On today’s show, Rubicon and Frei are out, Calaera is hosting, and she’s stuck all alone with Orophen. A triple whammy! We start things off by talking about the New, New World Merger plan by Yoshida. Second time’s a charm? Food and medicine get revamps, while we get more details about Private Player Residences. Love is in the air with the Valentione’s Day Love Letter Contest and we wrap it all up with a bit of Dev Tacking.

In a recent interview with Videogamer.com, Yoshida talked about the development of Version 2.0 of Final Fantasy XIV. During the interview, he actually admitted that he hadn’t tossed the notion of F2P completely out the window.

“Of course I am very interested in F2P as an alternative business plan, and I will continue to look into it,” Yoshida says. “However adopting a F2P model means changing certain aspects of the game design in order to fit to the model since the prices customers have to pay for F2P are different to those they pay for subscription-based games. Therefore, if we do decide to change the business model in the future, it will also be necessary for us to adjust the game design so that it works accordingly.”

This is in stark contrast to the idea that many believed Yoshida had completely abandoned the idea of F2P with the reinstatement of subscription fees. Does this mean that if the game doesn’t perform well under the subscription model, FFXIV might really switch to free to play?

The term “free to play” carries a lot of negative connotations with a lot of players and brings to mind the many lower quality games that litter the MMO landscape. To be fair, however, there are some high profile games that have survived and even thrived thanks to f2p model. Age of Conan, Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons Online, just to name a few. Not only that, but more MMOs are switching to the f2p model everyday. Recently, DC Online and Aion were a couple of the latest turnovers. It could be that f2p games are becoming the dominant, but that’s only because most MMOs simply fail to surpass World of Warcraft’s winning formula.

The reputation of f2p games, whether they can be top tier or just failed games trying to make a quick buck, is a mixed bag. Everyone’s got an opinion about it and there is no clear consensus. But it feels almost certain that if FFXIV went this route, it would give off the image of just not being able to cut it in the MMO space. The reasoning behind switching to a f2p model in this case is that the game would have suffered so many problems and done so poorly that it would have no choice but to cut its losses and go free to play. That doesn’t give off the air of a successful and high class franchise, no matter how you want to justify the f2p model. The fact of the matter is, if FFXIV is forced to go free to play because it just wasn’t good enough in the eyes of players, then it would simply be seen by and large as a failure.

But it could be that Yoshida isn’t looking at free to play and pay to play games in simple black and white. “We keep a very close eye on all of the different business models and options available to us, and a subscription model is the business strategy that makes the most sense for FFXIV in the current market,” he says. “However, I do think creating a hybrid from different business models is an interesting proposition, and this may be something we investigate further down the line.” Although Yoshida didn’t go into specifics about how exactly this could work, a “gray” pay model could be just what is needed to keep the game going without the stigma of a free to play service. Assuming the game doesn’t succeed at a subscription-based model. But let’s not jump the gun just yet.

The f2p model isn’t the only thing Yoshida discussed. He did talk about how he hoped to turn things around with the upcoming Version 2.0, and it’s clear that he truly wants to create a fantastic gaming experience. “Our goal for the game is simple: we want to ensure that every player who tries out the finished version will be left thinking ‘wow, version 2.0 is simply mind blowing’”. Hopefully, Yoshida and crew can pull it off in early 2013 with the PS3 release of Version 2.0.

You can read the interview in it’s entirety at Videogamer.com.

In order to improve the player experience, we will be merging Worlds on Tuesday, March 27, 2012.

We have reevaluated the World merge system based on the large amount of user feedback we received in response to the World Merge and Character Transfers update of February 9. Now that the details of the new World merge system have been decided, we recommend that all players review the World Merge Summary and Notes Regarding the World Merge and World Transfer.

This World merge is intended to improve the player experience during the period up to the launch of FFXIV Version 2.0. New Worlds may be added in the future, for example after the relaunch or when player numbers increase.

[World Merge Summary]

Key Dates

March 1 (Thursday) to March 19 (Monday), 2012: World transfer application period. *
March 27 (Tuesday), 2012: World merge maintenance to be carried out.

Information regarding the time required for the merge maintenance process and other details will be released at a later date.

* The World transfer application period will consist of two stages. For details, see World Transfer Application below.

Merge Details

The Worlds will be merged according to the system below. The new Worlds will be named after the merge has taken place.

* Recommended for European time zone players.

Ragnarok will be recommended for players in the European time zones. This should improve the playing experience for European players, who form a small minority scattered across the Worlds, and make it easier for them to get together and form parties. However, this is a recommendation only. The World will not be restricted to European players, and players from other regions will be free to transfer to the World.

Please note that if we determine that the new Ragnarok does not attract enough players to deliver a satisfying game experience, we will consider options such as reopening World transfer applications or merging with another World. We therefore encourage players to keep it in mind as one of the options.

World Transfer Application

During the World transfer application period indicated below, players will be able to select a destination World on the World Transfer Application Page.
* The World Transfer Application Page is scheduled to be available from March 1.

Conditions Required to Apply for a World Transfer

To apply for a World transfer, an existing playable character must be associated with a player’s service account. As long as a player has at least one usable character, a destination World may be chosen for all characters in the service account, including characters that have not yet been paid for.
* To view and change subscription details, visit the Square Enix Account Management System and click Select Service on the left-hand menu, and then select FINAL FANTASY XIV.

Notes Regarding the World Merge and World Transfer

All character data will be transferred, with the exceptions described below.

Character Names

After the merge and transfer, if two or more characters with the same first and last name exist in the same World, only one character can keep the name, based on the order of priority below.

1. Characters that are playable on both March 26 (Monday) and March 27 (Tuesday), 2012.
2. Characters that were created first.

If your character name must be changed because another character’s name takes priority, please enter a new name by following the on-screen instructions when you first log in after the World merge maintenance has taken place.
* After you enter a new name for the character, the change will also be reflected on the Lodestone.

With this World merge, all character names reserved for use from the Open Beta that have not yet been assigned to characters in the release version will be deleted, and thus no longer able to be carried over.

Retainer Names

If retainers with the same name exist in the same World, only one of the retainers can continue using the name, based on the same conditions described above for player characters.

If you are required to change the name, please do so by following the on-screen instructions when you first log in after the World merge.

About Linkshells

Friend Lists/Blacklists

Friend lists and blacklists can be carried over after the merge, but players who leave the merged World to transfer to another World will lose their friend lists and blacklists.

Character Info on the Lodestone

The World name displayed in character pages, diaries, and histories (including finished histories) will change to the new World name after the merge. If the character name changes, that will also be updated.

Want a moogle plushie, but your boyfriend is a cheap bastard? Want a guildleve plate strap but can’t be bothered to scour the internet or YesAsia? How about a set of FFXIV posters to decorate your mom’s basement with? Well all you have to do is poo all over the heart of your favorite NPC. This Valentione’s Day (Not Valentine’s Day, you smart-alecky peoples), the Community Team over at the Lodestone want you to write a love letter to your favorite NPC. That’s right. They want you to toy with a person’s emotions. A fake person, but still. And you’re a cold-hearted heel if you go through with this.

Having said that, join the contest! Choose any NPC you like, then go to this thread and post your love letter to that NPC there. The more creative or humorous the letter, the better chance you have of winning. But the letter has to be 500 words or less and can’t be too naughty. No dirty fanfics if you know what I mean. The contest starts on February 14, 2012 (8:00pm Pacific Time) and ends on February 21, 2012 (11:59pm Pacific Time). All entries must be received by February 21, 2012 (11:59pm Pacific Time) so you better get cracking.

For a full list of all the details, as well as the contest rules, you can check out this thread. In the mean time, here’s a quick look at all the prizes you could win.

When Yoshida’s plans for player housing were released in late 2011, they sounded very ambitious. Things mentioned included an actual interior and exterior complete with a garden that you could place things in, the ability to customize the look of your home, the option to build a stable and raise chocobos, and even a trophy system where you can display trophies in your home crafted out of drops from powerful monsters. Now who knows how much of that will be included in the final product, or just how well developed those features will be, but we’re still playing a waiting game since that vision of player housing won’t pop up until around the release of 2.0.

In the meantime we’ve got Private Player Residences to keep us busy. You know, until we get actual player housing. Details were released yesterday, and although there are very few features to be implemented in private residences, more is promised to be added in the future. As of right now, a main feature is the ability to replay event cutscenes, excluding scenes from inside raid dungeons or other non-event scenes.

In addition to this, players can accumulate what is also called a rested bonus. Whenever a player enters an inn, they go into “Resting Mode,” which allows them to accumulate a bonus to their experience points, similar to the same feature in WoW. This bonus will be visible on the EXP bar, so you’ll be able to keep track of how much you’ve accumulated and how much you have left. Also, the bonus will have no effect on experience points received as part of quest rewards or for completing levequests. In an attempt to keep things balanced, Guardian Aspect will be abolished completely, but players will receive more experience points from leves as a result.

The best thing about the introduction of these player residences is that you have to do a quest in order to get access to them. Well, it could potentially be the best thing. In each city, players will gain access to their private room after completing a quest from the NPC at the front desk of the inn. But to even gain access to the inn quest, players will need to have completed certain main quests: Treasures of the Main for Limsa Lominsa, Souls Gone Wild for Gridania, and Court in the Sands for Ul’dah. Since these are main scenario quests, it’s unclear if it means that private residences are restricted to the city you started with, or if any of these quests grants you access to an inn in any city.

Speaking of quests, the only problem is that the quest could just be wandering around and listening to an NPC flap its mouth for a couple of minutes. That wouldn’t go over well with the loud portion of the player base who have been complaining about just being handed things. Here’s an opportunity for the devs to create an involved quest that will wow the minds and hearts of the average player. Considering their track record, however, the odds of that are rather slim. But here’s hoping and praying that they go all out with this. The game needs more engaging and memorable content for players to enjoy. It’s understandable that it’s probably easier to just wait until 2.0 to produce that sort of content, but having that kind of content right now could go a long way towards keeping the players from chomping at the bit, and even bringing back some players that have left for the time being.

Private player residences are scheduled to be implemented in the upcoming Patch 1.21. You can check out the original announcement here for more details.

Last week, the FFXIV Dev Team released their plans for an upcoming world merge designed to improve player populations for each world. The crux of the plan was to create 10 new worlds and allow players to choose which world they would like to reside on. Meanwhile, anyone that hadn’t chosen a server by the deadline of the world merge would be randomly sent to one of the 10 new worlds. This was all set to take place on March 27.

Well now those plans have changed. Due to feedback on the original plan, and despite Yoshida’s lengthy explanation of the reasoning behind the decision, the devs have decided to scrap that and start over again. Players complained about having to move and coordinate entire linkshells to new servers, and the possibility of being separated from the server community that’s developed up until now. Perhaps the biggest complaint is the fact that players who opted not to play the game in it’s current state would be forced to either pay for a month in order to be able to move to a desired server, or allow themselves to be sent to a random server without any say in the matter at all. Many complained that once those players returned, they would be effectively separated from any community they had known once before. This was even seen by some players as a way to force people to come back to the game, and if not that, a severe oversight from the developer team.

The developer team did listen to the complaints, however. New details have yet to be released, but the original announcement has been removed, and in another announcement today on the Lodestone, the devs are said to be “reassessing the method of the merger process.” Meanwhile, you can check out the discussion about the original announcement on the Lodestone forums.

Yelta Sumasu joins us today as a guest. Be kind to her because she’s a great gal. She even put up with all of our crazy shenanigans. We tried to have a talk about Gamer Safety Week. Yoshida decides we need more jewels and rings. And crafters get a revamped HQ item system so they can craft more HQ items while they craft their HQ items with their HQ items. Then we start feeling a bit slighted about the upcoming world mergers. Then we get weird with horses and voice chat on Dev Tracking.

Note: Although we complain about the world merger here, Yoshida actually changed his mind hours after we recorded this episode. Don’t worry, it’s all explained here.

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In order to improve the player experience, we will be merging Worlds on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. After the merge is completed, there will be a total of ten Worlds, down from the current eighteen.

To ensure that the World merge is fair for all players, character transfers will be required for all existing characters. Players must select a new post-merge World for their characters, and will be reassigned automatically should they not do so by the established deadline. We urge you all to review the World Merge Summary and the Notes Regarding the World Merge.

This World merge is intended to improve the player experience during the period up to the launch of FFXIV Version 2.0. New Worlds may be added in the future, for example after the relaunch or when player numbers increase.

[World Merge Summary]

Key Dates

March 1 (Thursday) to March 19 (Monday), 2012: Character transfer selection period. *
March 27 (Tuesday), 2012: World merge maintenance to be carried out.Information regarding the time required for the merge maintenance process and other details will be released at a later date.
* The character transfer selection period will consist of two stages. For details, see Selecting a Transfer Destination below.

Details of the Merge

The current eighteen Worlds will be reorganized into ten, and existing characters will be transferred into the ten new Worlds. 

Before Cornelia Kashuan Gysahl Mysidia Istory Figaro Wutai Trabia Lindblum Besaid Selbina Rabanastre Bodhum Melmond Palamecia Saronia Fabul Karnak

After New World 01 New World 02 New World 03 New World 04 New World 05 New World 06 New World 07 New World 08 New World 09 New World 10 * * World recommended for German/French-speaking players

New World 10 is recommended for German and French-speaking players. German and French-speakers form a minority within the total player population, and this should improve their playing experience and make it easier for them to get together and form parties. However, it is a recommendation only. The World will not be restricted to German and French speakers, and players from other regions are free to transfer to the World.

* The new Worlds shall inherit the names of the ten most popular current Worlds. Name assignments will be announced after the transfer selection period has ended.

Selecting a Transfer Destination

During the transfer selection period indicated below, players will be able to select a destination World on the World Transfer Application Page. Players who do not select a destination World during this period will be automatically distributed across the Worlds.
* The World Transfer Application Page is scheduled to be available from March 1.

• Transfer destination selection period: From 0:00 a.m. PST, March 1 (Thursday) to 0:59 a.m. PDT, March 19 (Monday), 2012.
  • * Transfer selection period will consist of a first and second stage.
• First Stage: From 0:00 a.m. PST, March 1 (Thursday) to 0:59 a.m. PDT, March 12 (Monday), 2012.
  • - Players will still be able to change their destinations, even after making a selection.
    * Players will not be able to select Worlds that have already been filled. Players can, however, move from Worlds that have been filled to other Worlds
• Second Stage: From 1:00 a.m. PDT, March 12 (Monday) to 0:59 PDT, March 19 (Monday), 2012.
  • - Worlds that have been filled will be locked, and players in these Worlds will not be able to transfer to other Worlds.

Restrictions on selecting a destination

To select a destination, an existing playable character must be associated with a player’s service account. As long as a player has at least one usable character, a destination World may be chosen for all characters in the service account, including characters that have not yet been paid for.
* To view and change your subscription details, visit the Square Enix Account Management System and click Select Service on the left-hand menu, and then select FINAL FANTASY XIV.

Notes Regarding the World Merge

All character details will be transferred, with the exceptions described below.

Character Names
After the merge, if two or more characters with the same first and last name exist in the same World, only one character can keep the name, based on the order of priority below.
1. Characters that are playable on both March 26 (Monday) and March 27 (Tuesday), 2012.
2. Characters that were created first.
If your character name must be changed because another character’s name takes priority, please do so by following the on-screen instructions when you first log in after the World merge.
* After you enter a new name for the character, the change will also be reflected on the Lodestone.

With this World merge, all character names that were kept after participation in the previous Open Beta test will be deleted.

Retainer Names
If retainers with the same name exist in the same World, only one of the retainers can continue using the name, based on the same conditions described above for player characers.If you are required to change the name, please do so by following the on-screen instructions when you first log in after the World merge.

About Linkshells
Linkshells will not be carried over to the new World. They will be deleted automatically during the merge
* Linkshell community pages on the Lodestone will no longer be accessible after the merge.

Because linkshells will be deleted, you may lose contact with linkshell members. However, your Lodestone follow list will survive the World merge unchanged, so we recommend that players who want to stay in touch follow each other before the merge takes place.
* The “follow” will persist even if the character’s name is changed.
* You can follow characters through the linkshell list or via each character’s own page.
Players will be able to follow characters through the linkshell list starting today, February 9.

