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2018 - (10/10/2018) The October Version Update Has Arrived!
Take on foes of your own choosing in Sinister Reign, go straight to the final showdown in Vagary, and more with a host of refinements to popular battlefields!
Read on for details.
Battle-related
- A new feature has been added to Sinister Reign to allow players to take on foes of their own choosing.
- Requirements
- Have the FINAL FANTASY XI: Seekers of Adoulin expansion installed.
- Have registered the Seekers of Adoulin expansion content.
- Have completed all of the Seekers of Adoulin missions.
- Must be in possession of the
Macabre simulacrum key item.
*One to six players may take part in the battlefield.
*All party members must fulfill the necessary requirements.
*The Macabre simulacrum key item is consumed upon entering the arena. It must be re-obtained in order to fight again.
- Joining Sinister Reign
- 1. Obtaining the key item
- Speak to Malobra in Ra'Kaznar Inner Court (I-8) and exchange 5,000 bayld for the Macabre simulacrum key item.
- Speak to Malobra in Ra'Kaznar Inner Court (I-8) and exchange 5,000 bayld for the
- 2. After all party members have acquired a macabre simulacrum, the party leader can send the entire party to the battle arena by inspecting the Infernal Transposer in Ra'Kaznar Inner Court (I-8).
- 3. Triumph over your foe to claim your reward
- A time limit of 30 minutes (Earth time) is in place for the battle.
- Emerge victorious, and you will earn a reward commensurate with your choice of foe.
*If you have no room in your inventory, you will be unable to claim your reward, and a message will be displayed asking you to clean out your inventory.
*You cannot earn experience points or capacity points from this content, nor will Malobra reward you for emerging victorious.
- 1. Obtaining the key item
- Requirements
- New battlefields have been added to Vagary where players can face off directly against a boss enemy of their choosing.
The following battlefields have been added to Vagary:
Vagary: Putraxia / Vagary: Rancibus / Vagary: Pallitorus / Vagary: Perfidien / Vagary: Plouton
- Requirements
- Vagary: Putraxia / Vagary: Rancibus / Vagary: Pallitorus
- Must have completed the Seekers of Adoulin mission Watery Grave.
- Must be in possession the Prototype sigil pearl key item.
- Vagary: Perfidien
- Must have completed the Seekers of Adoulin mission Reckoning.
- Must be in possession of the Prototype sigil pearl key item.
- Vagary: Plouton
- Must have completed the Seekers of Adoulin mission Abomination.
- Must be in possession of the Prototype sigil pearl key item.
- Vagary: Putraxia / Vagary: Rancibus / Vagary: Pallitorus
- Requirements
- *One to six players may take part in the battlefield.
*All party members must fulfil the necessary requirements.
*The Prototype sigil pearl key item is consumed upon entering the arena. It must be re-obtained in order to fight again.
- *One to six players may take part in the battlefield.
- Joining the Fray
- 1. Obtain the Prototype sigil pearl key item from the Odyssean Passage in Leafallia.
- The key item may be obtained by trading the Befouled Water dropped by Fomor enemies encountered in Inner and Outer Ra'Kaznar.
- 2. Inspect the Ominous Postern in the Ra'Kaznar Turris and select the battlefield of your choice.
- 3. Dispatch your foes.
- A time limit of 30 minutes (Earth time) is in place for the battle.
- After the battle, you will receive a title befitting your victory.
*These battlefields will not grant experience points, capacity points, or treasure.
*These battlefields will not count toward the Vagary objective for Records of Eminence.
- 1. Obtain the
- Joining the Fray
- Ambuscade has undergone the following additions and adjustments.
- New foes are now available in Normal and Intense Ambuscades.
*The corresponding Records of Eminence objectives have also been changed accordingly.
- Certain rewards obtainable in exchange for hallmarks have been changed.
- Certain rewards obtainable in exchange for total hallmarks have been changed.
- Certain rewards obtainable in exchange for badges of gallantry have been changed.
- New foes are now available in Normal and Intense Ambuscades.
- In Besieged, the speed at which the enemy army advances has been increased.
This change will be more apparent for armies of lower strength levels, but affects all armies.
Resolved Issues
- An issue wherein various NPC dialogue lines contained typographical errors.
- Various issues wherein the help text for certain items contained errors.
- An issue wherein certain key items were sorted into improper categories.
- An issue with Unity "Wanted" quest battles wherein the notorious monster Kubool Ja's Mhuufya could not be knocked out under certain circumstances.
- An issue with Dynamis-Divergence wherein the "Mask" gauge would not display properly under certain circumstances.
- An issue wherein "Enhancing magic effect duration +n%" properties augmenting the following items would, under certain circumstances, not activate.
Duelist's Torque / Duelist's Torque +1 / Duelist's Torque +2 - An issue with Campaign wherein adventurers would, under certain circumstances, become unable to move after climbing onto their mounts.
- An issue wherein specific buffs would not, under certain circumstances, be applied to pets.
- An issue with Master Trials wherein, upon completion of Sealed Fate, the corresponding title would be applied to party members not on the battlefield.
Known Issues
- Incorrect log text displays when, under certain circumstances, adventurers are afflicted with weakness.
- The visual effects for Poison Breath do not display when the ability is used by specific monsters under certain circumstances.
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