[KoukiRyu]

This sounds terribly exciting to me. :x And I'm also thinking they're trying to fix their previous mistakes with this setup...cause there is a picture of Behemoth up there in the OP, right? >_> If you could really get, say toned down or, 75 difficulty level monsters for a party of 6 75's, then this will be the most popular thing added in awhile. @_@

[Tirrock]

Originally Posted by Dark Raz

This is why people can never enjoy anything and there's a current mentality about certain things, because they instantly think something will be a disappointment and when they finally do it, they either like it, or sorely hate it because nothing "good" comes from it >.<

"They either like it, or sorely hate it because nothing "good" comes from it." - That sounds like pretty much everything in an MMO. I do things just for the sake of doing them (I lot Geomancer AF in dynamis now, one of these days it'll drop), but I won't go get myself killed if somebody isn't benefiting out of it.

I've seen a lot of patches ignore the problems of endgame. So, as much I hope that they do fix HNM, I'm not holding my breath either. If it happens, awesome. If it doesn't, oh well.

I don't really see the "never enjoy anything" part though. >_>a Playing a game you hate is just silly to me.

[Rai]

Can anyone say Abjurations?

[Skoal]

This sounds like a blast. I think assaults are an awesome addition to this game.

[Rai]

I don't remember the how long ago but the Leader of a German LS got a chance to interview the developers and his questions were mostly about HNM and abjuration drops and other ways of obtaining them. SE developers said they were working on a new way of obtaining Abjurations. In all likelyhood this is it.

[Tirrock]

Bercus. They answered a series of his questions in person, and there was much excitement. They looked at some proposed HNM change chart and stuff that people came up with too. I thought that SE stopped replying to him, but apparently I was wrong.
http://www.bluegartrls.com/forum/vie...er=asc&start=0

[Malacite]

In that interview with Sage Sundi I thought that SE was going to make abjurations a part of ToAU Endgame?


Whatever, looks like SE is trying it's darnest to live to the "best update ever" hype they've attached to this one. >.> maybe we'll finally get Relic for the new jobs out of this.

[raidenn]

Hmm I hope they know the difference between a rare & elusive item you can use and not items you get from chocobo digging...

[Rai]

well, those are Behemoth and Fafnir

[Mhurron]

Originally Posted by Rai

Can anyone say Abjurations?

I doubt it. I know that I don't have any idea how to say it.

[Cometgreen]

Well unless I'm missing something, there's no indication that you'll be able to fight a specific NM each time you enter Assault. But maybe that's what they mean by Recording the floors; if you happen to find the floor with so-and-so, you have the ability to return and fight him whenever you want.

Or I'm just really tired and not processing all this information correctly. However, if this means I don't have to join a Sky LS... this is the bestest update ever. Even if it takes more Assault runs to get a good item, I'd choose 5 friends over endgame drama.

I also hope Wyvernpoacher is in there somewhere. I'm tired of Gustav.

[Gobo]

Originally Posted by Mhurron

I doubt it. I know that I don't have any idea how to say it.

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/Abjuration

this lady can!

Also there is a rampart behind the fafy-wannabe, so I'm guessing they could summon mobs much like they do in Salvage.

[Karinya]

If SE allows it, this could help get the rmt out of sky too. If they can put Behemoth in there they can put in Ullikummi and the other stone-dropping mobs too.

A lot will depend on what NMs can appear there, how often, how many tokens it takes to access their floor and how hard it is to accumulate those tokens, whether or not they are stat adjusted (good luck beating KB with 6 people, let alone in 30 minutes), how many of their normal drops are available when they are beaten in Assault (Would they be crazy to add another source of ridills to the game? Or is their failure to nerf it the real problem and scarcity not a solution?).

All that being said, I'd love a chance, even a small one, to get the rest of my martial abjs, aqu. body, Hauteclaire and lots of other stuff that currently only comes from "claimed in 0.1 seconds" mobs - to say nothing of the money making potential (kote, serket rings, etc.) And I'd really love to see more hard to get gear be earned by fighting, not by claiming or by buying other people's drops (*cough* relic weapons).

[Taskmage]

I would <3 them forever if they made it possible for me to get Dalmatica and Crimson Cuisses without joining an HNM, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

I like everything about this new Assault Zone except for one tiny little detail.

Random Dungeons.

I think the only games where I could ever even tolerate random dungeon were the Makai Wars games by Nippon Ichi because they had really good incentives to go and the Geo Panel System kept it interesting.

I'll still shudder having to step inside random dungeons, but the idea of getting to battle NMs for their goodies without competition... that's just awesome. No more camping against RMT for E Bow.. I'd do this Assault every day just for the mere chance of seeing Eastern Shadow.

If the NMs retain their drop rates, expect more deflation and the tears of many gilbuyers and the RMT that feed them. That would make my day even if I did have to hear all the crying from players