Friend List/Blacklist
All friend list and blacklist data will be deleted during the merge.

Character Info on the Lodestone
The World name displayed in character pages, diaries, and histories (including finished histories) will change to the new World name after the merge. If the character name changes, that will also be updated.

New Subscriptions during the World Merge

Players are free to create new FINAL FANTASY XIV Service Accounts and new characters during the merge period. However, depending on the timing of the new subscription/new character creation, players may not be able to select a destination World.

1. Until 0:59 a.m. PDT, March 19 (Tuesday), 2012
After subscribing and creating a new character, follow the steps above to apply for a transfer to a World. If you do not apply for a transfer, the character will be automatically allocated to a World.

2. From 1:00 a.m. PDT, March 19 (Tuesday), 2012, until the World merge maintenance is completed
Because the World transfer application period is over, you will not be able to select a destination World. Characters created during this period will be automatically allocated to one of the new Worlds. If you wish to avoid being automatially assigned to a new World, we suggest that you create your character after the World merge maintenance is completed.

* The following changes are scheduled for the 1.21 patch release.
* Features are under development and subject to change or postponement.

Patch 1.21 will include a revamping of high-quality items (HQ items).

Currently, the conditions for producing HQ results during synthesis are not clear, and players are finding it difficult to make HQ items, even when using HQ ingredients. We are therefore reassessing the synthesis process to make it easier to judge the quality of finished items. We are also changing the specs for the following features: adjusting the Quality of a finished item, touching up, and displaying the HQ odds of a finished item. With this overhaul, it will be easier than before to synthesize an HQ item when using HQ materials.

Furthermore, equipping HQ gear will now boost bonus parameters in addition to base parameters.

• Changes to the Synthesis Process
  Quality and HQ odds will be changed as follows:
  • During synthesis, HQ odds will be displayed as a percentage.
  • When synthesis materials consist exclusively of normal items, the initial Quality will be close to zero. If all materials are HQ items, then the initial Quality will be around 500.
  • When using Disciple of the Hand equipment and the appropriate abilities, Quality will improve during synthesis by 300 to 600 points.
    (Example)
    When all items are HQ items
    Final Quality will be between 800–1,000 (odds of producing an HQ item range from 50% to 100%).

    When all items are normal items
    Final Quality will be between 300–600 (odds of producing an HQ item range from 0% to 10%).
    * Actual figures are still under development. They may be adjusted or changed depending on feedback.

• Changes to Touching Up
  The process of touching up will be changed from “finishing” to “risky finishing,” and tweaked as follows:
  • If the synthesis does not result in an HQ item after the HQ assessment is carried out, players may make one attempt to touch up the item.
  • On a touch-up attempt, the odds of successfully producing an HQ item will be half of those on the initial attempt.
    If the touch-up succeeds, the finished item becomes an HQ item.
    If the touch-up fails, the finished item is lost.
  • Should the player decide that the HQ odds are too low and there is little chance of success in touching-up, the process may be skipped to keep the finished item as is.
  • Touch-up can be used with any and all recipes.

  Along with these changes, we also plan to change the name of the feature.

• Changes to Experience Point Bonuses
  The experience point bonus that is given in proportion to the quality of finished items will be increased.
• Changes to the Attributes of HQ Gear
  As before, HQ gear will boost basic parameters (physical defense, damage, attack delay, etc.), but will now boost bonus parameters as well (physical attack, magic attack, evasion, etc.)
  * For each equipped item, only some bonus parameters will be enhanced.
  * The change will also apply to existing HQ gear (with certain exceptions).

Orophen is the host this time and @ShouriElemente returns as a guest. Calaera starts off the podcast close to death. And things get a bit crazy this time around, the first time in a while that we’ve gotten this loose. Don’t worry, we’ll be on our best behavior next episode. We promise.

The Big Story

We’ve got a double dose of Letters from the Producer. The first letter, XIII is surprisingly news-less. Just a lot of new year’s shenanigans. Letter XXIV is all about the upcoming Patch 1.21. Yoshida himself is touting that “Patch 1.21 is going to be the biggest patch yet since the launch of FFXIV service.”

The Other Big Story

Direct payments from our credit cards to SE. Finally.

Other News

1.20c Patch Notes, chocolate, and lore about a cult called the Lambs of Dalamud kidnapping people off the streets. But what does it mean?

We finish things off with a bit of Dev Tracking and Aetheryte Camp too.

* The following changes are planned for patch 1.21.
* All features are under development and subject to change.

• Patch 1.21 will see major reforms carried out on accessories.Currently, the equipping of accessories is regulated by slot cost, and players cannot equip items in the location of their choice. In order to improve usability and achieve balance with the battle reforms commenced in patch 1.18, slot cost will be removed from the game and new accessories with revised attributes will be added.Once slot cost is phased out, players will be able to freely equip accessories, given that other equipping requirements are fulfilled. In order to preserve balance with the recently commenced battle reforms, however, the number of accessory slots will be reduced from nine to five.

  Recipes and attributes for “dated” accessories will remain unchanged. Similar to the Recipe Revamp, old and new recipes will coexist for a time, with the former to be phased out at some time in the future.

  • New Items & RecipesNew items and recipes will be added, and their attributes and optimal equipping/synthesis levels will be implemented as follows:
    • Attribute Revisions
      The new accessories being planned will not necessarily offer enhanced Physical Defense; however, among them will be those that grant benefits such as increased Enmity, Control, and Gathering.Item Comparison

      Old		New
      Item	Attributes	Item	Attributes
      Dated Bone Armilla	Suits: All Classes Bracelet Optimal Level: 14 Defense: +2 MP: +16	Bone Armilla	Suits: All Classes Bracelet Required Level: 14 Defense: +1 Enmity: +4
      Dated Pearl Ring	Suits: All Classes Ring Optimal Level: 32 Defense: +2 Magic Accuracy: +4	Pearl Ring	Suits: All Classes Ring Required Level: 39 Magic Accuracy: +7 Magic Crit Rate: +7

      Disciple of the Hand/Land accessories:

      Item	Attributes
      Fang Earring	Suits: All Classes Earring Required Level: 15 Control: +2
      Raptor Choker * New item	Suits: All Classes Necklace Required Level: 45 Gathering: +5

    • Optimal Equipping/Synthesis Levels
      The optimal equipping/synthesis levels of new recipes will reflect the difficulty in obtaining their materials.
  • New Slot StructureAccessory slots will be consolidated as follows:
    

    Patch 1.20	Patch 1.21
    Right Ear	Ear (*1)
    Left Ear
    Neck	Unchanged
    Right Wrist	Wrist (*2)
    Left Wrist
    Right Index Finger	Right Hand Finger (*3)
    Right Ring Finger
    Left Index Finger	Left Hand Finger (*3)
    Left Ring Finger

    * 1: With the exception of the moonlet, an equipped pair of earrings will appear on both ears.
    * 2: With the exception of the patriot’s bracelet, an equipped pair of bracelets will appear on both wrists.
    * 3: Rings will be worn on the index finger in patch 1.21. In the future, however, rings for the ring finger will also be added.

Valentione’s Day: The Bonds of Love (01/31/2012)

Connecting all lands and peoples in her everlasting embrace, the sea bears to Limsa Lominsa the wisdom and voices of a thousand shores. In today’s edition, The Harbor Herald examines the events which led to the departure and return of a feathered friend.

Nothing Says Lovin’ like Consecrated Chocolate

Those who have sojourned in Limsa Lominsa may have come to know one Dympna Tinstyll. An independent exporter of exotics, Dympna is also an avid enthusiast of the culinary arts, and it is for that reason that we are proud to present The Good Salt, a column in which Dympna can share her delectable knowledge with all of Eorzea. Today she writes about a very special chocolate treat said to have the power to make the feelings in our hearts known to those we love.

Arabelle de Valentione. The legendary Countess of Ishgard who risked all that she had and was in her quest to discover true love, and whose name is now immortalized in the Eorzean holiday of Valentione’s Day. Be my Valentione! Three simple words to communicate that most profound and heartfelt of sentiments—love me as I love you. Yet simplicity is no substitute for courage, and implicit in these words is the confessing of one’s deepest feelings, the laying bare of one’s very heart, and the unshakable fear of rejection. For the shy and timid among my audience, and for all whose faces are quick to take red, allow me to share news of a certain chocolate for which you will no doubt be pining.

Words may be wind, but wind reaches all, and the hushed winds that have reached the Herald tell us that the chocolates are now being prepared at the Bismarck. Some say that the gourmets there have learned something of the divine concoctions made by the maiden servants of Menphina, goddess of love. Still others claim that a rare and valuable spice extracted from Meracydian gold is used in the baking. All that can be said for sure is that a truly unique and amazing recipe has been devised. What is more, it seems the commissioning of the Bismarck to produce these treats came at the hands of none other than the Adventurers’ Guild. Most interesting indeed!

The restoration of the Grand Companies in each of the three nations has served to create rifts between adventurers. Could it be that rivalry and infighting may come to exact a toll on the solidarity and fraternity among them? It seems such misgivings are not altogether absent within the Adventurers’ Guild.

It is a splendid thing indeed that the adventurers have come to take a sense of pride in the Grand Companies to which they pledge themselves, be they of the Storm, Serpent, or Flame. Amidst foreboding rumors of the coming of the Seventh Umbral Era, however, Twelve forbid that the needs of the realm’s citizenry go unattended due to bickering and bitterness between factions of adventurers.

Yet there is no malaise what cannot be set right by chocolate! Whether all we have heard is truth or lies, what cannot be denied is the movement that has begun—a movement meant to foster and promote love among adventurers, be it romantic or fraternal. And these chocolates are the key to its success! But do they truly possess the power to communicate one’s love to another as we have heard? Can Valentione’s Day fan the flames of love beyond the barriers put in place by the Grand Companies as the Adventurers’ Guild hopes?

Whatever fate the gods may have in store, one fact is clear—I simply have to try one of those chocolates!

Dympna Tinstyll, Culinarian Columnist

Dates and Times

From midnight on Thursday, February 2, 2012 until 6:59 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.

Valentione’s Day

During the Valentione’s Day event, matchmaker NPCs can be found at the following locations.

Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks

Gridania

Ul’dah Merchant Strip

System

• [dev1300] The item search feature now allows players to distinguish HQ and materia-enhanced items.Search results will now display HQ designations and the number of materia attached to an item. Further details such as materia type and attributes can be viewed by placing the cursor over the item.
  * The difference in attributes between equipped gear and examined gear will not be displayed.
  

Resolved Issues

• The following known issues have been addressed:
  • An issue wherein the BGM for the Good King Moggle Mog XII battle occasionally did not play back as intended.
  • An issue wherein the synthesis ability Hasty Hand was being displayed in a fixed position.

Known Issues

• An issue with the item search function wherein help text for a piece of materia would show its lowest rather than actual attribute values.
• An issue with the item search function wherein materia values for gear with more than one of the same materia are displayed independently rather than totaled.

Hello again, FFXIVers. I hope you’re all having a good time riding around Eorzea on your new goobbue mounts! 

Well, like I mentioned in my last letter, today I’m going to be writing about the progress of patch 1.21, and posting an updated list of changes to the game. The total list is ridiculously long now, so what I’ve done is just update the parts relevant to 1.21. Take a look if you have the time!

Quests

New Content

Guildleves

Behest

Company System

Enemies and Non-Instanced Areas

Battle System

Armoury System

Items, Synthesis, and Gathering

User Interface (UI)

The Lodestone

Patch 1.21 is going to be the biggest patch yet since the launch of FFXIV service.

The addition of seven classic jobs, their related abilities and artifact gear, two new instanced raids, private player residences, a cutscene replay feature, chocobo armor, a reworking of crowd control, adjustments to classes, revisions to how spell-casting works, changes to food and medicine effects and recipes, and so on and so forth. (The addition of the On/Off toggle for sub-targeting is another addition I’m looking forward to, being a mouse-and-keyboard man myself.)

For the long-awaited changes to food and medicine, we’ve gone back to the drawing board at a conceptual level, and will be making distinct changes to each item. We’ll be keeping you informed of the new concepts and such on the forums and in Topics posts, so please hang on a bit longer for more details.

There is something I have to apologize for. We were shooting to have the new “hamlet defense” content ready in time for 1.21, but despite the progress we’ve made, I’m afraid the scale is just too large for that to be possible. I’m truly sorry about this. But, it’s going to be fresh new content that can allow all classes to play an integral role (not just combat classes!), so I hope it’s something you can all look forward to. Again, I’m sorry for the delay, and ask for your patience and understanding.

I’d also like to share some info on the release schedule for 1.21. We’d originally aimed for the patch to go live in the second week of February, but after looking over the amount of content and all the accompanying UI changes, localization, balancing, QA’ing, and such, we’re currently looking at a delay of about two weeks. We’re pushing really hard for an end-of-February release, but ask that you wait a bit and keep an eye on the announcements we’ll be making on the forums and in Topics regarding details. (Don’t worry, none of this will have any effect on the version 2.0 schedule!)

Last of all, I’d like to talk about the merging of servers I’ve mentioned on the forums. This is something we’ll be doing to ensure that everyone has a chance to meet as many other players as possible and encourage embarking on adventures together. We’re currently looking into how to make this particularly effective for the European players distributed across all Worlds, as they are fewer in number than players from other regions.

The server merge is a temporary measure intended to help FFXIV progress. We’ll be reintroducing Worlds when the number of players demands it, and with relaunch of version 2.0.

We’re planning to allow for an adequate amount of time between when we release the information regarding the server merging and when we actually carry it out. But for now I’ll have to ask you to wait a little while for the details. Patch 1.21 is a much higher priority, so the merging won’t happen until sometime after it goes live.

Since we’re in the final phase of patch work, this letter kind of just zipped through things, but I also wanted to mention that in addition to the 1.21 environment, we’re also running 2.0 clients on the shop floor now. One of the things we’ve done so far is make sure that more character customization options will be going in the relaunch version. We’ll be releasing more info in the future, so keep an eye out for that as well!

Well, I’m gonna get back to it. See you in the next letter, or on the forums. See you soon!

Ever since FFXIV was released back in September 2010, there have been many complaints about the “Click and Buy” and Crysta payment options for the game. The complaints ranged from not being able to use the service, a cumbersome and confusing payment process, and even paying extra fees. Those complaints obviously died down once the game went free-to-play for a while. Then, back in December 2011, it was announced that they’d be introducing new payment options, and many thought this would coincide with the reintroduction of subscription fees back in January 6. Well, Square Enix has finally delivered today.

As stated on the Lodestone, players can now enter credit/debit card information directly into the Square Enix Account Management System to handle subscription payments. This was hands down one of the most highly requested features from the community since, although many players have had no issues with the previous payment services, it’s been quite an ordeal for many others. It’s just a shame they were only able to implement this AFTER subscription billing has been active for the better part of a month already. It would’ve been preferable to delay reinstatement of subscription services until after this new billing option was implemented, simply due to the fact that players who’ve purchased three to six months worth of service already had to do it the hard way. Fortunately, those who have been unable to play the game at all may finally be able to actually give Square Enix their money.

Still this only brings FFXIV on par with other MMOs that have been using the standard way of charging their player base since the beginning of time. Make no mistake, this was sorely needed, and a welcome feature to a game that still needs a great deal of work. It just would’ve made more sense to have this kind of system in place from the start, back in September 2010. But it’s good to know that SE is listening and doing what they can to fix their past mistakes and current issues. As long as they continue on in this manner, we can expect good things from them when 2.0 comes out in 2013.

In order to see the new easier-to-use payment options, log into the Square Enix Account Management System. Then, click on the “Register/Update Payment Method” link under the “Payments and Services Fees” section in the sidebar of the service account page.

Source: The Lodestone

Hello again, FFXIVers everywhere. Yoshida, here, back for my 23rd letter, and first of 2012.

Incidentally, it hasn’t been a great year so far. I think all the crazy hours around the end of last year finally caught up with me, and for the first half of last week I came down with a nasty fever that really laid me out.

This year, FFXIV service will continue as usual, and we’re going to be surging forward with version 2.0 even more than we did last year to try and meet all of your expectations. Some of you on the forums have been kind enough to express your concerns, however, that all of this effort will be for nothing if I overwork myself into a hospital bed, and you’re absolutely right. So I’ll try to take a little better care of myself. (On a positive note, though, I did find out that the drips they hook you up with at the hospital really get you back on your feet quick!). We’ve also started our subscription billing, so we are more determined than ever to head into another year of putting our all into developing and running the game, and most important of all, to have fun while we’re at it.

