Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

[ruffrydasean]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

although obviously the full HP/MP recovery makes the feather useful in a different way.

After unweakened from dying.

[Feba]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

Well the game does distinguish between zoning into the same zone and zoning out

Wait, wait, how can we test this; are there areas that zone into themselves now? Or just someone fucking around with telecrystals/OP HPs? And yeah, even I know that tractor and RR are incompatible; when you die, the "Do you want to be revived?" menu comes up, and if you press "no", RR wears. Tractor's message will always come up second

I wouldn't doubt that he actually has tried a Regain Feather, but used POS to get it, with a bad cover story.

[Armando]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

Wait, wait, how can we test this; are there areas that zone into themselves now?

Kanican - Enmity Testing (Part VII)
Kaeko used Teleport-Mea for his test, and if Teleport-Mea works I don't see why something like Warp or Return Ring wouldn't, assuming the destination is the same zone you're already in.

Technically Sea zones into itself too, but nothing tracks in Sea.

[Ziero]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

Some dude on the discussion page for the feather claims he's gotten it by dying at the base of the plateau and having 3 BLMs tractor him up in sequence; but this claim was brought into question because the Tractor page claims you can't have Reraise and Tractor at the same time, and he specified he uses Reraise.

The stone shatters when you die so, at least that part of the story, is completely false. If that were actually true, more people besides hackers would have gotten that feather.

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

My initial reaction:

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!

Call now and I’ll throw in the Nexus Cape, absolutely free! Feeling separated from the rest of your party? This convenient item allows you to zip straight to your party leader’s location faster than a speeding Thief. It can be used in just about every Original and Rize of the Zilart area you would want to be in, AND, you can even use it to conquer the infamous Parradamo Tor of Attohwa Chasm, without even breaking a sweat.

That’s right, you get BOTH the Shantotto Pants, and, as our gift to you for being suckered in to buying the first two, the Nexus Cape: a ZERO real-world-money value, yours for only $9.99.

Don’t delay! Due to congestion on or around the date of the version update, it may take some time for the contents of “A Shantotto Ascension” to show up in FINAL FANTASY XI after purchase. It is recommended that if you are considering a purchase of “A Shantotto Ascension,” you do so before the version update. So call now!

. . . or obviously they could just be apologizing for the lacking quality of the first 2-3 add-ons. Either way, I'm still holding out on buying ASA until I know what I'm buying this time. I've been wronged twice before.



Also, anybody else notice that they've called the add-ons a "trilogy" now? So Maaaaaayybe if we don't pester S-E for another expansion pack while we're still dead in the middle of the newest one while still receiving content from the last one (you all know who you are), then Maaaaaayybe S-E won't decide to go George Lucas or Douglas Adams on us, and that will be the end of that. (Hint. Hint. Again: you all know who you are.)

[Clever Ninja]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

The port options seem pretty limited in use, would have been nice if it included TAoU or WoTG, or even zones like Zi'tah. But it's free so I guess I can't complain, I'm already saving money on the 3 mini expansions when I buy the ultimate collection.

And YM, I take it you want SE to finally finish WoTG? >.>

[Evion]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

Okay:

Climbing that damn mountain:
Regain Feather
Hagun Runs

Getting to Bird camps when Choco guy is kidnapped

Cutting your time in half (once every lol 40 hours), getting new OPs with a friend?

*GETTING PAST THE BYAKKO COLUMN DROP BEFORE THE TELE UP TO ISLAND!!!! I'm just going to synth until they all get to spawn they'll I'll be all like, poof! what's up bitches?

Lamps/leader/etc in Nyzul Isle

Catching up to your pt when they go ahead during missions and you're still in a CS

A group of 3, where each is from a different home nation, would make it very easy to get between them. I can think of some missions that would like that.

[Nuriko]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

Either way, I'm still holding out on buying ASA until I know what I'm buying this time. I've been wronged twice before.

ASA - aspirin? I could see you needing some due to Shantotto's laugh...

[Evion]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

Why, do you think she laughs like Lady Karababa or worse?

[wrongfeifong]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

wow i can this as a part of even HNM ls requirement right now.

Watch people make mules just to sit there with their nexus cape.

But notice something?

Not everywhere works, only 2 COP area is included (tiamat!) and no TOAU area nor WOTG.

At least you won't get people in that easily (a.k.a sky, sea..whatever fast)

[KingOfZeal]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

Getting to Bird camps when Choco guy is kidnapped

*GETTING PAST THE BYAKKO COLUMN DROP BEFORE THE TELE UP TO ISLAND!!!! I'm just going to synth until they all get to spawn they'll I'll be all like, poof! what's up bitches?

Lamps/leader/etc in Nyzul Isle

Umm... I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, or to what you're replying to, but it doesn't work in ToAU zones (1st & 3rd points in quote out the window) or sky (2nd point).

The rest you said works as planned though (well, for the feather possibly, depends on how it works).

[Ziero]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

A friend pointed out to me that the only places you can't port to using this cape are dungeons and places you need to quest/mission to gain entry to.

Well, except for Carpenter's Landing. But who really cares about that place?

[Evion]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

Oh crap! Wasn't thinking about the illegal areas... But leaving a mule on the mountain seems real nice. Shouts in WG:

"Hagun do you need it? Nexus Warp do you need it? 5k PST to "mule name""

[Ziero]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

Except you'd still have to get to Attowah and talk to the NPC to get the key item. I mean, sure it might save someone 10-15 minutes (as anyone who does that run enough will get used to the climb) but I don't see many people paying for that kind of service.

In the end it's a nice, but non-game changing added bonus but not something anyone will be hurting for. Just like the Tidal Talisman didn't really mess anything up, neither will this piece.

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Introducing the Add-on Trilogy Bonus Gift! (11/02/2009)

And YM, I take it you want SE to finally finish WoTG? >.>

Actually, I just want players to stop being so demanding/impatient. Obviously it'll never happen, but maybe they could keep it to a dull roar if they knew it meant that S-E wouldn't try to sate the crowd with relatively rushed creations such as the add-ons alongside the expansion content that they are already getting (and then spitting that the expansion content for that particular update was superior in quality, well no duh).

It's absurdly unreasonable to think that S-E would be tossing yet another full expansion pack on top of the WotG content we were/are in the middle of, especially when it's still questionable whether or not the additional content flow from Aht Urghan has completely finished yet.