Could this really be the class updates for CoP? (need translation)

[Kiyosuki]

Is it just me or does he look like he has a lot of feathers?

Or maybe they're just really long scales..

[Dark Aphalite]

Holy ****!
I will die if this is real.

I will start DRG job again.
I mean according to that we get an ability to shorten the weapon delay AND increase the critical hit rate, aswell as being able to make the Wyvern heal on his own out of battle... not forgetting the auto strength boost if our Wyvern is not currently summoned.. Mmm.. (Yes, please).

I am just not sure about the "Fighter" thing, is that WAR or PLD? If it is WAR then where the hell is PLD? :/

Also, THFs are going to be LOVED.
So they have 2 abilities, both requiring them to give the final blow on the enemy.
If they are successful they increase the effect of TH, or they multiply exp gained by 1.5. Wow. oO;
That means that you can get a max of 450 exp now. :D

And the thing about beine able to look after your own Chocobo is awesome.

Bleh, getting my hopes up but only to dissapoint, right Square?

[Kiyosuki]

Unfortunatly, it seems that particular list is all but real. Its been confirmed to be just speculation of the poster's on that message board. Very good speculation, but its just talk nonetheless.

We're all just hanging onto the small hope that all the jobs will be getting additions even remotely as cool as these, that all make insane amounts of sense.

I guess we'll just have to see if SE delivers on job additions and fixes. I'll be pretty dissapointed if they don't do a single thing. This expansion is the perfect time to play around with the already existing jobs, especially since there's no confirmed new jobs at all.

There wouldn't be a more perfect time to implement some big additions than now..

[Dark Aphalite]

Okay I know the official updates.
I just read it in the POL Viewer.

Here we go:

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- A new storyline will begin with the addition of Chains of Promathia to the mission menu.

- Many new areas related to the Chains of Promathia expansion pack will be open to players. In a similar fashion to battlefields, level restrictions will be imposed in several of these areas.

- Four entirely new regions, as well as new areas in existing regions, will be added. It will be possible to perform searches within these new reagions and areas.

- Many new monsters will appear in the newly added areas.

- New pieces of equipment that manifest special abilities depending on their use will be introduced.

- New escort quests will be added. It will now be possible to cancel escort quests after they have been accepted.

- Skillchain elements and magic burst effects will be added to avatar blood pact abilities.
Also, the accuracy and damage of low-level blood pact abilities will be increased.

- It will be possible to check a pet's TP using the command <pettp>

- The MP cost of the white magic spell "Dia II" will be reduced.

- The MP cost for the black magic spell "Bio" and "Bio II" will be reduced. The effect of these spells will now be dependant on the Dark magic skill.

- The skillchain element for the dagger weapon skill "Evisceration" will be changed.

- The recast time for the paladin job ability "Cover" will be decreased from 5 minutes to 3 minutes.

- The level required for paladins to learn "Raise" will be reduced from 75 to 50. (about time -.-)

- The area effect of "Etude" bard songs will become restricted to a single target.

- The casting time for the bard song "Goddess's Hymnus" will be decreased.

- The dragoon weapon skill "Wheeling Thrust" will be enhanced.

- Several throwing weapons will become usable by dragoons.

- The effect of the ninjitsu "Utsusemi" will be completely removed by area attacks. (oh oh..)

- The range of parameters adjustable by the Merit Point system partially introduced in the previous version update will be expanded. An exclusive menu for adjusting the settings of this system will be available only when inside one's Mog House.

- Several system-related adjustments will be made to Ballista.

- A new activity called "clamming" will become available on the beaches of a certain area.

- Several key items have been added to the list of items available by trading guild points.
These key items will make it possible to perfom special tyes of synthesis.

- Players who have reached the craftsman level in a particular synthesis skill will be able to revoke their title, making it possible to raise another skill to this level without any penalties.

- It will become possible to log into PlayOnline and go directly to the FINAL FANTASY XI main page by inserting the Chains of Promathia expansion pack disc (PlayStation 2 version_, or by double-clicking the FINAL FANTASY XI shortcut (Windows version).
Also, a new text command will make it possible to completely log out of FINAL FANTASY XI and PlayOnline, and exit the PlayOnline Viewer. This command will shut off the power (PlayStation 2 version), or return you to the desktop (Windows version).

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Some quite exciting updates like the avatar magic burst, Dragoon throwable weapons, Ninja Utsusemi being stopped by AoE and the single-cast of Etude.