Well, work started back up on January 4th, and you know what that means—the planner gang all headed out together to Sensōji in Asakusa (the same place as last year) to get our hatsumōde on. That’s the tradition of going to offer the first prayers of the new year here in Japan, btw.

I splurged a bit on the offering last year (our two project managers failed to snap a picture for evidence…), but since it’s the prosperity of FFXIV that I’m praying for, I figured I’d let my wallet take another hit this year.

(Don’t worry, I made sure it got into the offering box )

Asakusa’s Sensōji is famous for having “cursed” as one of the possible omikuji (strips of paper with fortunes written on them) you can draw there, but I pulled a “small blessing.” It said, “Work hard and all will go well,” so I’ll be working like a man possessed!

Before leaving, we had a nice young woman who looked to have a few drinks in her snap us a group photo. Thank you young woman, whoever you are!

This pic is just the members of the planner team, but not even all of the planners are in this one. Still, I hope this gives you some sense of how huge the FFXIV team is.

And remember that pic of that guy last year that brewed up all those forum storms? Weeeeeell…

Last year’s pic showed Komoto getting a sermon or something from Matsui, but this year he was rocking a red necktie as a headband for reasons that still aren’t altogether clear. The tie was actually a gift given at the New Year’s party (actually a piece of Hitman promotional merch). But since nobody on the dev team ever wears a tie, we all seemed to agree that there was nothing else to do with it but wrap it around a head (sort of another Japanese tradition). And so this happened. The dev team really gets on well with one another, and everyone’s enthusiasm for ridiculousness like this is second to none!

Despite this start to the year, it will be strictly business as we carry on FFXIV’s development and operation. And as we work towards the 2.0 relaunch, for which we know you have big expectations, the dev team and Square Enix will be going all out in the effort to create something legendary!

I hope that the support and encouragement we have been receiving from all of you continues in 2012, and that you all continue to enjoy playing the game as well. See you next letter (I’ll be updating the 1.21 list of changes to the game soon) or on the forums! See you soon! 

We talk about Patch 1.20b, new Grand Company items and the announcement of chocobo armor! We also have Dev Tracking and Aetheryte Camp today, finally getting to your responses about what you want for 2012. Also, Starbucks for chocobos, lalafell bellies, and Orophen doesn’t want you listening. It’s a show this time. And yeah, no real album/banner art this time, but you’ll be fine. Trust us.

If you are a currently paying customer of FINAL FANTASY XIV, you most likely know or have seen of the hulking mounted giants known as Goobbue that came with patch 1.20b. We also know that some of you out there are enthusiastic about it, don’t give a damn, or would rather they not be in the game at all. But no matter what you think or feel of the situation, one thing isn’t going to change: these lumbering giants are here to stay as an additional mount to the chocobo.

So, my question to you this time is: What do you think of the Goobbue? Like em? Don’t? State your reasons why. As a bonus if you have ideas for another mount, feel free to include them!

I can already tell you what I would like to see next: a giant fucking Mandragora. That’s right folks. I am taking my epic fights against the giant Mandragora and showing my utter dominance against them by riding on their head while laughing maniacally and burning mobs, people, and towns to the ground. As for the Goobbue; they are damn humongous. I would like them taken down in size a notch or two. Being a Lalafell is scary when someone decides to CHASE you down while riding on their Goobbue (which happened to me before I was able to get mine). The mount is so big that it takes up a majority of my screen real estate even if I zoom out far enough. I like em big, but even big things can be TOO big!

• [dev1296] The goobbue mount has been added.
  * Please note that the goobbue mount can only be obtained before the release of FINAL FANTASY XIV Version 2.0.
  The goobbue horn, used to summon the goobbue mount, can be obtained by players level 30 or above. To do so, simply speak with the “wandering minstrel” NPC, who can be found in eastern La Noscea (36,25).
  
  Click on the horn icon situated in the micro menu. The conditions for summoning the goobbue, and the restrictions while mounted, are the same as for the personal chocobo.
  
  

   Originally Posted by NOC_NA 

  Chocobos cannot be summoned at the following times:

  • While a player is within city walls
  • While a player is engaged by an enemy

  The following actions cannot be executed while on chocoback:

  attacks, class actions, magic casting, gathering, synthesis, item repairs, item usage, speaking with NPCs, attuning to aetheryte

Item

• [dev1297] The Grand Company quartermaster now stocks the following items exchangeable for company seals:

  ≪Storm Sergeant Third Class≫

  Item	Details
  Storm Sergeant’s Sarouel	Unique Untradable Pants Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 96 Craftsmanship: +15 Evasion: +18 Attack Power: +11
  Storm Sergeant’s Crakows	Unique Untradable Shoes Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 50 Mag. Craftsmanship: +12 Evasion: +15 Magic Evasion: +8

  ≪Serpent Sergeant Third Class≫

  Item	Details
  Serpent Sergeant’s Sarouel	Unique Untradable Pants Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 96 Craftsmanship: +15 Evasion: +21 Attack Power: +9
  Serpent Sergeant’s Crakows	Unique Untradable Shoes Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 50 Mag. Craftsmanship: +12 Evasion: +12 Magic Evasion: +10

  ≪Flame Sergeant Third Class≫

  Item	Details
  Flame Sergeant’s Skirt	Unique Untradable Pants Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 132 HP：+32 STR：+7 Evasion: +9
  Flame Sergeant’s Thighboots	Unique Untradable Shoes Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 56 HP：+24 VIT：+4 Evasion: +12

System

• [dev1298] The following changes have been made to Player Search:
  • A button for resetting search conditions has been added.
  • A message will now be shown when a search produces no hits, and so forth.
• [dev1299] Players can now toggle the display of help text for actions only, independent of popup help for other UI elements. In conformance with this addition, a new icon has been added to the micro menu.
• [dev1296] The following configuration option has been added:
  • Keyboard
    • Mount/Dismount Goobbue

Resolved Issues

• The following known issues have been resolved:
  • An issue wherein certain graphical elements for damaged weapons were not displaying as intended.
  • An issue wherein the following abilities were not activating as intended:
    

    Brand of Fire / Brand of Earth / Brand of Ice / Brand of Lightning / Brand of Wind / Brand of Water

  • An issue wherein Hasty Hand could not be used under certain conditions in synthesis.
  • An issue wherein having another player repair your gear while you are in the final confirmation window for NPC repairs resulted in the latter being carried out instead.
  • An issue wherein using an item on a friendly NPC sometimes generated enmity.

And that’s what the armorers of Naldiq & Vymelli’s in Limsa Lominsa have in mind for our chocobos. And those of you who were imagining your chocobo with a harp in his mouth, singing and providing buffs for your party, are probably a little disappointed right now. The latest issue of the Harbor Herald, the New York Post for pirates and marauders everywhere, has all the details of how this development came to be. The short of it? A hundred years ago during the Autumn War, a chocobo named Ouranos saves his master by dragging him all the way back to camp. But Ouranos had already been struck through the body by an arrow, so the poor guy promptly died after bringing his rider to safety. This story apparently inspired the armorer guild to do something about it. A hundred years might seem a long time to get some inspiration, but that doesn’t keep these pieces of armor from looking any less awesome.

Those who’ve been looking forward to playing dress up with the chocobos should be quite pleased. And they make this type of armor a usable recipe for armorers, I might be inclined to give the dev team a big wet sloppy kiss on the face. You can check out the full story from the Harbor Herald below:

Petyr Winsome

Source: The Lodestone

It’s been a while since we’ve had a proper update about the ongoing progress of Final Fantasy XIV from the devs. A little bit more of a wait might be required it seems, but it also looks like we’ve gotten something that’s been the focus of quite a bit of discussion in the FFXIV community in place of any information about upcoming jobs, changes to the battle system, or UI concerns. Goobbue mounts. They’re’a coming. And apparently for a limited time according to the video preview of the exclusive mount. It also comes along with a chunk of lore about an elusive Goobbue Tamer, a wandering minstrel “from as yet unknown shores”. He tames the goobbues using an enchanted horn. That’s right, a bard did it. It has been stated that the goobbue mount will only be obtainable by those playing Final Fantasy XIV right now. If you wait until after 2.0 hits, you won’t be able to get it.

Not every seems excited about the prospect. Much has been said in the official forums about whether or not a goobbue mount fits into the lore of the game or if it’s in bad taste. Even if you believe that the good old classic chocobo is the only thing you need, you have to admit that watching that guy ride on a goobbue is an entertaining enough experience. You can check out the goobbue mount preview video below —complete with goobbue bgm— along with the lore if you’re so inclined.

The Last Word — The Goobbue Tamer

Kipih Jakkya

Source: The Lodestone

Not much going on this week. We continue the ritual beating of the dead horse known as the FFXIV billing system. Heavensturn is coming to a close, creepy Goobbue snowman and all. Calaera drools over the new male Miqo’te in game renders that surfaced last week, and condemns Rubicon for having a hairy chest. And our boy Yoshida decides that moving while casting spells is so 2011 during Dev Tracking. Enjoy the show!

Yes, yes, I know. Its been awhile. But I am back! This week I was mean to that doofus named Orophen, but I feel bad. Really bad. Sorta. Kinda. You get the picture. Anyway, to make it up to him I want to know what YOUR wishes are for SquareEnix and primarily Final Fantasy XIV for this new year. What sort of things do you want to see? Do you, too, want to see a massive campaign to get more players on board? Or do you just want them to introduce baby wyverns for your family to eat?

I can tell you what I want for certain: more buff Elezen. No lanky looking squiggly things that look disgusting wearing tights or standing about naked. Cause, you know, I don’t want to ruin my eye sight more by staring at such an aberration of lanky looking men.

In this episode, we have a special guest! ShouriElemente joins us to talk about various things. We only hope he doesn’t regret it in the end. We talk about Patch 1.20a and the current Heavensturn event. We discuss a lazy tax for the lazy, and the discussion gets a bit heated up when we start talking about New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately we never got to any resolutions. We even get into a little Dev Tracking this time. It’s the Year of the Dragon! Check out the show below!

Event

• [dev1290] Unmarked keystones, for use on the “A Feast of Fools” quest, now drop from the following enemies:
  

  Anole / Scout Vulture / Black Wolf / Gigantoad / Spindiggle / Queen Gougou / Capricious Cassie / Buata / Great Oak / Spiteful

  After progressing to just before the Good King Moggle Mog XII battle, players can acquire any keystones they are missing by trading unmarked keystones to the NPC Pukwa Pika in the West Shroud (17,41). Each missing keystone (bloom, bud, bough, leaf, and trunk) will require two unmarked keystones.

  Exchanges can only be made for all missing keystones. Individual keystones cannot obtained separately in this manner.

  Ex.)
  A player with a Keystone of the Bloom, but who is missing the other four keystones would be required to trade eight unmarked keystones at once.

  * Keystones can only be exchanged by players who have completed the quest “A Feast of Fools.”

Battle

• [dev1290] The distribution of enemies, including guardians of the grove, has been adjusted in the Turning Leaf area of the West Shroud.
• [dev1290] The following enemies no longer link:
  

  Spindiggle / Spiteful

Item

• [dev1291] Repair requests can now be made for equipped gear.

≪Making a Repair Request≫

• Open the main menu and select Gear » Repair Gear. To place your request, select the gear you wish to repair (main hand and off hand, armor).Placing a repair request requires both gil and dark matter. The amount of gil and grade of dark matter needed are determined by the repair level of the item, and are as follows:
  • Level 1–10: 100 gil and grade 1 dark matter
  • Level 11–20: 200 gil and grade 2 dark matter
  • Level 21–30: 300 gil and grade 3 dark matter
  • Level 31–40: 400 gil and grade 4 dark matter
  • Level 41–50: 500 gil and grade 5 dark matter

  A repair request icon will appear next to the display names of players with open requests.

  
  To cancel a repair request, open the main menu and select Gear » Cancel Request . Requests will not be closed automatically, even if all gear is repaired.

≪Accepting a Repair Request≫

1. Target a player with an open repair request, and select Repair from the interaction menu, or simply click on the repair icon that appears in the micro menu.
2. To repair an item, your current class must match its repair class. Choose an individual item, or use the Repair All option to select all items you are capable of repairing.
   * All dark matter used in the repair process is provided by the player making the request.
3. After repairs are complete, you will receive both gil and experience points. The amounts are determined by the level of the item(s) repaired.

* Both players must remain within a certain distance of one another for repairs to be possible.

System

• [dev1251] Direct purchases from the item search interface can now be made within market areas.
• [dev1292] Selecting achievements now displays a progression gauge.
• [dev1293] The following changes have been made to the player search feature.
  • Online statuses shown in player search results now display only current statuses.
  • When multiple search conditions are chosen, they will be abbreviated as needed with ellipses.
  • The Accept button has been removed from the Your Settings interface.
    * Settings are now saved automatically when Close is selected.
  • An orange frame has been added to Preferred Class icons displayed in player search results.
• [dev1294] Moving the mouse while popup help text is displayed now causes that text to disappear.
• [dev1295] Only KO’d party members can now be targeted when casting a raise spell.

Bug Fixes

• The following bugs have been addressed:
  • A bug wherein the party member targeting feature also targeted KO’d party members.
  • A bug wherein after a player joined a party via the Seeking Party feature, leaving the party or having it disbanded would cause that player’s online status to revert to what it was before Seeking Party settings were made.
  • A bug wherein spells whose areas of effect center on the target would affect the caster even when not in range.
  • A bug wherein casting graphics would continue to be displayed for enemies whose casts were interrupted by sustaining damage or suffering a status ailment.
  • A bug wherein no motion was displayed when using Berserk.
  • A bug wherein the Aegis Boon effect would not fade when 0 damage was sustained from an attack as a result of Stoneskin.
  • A bug wherein no battle log message was displayed when the Decoy was used to evade the moogle ability Break.
  • A bug wherein status effects preventing casting could be dispelled.
  • A bug wherein no message indicating a significant level disparity was displayed when undertaking a behest at ten or more levels above the recommended level.
  • A bug wherein enmity being reset in the Good King Moggle Mog XII battle would result in the enemy ceasing to act.
  • A bug wherein opening the treasure chest following the Good King Moggle Mog XII battle with little time remaining would not result in a time extension.
  • A bug wherein Moogle-Go-Round, Mognesia, and Pom Flare would take effect even when no targets were in range in the Good King Moggle Mog XII battle.
    * This does not apply to Pukla Puki the Pomburner’s Pom Flare.
  • A bug wherein moogles receiving healing at the point of death would regain HP and continue fighting rather than dying.
  • A bug wherein moogles executing weaponskills at the point of death would complete those actions before dying.
  • A bug wherein the reduction of enmity by half associated with Shroud of Saints was not being granted.
  • A bug wherein the repair class for the following items was incorrect:
    

    Ranger’s Hat / Ranger’s Hat (Red) / Rainmaker’s Hat / Rainmaker’s Hat (Blue)

  • A bug wherein the physical defense of the following items was incorrect:
    

    Felt Trousers (Green) / Felt Trousers (Blue) / Felt Trousers (Brown)

  • A bug wherein the graphics for the following items were displayed incorrectly:
    

    Woolen Shirt (Red) / Woolen Shirt (Grey) / Woolen Shirt of Invoking (Red) / Woolen Shirt of Invoking (Grey)

  • A bug wherein the class explanations offered at all Disciple of War guilds contained inaccurate information.

Today’s episode, Orophen reveals he’s part Time Lord. The dev team throws more auction house features into the market ward system, Gamer Escape comes down the chimney with the surprise Yoshida interview questions, and there’s a new Letter From the Producer to poke at. In the letter, Yoshida gives us a screenshot of all the upcoming jobs in their respective race specific armors, so we have a time analyzing that thing. Also, we throw in a little dash of Dev Tracking. Merry Christmas ya crazies! Enjoy the show!

