Additions and Adjustments Galore! (12/06/2010)

[Yellow Mage]

Along with the wealth of other new features previewed in this space, the soon-to-be-released version update will usher in a host of additions and adjustments to existing content such as Trial of the Magians, Walk of Echoes, and Abyssea areas. Even old favorites like Dynamis and Einherjar will see drop rate adjustments and other refinements designed to make them more rewarding than ever!

* The following additions and adjustments will be made to Trial of the Magians:

- New trials will be added.
- Quotas for certain trials involving Relic and Mythic weapons will be reduced. (All adjustments will be reflected even for trials in progress at the time of the update.)

* The following additions will be made to the Walk of Echoes:

- When a battlefield reaches 51% completion or higher, no further entry will be permitted.
- Drop rates for coins will be adjusted.
- Treasure coffers that appear upon battlefield completion will occasionally yield "Frayed Pouch" items.



* In Dynamis, drop rates for equipment including Relic armor and accessories will be adjusted.

* In Einherjar, acquisition rates for abjurations obtained via Wings I/II/III will be adjusted.

* The following additions and adjustments will be made to Abyssea areas:

- A new synthetic atma will be added for the completion of the Wings of the Goddess missions.
- Repop delays for notorious monsters (NMs) will be shortened.
- Trigger conditions for certain NMs will be eased.
- Monsters who appear at boosted levels will vanish and reappear at their regular level if not engaged in battle.
- Abyssite obtained from defeating NMs will be granted to all alliance members.
- "Atma Fabricant" NPCs will be added to Vision of Abyssea areas.
- Quests in Abyssea – Konschtat offered by the NPC Ayame will be available to players regardless of current fame.
- The rate of Empyrean armor acquisition from Sturdy Pyxides in Scars of Abyssea areas will be adjusted.
- In Bastion, Resistance NPCs, Clone Wards, and Pulse Martellos will receive a strength boost.

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Aaaaand now the actual update is going to hit. I'll let someone else take care of that. >.>

[cidbahamut]

Re: Additions and Adjustments Galore! (12/06/2010)

Why do they keep saying drop rates will be "adjusted" rather than "increased"?

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Additions and Adjustments Galore! (12/06/2010)

Probably trying to establish a tradition to avoid a double-standard.

Methinks they'd get some wary looks if they said "increased" where appropriate, and "adjusted" everywhere else. This way, no matter how you and I still perceive it, "adjusted" is no longer simply a synonym for "decreased." It literally does simply mean "adjusted."

S-E can be evil geniuses, when you look at them in the right light.

[Malacite]

Re: Additions and Adjustments Galore! (12/06/2010)

- Abyssite obtained from defeating NMs will be granted to all alliance members.

30+ hours spent trying to get Scarlet Abyssite of Perspicacity off that mother fucking Hornet (I did finally get it) and NOW they do this?!

[Elwynn]

Re: Additions and Adjustments Galore! (12/06/2010)

Search for PUP, not found. Search for BST, not found. Oh well, nothing about any jobs in there anyhow.

* The following additions will be made to the Walk of Echoes:

"Less LOL" is about the only one that matters, since it was so badly flawed to start with. Not being able to jump in at 51% is okay, but still doesn't fix the basic problem of using a campaign battle reward system that favors front line jobs over back line jobs.

* In Dynamis, drop rates for equipment including Relic armor and accessories will be adjusted.

* In Einherjar, acquisition rates for abjurations obtained via Wings I/II/III will be adjusted.

Now that sounds interesting. The rise of Abyssea has reduced interest in older endgame events. Maybe the lines on RDM hats and whatever else will finally start to diminish from other reasons than simply leaving the game.

- Abyssite obtained from defeating NMs will be granted to all alliance members

So no more of that "only to the person who aggros" bullshit? Or was this stuff that prevously dropped to only one party in an alliance?

...and I'm only now getting to the point where I have enough interest in trying to get those anyhow.

EDIT: wait, so still nothing about augmented items in aby treasure chests being able to go into the treasure pool? I'm not even asking for key items to do this, since it's not exactly trivial to put a key item into a treasure pool. Maybe they did it this way because treasure pools work like the AH and won't preserve signatures or augments.

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Additions and Adjustments Galore! (12/06/2010)

but still doesn't fix the basic problem of using a campaign battle reward system that favors front line jobs over back line jobs.

Didn't they fix this in the last update?

Considerable changes will be applied to the Walk of Echoes, making it more accessible and rewarding than before.
- The time limit for battlefields will be extended, and monster behavior adjusted.
- The method of performance evaluation will be revised.
- The conditions for receiving the right to cast lots on victory spoils will be alleviated.

[Elwynn]

Re: Additions and Adjustments Galore! (12/06/2010)

Didn't they fix this in the last update?

I guess it depends on what "revised" means. "Adjusted" isn't SE's only weasel word.

And otherwise I wouldn't know, since it seems to have been barely playable at 85 without a full alliance.