08-18-2010, 11:30 AM.
    Originally posted by Armando
    No one at Square Enix has heard of Occam's Razor.
    Originally posted by Armando
    Nintendo always seems to have a legion of haters at the wings ready to jump in and prop up straw men about hardware and gimmicks and casuals.
    Originally posted by Taskmage
    GOD IS MIFFED AT AMERICA

    REPENT SINNERS OR AT LEAST GIVE A NONCOMMITTAL SHRUG

    GOD IS AMBIVALENT ABOUT FURRIES

    THE END IS COMING ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN GOD GETS AROUND TO IT
    Originally posted by Taskmage
    However much I am actually smart, I got that way by confronting how stupid I am.
    Matthew 16:15
    Tags: abyssea, scars, unveiled, website
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    Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

    Looks like we're getting Lufaise (very interesting choice o.O) Attowah Chasm and Meriph Mountains this time. I was kinda hoping for cities but maybe they're saving that for heroes.


    New mobs are freaky, I think in that last shot that's XI's version of Iron Giants, yet another classic FF mob we haven't seen yet in game. BOO at Chariots and Gears coming back though ugh.

    EDIT: Screenies!










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      Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

      Screenshots have been added to the OP.

      I spy a pimp hat among them. A hat that is, somehow, even more pimp than its predecessors. Indeed, it is even absurdly pimp. The uberpimp hat.
      Last edited by Yellow Mage; 08-18-2010, 11:35 AM. Reason: Also, the Ninja mask being an ACTUAL MASK is pretty freaking cool, too.
      Originally posted by Armando
      No one at Square Enix has heard of Occam's Razor.
      Originally posted by Armando
      Nintendo always seems to have a legion of haters at the wings ready to jump in and prop up straw men about hardware and gimmicks and casuals.
      Originally posted by Taskmage
      GOD IS MIFFED AT AMERICA

      REPENT SINNERS OR AT LEAST GIVE A NONCOMMITTAL SHRUG

      GOD IS AMBIVALENT ABOUT FURRIES

      THE END IS COMING ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN GOD GETS AROUND TO IT
      Originally posted by Taskmage
      However much I am actually smart, I got that way by confronting how stupid I am.
      Matthew 16:15
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        Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

        Isn't that the Rdm Relic hat?


        ....unless you mean the funny lookin turban with the veil and the ears?
        "I have a forebrain, my ability to abstract thoughts allow for all kinds of things" - Red Mage 8-Bit theater
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          Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

          I'm pretty sure that the Relic hat has more black on it than that.

          The body, however, almost certainly looks like Relic.
          Originally posted by Armando
          No one at Square Enix has heard of Occam's Razor.
          Originally posted by Armando
          Nintendo always seems to have a legion of haters at the wings ready to jump in and prop up straw men about hardware and gimmicks and casuals.
          Originally posted by Taskmage
          GOD IS MIFFED AT AMERICA

          REPENT SINNERS OR AT LEAST GIVE A NONCOMMITTAL SHRUG

          GOD IS AMBIVALENT ABOUT FURRIES

          THE END IS COMING ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN GOD GETS AROUND TO IT
          Originally posted by Taskmage
          However much I am actually smart, I got that way by confronting how stupid I am.
          Matthew 16:15
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            Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

            The Rdm is in full relic, so the hat is most likely the relic. I doubt they'd make another Rdm Pimp hat that's mainly red with black and gold while putting it with the Rdm Relic which is mainly red, black and gold already.
            "I have a forebrain, my ability to abstract thoughts allow for all kinds of things" - Red Mage 8-Bit theater
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              Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)



              You and I are clearly looking at different hats.
              Originally posted by Armando
              No one at Square Enix has heard of Occam's Razor.
              Originally posted by Armando
              Nintendo always seems to have a legion of haters at the wings ready to jump in and prop up straw men about hardware and gimmicks and casuals.
              Originally posted by Taskmage
              GOD IS MIFFED AT AMERICA

              REPENT SINNERS OR AT LEAST GIVE A NONCOMMITTAL SHRUG

              GOD IS AMBIVALENT ABOUT FURRIES

              THE END IS COMING ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN GOD GETS AROUND TO IT
              Originally posted by Taskmage
              However much I am actually smart, I got that way by confronting how stupid I am.
              Matthew 16:15
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                Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

                From the two screenshots I'd lean towards they're releasing partial AF3 this addon and the rest (body at least) in December. The Blu and Mnk looks like they have new head, legs, feet, and hands. The Nin new head, legs and feet and the Rdm and Thf I can only make out a new head on.
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                  Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

                  It's a much brighter red, and it looks like it has a gold crest on it.