Orophen is back this week, and we talk about Patch 1.20. It’s a big’un. But is it the patch that will finally get some coin into SE’s coffers? We’d tell you to listen and find out for yourself, but we’re too busy squawking about the Good King Moggle Mog XII Cometh primal battle. In addition, Yoshida and his pals are tossing out Game of Thrones references for the Starlight Celebration event this year and we want a Snow Goobbue battle. Now. We also get down and dirty with some Aetheryte Camp. Keep those Snow Goobbue warm and toasty in your pants and enjoy the show.

After confronting Ifrit, when most FFXIV players think of Primals, the idea of cute and cuddly doesn’t come to mind. Or maybe that’s what they want you to think. And this is where Good King Moggle Mog XII rears his adorable and chubby head. But just why are we being forced to bully what could only be described as the fantasy world version of marshmallow peeps? The FFXIV team don’t offer us much in the way of why as of yet, but they do provide us with a little lore and myth surrounding the whole situation:

“Legend holds that, in a time long forgotten, mooglekind abided in the heavens as loyal servants of the gods.

Mourning their lost king and touched by his sacrifice, the moogles have since abstained from naming a successor to the crown. Even now, they hold fast to the belief that their beloved monarch will one day return before them in all his might and majesty.”

The latest in the so-called “Primal Battles”, Good King Moggle Mog XII offers a different sort of challenge than Ifrit’s rampaging violence. No word yet on a Mini-Moogle quest. As cute as that sounds. In this battle, however, you’re pitted against a small army of the little buggers. You might think you’ve got in the bag, but at some point in the battle, they actually summon their king. And in the video below, he comes bringing with him a big sack of hurt.

Thornmarch

“Revered by all mooglekind as the preeminent monarch of their race, it stands to reason that Good King Moggle Mog XII’s return would be received with gladness. Yet one cannot help but harbor some doubts over the manner of his coming. What has prompted His Majesty to reappear in such uncertain times, with the Seventh Umbral Era looming nigh? And why must adventurers take up arms against a figure that legend paints as a benevolent king? The answers to such questions will be revealed in the course of the quest.

Attended by a zealous band of moogle warriors in battle, Good King Moggle Mog XII will provide adventurers with a markedly different flavor of challenge from that of Ifrit. A frantic and grueling confrontation awaits, and beyond that the chance to obtain fabulous rewards.”

Still feeling brave? The battlefield is set up for Disciples of War & Magic, Level 45 or above. You’ll need seven buddies with you for a full party of 8, and then you can all run to your deaths with a 30 minute time limit waiting for you. We’re looking forward to seeing if the dev team has ramped up the difficulty for this battle, or if this little gang of moogles will go out with a cute little whimper.

Kinda stings, don’t it? How could you not wanna bash his little face in?

Source: The Lodestone

After a long wait, patch notes for Patch 1.20 have been released, and the amount of content this patch rivals that of patch 1.19. By content, we mean the sheer volume of information. In terms of brand new content, we can only expect the new Moogle Primal battle, Good King Moggle Mog XII. Besides that, there have been a number of tweaks to older content, including a mmethod to receive the Ifrit weapon of your choice, and various adjustments to Behest and Caravan Security Missions. You can also expect a number of new Grand Company leves and quests to be added. Still the biggest change is the Class Reform. The action and trait lists have been finalized and readily accessible to all players. You can choose whatever section floats your boat below, and see for yourself.

List of Changes

• Event Changes

• Battle Changes

• Item Changes

• System Changes

• Bug Fixes

Class Reform: New Spell and Ability Lists

• Pugilist

• Gladiator

• Marauder

• Archer

• Lancer

• Conjurer

• Thaumaturge

• Disciple of the Land Changes

• Disciple of the Hand Changes

The following known issues have been addressed:

• An issue wherein the placement of high level enemies rendered it difficult to complete the quest “Forever Taken.”
• An issue wherein the quest “To Deskunk a Beer” could not be completed.
• An issue wherein the reward items were incorrect for the local levequests “A Spot in the Shade” and “Running Rings.”
• An issue wherein leve history was not being evaluated as intended.
• An issue wherein Guardian’s favor would not be distributed for players who undertake company leves exclusively.
• An issue wherein the bazaar modeling feature would allow male retainers to wear female-only gear, and vice versa.
• An issue wherein materia-enhanced gear could be delivered for guild tasks.
• An issue wherein deliveries could be made for supply and provisioning missions even if the items were no longer accepted.
• An issue wherein the amount of company seals required for promotion to Private Second Class was being erroneously displayed as 100.
• An issue wherein the amount of company seals required for promotion to Private Second Class was being erroneously displayed as 100.
• An issue wherein the goldsmithing synthesis level for electrum ingots and mythril ingots was incorrect.
• An issue wherein targeting would be canceled when attempting to select a party member on the party interface who is not nearby.
• An issue wherein the configuration data of the last character with which you logged in would be transferred to that of a newly created character.

• [dev1081] An achievement system has been introduced which recognizes various player accomplishments. Rewards for earning certain achievements include items and titles.An achievement system has been introduced which recognizes various player accomplishments. Rewards for earning certain achievements include items and titles.

  ≪How Achievements Work≫

  1. View the achievement list. Initially, only category names will be visible, and individual achievements will not be shown.
     
  2. Unlock the contents of achievement categories by speaking to various NPCs found across Eorzea.
     * Achievements can be earned only after they have been unlocked.
     
  3. Fulfill the conditions for earning an achievement.
     * Gear-related achievements require that you speak to the NPC with the item(s) equipped.
  4. Check whether or not the achievement comes with an item or title reward.
     
  5. Receive any rewards by speaking once more to the NPC who unlocked that achievement’s category.
     

  Below is a list of achievement NPCs who unlock categories and distribute rewards.

  Category	NPC	Location
  Battle	Atelloune	Eastern La Noscea, Red Rooster Stead (36, 25)
  Character	Rammbroes	Eastern Thanalan, Golden Bazaar (38, 19)
  Items	Terremiaux	North Shroud, Hyrstmill (24, 14)
  Synthesis	Rebeccah	Eastern Thanalan, Golden Bazaar (38, 19)
  Gathering	Rebeccah	Eastern Thanalan, Golden Bazaar (37, 19)
  Materia	Alamenain	Central Thanalan (29, 20)
  Quest	Derwin	Western Thanalan, Coffer & Coffin (9, 27)
  Seasonal Events	Jonathas	Western La Noscea, Aleport (12, 24)
  Dungeons	Millith Ironheart	South Shroud, Buscarron’s Fold (35, 43)
  Exploration	Exploration	Coerthas Eastern Lowlands, Owl’s Nest (63, 34)

  • o Battle: Achievements related to exploits in combat, such as defeating notorious monsters and beastmen.
  • Character: Achievements related to such things as class and level progression.
  • Items: Achievements related to gear and other items.
    * Gear-related achievements require that you speak to the NPC with the item(s) equipped.
  • Synthesis: Achievements related to crafting.
  • Gathering: Achievements related to gathering.
  • Materia: Achievements related to materia.
  • Quests: Achievements related to quests.
  • Seasonal Events: Achievements related to annual seasonal and holiday events.
  • Dungeon: Achievements related to dungeons.
  • Exploration: Achievements related to such things as the in-game map and aetheryte attunement.

  In addition, the following achievement categories will be introduced sometime after patch 1.20a.

  • Currency: Achievements related to gil and other in-game currencies.
  • Grand Company: Achievements related to Grand Company exploits.

  ≪New Achievement Progress in 1.20≫
  Progress towards the following achievements will begin with the release of 1.20. No prior data will count towards earning them.

  Going with the Grain / Working the Bellows / Pounding Out the Dents / Cutting the Carats / Hiding in Plain Sight / Threading the Needle / Mixing It Up / Savoring the Realm / Mining Your Own Business / Mining Your Own Business: La Noscea / Mining Your Own Business: Black Shroud / Mining Your Own Business: Thanalan / Rocking Around the Clock: La Noscea / Rocking Around the Clock: Black Shroud / Rocking Around the Clock: Thanalan / Logging the Hours: La Noscea / Logging the Hours: Black Shroud / Logging the Hours: Thanalan / Reaping What You Sow: La Noscea / Reaping What You Sow: Black Shroud / Reaping What You Sow: Thanalan / Good Things Come to Those Who Bait: La Noscea / Good Things Come to Those Who Bait: Black Shroud / Good Things Come to Those Who Bait: Thanalan / Getting Giggy with It: La Noscea / Getting Giggy with It: Black Shroud / Getting Giggy with It: Thanalan / Beginner’s Luck / I Make My Own Luck / Luck’s Got Nothing to Do with It / I Got This!

  ≪Achievement Rewards≫
  The following are the types of rewards currently available as achievement rewards.

  • Titles
    Titles will be rewarded for earning certain achievements. You can select the title you wish to be displayed on your character sheet, or opt to show no title. The titles of other players can be seen by viewing their profiles.
    * Titles will be displayed on player display names in Version 2.0.
    

    Ex.)

    • Achieve level 50 as a miner, botanist, and a fisher: Provider of the Realm
    • Successfully convert 1,000 spiritbound items into materia: the Assimilator

    To access titles and title display settings, select Attributes from the main menu and then press the Titles that appears under the first tab.

    
  • Items
    Some achievements reward items to commemorate your efforts and perseverance.Ex.)
    • Obtain the “A Miner’s Life for Me” achievements for La Noscea, the Black Shroud, and Thanalan: Pick of the Luminary
    • Defeat 100,000 enemies: Butcher’s Crown
  

  ≪Achievement Points≫
  Each achievement also awards a certain number of achievement points. Running point totals can be used to gauge how many achievements a player has earned, and to engage in friendly competition with others. These points are in no way a form of in-game currency.

  ≪Future Expansion of the Achievement System≫

  1. Status of achievements in progress
     The display of current progress for achievements (such as percentages and kill counts) will not be available in patch 1.20. We will be adding this feature sometime after 1.20a
  2. As of version 1.20, it is not possible to verify locations you have traveled to as part of various exploration achievements. This issue will also be addressed after patch 1.20a.
  3. Additional Achievements
     New achievements will continue to be added following release of 1.20a.
• [dev1213] A PC search feature has been added.
  

  ≪Searching for PCs≫
  Online status, class (*1), level (*2), current location (region, area), Grand company affiliation, and language settings (*3) can now all be used as search conditions when looking for other PCs.

  *1 Players whose status is set to Seeking Party can be searched for by theirpreferred class.
  *2 The level of players whose status is set to Seeking Party will be that of thepreferred class they have selected.
  *3 Though any supported language may be selected, the default setting will be for the language specified in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Config.

  

  The default search settings restrict results to those players within ±5 levels of your current class who are located in the same area as you at the time the search is made.

  ≪Search Results≫

  • Search Results
    The list of search results displays each PC’s online status, name, current class, preferred class, current location, Grand Company affiliation, and language.
    
  • Player Information
    A window containing more detailed information can be viewed by selecting a PC from the search result list. Party invites and /tells can be sent directly from this screen.
    • Name
    • Language
    • Current location
    • Online status
    • Preferred class and level
    • Search comment
    • All class levels
      * Current class will be designated by an icon.
    • Grand Company affiliation
    

  ≪Your Settings and Search Comment≫
  Your own search status, preferred class, and search comment can all be accessed by selecting the Your Settings option.

  • Status Settings
    The following status settings can be selected from the pulldown menu.
    • Online
    • In a Party
      * Status will change to this automatically upon joining a party.
    • Seeking Party

    * As of patch 1.20, online status is only visible on the PC search screen. Online status will be added to player unit frames in version 2.0. Additional statuses are also planned.

  • Search Comment
    This option allows you to input or edit your search comment.
  • Preferred Class
    This option is available when your status is set to Seeking Party, and indicates as which class you would like to participate.
    

• [dev1250][dev1251] The following additions have been made to the item search feature.
  • Purchases can now be made directly from the item search screen.≪Procedure≫
    1. Search for an item and then select one of the retainers selling it.
       
    2. Input the quantity you wish to buy. A surcharge will be displayed. SelectAccept to carry out the transaction.
       A 5% surcharge is applied to purchases made directly from the item search screen.
       * Surcharges will not exceed 4,000 gil.
       
  • The last twenty transactions made for an item will be displayed.
    * Histories will be reset during maintenance.
    

  The following features are planned for future patches.

  • The following features are planned for future patches.
    As of patch 1.20, it is not possible to view the quality (HQ/NQ) or materia-related information on the item search results screen. This information will be added sometime after patch 1.20b.
  • Direct Name Input
    As of patch 1.20, item names cannot be input directly when conducting a search. The ability to do this will be added in patch 1.21.
• [dev1247] Interaction menu commands have been added to the micro menu.
  Interaction menu icons now appear on the micro menu when available. This makes it possible to execute these commands without opening the interaction menu.
  
• [dev1256] Pop-up messages now appear to notify players of the following:
  • Party invites
  • Linkshell invites
  • Trade requests
  • Incoming teleport offers
  • Incoming raise offers
  
• [dev1063] Popup Help has been added.
  Placing the cursor over a UI element brings up an explanation for it.
  Popup help can be toggled on/off via the micro menu.Popup help exists for the following UI elements:
  • Action Bar
  • Main Menu
  • Player Unit Frame
  • Enemy Unit Frames
  • Party Member Unit Frames
  • Micro Menu
  • Micro Menu Interaction Icons
  • Status Effects
  • Chat Log
  • Targeting Filter Interface
  • EXP Bar
  • Attributes
  • Gear
  • Actions & Traits
  • Point Allotment
  • Configuration
  • Inventory

  * Additional popup help will be implemented in future patches.

• [dev1248] To coincide with its removal from the game, the shield skill has been deleted from main menu » Attributes » Skills.
• [dev1248] Information under main menu » Actions & Traits has been updated to reflect class changes.
• [dev1228] A Point Allotment option has been added to the main menu.
• [dev1275] The default settings for display names have been changed as follows:
  • Enemy Icons: On
  • Levels: On
  • Enmity: On
  • HP Bars: All

  * This change does not affect the settings for characters created prior to patch 1.20.

• [dev1276] Enemies targeted by the following have been changed:
  • main menu » Configuration » Target Settings » Target Engaged Enemies Only
  • main menu » Keyboard » Target » Target » Target Next Engaged Enemy
  • main menu » Keyboard » Target » Target » Target Previous Engaged Enemy
    • Passive mode
      Targets as normal
    • Active mode
      • If no enemies have enmity towards you, targets only enemies that can be engaged.
      • If there are enemies with enmity towards you, targets only enemies that can be engaged and are currently in combat.
• [dev1277] The following configuration options have been added.
  • Keyboard＜Main Menu＞
    • Point Allotment
    • Achievements
    • Search

    ＜Other＞

    • Cycle Action Bars (Reverse)
    • Cycle Action Bars (Forward)
    • Open Micro Menu
    • UI Lock
    • Popup Help
  • Audio
    • Audio Distance
      Allows you to set the distance of sound effects in 3-D environments. Ordinarily, sound effects such as footsteps and spellcasting are heard from the screen’s perspective. By adjusting this setting, it is possible to deepen the impression of hearing from the character’s perspective.
  • Camera
    • Lock-on Camera Range
      Rebound range when manual pans of the camera are released has been expanded and can now be set freely.
• [dev1278] The delay for executing commands unrelated to chat (such as /action and /equip) has been reduced from 2 seconds to 1.
  * Further adjustments may be required when adding a pause with the /wait command.
• [dev1249] The /assist text command has been added. This command allows you to target the target of another character. Characters can be specified using subcommands such as <t> and <st>
  

  Ex.)
  /assist <t>
  /assist <st>

  * As of patch 1.20, the /assist command does not support the direct input of character names. This feature is being considered for future release.

• [dev1249] The /random dice text command has been added which generates a random number between 0 and the designated value (up to 1000). Results will be displayed in a /say radius. Rolls will be between 0 and 100 when no value is designated.
• [dev1254] The /shutdown text command has been added, which allows players to close the game in a single step. Upon selecting Exit Game in the main menu, players can now choose to close the game or return to the character screen.
• [dev1279] The following emotes have been added:
  • /grovel
  • /happy
  • /disappointed
  
• [dev1280] A character that is seated via the /sit command can now be made to stand simply by initiating movement.
• [dev1255] Adjustments have been made to preserve camera position during target lock, preventing undesired movement along both axes.
• [dev1281] The size of the level gauge can now be reduced further.
• [dev1282] The following changes have been made to map markers.
  • A marker has been added to indicate places where players can move between floors.
  • The marker indicating the vendor NPC catering to new arrivals in the Adventurers’ Guild has been adjusted.
• [dev1282] Gathering points are now marked on the minimap.
  
