Announcing the August Version Update!Follow

I'd have no problem with a ToAU-esque grind, if the points themselves were only 10k each. But at 30k each. they should really allow you to go to Abyssea for them. To cap one of the categories at 10, that'll cost you 1.65 million capacity points. Or basically, the experience from level 1 to a bit short of level 92. That's ridiculous. Especially considering most, if not all, the boosts are negligible at best even when capped.

Details on the Upcoming Version Update!

Matsui here.

I'd like to give you all a preview of the content slated for the August version update.

The Seekers of Adoulin missions are at long last heading towards the conclusion. The concealed history of Adoulin is being revealed bit by bit, and those worried for the future are being ridiculed. Make sure to play through the missions to discover the source of the burgeoning rift between Arciela and the heads of the other eleven orders.

Additionally, we'll be implementing major new battle content known as "alluvion skirmishes," wherein players invade through an ever-changing labyrinth, progressing ever toward the innermost recesses.

Like previous skirmishes, alluvion skirmishes are easy to join, and combining different simulacra segments changes the battle dynamics, allowing various jobs to participate.

I'm sure you're all curious about what new equipment we will be implementing, so I would like to let you know that we've prepared weapons with brand-new graphics that can be obtained in alluvion skirmishes. You'll be able to engrave arcane glyptics on these new weapons, and we've prepared different enhancements for melee jobs, ranged jobs, mage jobs, and pet jobs. We'd like players to customize their weapons based on their own preferences.

Speaking of equipment, we'll also be implementing a brand-new feature known as "equipment sets" that will allow you to swap out all of your equipment at once. This feature will launch with twenty sets so that we can monitor its stress on our hardware, but we plan on expanding this in the near future, pending that there are no major issues.

Additional content includes alter egos of young Excenmille and other NPCs from Wings of the Goddess; various job adjustments, including HP boosts to multiple jobs; and two new job point categories for all 22 jobs. We'll also be adding new objectives to Records of Eminence, making adjustments to existing content, and much, much more!

We've also prepared a special trailer(North America/EU) that showcases the content of the August version update, so be sure to check it out!

The version update is scheduled to be implemented on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 (JST).

Some of the items scheduled for implementation with this version update are currently in testing.
Please keep in mind that we may remove certain ones in the event that bugs take an unintentionally long time to fix or balancing issues occur during the development process.


Missions and Quests

• Seekers of Adoulin missions

Create text
Create cutscenes
Create  mission battles
Set reward items

• Trust quests

Add quest in Batalia Downs [S]
Add quest in Southern San d'Oria [S]
Add quest in Bastok Markets [S]
Add quest in Windurst Waters [S]

• Quest introducing NPC

Add an NPC to San d'Oria, Bastok, and Windurst that introduces quests for each region
We will be adding an NPC that will introduce quests that are available depending on your fame.

• Repeat Login Campaign

Set items for next campaign


Areas and Monsters

• New area

Add area data
Set warp points
Distribute monsters in new area
Set colonization reives in new area
Set lair reives in new area
Set Soul Pyres


Content and Systems

• Alluvion skirmishes

Create system to refine map
Create system to distribute monsters
Create system to randomly set objectives
Set monsters
Set special monsters
Set boss monsters
Set reward items
Set special key items
Make battle balance adjustments
Set Arcane Glyptics

• Skirmish

Add new statue segment drops
Adjust the amount of obsidian fragments that can be obtained when defeating monsters
We've made changes so that the amount of obsidian fragments obtained increases depending on the number of players that enter.

• Trust

Add specialized magic list to the action menu
Create special summoning effect
Add new alter egos
Adjust stats
Create and adjustment NPC logic
Add related items
Add related quests
Adjust stats of Curilla
Adjust stats of adult Excenmille
Make it possible to use alter egos in battlefields

• Monster Rearing

Adjust the "Succumbing to Darkness" feature

• Mog Garden

Add items to the shop

• Delve

Add a katana to the array of drops from Muyingwa

• Moblin Maze Mongers

Reduce re-entry time from 24 hours to 20 hours
Reduce marble cost for copying tabula from Duplidoc  

• Records of Eminence

Add battle objectives for Tu'Lia
Add battle objectives for Dynamis
Add objectives for new areas
Add objectives for seal battlefields

• Colonization/lair reives

Add lair reives to the new area
Add colonization reives to the new area

• Coalition assignments

Apply coalition assignments for Outer Ra'Kaznar to the new area


Battle

• Job points

Add two new categories for each of the 22 jobs
Create stat data for new categories

• Enmity

Increase the cap for the "Increased enmity" effect from equipment, spells, and abilities

• Pets

Hide the effect shown when pets are preparing to use their special abilities.

