Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27/201

[Malacite]

[dev1012] Revamped Monster Placement


[dev1012] Revamped Monster Placement

• Several areas will receive adjustments to monster distribution in order to cater to high-level characters.
• The level of monsters near the entrance of affected areas will remain unchanged. However, players will encounter higher level monsters as they venture deeper.
• These adjustments will be implemented alongside Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets.
  • Affected Areas:
    Ranguemont Pass / Bostaunieux Oubliette / Toraimarai Canal / Zeruhn Mines / King Ranperre's Tomb / Dangruf Wadi / Inner Horutoto Ruins / Ordelle's Caves / Outer Horutoto Ruins / The Eldieme Necropolis / Gusgen Mines / Crawlers' Nest / Maze of Shakhrami / Garlaige Citadel / Fei'Yin

  
  

* Similar adjustments are planned for future version updates.



http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/6289-dev1011-Grounds-of-Valor-and-Dungeon-Treasure-Caskets

[dev1011] Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets

• [dev1011] Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets
  Alongside revamped monster placement [dev1012], the upcoming version update will see the expansion of existing battle content in the form of Grounds of Valor and new dungeon treasure caskets.
  • Grounds of Valor
    Like its precursor Fields of Valor, Grounds of Valor is a battle system based around the concept of training regimes. These regimes will task adventurers with slaying set quotas of enemies in return for experience, gil, and points called tabs that may be redeemed for a variety of rewards. By undertaking multiple training regimes in the same area, players will find themselves able to fell enemies with greater ease and become eligible for more lavish rewards.
    
    To participate, examine a "Grounds Tome" located in one of the areas listed below and select your desired regime from the menu.
  • Dungeon Treasure Caskets
    Defeating enemies in the following areas may now result in the appearance of a treasure casket:
    Ranguemont Pass / Bostaunieux Oubliette / Toraimarai Canal / Zeruhn Mines / King Ranperre's Tomb / Dangruf Wadi / Inner Horutoto Ruins / Ordelle’s Caves / Outer Horutoto Ruins / The Eldieme Necropolis / Gusgen Mines / Crawlers’ Nest / Maze of Shakhrami / Garlaige Citadel / Fei’Yin

  
  
  *These features are scheduled to be expanded to other areas in coming updates.

[cidbahamut]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

Several areas will receive adjustments to monster distribution in order to cater to high-level characters.

This strikes me as a bad idea. Higher level characters aren't going to be bothering with old dungeons. They're going to want to level in Abyssea and ignore obsolete treasure from old dungeons. All I see this doing is making it harder for people to get coffers.

I'm curious to see what they think they can actually do to get people out to Dangruf Wadi though. That place is always empty.

[Murphie]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

High level mobs in Zeruhn mines. That's...something.

That said, couldn't they haev found a better name for this than Grounds of Valor? It's indoors. Maybe Dungeons of Valor? I dunno.

Will be handy though. So many indoor zones are ignored because of the lack of FoV.

[Mhurron]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

High level mobs in Zeruhn mines. That's...something.

That said, couldn't they haev found a better name for this than Grounds of Valor? It's indoors. Maybe Dungeons of Valor? I dunno.

Will be handy though. So many indoor zones are ignored because of the lack of FoV.

How about just extend FoV so there isn't yet another point system that needs to be built up.

[Firewind]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

They've always had high level mobs in KRT. Found that out the hard way when I clicked the wrong ??? and ended up in the zone full of Lv75 undead where that Wyrm NM pops

[Murphie]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

How about just extend FoV so there isn't yet another point system that needs to be built up.

Another perfectly reasonable idea! (And seriously, yeah.)

[Armando]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

Will be handy though. So many indoor zones are ignored because of the lack of FoV.

Plus longer spawn times.

I wonder if by high level they mean 75-90 or 90-99. I would imagine it's the latter since no one's gonna want to level outside of Abyssea.

[Murphie]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

True that. Of course, with regard to the slower spawns, that generally wasn't a huge issue since you're almost always by yourself. But I can see how that'd be another deterrent.

[Neverslip]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

Might be in vain, but I'm hopting that GoV is simply an extension of FoV (just below ground) and that they would share the same tab currency. Would suck if they are different. Would be needless over-complication... but this is SE we're talking about.

[Firewind]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

Okay, we're all happy, time for ponies:

[Romyro]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

I think I’m getting bored of this MLP stuff too. Any chance we can minimize it…at least in topics people want to discuss? I get some weird looks at work when I open a page full of ponies >< (if not I guess I’ll just cry about it in my corner)

Anyway, I’m just hoping for decent xp rewards that are somewhat similar to Dom Ops. Even though I have like 70 stones, they deplete pretty quickly if you don’t farm TEs. Would be nice to xp outside a little bit.

Think these new mobs will drop Seals oppose to Crests. Or would it be both? Hopefully seals at least since KSNM will be booming for a bit.

Also, I think someone mentioned this might bring charming for Bsts back. Which can be good or bad…since I just stored half my Chr gear lol.

[Mhurron]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

Think these new mobs will drop Seals oppose to Crests. Or would it be both? Hopefully seals at least since KSNM will be booming for a bit.

Any mob lvl 70 and above has a chance of dropping Beastmen's Seals, Kindred's Seals or Kindred's Crests.

[Romyro]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

that outside abyssea only correct?

cause you dont get them inside.

[Mhurron]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

Now that I think of it, I don't think I've seen seals inside of Abyssea. Anyway, yes I do know that is the way it works in the rest of the games areas.

[Neverslip]

Re: Grounds of Valor and Dungeon Treasure Caskets / Revamped Monster Placement (04/27

I, too, can't remember the last time I saw Kseals or Bseals drop in Abyssea.

Romy

I'm with you on the ponies. Maybe MLP needs its own subforum =P