FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Aug. 1)

CubsWoo said:
This update has me seriously considering returning to endgame content.
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Yes, that's exactly what I'm thinking. I'm just worried that 'people' will find a way around it.

As for the /blockaid string, I suppose that will stop the poisona, cure, run for miles problem.
 
Dayner said:
but Won't this affect Kiting?
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Maybe, but I don't think SE ever considered kiting to be a normal strategy for beating any monster. If you're kiting it, but going all out trying to kill it, the mob might not get any stronger.

Edit: I hope this update will shut some people up about the game. Namely the ones who just bitch about how much they hate the game yet never quit.
 
Oh, and to comment on the parts of the update that no one seems to care about:

-Haven't they "fixed" mannequin posing like 3-4 updates in a row now?
-How the hell does "Macan Gadungan" become "Kirata"? :shock:
-Sucks to be the people who spent a bazillion gil on aquariums... or the people who made a killing supplying both aquariums and silica.
-Expected fix on the dropping of signal pearls. No more cheating!
 
Personaly As a lev 64 almost 65 PLD i like the "After certian requirements are met. Your NPC can Stay out longer"

As to how much longer is up in the air but i hope its a hell of alot longer than 15 battles

The NM stuff is cool too.. but does the Delay for the NMs just happen on the NMs Mentioned (ex. King Behemoth, KA, an so on) or is it All NMs like leaping lizzy and others.
 
I like the potential extended npc play time as well. SE is making it so that I don't have to feel like I'm cheating to get more time out of my npc. I always felt awkward exploiting the pearl-drop glitch.
 
meeze said:
are they nerfing the jp button?
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Unless they add an "Transcend Nerf" option and tricking us.
 
i'm wondering if the claiming thing extends to ranged attacks.

If not, i expect to see alot of people with repeating crossbows and Loxley bows.
 
CubsWoo said:
This update has me seriously considering returning to endgame content.
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why? so you can take some abj's again and leave without saying a word because a linkshell wouldn't fund your uncursing?
 
Players will no longer be able to use spells or abilities to claim a monster as soon as it appears.
If players attempt to use spells or abilities to claim a monster before a set amount of time has passed since it appeared, they will not be able to use those spells etc. again for a certain duration.



Guys all this means is you can't voke spam for it or spell spam for it since you won't be able to use that spell for a certain duration. You can still provoke it or cast a spell on it after it pops. All this is doing is getting rid of 3rd party programs for campers and just voke spamming. You have to actually watch the screen and do soemthing else then hitting 1 button for 3 hours stright.
 
neophytal said:
CubsWoo said:
This update has me seriously considering returning to endgame content.
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why? so you can take some abj's again and leave without saying a word because a linkshell wouldn't fund your uncursing?
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Firstly, I asked everyone in the shell if they wanted D. Legs and you all said no. If anyone in the shell had spoken up I would have passed on it. Nobody did. Secondly, I asked if I could BUY the D. Log to craft it. Not give, buy. Thirdly, I haven't been back on the shell because I'd rather have a full WHM37 sub to be a better Chi Blast whore and not waste your time doing 1k Blasts when I can do better.

EDIT: Sure, I should have said I was taking a break from all of that, but I didn't and if you want to flame me for that, fine. G'head, I'm a big boy. Besides, I was next on the D. Body list from Kirin and I'd rather earn that abjuration with a proper HNM sub.
 
Marajade said:
i'm wondering if the claiming thing extends to ranged attacks.

If not, i expect to see alot of people with repeating crossbows and Loxley bows.
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I agree. Jazper and I were talking about that at lunch.
At least the quickest draw wins...Sounds fair.

Where I respect the amount of thought that can go into a hack or workaround, it simply was never meant to be and takes away from legitimate gaming. Real competition is out the window. Hopefully this is the end to the slap in the face SE has handed all honest people.
 
I can think of some new macros people are going to use.

Code: 
/targetnpc
/attack <t>
/lockon
/automove

Targets, engages, locks on, auto moves(when locked on your automove makes you run to the enemy), attacks, claimed.

Not that hard to get around, it's definitely a improvement, but there will more than likely be new "attack" bots up and running in Japan within the month. :?
 
Players will no longer be able to use spells or abilities to claim a monster as soon as it appears.
This taken alone can mean one of two things, both with the same basic principle.

1. There may be a cooldown time for provoke when you try to provoke something that isn't there. Thus, you FUNCTIONALLY cannot claim a NM "as soon as it appears."

2. NMs may not be claimable when they first spawn. Thus, you LITERALLY cannot claim a NM "as soon as it appears."

I agree with proph. Unless they really think about these mechanics hard and plan for everything they think players would possibly stoop to in order to continue monopolizing, all this is going to do is delay the inevitable.
 
Marajade said:
i'm wondering if the claiming thing extends to ranged attacks.

If not, i expect to see alot of people with repeating crossbows and Loxley bows.
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Unless I'm mistaken, doesn't "Ranged AttacK" show up in the "Abilities" menu if you try to do a RA by menu rather than by /ra? In that case, isn't Ranged Attack considered an ability?
 
Quick question before I make this post. Do you guys read post before you post or do you just like to feel important because you post?




Tymon Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:36 am Post subject:

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I can think of some new macros people are going to use.

Code:

/targetnpc
/attack <t>
/lockon
/automove



Targets, engages, locks on, auto moves(when locked on your automove makes you run to the enemy), attacks, claimed.

Not that hard to get around, it's definitely a improvement, but there will more than likely be new "attack" bots up and running in Japan within the month.


Now if you would of read what I wrote before this post you woud of maybe understood what this update is doing. YOU CAN STILL PROVOKE THE MOB TO CLAIM IT AND YOU CAN CAST A SPELL ON IT. Yes i'm yelling. You have to WAIT for the mob to actually pop though you can't VOKE SPAM that is all this update is doing. For those of you that thing you can't, I really wanna CC you so I can voke when it pops and I can watch you run up to try and attack or pull out your Ranged attack to try and get it.
 
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