• Warrior

Add Max HP Boost job trait

• Thief

Reduce the cooldown timer of Mug

• Paladin

Add Max HP Boost job trait
Increase the amount of enmity generated from Shield Bash
Increase the amount of enmity generated from Rampart
Increase the amount of enmity generated from Palisade

• Dark Knight

Reduce the casting time for absorb-type spells

• Ninja

Add Max HP Boost job trait

• Dragoon

Increase wyvern defense
Increase wyvern magic defense
Increase wyvern subtle blow effect

• Blue mage

Apply physical attack power modifiers from equipment and spells towards physical blue magic spells

• Puppetmaster

Adjust automaton weapon skill stats

• Rune fencer

Add Max HP Boost job trait

• Geomancer

Adjust stats of Indi-Fury and Geo-Fury
Adjust stats of Indi-Barrier and Geo-Barrier
Adjust stats of Indi-Wilt and Geo-Wilt
Increase the effects of "Geomancy +" found on equipment for certain geomancy spells


Items

• Alluvion skirmish items

Add new graphics for the weapons and shields that can be obtained through alluvion skirmishes
Set arcane glyptics for melee jobs
Set arcane glyptics for ranged jobs
Set arcane glyptics for mage jobs
Set arcane glyptics for pet jobs
Add new statue segments

• Warp ring

Add a warp ring that can be purchased with conquest points

• Neck equipment that increases synthesis skills

Add torques that increase the skill of woodworking, goldsmithing, clothcraft, and cooking

• Porter Moogle

Add support for event items

UI

• Equipment sets

Create UI for the creation of equipment sets
Add a "Edit Equip. Set" button under "Edit Macro" in the main menu
Create related button text

• Changes to the sort feature of the magic list

Change the sort feature of the magic list
We’ve changed the sort feature for the magic list in the main menu so that the magic lists for each type of magic are sorted. In order to sort all spells at once, you will have to use sort after displaying the full magic list by pressing ctrl+M.

• Title screen

Add a title BGM category to the configuration on the title screen

• Pet TP display

Display pet TP under their HP gauge

• Auto-translate dictionary

Add new text commands
Add to the auto-translate feature

[dev1228] Quality of Life Adjustments

• A new feature for players to search for quests and NPCs offering tutorial objectives will be added to the following NPCs.

• One NPC who will have the new feature added

Ailevia in Southern San d'Oria (I-9) / Matildie in Northern San d'Oria (J-8) / Teilsa in Port San d'Oria (F-9) / Arva in Bastok Mines (H-7) / Reet in Bastok Markets (G-8) / Dulsie in Port Bastok (J-8) / Jack of Hearts in Windurst Waters (north side, G-9) / Jack of Diamonds in Windurst Walls (C-13) / Jack of Clubs in Port Windurst (E-6) / Jack of Spades in Windurst Woods (H-11)

• Players will be able to display the TP of wyverns, avatars, automatons, and beastmasters’ familiars.

TP can be displayed using the text command "/partyinfo showtp on".

• A new item, the “Warp Ring,” will be added in exchange for Conquest Points.

• The “Warp Cudgel” item will undergo the following adjustments.

• The time it takes for the cudgel to become useable after equipping it will be reduced from 30 seconds to 10 seconds.

• The recast time will be reduced from 1 hour to 1 minute.

• A ”Title Music” option enabling players to select which music plays will be added to the Config menu of the title screen.

A ”Title Music” option enabling players to select which music plays will be added to the Config menu of the title screen.

I believe that's exactly what it means! And I just became 1,000 times more excited for this update just because of that! Lol

New Seekers of Adoulin Missions Flooding in Soon!

Exciting new missions will come crashing into the archipelago with the version update laying anchor on Tuesday, August 12th!

The land is thrown into turmoil following Melvien's death. A new threat emerges while the rift between the sacred city's twelve orders deepens further and tensions between those in favor of colonization and those vehemently against it reach the boiling point.

What destiny lies in store for those caught up in these eddies of misfortune?
And what is the ultimate endgame of this new threat facing the land...?

With the final chapter rapidly approaching, the raging seas of the fourth installment in Arciela's saga continue to churn.