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Version Update Announcement
Greetings, adventurers.
Matsui here.

The June version update is right around the corner, but I would like to share an early overview of what will be implemented.

Starting off, we’ll be adding high-tier battlefields for three avatars: Fenrir, Carbuncle, and Diabolos, so look forward to challenging enhanced versions of these familiar creatures once more.

New notorious monsters will be added to Wanted. With new and bigger foes to vanquish, now's a great time to get involved with Unity!

Several Seekers of Adoulin quests will also reach their conclusions this patch, and players will be able to enjoy a bevy of lore, battles, and rewards.

Furthermore, we’ll be implementing new aspects to fishing that are geared towards veteran anglers that possess the Ebisu Fishing Rod and Lu Shang’s Fishing Rod.
A duo of quests provide upgrades to these two special rods, complete with all-new visual effects. Take on the challenges and reap your just rewards!

Mog Gardens will also undergo changes as we unlock rank 5 for monster rearing, which will add new monsters and also increase the number of monsters you can simultaneously rear.

We’ll also be making job adjustments, adding new alter egos, implementing an emote for sitting on chairs, setting an NPC that will allow you to check what you’ve fished up, addressing the ranged weapon slot for the lockstyle feature, and much more!

I hope you are all looking forward to the June version update, which goes live on Thursday, June 25.

Below is a detailed list of features planned for the version update. Keep in mind that this list is still provisional, and any balancing or bug issues we discover during testing may require us to remove an item from the update.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/47433-June-Version-Update-Announcement?p=552477#post552477

[dev1274] New Seekers of Adoulin Quests!

New quests arrive, bringing two of the diverse storylines in Seekers of Adoulin to a close.

• A Thirst Before Time
  The concluding sequel to "A Thirst for the Ages".

• The Weatherspoon War
  The climactic conclusion following the mounting drama of "The Weatherspoon Inquisition".

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Is this for real? Source?

The following campaigns will kick off on Thursday, July 2 at 7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Campaign Period

From Thursday, July 2 at 7:00 a.m. (PDT) to Thursday, July 30 at 7:59 a.m. (PDT)

Meeble Burrows Campaign

Wizened Worms have always captured the hearts and minds of Meebles the world over, but now they are particularly voracious - and will offer new rewards in exchange for their precious treats.
To help facilitate the gathering of these dried goodies, trading a grimoire to the Burrow Researcher will provide you with the maximum number of Moblin pheromone sacks once per Vana'diel day. Should you run out, you will be able to undergo the same process once Vana'diel midnight has passed to receive up to the maximum yet again.

Read on for details on the campaign.

Increased Seal and Crest Drop Rate Campaign

The amount of seals and crests dropped by applicable monsters will increase with the number of party members, up to a maximum of six!

Additional Seal Battlefield Spoils Campaign

During the event, vanquishing specific monsters in the following battlefields will reward you with a variety of items, including materials needed to create +2 empyrean equipment, Mog Bonanza kupons, Dynamis currency, synthesis materials, and more!

EDIT: *** the table, it looks messed up.

Also during this campaign, Shemo in Port Jeuno (H-8) will be able to convert any seals or crests at a lower exchange rate of 2 for 1!

Bonus Bayld Campaign

Lair, colonization, and wildkeeper reives will receive evaluation bonuses throughout the duration, doubling bayld and experience gains.

Skirmish Frenzy Campaign

During this campaign, colonization and lair reives will have double the chance of rewarding players with items used to enter skirmishes.

Wildskeepers Reive Campaign

Wildskeeper reives will undergo the following modifications throughout the duration.

- Special rewards will be added on top of the existing ones.
- The required key items will be sold for less bayld than usual and will require less fame.
- The respawn time for the six Naakuals given below will be decreased.
Colkhab / Tchakka / Achuka / Yumcax / Hurkan / Kumha

Surge Walk Campaign

All Walk of Echoes content will become surge and endowed walks throughout the duration. Use this opportunity to get valuable items, experience, and capacity points!
* Walks that are normal when the campaign begins will be converted to surge walks upon entry.

Adoulin Dial Campaign

A brand new dial will added to the Goblin Mystery Box!
The Adoulin dial is usable once per Earth day and provides a variety of rewards specific to Seekers of Adoulin content, such as Skirmish stones and airlixirs from Delve.
* The Adoulin dial is completely free to use.
* At least forty-five days must have passed since character creation to be eligible to use the Goblin Mystery Box.

Campaign Festa

Campaign will undergo the following adjustments throughout the event.

- Experience and allied notes earned from evaluations will be doubled.
- The amount of spoils obtained from treasure chests when participating in unions will be increased.

Furthermore, earn special rewards, including montiont silverpieces, 100-byne bills, Lungo-Nango jadeshells, and more from the following four Campaign Ops, in addition to their normal spoils.

- Splitting Heirs
- Cracking Shells
- Plucking Wings
- Fiat Lux

Wow, really? We've had double XP/CP for two months and people are now whining that it's over?

are now whining that it's over?

Announcing the Summer Alter Ego Extravaganza! (07/01/2015)

The Summer Alter Ego Extravaganza will commence on July 2, bringing along with it three new alter egos to add to your arsenal!

- Leonoyne, the ice-cold hero of Jugner!
- Maximilian, the cunning commander of the Bastokan 1st Legion!
- Kayeel-Payeel, Master Caster of the Aquarian War Warlocks!