                  Also note that the Ninja is wearing an actual ninja mask!

                  I think we're about to get the 1st few pieces of AF3 with this set. I doubt it's going to be the full sets. I was also hoping this would be the City zones, but maybe they're saving that for Heroes; unless they do something twisted like Abyssea - Sky Sea and Xarc? (I wanted to say ruins but I doubt we'll be leaving the middle lands.)


                  And again, boo @ salvage mobs @_@
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                    Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

                    Originally posted by Malacite View Post
                    Also note that the Ninja is wearing an actual ninja mask!
                    But ninjas didn't wear masks...

                    It would have be hard to sneak about and not draw suspicion with a mask on, don't you think? That would probably be about inconspicuous as moving about while 'hiding' inside of a cardboard box. Plus, if you're actually fighting or doing any heavily physical activity, do you really want a piece of cloth right over your nose and mouth to interfere with breathing?

                    Ninja pretty much dressed like ordinary people. At least, the readily visible clothing would be identical to lower class people, the kind of people in authority ignore by default.

                    The masked ninja was probably a kabuki theater invention. One, it makes them 'mysterious', two, it makes it easier to recycle the same actors as different ninjas in different scenes. lol.

                    * * *

                    One thing which greatly annoyed me about relic accessories was that they were placed in zones which cost significant amount of gil to access each time, but on average the drops from the zones are insufficient to cover the cost of entries.

                    Whatever the flaws with the Zilart Dynamis zones, with a bit of the effort the currency drop was more than sufficient to pay for the entry key (hourglass) and make a tidy profit for the members. I especially like the part of needing a bit of effort to convert currency into gil; it's helping people who want to upgrade relic weapon and at the same time making gil for the LS members.

                    Well, in a Dynamis LS which doesn't allow sponsors, that is.

                    Here's hoping SE will balance the reward/cost closer to Zilart Dynamis than Dreamworld. (Anything but Salvage, though. lol. Three years and not a single body completed for anyone...)
                    Bamboo shadows sweep the stars,
                    yet not a mote of dust is stirred;
                    Moonlight pierces the depths of the pond,
                    leaving no trace in the water.
                    - Mugaku
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                      Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

                      Originally posted by IfritnoItazura View Post
                      But ninjas didn't wear masks...
                      You, stop muddying things up with these "facts" of yours.
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                        Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

                        Says who?

                        You're not taking into account night operations or covert meetings where you do not want the client/enemy/whomever to know your face. And you will definitely blend in a bit better in the darkness at night with a black mask over your face.
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                          Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

                          Originally posted by Malacite View Post
                          Says who?

                          You're not taking into account night operations or covert meetings where you do not want the client/enemy/whomever to know your face. And you will definitely blend in a bit better in the darkness at night with a black mask over your face.
                          Why would you worry about people seeing your face if it's dark? And, there are better way to make people misidentify you, like disguises (which ninjas are actually known for).

                          Plus, if I'm a ninja, and I really, really want to cover my face? I'd disguise myself as a komusō ([nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlybT_mfNNo"]YouTube- 【妙音】虚無僧の行進曲【手の内ご無用】[/nomedia]), or a Zen mendicant monk. (The loose clothing is perfect for concealing little tools or other items a ninja may want to carry around, too.)

                          And, hiding from your client? The only reason you'd have clients as a ninja is because they already figured you're a ninja, you know.

                          Lastly, in an area with active conflict and enemies about, you would be mighty suspicious looking as a civilian (since most civilians would have fled from battles), but you may be able to bluff your way out of trouble when discovered by soldiers ("Looking for lost daughter," whatever). If you're found wearing a "ninja mask"? I think they'd shoot first then ask questions later.

                          The only time you'd want anything close to a mask is when you are already exposed in a non-combat zone, and fleeing through a populated area. Of course, if you're wearing a mask, the people around may help your enemies chase you down, thinking you're probably a bugler.

                          * * *

                          Where do people get these inane ideas about ninja? It's akin to saying the military operates like the G.I. Joe or something equally silly.
                          Bamboo shadows sweep the stars,
                          yet not a mote of dust is stirred;
                          Moonlight pierces the depths of the pond,
                          leaving no trace in the water.
                          - Mugaku
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                            Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

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                            2. Ninjas fight ALL the time.
                            3. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people.

                            Anything else is irrelevant.
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                              Re: Scars of Abyssea Website Unveiled! (08/18/2010)

                              Originally posted by Balfree View Post
                              Anything else is irrelevant.

                              I feel like I'm 8 years old all over again.
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