• [dev1283] The option to cancel has been added to quest selection.
• [dev1284] It is now possible to open the chat prompt during gathering by pressing a key.
• [dev1285] New background music has been added.

• [dev1206] As part of the aforementioned class reforms, actions and abilities for Disciples of the Hand & Land are now learned as you gain in level.Based on the above change, guild marks cannot longer be used to purchase actions and abilities. The selfsame NPCs from whom you made your purchase will reimburse you for the guild marks you spent.

  Discussion is ongoing whether to devise alternate uses for guild marks or do away with them completely. In the case of the latter, we will provide players with a means to exchange their marks for gil, company seals, and items. Details will be announced pending finalization.

  The levels at which actions and abilities are learned are below:
  Disciple of the Land Changes
  Disciple of the Hand Changes

  In accordance with the above changes, the following actions have been abolished:

  Cloudkin Eluder / Soulkin Eluder / Spoken Eluder / Voidsent Eluder / Scalekin Eluder / Ashkin Eluder / Forgekin Eluder / Vilekin Eluder / Beastkin Eluder / Seedkin Eluder / Wavekin Eluder

• [dev1236] All HQ items have been consolidated into +1.
  All HQ items synthesized after patch 1.20 will be +1. Existing +2 and +3 items will continue to exist and will sell at the same price as before; their attributes, however, will be unified with those of their +1 counterparts.]
  * Dyes have been consolidated into NQ items.Based on the balance adjustments made in conformance with class reforms, the attributes of HQ gear will be unified as follows:
  • Arms: Damage made equivalent to +2.
  • Armor: Defense made equivalent to +2.
  • Shields: Block Rate made equivalent to +1. Item quality now affects Block.
  • Crafting Tools: Craftsmanship made equivalent to +1. Item quality now affects Magic Craftsmanship and Control.
  • Gathering Tools: Gathering made equivalent to +1. Item quality now affects Output and Perception.
  • When used as synthesis material, will be treated as equivalent to +3.
  • HQ+3 items dropped by enemies have been changed to +1.
  • HQ+3 items obtained through gathering have been changed to +1.

  Bonus attributes that will activate only for certain HQ items are being planned for patch 1.21 and beyond.

• [dev1207] Changes have been made to the way gear is dyed. Players can now change the color of an item without affecting its attributes. New recipes have also been implemented that allow you to voluntarily add attributes to items independent of color.
  * Review the concept behind these changes.
  * View the complete list of dyeing recipes.
  * View the revisions to item names accompanying this change.
  • Items with a single variant: item attributes and equipping requirements have been unified.
  • Items with a single variant: item attributes and equipping requirements have been unified. * Exceptions exist.
  • With the exception of variants, level conditions will be changed from Required to Optimal.
  • New color variations will be added for certain gear.

  Gear dyeing will always succeed, and will affect neither the item’s quality nor materia attached.
  * As previously mentioned, however, +2 and +3 HQ items will be consolidated into +1. 

  ≪Items with a Single Variant≫
  Item attributes and equipping requirements have been unified.

  Example:
  ＜Example:＞

  Cotton Acton Requires: Disciplines of War or Magic HP: +32

  Dyeing →

  Cotton Acton (Brown) Requires: Discipline of War HP: +32 MP: +32

  * Color, equipping requirements, and attributes have changed as a result of dyeing.

  ＜After＞

  After Requires: Disciplines of War or Magic HP: +32

  Dyeing →

  Cotton Acton (Brown) Requires: Disciplines of War or Magic HP: +32

  * Only color has changed as a result of dyeing.

  ≪Items with Multiple Variants≫
  Items with different attributes have been renamed, and new color variations added.

  Example:
  ＜Before＞

  Felt Robe Suits: All Classes MP: +54 Magic Evasion: +8	Dyeing →	Felt Robe (Red) Suits: All Classes MP: +54　Magic Evasion: +8 Mind: +6
  		Felt Robe (Green) Suits: All Classes MP: +54 Magic Evasion: +8 Attack Magic Potency:+8

  * Attributes differ according to color.

  ＜After＞

  • Dyeing Only
    

    Felt Robe Suits: All Classes MP: +54 Magic Evasion: +8	Dyeing →	Felt Robe (Red) Suits: All Classes MP: +54　Magic Evasion: +8
    		Felt Robe (Green) Suits: All Classes MP: +54 Magic Evasion: +8

    * Only color has changed as a result of dyeing.

  • Adding Color/Attributes with New Recipes
    

    Felt Robe Suits: All Classes MP: +54 Magic Evasion: +8	Synthesis →	Felt Robe of Casting Requires: Discipline of Magic MP: +54 Attack Magic Potency:+8 Magic Evasion: +8	Dyeing →	Felt Robe of Casting(Red) Requires: Discipline of Magic MP: +54 Attack Magic Potency:+8 Magic Evasion: +8
    				Felt Robe of Casting(Green) Requires: Discipline of Magic MP: +54 Attack Magic Potency:+8 Magic Evasion: +8
    		Felt Robe of the Mind Requires: Discipline of Magic MP: +54 Mind: +6 Magic Evasion: +8	Dyeing →	Felt Robe of the Mind (Red) Requires: Discipline of Magic MP: +54 Mind: +6 Magic Evasion: +8
    				Felt Robe of the Mind (Green) Requires: Discipline of Magic MP: +54 Mind: +6 Magic Evasion: +8

  * Due to the game’s data structure, it is not possible at present to dye an item more than once. After Version 2.0, however, players will be able to dye an item multiple times.

  * View the complete list of dyeing recipes.

• [dev1261] New items have been added.
  

  Item	Category
  Lapis Cross	Key Item	This medal featuring two crossed oars is awarded to those who have shown exceptional performance in service to the Maelstrom.
  Emerald Leaf	Key Item	This medal featuring a single green leaf is awarded to those who have shown exceptional performance in service to the Order of the Twin Adder.
  Gold Scales	Key Item	This medal featuring a solid gold set of scales is awarded to those who have shown exceptional performance in service to the Immortal Flames.
  Company-issue Engineering Manual II	Other	The second in a series of comprehensive manuals on crafting containing knowledge amassed over centuries by well-traveled Disciples of the Hand. It is known to inspire all who read it, granting a temporary boost to experience points earned from synthesis.
  Company-issue Survival Manual II	Other	The second in a series of comprehensive manuals on survival techniques containing knowledge amassed over centuries by trackers, hunters, and woodsmen. It is known to inspire all who read it, granting a temporary boost to experience points earned from gathering activities.
  Inferno Totem	Miscellany	This darksteel idol resembling the primal Ifrit is used by Amalj’aa shamans during summoning ceremonies.
  Kupo Nut Charm	Miscellany	This simple talisman carved from a single kupo nut is often presented by moogles as an offering in sacred rituals.
  Murderous Mogfists	Pugilist’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: PGL
  Morbid Mogblade	Gladiator’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: GLA
  Malignant Mogaxe	Marauder’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: MRD
  Melancholy Mogfork	Lancer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: LNC
  Mischievous Mogbow	Archer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: ARC
  Maleficent Mogstaff	Two–Handed Thaumaturge’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: THM
  Malevolent Mogwand	Conjurer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: CNJ
  Lominsan Shortsword	Gladiator’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: GLA
  Lominsan Baghnakhs	Pugilist’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: PGL
  Lominsan War Axe	Marauder’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: MRD
  Lominsan Guisarme	Lancer’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: LNC
  Lominsan Composite Bow	Archer’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: ARC
  Lominsan Radical	Two–Handed Conjurer’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: CNJ
  Lominsan Staff	Two–Handed Thaumaturge’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: THM
  Lominsan Kite Shield	Shield	Required Level: 40／Requires: GLA
  Lominsan Baselard	Gladiator’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: GLA
  Lominsan Knuckles	Pugilist’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: PGL
  Lominsan Bill	Marauder’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: MRD
  Lominsan Lance	Lancer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: LNC
  Lominsan Bow	Archer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: ARC
  Lominsan Cane	Two–Handed Conjurer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: CNJ
  Lominsan Scepter	Thaumaturge’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: THM
  Lominsan Lantern Shield	Shield	Required Level: 50／Requires: GLA
  Ul’dahn Falchion	Gladiator’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: GLA
  Ul’dahn Hora	Pugilist’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: PGL
  Ul’dahn Bhuj	Marauder’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: MRD
  Ul’dahn Halberd	Lancer’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: LNC
  Ul’dahn Shortbow	Archer’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: ARC
  Ul’dahn Wand	Conjurer’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: CNJ
  Ul’dahn Brand	Thaumaturge’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: THM
  Ul’dahn Round Shield	Shield	Required Level: 40／Requires: CNJ
  Ul’dahn Winglet	Gladiator’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: GLA
  Ul’dahn Himantes	Pugilist’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: PGL
  Ul’dahn Bardiche	Marauder’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: MRD
  Ul’dahn Guisarme	Lancer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: LNC
  Ul’dahn Composite Bow	Archer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: ARC
  Ul’dahn Crook	Two–Handed Conjurer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: CNJ
  Ul’dahn Cudgel	Thaumaturge’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: THM
  Ul’dahn Hoplon	Shield	Required Level: 50／Requires: GLA
  Gridanian Macuahuitl	Gladiator’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: GLA
  Gridanian Knuckles	Pugilist’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: PGL
  Gridanian Bill	Marauder’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: MRD
  Gridanian Fork	Lancer’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: LNC
  Gridanian Longbow	Archer’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: ARC
  Gridanian Cane	Two–Handed Conjurer’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: CNJ
  Gridanian Scepter	Thaumaturge’s Arm	Required Level: 40／Requires: THM
  Gridanian Square Shield	Shield	Required Level: 40／Requires: GLA CNJ THM
  Gridanian Spatha	Gladiator’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: GLA
  Gridanian Hora	Pugilist’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: PGL
  Gridanian Labrys	Marauder’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: MRD
  Gridanian Harpoon	Lancer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: LNC
  Gridanian Shortbow	Archer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: ARC
  Gridanian Radical	Two–Handed Conjurer’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: CNJ
  Gridanian Staff	Two–Handed Thaumaturge’s Arm	Required Level: 50／Requires: THM
  Gridanian Buckler	Shield	Required Level: 50／Requires: GLA THM
  Saw of the Luminary	Carpenter’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: CRP
  Hammer of the Luminary	Blacksmith’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: BSM
  Mallet of the Luminary	Armorer’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: ARM
  Gavel of the Luminary	Goldsmith’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: GSM
  Knife of the Luminary	Leatherworker’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: LTW
  Needle of the Luminary	Weaver’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: WVR
  Alembic of the Luminary	Alchemist’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: ALC
  Pan of the Luminary	Culinarian’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: CUL
  Pick of the Luminary	Miner’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: MIN
  Axe of the Luminary	Botanist’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: BTN
  Rod of the Luminary	Fisher’s Primary Tool	Required Level: 50／Requires: FSH
  Butcher’s Crown	Crown	Required Level: 50／Requires: Disciplines of War or Magic
  Chronicler’s Crown	Crown	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Paragon’s Crown	Crown	Required Level: 50／Requires: Disciplines of War or Magic
  Gambler’s Crown	Crown	Required Level: 50／Requires: Discipline of the Hand
  Storm Private’s Sallet	Helm	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Private’s Biliaud	Attire	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Private’s Wristguards	Armband	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Private’s Trousers	Pants	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Private’s Leggings	Shoes	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Sergeant’s Sallet	Helm	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Sergeant’s Biliaud	Attire	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Sergeant’s Wristguards	Armband	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Sergeant’s Trousers	Pants	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Sergeant’s Leggings	Shoes	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Storm Sergeant’s Belt	Belt	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Private’s Pot Helm	Helm	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Private’s Shirt	Attire	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Private’s Halfgloves	Gloves	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Private’s Sarouel	Pants	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Private’s Crakows	Shoes	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Sergeant’s Pot Helm	Helm	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Sergeant’s Shirt	Attire	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Sergeant’s Halfgloves	Gloves	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Sergeant’s Sarouel	Pants	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Sergeant’s Crakows	Shoes	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Flame Sergeant’s Sash	Sash	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Private’s Coif	Headwear	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Private’s Tunic	Attire	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Private’s Bracers	Gloves	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Private’s Kecks	Pants	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Private’s Moccasins	Shoes	Required Level: 40／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Sergeant’s Coif	Headwear	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Sergeant’s Tunic	Attire	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Sergeant’s Bracers	Gloves	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Sergeant’s Kecks	Pants	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Sergeant’s Moccasins	Shoes	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Serpent Sergeant’s Belt	Belt	Required Level: 50／Suits: All Classes
  Patriot’s Bracelet	Bracelet	Required Level: 30／Suits: All Classes
  Stormbringer’s Ring	Ring	Required Level: 45／Requires: Discipline of the Hand
  Stormcarrier’s Ring	Ring	Required Level: 45／Requires: Discipline of the Land
  Flamebringer’s Ring	Ring	Required Level: 45／Requires: Discipline of the Hand
  Flamecarrier’s Ring	Ring	Required Level: 45／Requires: Discipline of the Land
  Serpentbringer’s Ring	Ring	Required Level: 45／Requires: Discipline of the Hand
  Serpentcarrier’s Ring	Ring	Required Level: 45／Requires: Discipline of the Land

• [dev1220] The Grand Company quartermaster now stocks the following items exchangeable for company seals:

  ≪The Maelstrom≫
  Storm Private Second Class

  Item	Details
  Storm Private Second Class	Unique Untradable Gladiator’s Arm Requires GLA Required Level 40	Defense: 59 Delay: 2.5 Accuracy: +8 Parry: +5
  Lominsan Baghnakhs	Unique Untradable Pugilist’s Arm Requires PGL Required Level 40	Defense: 80 Delay: 3.2 Attack Power: +10
  Lominsan War Axe	Unique Untradable Marauder’s Arm Requires MRD Required Level 40	Defense: 102 Delay: 4.0 Accuracy: +7 Attack Power: +10 Lightning Magic Potency: +10
  Lominsan Guisarme	Unique Untradable Requires LNC Requires ARC Required Level 40	Defense: 95 Delay: 3.7 Accuracy: +9 Attack Power: +18
  Lominsan Composite Bow	Unique Untradable Archer’s Arm Requires ARC Required Level 40	Defense: 60 Delay: 4.0 Accuracy: +12 Attack Power: +18
  Lominsan Radical	Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm Requires CNJ Required Level 40	Defense: 42 Delay: 4.2 Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm+12 Magic Accuracy: +6 Magic Crit Rate: +16
  Lominsan Staff	Unique Untradable Two-Handed Thaumaturge’s Arm Requires THM Required Level 40	Defense: 41 Delay: 4.0 Magic Accuracy: +15 Magic Crit Rate: +15
  Lominsan Kite Shield	Unique Untradable Shield Requires GLA Required Level 40	Block Rate: 72 Block: 89 Strength: +1

  Storm Private First Class

  Item	Details
  Storm Private’s Sallet	Unique Untradable Helm Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 52 HP+30 Vitality: +5
  Storm Private’s Bliaud	Unique Untradable Attire Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 73 Intelligence: +6 Mind: +6 Magic Accuracy: +7
  Storm Private’s Wristguards	Unique Untradable Armband Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 34 Gathering: +15 Evasion: +5 Parry: +5
  Storm Private’s Trousers	Unique Untradable Pants Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 86 HP+25 Strength: +5 Vitality: +7
  Storm Private’s Leggings	Unique Untradable Shoes Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 36 HP+30 MP+30 Evasion: +10
  Company-issue Engineering Manual II	Unique Untradable	The second in a series of comprehensive manuals on crafting containing knowledge amassed over centuries by well-traveled Disciples of the Hand. It is known to inspire all who read it, granting a temporary boost to experience points earned from synthesis.
  Company-issue Survival Manual II	Unique Untradable	The second in a series of comprehensive manuals on survival techniques containing knowledge amassed over centuries by trackers, hunters, and woodsmen. It is known to inspire all who read it, granting a temporary boost to experience points earned from gathering activities.