Any thoughts?

[Kiyosuki]

I feel like a baby for saying this, but that can't be all they're doing...

Thats like, monthly update quality stuff. I know it sounds like its starting to ask for too much but this is a bloody expansion here...
Little nips and tugs in gameplay for an expansion thats come almost two years since the last one. I really hope thats not all there's going to be gameplay wise.

[Dark Aphalite]

Well, you are forgetting all the new missions/quests/areas/monsters and items~equipment.
So when you actually play it rhe update will seem a lot more.

[bonovoxpsu]

there most definitely will be more, i think.

this notice seems to affect current content - ie: spells/abilities that already exist... *wink wink*

i mean, i just have to believe there will be more.

could someone explain to me why you would want to know your pet's TP? bst's ability to use the "Sic" command is soley based on a recast timer, right?

[Dark Aphalite]

I didn't understand it either so I didn't bother to bolden it.

In regards to more content being added... probably.
At the end of the Jul-Aug Announcement Square mentioned that some other things are being finalised for the update so they could hold many surprises for us.

We can only hope.

[Thingol]

The single cast Etude is a godsent for Bards (or at least me) the Etude +1 and +2 instument is a harp. If you max your strings level you start to find that you have an insane range. I have barely been able to cast Etudes durring battles from about the mid 40's cause either I wind up getting in on the melees or I had to run so far away that I'd be in danger of aggro. All I can say is BLM's better be happy about this one ^^

[lufia22]

I thought Utsusemi already got totally negated by an AoE spell? Quite annoying. I'm wondering, do the shadows count as a person each? If so, that means it weakens the AoE right?

[guyincorporated]

Originally posted by Kiyosuki
I feel like a baby for saying this, but that can't be all they're doing...

Thats like, monthly update quality stuff. I know it sounds like its starting to ask for too much but this is a bloody expansion here...
Little nips and tugs in gameplay for an expansion thats come almost two years since the last one. I really hope thats not all there's going to be gameplay wise.

Yeah, you read my mind. This is definitely the kind of stuff you'd expect in the bi-monthly update. Although I do like this one a lot:

- The skillchain element for the dagger weapon skill "Evisceration" will be changed.

This will give thieves a chance to end both light AND dark renkeis, thereby eliminating one of the Dark Knight's major advantages over thief in the endgame and making us less replacable at higher levels.


Also, while it doesn't effect gameplay, its ABOUT TIME they had a shortcut for logging into and out of the game.

Click on POL icon.
Click on account name.
Click on log in.
Click on Games.
Click on FFXI.
Click on Play.
Click on "ok, I won't cut off all ties to the outside world."
Click on license agreement dealy.
Click on Character.
Click on Handle.
Play.

UGH.


AND WHERE THE HELL IS TRIPLE TRIAD?!?!

[Ka1'E1]

I am happy to see Dia II lowered, that makes the RDM in me happy. I am slightly upset to see that Bio and Bio II will be dependant on Dark skill, guess I better get that up to snuff before CoP comes out.

Do I also understand correctly that we can get all the crafting skills up to max?

Drg getting throwing weapons, well I hope there is more to them than that....

[Khaeos]

Originally posted by bonovoxpsu
could someone explain to me why you would want to know your pet's TP? bst's ability to use the "Sic" command is soley based on a recast timer, right?

If you remember on some of the AF2, certain pieces give certain attributes to pets. DRG AF2 has a couple pieces that say "Wyvern will be able to use subjob abilities" etc etc. It may be possible they are making wyvern/pet/mob/beast only weaponskills. Which, admittedly, would be very nice to have.

But that is only my speculation and wishful thinking.

[Kiyosuki]

You know what I'm surprised no one, players and the SE people, has thought of yet?

A mini map! You know ,if you have a map to an area, a small little map in the corner to tell you where you are in real time, instead of having to check the map over and over. Wouldn't that be useful as hell?

[bonovoxpsu]

those of you who are playing the spoiled brats and saying "that's it?", i give you this pearl:

Many other updates are in the final stages of testing. Further details will be announced along with the introduction of the Chains of Promathiha version update. A preliminary version update is scheduled to take place in the beginning of September, before the release of the Chains of Promathia content.

seems that these are the updates that are guarenteed.

and even if this was it, new equip, mobs, zones, quests, and missions aren't enough for you? o_O