[dev1360] Addressing Server Slowdown

The measures outlined below will be implemented in patch 1.22 to address server slowdown.

Market Areas

• It will now be possible to purchase items from all three cities via designated NPCs.
• The location of the item search feature will be changed.
• “Market Guide” NPCs will be added.
  
  Click here for more details on these, and other, market area improvements.

Inns

• The entrance to the Ul’dah Inn will be relocated to the Gold Court in the Ul’dah Merchant Strip (X:6, Y:5).
  
  Please note that until these measures are implemented, the current restrictions on entering the Ul’dah Inn will remain in effect.

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[dev1359] Market Area Improvements


Patch 1.22 will introduce a number of improvements to market areas.

• The following locations will be added to each city’s market area:
  
  • Limsa Lominsa Mercantile House
  • Gridania Mercantile House
  • Ul’dah Mercantile House
  
  In addition, the current item search feature will be moved to the locations mentioned above, and will take place through designated NPCs.　This change will allow players to directly purchase items from any city’s market area.　For example, a player in Gridania would be able to search for and purchase items from the Ul’dah market area by speaking with an NPC in the Ul’dah Mercantile House.
  
  
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[dev1091] Job Adjustments: Summoner

Job Ability adjustment
Heavenward Howl
- The HP/MP absorption additional effect will apply to attacks with secondary as well as main weapons.

Merit point adjustments
The "Elemental MP Cost" merit point enhancement will be replaced by "Summoning Magic Cast Time."
*This enhancement will shorten the cast time of all summoning magic spells by 5 percent per merit.

Elemental Spirit adjustments
The following Tier V spells will be unlocked:
- Fire Spirit: Fire V (Lv.86)
- Ice Spirit: Blizzard V (Lv.89)
- Air Spirit: Aero V (Lv.83)
- Earth Spirit: Stone V (Lv.77)
- Thunder Spirit: Thunder V (Lv.92)
- Water Spirit: Water V (Lv.80)
- Light Spirit: Protect V / Shell V (Lv.76)
*About damn time

Perpetuation cost will be adjusted as follows:
*The values listed assume that Auto Refresh is in effect.

*o.O!!!

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[dev1090] Job Adjustments: Dragoon

Job ability adjustments
Spirit Surge
- The Super Jump enmity reduction granted to the closest party member behind the dragoon will be adjusted.

Super Jump
- Will also reduce enmity of the closest party member behind the dragoon.
*This adjustment is still under consideration and may be postponed for balancing purposes.

Spirit Link
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Feb. 14, 2012 (JST) Version Update

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Event-related

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[dev1048] The Assault:

Nyzul Isle Uncharted Region mission for level 99 characters has been introduced. View the details here.

[dev1075] Voidwatch Adjustments

- The Jeuno II Voidwatch operation at Fort Karugo-Narugo [S] may also be undertaken at Beaucedine Glacier.
*Beaucedine Glacier has been added as a destination to Atmacite Refiner teleportation menus.
*This adjustment is a temporary measure.

Effect area damage dealt by the following enemies will be reduced for non-targeted characters:

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Battle Balance Adjustments

Battle Balance Adjustment: TP Gained through Use of a Weaponskill

Since increasing the level cap to 99, we have been making systematic adjustments to jobs, battles and various other parameters.

The reason being that since our original plan was to maintain the level cap at 75, it was necessary to make adjustments to allow continued growth up to level 99 and to be able to add other types of new content.

We plan on addressing the following three issues with the next round of adjustments.

- Resistance to Enfeebling Magic
We will be removing the instances of enfeebling magic not taking effect on monsters and HNMs that have resistance to specific elements. A very small number of special monsters will maintain the ability to completely resist enfeeblement, but it will become possible to cast enfeebling spells on most monsters that used to resist outright.
※Spells will not take effect every time and spells may still be resisted if your enfeebling skill is low. Monsters with high resistance will be enfeebled for a shorter amount of time.

- Cure Potency

Cure potency will be affected more significantly by healing magic skill. If a player has high healing magic skill, cure potency will be greatly increased, but low healing magic skill will have almost no effect on cure potency. The effect of skill level on cure potency will vary based on the type of cure, but cures lower than Cure V will be affected the most. Note that Curaga, Cura and Waltzes will not be affected.

*Cure I-IV: Up to 1.4 times the normal cure potency
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So this morning, my phone had a seizure. Ok notrly... but the FFXI twitter feed did kinda blow up my phone at 6:00am. Here's what they've said:

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[dev1080] Job Adjustments: Thief

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Assassin’s Charge
- Recast time will be reduced from fifteen minutes to five.
- Additional merit points will no longer reduce recast time, but instead increase accuracy by 25% per point.

Feint
- Recast time will be reduced from ten minutes to two.
- Additional merit points will no longer reduce recast time, but instead raise the chance of Treasure Hunter leveling up by 25% per point.

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[dev1081] Job Adjustments: Bard

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Nightingale
- Recast time will be reduced from twenty minutes to ten.
- Additional merit points will no longer reduce recast time, but instead reduce song casting time by an additional 5% per point.

Troubadour
- Recast time will be reduced from twenty minutes to ten.
- Additional merit points will no longer reduce recast time, but instead increase song accuracy by 25% per point.

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