  Storm Corporal

  Item	Details
  Lominsan Baselard	Unique Untradable Gladiator’s Arm Requires GLA Required Level 50	Defense: 86 Delay: 2.4 Crit Rate: +10 Parry: +10
  Lominsan Knuckles	Unique Untradable Pugilist’s Arm Requires PGL Required Level 50	Defense: 114 Delay: 3.0 Accuracy: +15 Crit Rate: +20
  Lominsan Bill	Unique Untradable Marauder’s Arm Requires MRD Required Level 50	Defense: 162 Delay: 4.2 Vitality: +3 Dexterity: +5 Crit Rate: +15 Parry: +10
  Lominsan Lance	Unique Untradable Requires LNC Requires ARC Required Level 50	Defense: 143 Delay: 3.7 Attack Power: +25 Crit Rate: +15
  Lominsan Bow	Unique Untradable Archer’s Arm Requires ARC Required Level 50	Defense: 75 Delay: 3.3 Accuracy: +30 Attack Power: +15
  Lominsan Cane	Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm Requires CNJ Required Level 50	Defense: 60 Delay: 4.0 Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm+10 Magic Accuracy: +15 Magic Crit Rate: +15
  Lominsan Scepter	Unique Untradable Thaumaturge’s Arm Requires THM Required Level 50	Defense: 40 Delay: 3.0 Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm+15 Magic Accuracy: +25
  Thaumaturge’s Arm	Unique Untradable Shield Requires GLA Required Level 50	Block Rate: 126 Block: 86 Attack Power: +15

  Storm Sergeant Third Class

  Item	Details
  Storm Sergeant’s Sallet	Unique Untradable Helm Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 84 HP+40 Vitality: +7
  Storm Sergeant’s Bliaud	Unique Untradable Attire Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 117 Intelligence: +8 Mind: +6 Magic Accuracy: +10
  Storm Sergeant’s Wristguards	Unique Untradable Armband Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 54 Gathering: +20 Evasion: +8 Parry: +8
  Storm Sergeant’s Trousers	Unique Untradable Pants Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 138 HP+30 Strength: +6 Vitality: +9
  Storm Sergeant’s Leggings	Unique Untradable Shoes Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 57 HP+36 MP+36 Evasion: +12
  Storm Sergeant’s Belt	Unique Untradable Belt Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 22 Vitality: +4 Mind: +2
  Stormbringer’s Ring	Unique Untradable Ring Requires Discipline of the Hand Required Level 45	Defense: 5 Craftsmanship: +5 Mag. Craftsmanship: +5
  Stormcarrier’s Ring	Unique Untradable Ring Requires Discipline of the Land Required Level 45	Defense: 5 Gathering: +5 Output: +5
  Patriot’s Bracelet	Unique Untradable Bracelet Suits All Classes Required Level 30	Defense: 4 Increased Spiritbond Gain: +1

  ≪The Order of the Twin Adder≫
  Serpent Private Second Class

  Item	Details
  Gridanian Macuahuitl	Unique Untradable Gladiator’s Arm Requires GLA Required Level 40	Defense: 59 Delay: 2.5 Accuracy: +10 Magic Evasion: +15
  Gridanian Knuckles	Unique Untradable Pugilist’s Arm Requires PGL Required Level 40	Defense: 77 Delay: 3.0 Accuracy: +10 Crit Rate: +13
  Gridanian Bill	Unique Untradable Marauder’s Arm Requires MRD Required Level 40	Defense: 105 Delay: 4.2 Dexterity: +3 Crit Rate: +10 Parry: +5
  Gridanian Fork	Unique Untradable Requires LNC Requires ARC Required Level 40	Defense: 88 Delay: 3.5 Accuracy: +15 Attack Power: +15
  Gridanian Longbow	Unique Untradable Archer’s Arm Requires ARC Required Level 40	Defense: 63 Delay: 4.2 Accuracy: +20 Attack Power: +20 Crit Rate: +15
  Gridanian Cane	Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm Requires CNJ Required Level 40	Defense: 41 Delay: 4.0 Mind: +3 Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm+8 Magic Accuracy: +12 Magic Crit Rate: +12
  Gridanian Scepter	Unique Untradable Thaumaturge’s Arm Requires THM Required Level 40	Defense: 27 Delay: 3.0 Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm+10 Magic Accuracy: +20
  Gridanain Square Shield	Unique Untradable Shield Requires GLA CNJ THM Required Level 40	Block Rate: 68 Block: 46 Magic Accuracy: +10

  Serpent Private First Class

  Item	Details
  Serpent Private’s Coif	Unique Untradable Headwear Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 40 Perception: +20 HP+30 MP+30
  Serpent Private’s Tunic	Unique Untradable Attire Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 88 Strength: +8 Mind: +8 Attack Power: +5
  Serpent Private’s Bracers	Unique Untradable Gloves Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 37 Piety: +4 Accuracy: +7 Magic Evasion: +14
  Serpent Private’s Kecks	Unique Untradable Pants Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 65 Vitality: +6 Piety: +5 Evasion: +16
  Serpent Private’s Moccasins	Unique Untradable Shoes Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 34 Vitality: +4 Evasion: +15
  Company-issue Engineering Manual II	Unique Untradable	The second in a series of comprehensive manuals on crafting containing knowledge amassed over centuries by well-traveled Disciples of the Hand. It is known to inspire all who read it, granting a temporary boost to experience points earned from synthesis.
  Company-issue Survival Manual II	Unique Untradable	The second in a series of comprehensive manuals on survival techniques containing knowledge amassed over centuries by trackers, hunters, and woodsmen. It is known to inspire all who read it, granting a temporary boost to experience points earned from gathering activities.

  Serpent Corporal

  Item	Details
  Gridanian Spatha	Unique Untradable Gladiator’s Arm Requires GLA Required Level 50	Defense: 90 Delay: 2.5 Accuracy: +15 Parry: +10
  Gridanian Hora	Unique Untradable Pugilist’s Arm Requires PGL Required Level 50	Defense: 112 Delay: 2.9 Crit Rate: +25 Parry: +15
  Gridanian Labrys	Unique Untradable Marauder’s Arm Requires MRD Required Level 50	Defense: 159 Delay: 4.2 Accuracy: +15 Parry: +10
  Gridanian Harpoon	Unique Untradable Requires LNC Requires ARC Required Level 50	Defense: 125 Delay: 3.3 Accuracy: +25 Parry: +15
  Gridanian Shortbow	Unique Untradable Archer’s Arm Requires ARC Required Level 50	Defense: 79 Delay: 3.5 Accuracy: +30
  Gridanian Radical	Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm Requires CNJ Required Level 50	Defense: 65 Delay: 4.2 Piety: +3 Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm+15 Magic Accuracy: +10 Magic Crit Rate: +25
  Gridanian Staff	Unique Untradable Two-Handed Thaumaturge’s Arm Requires THM Required Level 50	Defense: 62 Delay: 4.0 Magic Accuracy: +20 Magic Crit Rate: +20
  Gridanian Buckler	Unique Untradable Shield Requires GLA 呪術士 Required Level 50	Block Rate: 168 Block: 71 Evasion: +15

  Serpent Sergeant Third Class

  Item	Details
  Serpent Sergeant’s Coif	Unique Untradable Headwear Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 64 Perception: +24 HP+36 MP+36
  Serpent Sergeant’s Tunic	Unique Untradable Attire Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 141 Strength: +10 Mind: +10 Attack Power: +7
  Serpent Sergeant’s Bracers	Unique Untradable Gloves Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 59 Piety: +6 Accuracy: +9 Magic Evasion: +18
  Serpent Sergeant’s Kecks	Unique Untradable Pants Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 105 Vitality: +8 Piety: +7 Evasion: +20
  Serpent Sergeant’s Moccasins	Unique Untradable Shoes Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 54 Vitality: +6 Evasion: +18
  Serpent Sergeant’s Belt	Unique Untradable Belt Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 24 HP+12 Vitality: +6 Intelligence: +3
  Serpentbringer’s Ringグ	Unique Untradable Ring Requires Discipline of the Hand Required Level 45	Defense: 5 Mag. Craftsmanship: +5 Control: +5
  Serpentcarrier’s Ring	Unique Untradable Ring Requires Discipline of the Land Required Level 45	Defense: 5 Output: +5 Perception: +5
  Patriot’s Bracelet	Unique Untradable Bracelet Suits All Classes Required Level 30	Defense: 4 Increased Spiritbond Gain: +1

  ≪The Immortal Flames≫
  Flame Private Second Class

  Item	Details
  Ul’dahn Falchion	Unique Untradable Gladiator’s Arm Requires GLA Required Level 40	Defense: 63 Delay: 2.6 Strength: +2 Attack Power: +10
  Ul’dahn Hora	Unique Untradable Pugilist’s Arm Requires PGL Required Level 40	Defense: 73 Delay: 2.9 Crit Rate: +20 Parry: +12
  Ul’dahn Bhuj	Unique Untradable Marauder’s Arm Requires MRD Required Level 40	Defense: 100 Delay: 4.0 Attack Power: +7 Crit Rate: +15
  Ul’dahn Halberd	Unique Untradable Requires LNC Requires ARC Required Level 40	Defense: 88 Delay: 3.5 Attack Power: +20 Parry: +15
  Ul’dahn Shortbow	Unique Untradable Archer’s Arm Requires ARC Required Level 40	Defense: 54 Delay: 3.5 Accuracy: +25
  Ul’dahn Wand	Unique Untradable Conjurer’s Arm Requires CNJ Required Level 40	Defense: 27 Delay: 3.0 Attack Magic Potency: +10
  Ul’dahn Brand	Unique Untradable Thaumaturge’s Arm Requires THM Required Level 40	Defense: 25 Delay: 2.9 Earth Resistance: +15 Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm+25 Earth Magic Potency: +15
  Ul’dahn Round Shield	Unique Untradable Shield Requires CNJ Required Level 40	Block Rate: 82 Block: 64 Mind: +1

  Flame Private First Class

  Item	Details
  Flame Private’s Pot Helm	Unique Untradable Helm Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 48 Intelligence: +4 Accuracy: +8
  Flame Private’s Shirt	Unique Untradable Attire Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 81 Mind: +5 Accuracy: +7 Evasion: +14
  Flame Private’s Halfgloves	Unique Untradable Gloves Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 32 Dexterity: +4 Intelligence: +4
  Flame Private’s Sarouel	Unique Untradable Pants Suits All Classes Required Level 40	Defense: 60 Craftsmanship: +15 Evasion: +15 Attack Power: +7
  Craftsmanship:	Unique Untradable Shoes Suits All Classes Required Level 40
  Company-issue Engineering Manual II	Unique Untradable	The second in a series of comprehensive manuals on crafting containing knowledge amassed over centuries by well-traveled Disciples of the Hand. It is known to inspire all who read it, granting a temporary boost to experience points earned from synthesis.
  Company-issue Survival Manual II	Unique Untradable	The second in a series of comprehensive manuals on survival techniques containing knowledge amassed over centuries by trackers, hunters, and woodsmen. It is known to inspire all who read it, granting a temporary boost to experience points earned from gathering activities.

  Flame Corporal

  Item	Details
  Ul’dahn Winglet	Unique Untradable Gladiator’s Arm Requires GLA Required Level 50	Defense: 95 Delay: 2.6 Mind: +3 Accuracy: +10 Attack Power: +10
  Ul’dahn Himantes	Unique Untradable Pugilist’s Arm Requires PGL Required Level 50	Defense: 114 Delay: 3.0 Accuracy: +15 Attack Power: +7
  Ul’dahn Bardiche	Unique Untradable Marauder’s Arm Requires MRD Required Level 50	Defense: 159 Delay: 4.2 Attack Power: +15
  Ul’dahn Guisarme	Unique Untradable Requires LNC Requires ARC Required Level 50	Defense: 140 Delay: 3.7 Accuracy: +15 Attack Power: +25
  Ul’dahn Composite Bow	Unique Untradable Archer’s Arm Requires ARC Required Level 50	Defense: 93 Delay: 4.0 Accuracy: +15 Attack Power: +25
  Ul’dahn Crook	Unique Untradable Two-Handed Conjurer’s Arm Requires CNJ Required Level 50	Defense: 62 Delay: 4.0 Magic Accuracy: +20 Magic Crit Rate: +30
  Ul’dahn Cudgel	Unique Untradable Thaumaturge’s Arm Requires THM Required Level 50	Defense: 42 Delay: 3.2 Magic Accuracy: +15 Magic Crit Rate: +30
  Ul’dahn Hoplon	Unique Untradable Shield Requires GLA Required Level 50	Block Rate: 131 Block: 107 Dexterity: +2

  Flame Sergeant Third Class

  Item	Details
  Flame Sergeant’s Pot Helm	Unique Untradable Helm Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 77 Intelligence: +6 Accuracy: +12
  Flame Sergeant’s Shirt	Unique Untradable Attire Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 129 Mind: +7 Accuracy: +10 Evasion: +20
  Flame Sergeant’s Halfgloves	Unique Untradable Gloves Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 51 Dexterity: +6 Intelligence: +6
  Flame Sergeant’s Sarouel	Unique Untradable Pants Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 96 Craftsmanship: +18 Evasion: +18 Attack Power: +9
  Flame Sergeant’s Crakows	Unique Untradable Shoes Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 50 Mag. Craftsmanship: +15 Evasion: +12 Evasion: +8
  Flame Segreant’s Sash	Unique Untradable Sash Suits All Classes Required Level 50	Defense: 20 Dexterity: +5 Accuracy: +10
  Flamebringer’s Ring	Unique Untradable Ring Requires Discipline of the Hand Required Level 45	Defense: 5 Craftsmanship: +5 Control: +5
  Flamecarrier’s Ring	Unique Untradable Ring Requires Discipline of the Land Required Level 45	Defense: 5 Gathering: +5 Perception: +5
  Patriot’s Bracelet	Unique Untradable ArmbandBracelet Suits All Classes Required Level 30	Defense: 4 Increased Spiritbond Gain: +1

• [dev1262] A key items tab has been added to the Grand Company item exchange interface. The chocobo issuance item can now be found there.
• [dev1263] The bonuses granted by the following items have been revised:
  • Ifrit’s Claws / Ifrit’s Blade / Ifrit’s Battleaxe / Ifrit’s Bow / Ifrit’s Harpoon
    

    Attack Power: 20 → 30

  • Ifrit’s Cudgel / Ifrit’s Cane
    

    Attack Magic Potency: 20 → 30

• [dev1264] The following item is no longer unique and untradeable:
  • Sentinel’s Trousers
• [dev1265] The Magic Accuracy bonus granted by Hells’ Eye Materia has been increased.
• [dev1267] The repair requirements for the following items have been changed:
  

  Item	Before		After
  Dated Iron Baghnakhs	Armorcraft	→	Smithing
  Dated Brass Gladius	Goldsmithing	→	Smithing
  Dated Brass Head Knife	Goldsmithing	→	Smithing
  	Armorcraft	→	Smithing
  Dated Iron Cudgel	Armorcraft	→	Smithing
  Dated Heavy-duty Brass Head Knife	Goldsmithing	→	Smithing
  Vintage Cudgel	Armorcraft	→	Smithing
  Dated Storm Axe	Smithing	→	Goldsmithing
  Dated Storm Axe	Armorcraft	→	Goldsmithing
  Dated Brass Cudgel	Armorcraft	→	Goldsmithing
  Dated Decorated Iron Scutum	Armorcraft	→	Goldsmithing
  Dated Decorated Iron Scutum	Armorcraft	→	Goldsmithing
  Brass Gladius	Smithing	→	Goldsmithing
  Dated Wrapped Crowsbeak Hammer	Smithing	→	Leatherworking
  Dated Plumed Bronze Pickaxe	Woodworking	→	Clothcraft
  Dated Padded Leather Workboots	Leatherworking	→	Clothcraft
  Dated Padded Leather Workboots (Black)	Leatherworking	→	Clothcraft
  Dated Padded Leather Workboots (Ochre)	Leatherworking	→	Clothcraft
  Dated Padded Leather Workboots (Green)	Leatherworking	→	Clothcraft
  Dated Padded Leather Workboots (Red)	Leatherworking	→	Clothcraft
  Dated Dodotail Pickaxe	Smithing	→	Clothcraft
  Dated Fish Saw	Smithing	→	Alchemy
  Dated Oiled Bronze Pickaxe	Woodworking	→	Alchemy
  Dated Oiled Bronze Hatchet	Leatherworking	→	Alchemy

• [dev1268] The recipes for the following items have been revised:
  

  Item	Before		After
  Dodoskin Pot Helm	Bronze Rivets Sheep Leather Sheep Leather	→	Bronze Rivets Sheep Leather Dodo Leather

• [dev1269] Recipes, both old and new, no longer require treatises.
  Based on the above change, the system wherein treatises are obtained in exchange for guild marks has been abolished. The selfsame NPCs from whom you purchased treatises will reimburse you for the guild marks you spent.
  Discussion is ongoing whether to devise alternate uses for guild marks or do away with them completely. In the case of the latter, we will provide players with a means to exchange their marks for gil, company seals, and items. Details will be announced pending finalization.
• [dev1270] The difficulty of the linen yarn recipe has been eased.
• [dev1270] The difficulty of the undyed felt recipe has been increased slightly.
• [dev1235] The bonus EXP awarded for performing higher quality synthesis has been increased. The bonus amount will also be displayed in the log.
• [dev1208] The following changes have been made to repairs:
  • The repair motion has been simplified and the time required for the procedure shortened.
  • The repair screen will no longer be displayed after selecting the Repaircommand.
  • The amount of EXP yielded through repairs has been adjusted.
• [dev1208] It is now possible to have NPCs perform repairs on accessories.
• [dev1232] The formula used to calculate gains in spiritbond has been revised. It is now based on the difference between the level of each gear and the following:
  

  Enemy Level / Gathering Point Grade / Recipe Level

  The rate at which spiritbond develops through combat and gathering has also been increased.