For those of you who may have missed them during the New Year's Alter Ego Extravaganza and last year's Summer Alter Ego Extravaganza, we are also bringing back some more of our beloved characters as well!

- From the Far East, the enigmatic Tenzen!
- The Springserpent General herself, Mihli Aliapoh!
- Valaineral R Davilles, master of the Uriel Blade!
- Coming to you straight from Abyssea, Joachim!
- Bane of beastmen, the Red Rose Warrior, Noillurie!
- The fiery Elivira, captain of the Gold Musketeers!
- The most patient beastmaster, Lhu Mhakracca!
- Ferreous Coffin, the bringer of white death!
- Gilgamesh, salty samurai of the sea!
- The Tavnazian Terror, Kukki-Chebukki!
- Adoulin's eyes and ears, Margaret!

Campaign Period: Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 7:00 a.m. (PDT) to Thursday, July 30, 2015 at around 7:59 a.m (PDT).

Read on for more details on the alter egos available during Summer Alter Ego Extravaganza and how to acquire them.

Adoulin Dial Campaign (07/03/2015)

We have confirmed an issue wherein the Adoulin Dial Campaign, part of the Vana'diel Summer Campaign event, is not functioning as intended, and we are working to correct this error at the earliest possible time.

We will provide specific information as to the timing of the fix in advance on both the website and in-game as soon as we have news to share. We apologize for the inconvenience that this issue has caused and are striving to resolve it as soon as possible.

* Added on Friday, July 3, 2015 at 5:40 a.m. (PDT)
Above issue has been addressed following the maintenance that took place on Friday, July 3, 2015 from 2:30 a.m. (PDT). We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The August patch is on its way!

The August patch will introduce the second chapter to Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, a new area, and new battle content.

Of course, it doesn't end there. This patch will also be jammed-packed with goodies, including the final quest in the adventures of the Tarutaru Sauce duo, new alter egos, new Unities, new methods to further enhance hexed equipment, as well as balance and adjustments to jobs, existing content and quests, and a bevy of other improvements.

Finally, new quality of life improvements will include the ability to retain equipment set macros server-side as well as the ability to view status effects applied to party members.

Keep an eye out for more details on this version update as August approaches!

new methods to further enhance hexed equipment

Finally, new quality of life improvements will include the ability to retain equipment set macros server-side as well as the ability to view status effects applied to party members.

If that includes negative status effects then...wow August cannot come fast enough!

Greetings,

The development team has been looking into this as we’ve been receiving various reports. As a result of testing, we’ve discovered that magical Blood Pact damage is lower than usual, and we’ve also determined the cause.

When equipping the following items to increase your avatars’ level, the additional magic damage that they should have been receiving was not being properly reflected.

Nirvana
Nirvana (Afterglow)
Asteria Mitts +1
Lamassu Mitts
Convocaller
Dashavatara Sachet
Eminent Sachet
Idaraaja
Seraphicaller


Additionally, the effect from the gift that gives increased spirit and avatar magic attack was also not being properly reflected.

We’re currently working to resolve this issue, and we are planning to fix this during the maintenance tonight.

Trust magic does indeed work similarly to automatons, where if the puppetmaster levels up they need to Deactivate and Activate so that the automaton receives it’s increased stats. The same holds true for alter egos, so if you level up with alter egos in your party, you should dismiss them and call upon them again to bring their stats up to your current level.

[dev1275] The Second Chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel

The next version update will introduce the second chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel.

Continuing where the first chapter left off, the second chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel sees a diverse cast of characters united against the greatest peril Vana'diel has ever faced.





New Rhapsodies
Progressing through Chapter 2 of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel will grant access to all new rhapsodies, bringing along with them a variety of special benefits.

* The new missions will be divided between three major updates.
The August Update will introduce the second chapter of the saga along with an all-new area and fresh battle content.

We’re currently looking into a system where the opportunities for obtaining rewards from Vagary would increase. It would be similar to the system for Delve where you can obtain key items by defeating bosses and then obtain a reward. When implementing this system, however, the key items needed would be different than the ones that have already been implemented.

We have no plans to do this, as it moves away from the concept that job points are accumulated on a specific job gaining capacity points. Though, we are working on making adjustments so that players can earn job points easier moving forward.

We have no plans to increase the cap on Reward as this ability can gain a shorter recast time from merit points, as well as an increased healing effect from the "Enhanced Reward" effect from job points.

Thanks for the suggestions!

We currently have no plans to make adjustments to the amount of enmity gained through healing-based measures. With the recent adjustments made to enmity, we believe players have and will continue to adapt to the increased stability of battle. Players who are in a tanking role can manage their skills more efficiently, which helps maintain enmity in conjunction with damage dealing.

Although we don’t have any specific time frame in place, we’re currently looking into a system where players can max out all of their gathering and crafting skills.

dev1276] Alter Ego Additions and Adjustments
Players will be able to acquire new alter egos over the course of chapter two the Rhapsodies of Vana’diel missions.
Players will be able to call forth up to five alter egos after progressing to a certain point in the Rhapsodies of Vana’diel missions.
Alter egos will be able to be called forth in Vagary.

We’re currently looking into a system where the opportunities for obtaining rewards from Vagary would increase. It would be similar to the system for Delve where you can obtain key items by defeating bosses and then obtain a reward. When implementing this system, however, the key items needed would be different than the ones that have already been implemented.

Alter egos will be able to be called forth in Vagary.

I smell a Vagary "nerf" in it getting scaling HP like all th

Did I mention before I can't wait for the August update? That must be all 99 content covered now.