• [dev1271] The following additions and changes have been made to materia:
  • It is now possible to view information on materia when examining the gear of other players via the check command.
  • Selecting Back in the materia melding interface now returns you to the materia selection window.
  • When attempting to have gear purged of materia without sufficient gil, the amount in gil required for the procedure will now be displayed.
  • Upon selecting materia from the inventory, gear that is incompatible with that materia will no longer appear in the subsequent list, and vice versa.
  • A message will now appear when attempting to convert materia-enhanced gear into materia.
• [dev1208] Item help has been updated to include level requirements for repairs and materia melding.
• [dev1273] The rate of success when gathering with secondary tools has been increased.
• [dev1273] A single gathering attempt will now yield no more than one of the following items, as opposed to the previous maximum of three.
  

  Cobalt Ore / Electrum Ore / Carbonized Matter / Petrified Matter / Fossilized Matter / Crystallized Matter / Germinated Matter / Decayed Matter / Decomposed Matter / Liquefied Matter / Calcified Matter / Cultured Matter / Ossified Matter / Cretified Matter

• [dev1274] Certain combinations of bait/lure and fish will guarantee you a bite, and with shorter waiting time.
• [dev1288] The following items have been renamed:
  • Plumed Cobalt Dolabra → Cobalt Dolabra
  • Sheepskin Targe → Leather Targe
  • Leather Targe → Sheepskin Targe
  • Brass Earplug Mold → Bronze Earplug Mold
  • Brass Earplug Casing → Bronze Earplug Casing

• [dev1206] Class reforms have commenced, ushering in the following changes:
  * To review the impetus behind the reforms and peruse the comprehensive list of changes to actions, please refer to [dev1206] Class Reforms and [dev1206] Class Reforms & Action Lists.≪Revision of Class-specific Actions≫
  Actions learnable by each class have undergone comprehensive review and revision. Previously, only executable actions such as abilities, spells, and weaponskills could be learned by gaining in level. This has been revised to include traits.

  Based on the above change, the system wherein traits are obtained in exchange for guild marks has been abolished. The selfsame NPCs from whom you purchased your traits will reimburse you for the guild marks you spent.

  Discussion is ongoing whether to devise alternate uses for guild marks or do away with them completely. In the case of the latter, we will provide players with a means to exchange their marks for gil, company seals, and items. Details will be announced pending finalization.

  Upper tiers of an action (such as Fire II and Fire III) have been abolished in favor of a system wherein potency and MP cost are scaled based on the player’s level.

  ≪Abolition of the Shield Skill≫
  The shield skill has been abolished and reborn as actions and traits learnable by gladiators. As such, all gains associated with the shield skill (levels and EXP) have been rendered invalid.

  ≪Setting Actions and Traits≫
  The following reforms have been made to the conditions for setting actions and traits:

  • Upon learning an action for your current class, that action will automatically be set to the action bar and cannot be voluntarily removed. It is possible, however, to move the action to another slot.
    * All placement data for actions will be reset the first time you log in following the release of patch 1.20. Actions for a particular class will be set automatically upon switching to that class.
  • Action cost has been abolished. Instead, a cap will be imposed upon the number of actions from other classes that can be set. The cap is determined by the level of your current class.
  • Players are no longer bound by level restrictions when setting actions from other classes. For instance, a level 1 pugilist will be able to set a level 30 gladiator action. However, the effectiveness of that action will be scaled down accordingly.
  • All traits have been made class-exclusive. Adjustments have been made so that certain actions will only unleash their full potential when paired with traits belonging to the same class.

  The levels at which actions and traits are learned, along with the cap for setting actions from other classes, are as follows:

  Level	Actions	Traits	Actions permitted from other classes
  1	1st		1
  2	2nd
  3
  4	3rd
  5
  6	4th
  7
  8		1st
  9
  10	5th		2
  11
  12		2nd
  13
  14	6th
  15			3
  16		3rd
  17
  18	7th
  19
  20		4th	4
  21
  22	8th
  23
  24		5th
  25			5
  26	9th
  27
  28		6th
  29
  30	10th		6
  31
  32		7th
  33
  34	11th
  35			7
  36		8th
  37
  38	12th
  39
  40		9th	8
  41
  42	13th
  43
  44		10th
  45			9
  46	14th
  47
  48		11th
  49
  50	15th		10

  ≪Individual Combos≫
  A system has been implemented wherein the majority of weaponskills and spells receive a bonus if certain conditions are met. Conditions fall into the categories listed below, the third of which pertains to combos.

  1. Position: Striking the enemy from the direction specified, e.g., the flank.
  2. Status: Avoiding or incurring enmity from the enemy in question and so forth.
  3. Sequence: Landing the specified weaponskill or spell on the enemy immediately beforehand.

  Not only will a successful combo grant you the bonus indicated; TP cost will also be waived for the weaponskill used to execute it. For a combo to be valid, however, the weaponskill in question must be used with the class or job to which it belongs.

  Examples of weaponskills and their bonus conditions:

  WS1 Weaponskill 1	Deal physical damage to a single target. Damage increases by 20% when executed from the front.
  WS2 Weaponskill 2	Deal physical damage to a single target, increasing enmity. Combo: Weaponskill 1 Bonus: Enmity+50%
  WS3 Weaponskill 3	Deal physical damage to a single target. Combo: Weaponskill 1 Bonus: Damage+20%
  WS4 Weaponskill 4	Deal physical damage to a single target. Inflicts gradual HP reduction when executed from behind. Combo: Weaponskill 3 Bonus: HP reduction +25%

  Individually executed, the above weaponskills will deal out only what is indicated in the first line of their descriptions. The bonuses granted by weaponskills 1 and 4 (Damage+20% and Gradually reduces HP, respectively) are dependent on positioning.

  Weaponskills 2 through 4 each offer a combo bonus. For instance, performing 2 immediately after landing 1 will grant you Enmity+50%. Furthermore, the TP cost for performing 2 will be waived. In the case of the above weaponskills, the following two combinations can be identified:

  1) 1 → 2
  2) 1 → 3 → 4

  Please note that all bonus conditions must be fulfilled for a weaponskill to be considered valid in a combo. For this reason, 3 → 4 alone do not form a combo, as 1 is a requirement for 3.

  

  ≪List of Actions and Traits≫
  See the details.

  * While there exist certain actions whose names are unchanged due to changes to internal data, macros created prior to patch 1.19 that utilized the Auto-translation Dictionary to input action names will no longer function. Players will need to delete and reregister these macros. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

  * No changes have been to actions used by enemies. As such, discrepancies in effect may exist between the actions used by players and enemies, even if they share the same name.

• [dev1228] Attribute points have been reintroduced with overhauled mechanics.Disciples of War & Magic will be able to allot points starting from level 10, at which time they will receive five attribute points to spend. Each subsequent gain in level will earn you one additional point. Attribute points can be allotted to your character’s basic parameters, namely Strength, Vitality, Dexterity, Intelligence, Mind, and Piety. Points are spent at a one-to-one ratio, and their issuance and allotment are handled by class.
  * Disciples of the Hand & Land are not awarded attribute points.
  

  Please note that a level-determined cap is imposed upon the number of points you can allot to each parameter.

  Level	Allotment Cap
  10	3
  11
  12	4
  13
  14	5
  15
  16	6
  17
  18	7
  19
  20	8
  21
  22	9
  23
  24	10
  25
  26	11
  27
  28	12
  29
  30	13
  31
  32	14
  33
  34	15
  35
  36	16
  37
  38	17
  39
  40	18
  41
  42	19
  43
  44	20
  45
  46	21
  47
  48	22
  49
  50	23

  Please be warned that it will not be possible to undo point allotment for the duration of patch 1.20. For your reference, the following is a list of the six basic parameters and the various attributes they affect.

  ≪Parameters and Their Effects≫

  Strength

  • Attack Power
  • Damage dealt by puglist, gladiator, marauder, and lancer arms

  Vitality

  • Damage taken
  • Enhancement Magic Potency
  • Maximum HP
  • Damage dealt by marauder arms

  Dexterity

  • Accuracy
  • Block Rate
  • Parry
  • Damage dealt by archer arms

  Intelligence

  • Attack Magic Potency
  • Damage dealt by puglist

  Mind

  • Healing Magic Potency
  • Magic Accuracy
  • Damage dealt by gladiator, thaumaturge, and conjurer arms

  Piety

  • Magic Evasion
  • Enfeebling Magic Potency
  • Maximum MP
  • Damage dealt by archer, lancer, thaumaturge, and conjurer arms

  ≪Auto-attack Damage Bonus≫

  Class	Bonus 1	Bonus 2
  Pugilist	Intelligence	Strength
  Gladiator	Mind	Strength
  Marauder	Vitality	Strength
  Archer	Dexterity	Piety
  Lancer	Piety	Strength
  Conjurer	Mind	Piety
  Thaumaturge	Mind	Piety

  * The above damage bonus also applies to “Shot” attacks by archers.

  Planning is underway to give players the option to undo point allotment in a future patch.

• [dev1206] In accordance with class action reforms, the arsenal of actions that inflict incapacitation has been changed:
  

  	Head	Right Arm	Left Arm	Legs	Special (Right)	Special (Left)	Special (Rear)
  PGL	Concussive Blow			Demolish
  GLA		Savage Blade			Flat Blade
  MRD	Skull Sunder	Storm’s Path			Godsbane		Maim
  ARC	Bloodletter			Leaden Arrow		Gloom Arrow
  LNC			Heavy Thrust			Impulse Drive

• [dex1206] Magic spells have been unified to strike either a single target or, in the case of AoE, a circular area. Attack range has also been increased, and area of effect broadened.
  * Discrepancies between thaumaturges and conjurers no longer exist in the above areas.
• [dev1206] Throwing weapon range has been increased.
• [dev1206] The accuracy bonus granted to bow attacks based on distance has been abolished.
• [dev1206] Due to the revisions made to the elemental alignment of attacks, players are now able to block, parry, or evade the attacks and weaponskills of certain enemies.
• [dev1206] Abilities that affect your next offensive ability will now benefit only the first stage of multistage weaponskills.
• [dev1206] The rate of TP accumulation from auto-attacks has been reduced to coincide with the implementation of individual combos.
• [dev1206] The base value used to calculate the maximum MP of gladiators and marauders has been adjusted. Based on this change, gladiators will now have higher maximum MP than marauders.
• [dev1206] The growth curve for maximum MP has been adjusted. At lower levels, players will find themselves with far less MP than previously; however, gains in MP will be more noticeable from level 35 and beyond.
  * The Materia System, introduced in patch 1.19, was implemented with the above adjustment taken into account. As such, no revisions have been made to the bonuses granted by materia.
• [dev1206] The effects of Protect and Shell have been made mutually exclusive, and one now overwrites the other.
• [dev1256] Character movement speed during active mode is now the same as passive mode.
• [dev1206] Graphical effects during spellcasting have been revised for thaumaturge and conjurer.
• [dev1227] A text command has been added for toggling the queuing of actions.
  /actionqueue, /aq

  USAGE: /actionqueue [subcommand]
  →Toggle the priority input feature for actions.
  >>Subcommands:
  on　Enable priority input.
  off　Disable priority input.
  Display whether priority input is enabled or disabled when no subcommand is specified.
  * The default setting is off

• [dev1257] New enemies have been added.
  
• [dev1258] Certain instances of the following enemy have been renamed:
  

  Before		After
  War Wolf	→	Battle Wolf

• [dev1259] The following enemies now drop boar hides:
  

  Wild Hog / Buata / Hog / Tusked Hog / Swinging Swine / Truffle Hog

• [dev1030] Enemy distribution has been adjusted in certain areas.
  Those found in Crimson Bark in the North Shroud in particular have undergone major redistribution to accommodate the addition of treants.In addition, enemy population has been increased in the following areas so as to have them serve as hunting grounds for players:
  • Humblehearth, Central Shroud
  • Tranquil Paths, South Shroud
  • Cedarwood, Lower La Noscea
  • Bloodshore, Eastern La Noscea
  • Nophica’s Wells, Western Thanalan
  • Dragonhead, Coerthas Central Highlands
  • Riversmeet, Coerthas Western Highlands

  Certain enemies that rendered guildleve completion problematic will no longer appear in the following areas:

  • Cassiopeia Hollow, Eastern La Noscea
  • Nanawa Mines, Central Thanalan
  • Mun-Tuy Cellars, North Shroud
• [dev1260] Most enemies will no longer perform ranged attacks.
  The exceptions to the above are as follows:

  Pyrausta / Sirocco / Hippocerf / Cloud Hippocerf / Hippogryph Pup / Hippogryph / Recluse Hippogryph / Young Galago / Canopy Galago / Opo-opo / Popo-Opoto / Jackanapes / Sotted Simian / Lemur / Ringtail / Queen Gougou / Territorial Galago / Lunging Lemur / Giant Gnat / Pus Gnat / Gall Gnat / Gnawing Gnat / Prince of Pestilence / Guano Gnat / Ked / Redwing Ked / Dung Gnat / Alpha Gnat / Territorial Gnat / Uraeus / Great Bufflalo / Tarbh Uisge / Cactuar Jack / Capricious Cassie / Old Six-arms / Shearing Sheridan / Antares / Sargas / Widow’s Suitor / Shaula / Bastard Mite / Horde Mite / Nestling Buzzard / Buzzard / Vulture / Scout Vulture / Lammergeyer / Condor / Chasm Condor / Highland Condor / Cinderwing / Voracious Vulture / Bardi / Phaia / Buata / Bomb Baron / Floating Eye / Floating Eye / Evil Eye / Cursed Eye / Bloodshot Eye / Ahriman / Smolenkos / Dodore’s Minion / Dodore / Rotting Corpse / Rotting Corpse / Fallen Mage / Fallen Wizard / Fallen Archmage / Dapper Cadaver / Zombie Mage / Gluttonous Gertrude / Sundrake / Draught Drake / Flamedrake / Inferno Drake / Ashdrake / Firedrake / Biast / Storm Biast / Tempest Biast / Guivre / Banescale Guivre / Doomvoid Guivre / Zanig’oh / Branded Drake / Lava Drake / Drake Familiar / Battle Drake / Ranig’oh / Mosshorn Billygoat / Mosshorn Nannygoat / Elder Mosshorn / Deepvoid Slave / Imp / Herald Imp / Dusty Devilet / Devilet / Dastardly Devilet / Alux / Alpha Imp / Roseling / Thorned Roseling / Roselet / Prickly Roselet / Mirror Roselet / Pruned Roselet / Musk Roseling / Barometz / Mun-Tuy Sapling / Sourleaf Roselet / Flytrap / Battrap / Gnattrap / Kedtrap / Vulturetrap / Pteroctrap / Imptrap / Eyetrap / Toad Trap / Morning Creeper / Mitetrap / Alpha Roseling / Midnight Creeper / Deadly Nightshade / Territorial Roselet / Guardian of the Grove / Great Oak / Nest Commander / Toxic Toad / Gigantoad / Lumber Toad / Trancetoad / Alpha Toad / Nix / Vodyanoi / Bone Nix / Lone Coeurl / Plain Pudding / Prison Pudding / Figgy Pudding / Number 128 / Number 126 / Clay Golem / Batraal / Slippery Sykes / Errant Soul / Bogy / Bloated Bogy / Errant Spirit / Phantasma / Woodsin Thrall / Vengeful Soul / Revenant / Bloody Revenant / Thordan’s Bannerman / Thordan’s Outrider / Weeping Witch / Unchosen Soul / Unknown Soldier / Wicked Soul / Forsaken Soul / Chain Bearer / Purgatory Mage / Territorial Revenant / Phurble / Snurble / Burble / Bloated Burble / Remora / Giant Remora / Fire Elemental / Fire Homunculus / Ice Elemental / Wind Elemental / Earth Elemental / Earth Homunculus / Lightning Elemental / Water Elemental / Spirit of the Wood / Woodsent Elemental / Daddy Longlegs / Will-o’-the-Wisp / Marshlight / Will-o’-the-Wykes / Friar’s Lantern / Mummer’s Lantern / Gaoler’s Lantern / Alchemist’s Tinder / Plasmoid / Pure Energy / Queen Bolete / Downy Dunstan / Spriggan Collector / Spriggan Collector / Sabletooth Spriggan / Coerthas Spriggan / Golem Tender / Spriggan Bezzler / Spitfire / Spiteful / Spindiggle / Kokoroon Quickfingers / Lozol Totoloq the Decapitator / Ixali Fearcaller / Iaxli Fogcaller / Ixali Fatecaller / Natalan Boneknitter / Natalan Gatekeeper / Natalan Sentry / Headsman’s Hex / Ixali Soilseer / Flamefist Alygg Roh / Amalj’aa Bowyer / Amalj’aa Archer / Amalj’aa Marksman / Amalj’aa Hunter / Amalj’aa Ranger / Zahar’ak Sniper / Burned Sister / Amalj’aa Shaman / Amalj’aa Mesmerizer / Amalj’aa Augur / Goldfang Adebb Chah / Amalj’aa Stargazer / Amalj’aa Seer / Amalj’aa Divinator / Zahar’ak Feretrar / Zahar’ak Chandler / Zahar’ak Scriniary / Zahar’ak Illuminator / Zahar’ak Ostiary / Burned Scrivner / Voidtongue Azabb Chah / Amalj’aa High Divinator / Kobold Acolyte / Kobold Mendicant / Kobold Priest / Kobold Prelate / Kobold Supplicant / Kobold Discalceate / Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga / Kobold Almsman / Kobold Kirkman / Kobold Vestryman / U’Ghamaro Gurneyman / U’Ghamaro Underman / U’Ghamaro Potman / Zu Ga’s Cup Bearer / Kobold Bedesman / Sylph Whisper / Sylph Echo / Sylph Susurrus / Sylvan Guardian / Imperial Centurion / Imperial Primus Ordinarius / Imperial Pilus Prior / Haughtpox Bloatbelly / Goblin Braggadocio / Imperial Speculator / Imperial Funditor / Imperial Sagittarius / Imperial Signifer / Imperial Imaginifer / Elite Funditor / Elite Speculator / Imperial Medicus / Plains Footpad / Westroad Footpad / Amateur Raider / Palemoon Parazuzu / Mathistien of the Cloven Hoof / Venomtongue Assassin / Vulture Poacher / Boar Poacher / Alvara Sourkiss / Hooknosed Wylla / Bandit Archer / Bandit Marksman / Bandit Mage / Bandit Sorceror / Bandit Bowman / Bandit Caster / Toadsquatter Femomo / Hexing Harrier / Apostate Harrier / Witching Harrier / Furline Mosstrooper / Bandit Scout / Bandit Pathfinder / / Roadside Archer / Roadside Bewitcher / Roadside Tracker / Wayside Archer / Wayside Bewitcher / Lunatic Priest / Rhotano Buccaneer / Mistbeard Buccaneer / Stormcry Powder Monkey / Tar-stained Buccaneer / Bilge-soaked Buccaneer / Wayside Sniper / Serpent Reaver Eye / Tempered Captive / Overweening Thaumaturge / Siward / Hellbringer C’kepaga / Maelstrom Archer / Immortal Lightspinner / Immortal Shadowspinner

* Moving will be made to interrupt spellcasting at a point in time between patch 1.20 and 1.21.

• [dev1001][dev1002] The following sidequest has been added:
  

  Quest	NPC	Location
  A Feast of Fools	Louisoix	Gridania (6, 2)

• [dev1003] New Grand Company quests have been added.
  

  Quest	NPC	Location
  Alive	Guincum	Limsa Lominsa, Maelstrom Command (1, 1)
  The Weakest Link	Guincum	Limsa Lominsa, Maelstrom Command (1, 1)
  Two Vans are Better than One	Fulke	Gridania, Adders’ Nest (1, 1)
  You Don’t Have the Rite	Fulke	Gridania, Adders’ Nest (1, 1)
  Like Father, Like Son	Aubrey	Ul’dah, Hall of Flames (1, 1)
  Gore a Lizard, Hurry	Aubrey	Ul’dah, Hall of Flames (1, 1)

• [dev1220] New Grand Company ranks have been unlocked.Players will be able to rise to the ranks listed below. Your company seal cap will increase according to seniority.
  

  Commission	Maelstrom		Order of the Twin Adder		Immortal Flames		Seal Cap
  	Rank	Insignia	Rank	Insignia	Rank	Insignia
  Enlistee	Storm Private Second Class		Serpent Private Second Class		Flame Private Second Class		15,000
  	Storm Private First Class		Serpent Private First Class		Flame Private First Class		20,000
  	Storm Corporal		Serpent Corporal		Flame Corporal		25,000
  Petty Officer	Storm Sergeant Third Class		Serpent Sergeant Third Class		Flame Sergeant Third Class		30,000

  ≪Promotions≫
  Promotions are earned by submitting an amount in seals to your Grand Company as a token of your contribution. Players wishing to apply for a promotion may do so by speaking with one of the NPCs below.

  Grand Company	NPC	Location
  Maelstrom	Guincum	Limsa Lominsa, Maelstrom Command (1, 1)
  Order of the Twin Adder	Fulke	Gridania, Adders’ Nest (1, 1)
  Immortal Flames	Aubrey	Ul’dah, Hall of Flames (1, 1)

  The amount of company seals required for each promotion is as follows:

  Commission	Maelstrom		Order of the Twin		Immortal Flames		Seals Required
  	Current	Next	Current	Next	Current	Next
  Enlistee ↓ Enlistee	Storm Private Third Class	Storm Private Second Class	Serpent Private Third Class	Serpent Private Second Class	Flame Private Third Class	Flame Private Second Class	1,000
  	Storm Private Second Class	Storm Private First Class	Serpent Private Second Class	Serpent Private First Class	Flame Private Second Class	Flame Private First Class	1,500
  	Storm Private First Class	Storm Corporal	Serpent Private First Class	Serpent Corporal	Flame Private First Class	Flame Corporal	2,000
  Enlistee ↓ Petty Officer	Storm Corporal	Storm Corporal	Serpent Corporal	Serpent Sergeant Third Class	Flame Corporal	Flame Sergeant Third Class	2,500

  Please note that the promotion from Corporal to Sergeant Third Class also requires the completion of the following Grand Company quests.

  Grand Company	Quest
  Maelstrom	The Weakest Link
  Order of the Twin Adder	You Don’t Have the Rite
  Immortal Flames	Gore a Lizard, Hurry

• [dev1217] The following changes have been made to Grand Company leves.
  • Level 30 and 40 levequests will be added for those of petty officer commission or above.
    * These levequests may be offered to those who fulfill the above rank requirement.
    
  • The amount of seals issued upon leve completion has been adjusted.
    

    Level	Base Reward	Maximum Reward
    30	40	70
    40	90	120

  • The difficulty of levequests, particularly those requiring the player to escort NPCs, has been adjusted.
• [dev1215] The following additions and changes have been made to caravan security missions.
  • The time limit is reduced from 20 to 15 minutes.
  • Start location and route have been adjusted.
  • The mission may be abandoned by speaking to the issuing NPC.
  • Players have the option to teleport back to the issuing NPC upon fulfilling mission objectives.
  • The names of enemies have been changed.
  • The number and level of enemies have been adjusted.
  • Missions have been added for higher level adventurers.
    Players may be given the chance to undertake more challenging caravan security missions that award twice or fourfold the standard amount of company seals.

    Company	Aetheryte	NPC
    Maelstrom	Camp Skull Valley	Larille
    Order of the Twin Adder	Treespeak	Brenaile
    Flames	Camp Drybone	Hanette

    ≪Details≫

    Class and Level Recommendation	Disciples of War & Magic, Level 45–50
    Recommended Participants	4–8
    Frequency	Once every 15 minutes
    Participant Cap	Up to 8
    Prerequisites	Official enlistment in a Grand Company. * Players cannot escort the caravans of other Grand Companies.

• [dev1211] A new primal battle has been added that pits adventurers against Good King Moggle Mog XII.
  

  Players who have completed the proper introductory quest will be granted access to an instanced area known as Thornmarch, where they can engage in an epic battle with the moogle king and his minions. Triumphant adventurers will be rewarded with rich spoils.

  

  	Thornmarch
  Class & Level Requirements	Disciples of War & Magic, Level 45 or above
  Required Party Size	8 Members
  Time Limit	30 minutes
  Wait Until Retry (Success)	15 minutes
  Wait Until Retry (Failure)	5 minutes
  5 minutes	A Feast of Fools
  Quest Requirements	Complete “It Kills with Fire”

  * “A Feast of Fools” is a repeatable quest.
  * Until the reward is accepted, players may freely reattempt the battle for “A Feast of Fools” without having the quest reissued.

  ≪Treasure Chest Eligibility≫

  Only players who possess the five keystone quest items (bloom, bud, bough, leaf, and trunk) will be eligible for the contents of the treasure chest that appears upon defeating the malevolent moogles. These items, however, are not a prerequisite for participating in the battle.

• [dev1214] The inferno totem item has been added to the rewards for “Bowl of Embers (Hard),” a set amount of which can be exchanged for an Ifrit Weapon of your choice.
  

  Upon obtainment, inferno totems will first be placed in your loot list rather than the inventory. This allows you to relinquish the item to another player, even though it is untradeable.

  * The inferno totem will appear only for players who possess the inferno lamp key item.

  Once you have obtained a sufficient amount of inferno totems, you may exchange them for an Ifrit Weapon of your choice by speaking to the NPC Rowena, in the Ul’dah Merchant Strip (5,4).

  

  The kupo nut charm item will be obtainable from the Good King Moggle Mog XII battle, and works in the same manner as the totem.

• [dev1223][dev1224] Supply and provisioning missions have been changed as follows:
  • The range of deliverable items has been expanded.
  • The reward has been increased by 50%.
  • The delivery of HQ items will earn you a 50% reward premium.
    * No distinction is made between +1, +2, and +3 items.
  • It is now possible to make deliveries via the inventory interface.
  • Stackable items can be delivered in bulk.
    * Non-stackable items, however, can only be delivered one by one.
    
• [dev1231] The quests listed below have undergone changes.
  • Completion of the following quests will now earn you additional rewards:
    

    Trading Tongueflaps / Hearing Confession / Letting Out Orion’s Belt / Best Flower Ever / In the Name of Science / Spores on the Brain / Quid Pro Quo / Scrubbing the Soul / Winds of Change / Risky Business / Stone Deaf / Food for Thought / Seashells by the Seashore / The House Always Wins / All Bark and No Bite / Bloody Baptism / Filling the Quiver / A Wailing Welcome / The Big Payback / Dendrological Duties / The Mouths of Babes / An Ear for Quality / She Walks in Beauty / The Silent Partners / Hoodwinked / Sleep, Cousin of Death / Showdown / A Piece of History / Gridanian Roots / To Fight a Fishback

  • The following quests will now yield different rewards upon completion:
    

    The Tug of the Whorl / Seeing the Seers / A Call to Arms / Of Archons and Muses / Cutthroat Prices / A Slippery Stone / What a Pirate Wants / Call of Booty / Secrets Unearthed / Sour Grapes / A Bitter Oil to Swallow / Moonstruck / The Unheard Horizon

  • The synthesis recipes for quest items have been changed.
    

    Item	Before			After
    	Material			Material
    Naldiq Gramophone Case	Bronze Ingot Bronze Nugget	1 2	→	Bronze Ingot	2
    Naldiq Trembler	Bronze Nugget	3	→	Bronze Ingot	3
    Naldiq Coil	Bronze Nugget	2	→	Iron Ingot	2
    Naldiq Horn	Iron Ingot Iron Nugget	2 1	→	Iron Ingot	3
    Vymelli Gramophone Case	Copper Plate Copper Rivets	2 1	→	Bronze Plate Bronze Rivets	1 1
    Vymelli Trembler	Copper Square	3	→	Bronze Plate	2
    Vymelli Coil	Bronze Wire	2	→	Iron Ingot	2
    Repaired Wailer Armor	Damaged Wailer Armor Buffalo Leather Strap Buffalo Leather Spetch	1 1 1	→	Damaged Wailer Armor Aldgoat Leather	1 1
    Fen–Yll Signature Shoes	Wolf Leather Wolf Leather Strap Brass Buckle	1 1 1	→	Toad Leather Brass Ingot	1 1
    Vintage Fen–Yll Boots	Damaged Fen–Yll Boots Buffalo Leather Marmot Fur	1 1 1	→	Damaged Fen–Yll Boots Boar Leather	1 1
    Brass Earplug Mold	Admiral Alloy Brass Nugget	1 2	→	Admiral Alloy Bronze Ingot	1 2
    Brass Earplug Casing	Sound-proofing Rubber Brass Square	1 2	→	Sound-proofing Rubber Bronze Plate	1 1
    Red Riding Hood	Ripped Riding Hood Mesa-red Cotton Cloth Cotton Yarn	1 1 1	→	Ripped Riding Hood Undyed Cotton Cloth All-purpose Red Dye Cotton Yarn	1 1 1 1
    Luxurious Gloves	Thanalan Spider Silk Raven-black Velveteen Cotton Yarn	1 1 1	→	Thanalan Spider Silk Undyed Velveteen Cotton Yarn	1 1 1

• [dev1218] The following changes have been made to guildleves:
  • Based on a review of guildleve difficulty, the following attributes of monsters appearing in groups have been adjusted:
    

    Attack Power / Delay / Defense

  • In order to maximize EXP gain, players may now elect to undertake levequests at ten levels above that recommended as opposed to the previous +9.
  • There is now a greater likelihood that gear will appear among the rewards for lower level guildleves.
  • The amount of EXP awarded by faction leves has been greatly increased.
  • The recommended level for the “Hanging by a Thread” local levequest requiring you to deliver linen yarn has been lowered from 35 to 30.
• [dev1219] The following changes have been made to behest:
  • The following attributes of monsters appearing in parties have been adjusted.
    

    Attack Power / Delay / Defense

  • In order to maximize EXP gain, players may now elect to undertake behests at ten levels above that recommended as opposed to the previous +9.
• [dev1226] Players who possess a chocobo whistle can now travel instantaneously from the chocobo stables to outside the city on chocoback by speaking with one of the stablemaster NPCs below.
  * This service is available in all city-states regardless of your Grand Company allegiance.
  • Isleen: Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (7,5)
  • Fruhdhem: Gridania (6,5)
  • Rururaji: Ul’dah Merchant Strip (6,3)
• [dev1225] Rental chocobos are now available at the ferry docks in western Thanalan.
  
• [dev1000] The following revisions have been made to the opening tutorials:
  • The weaponskill used in the tutorial has been changed.
  • The explanation on active and passive modes has been removed from the Disciple of Magic tutorial.
  • The tutorial pertaining to the hiring of retainers has been revised.

Carpenter

Blacksmith

Armorer

Goldsmith

Leatherworker

Weaver

Alchemist

Culinarian

Miner

Botanist

Fisher