"Freshly Picked Vana'diel 13" Digest

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Greetings,

To coincide with the November version update, Producer Akihiko Matsui held another "Freshly Picked Vana'diel" to go over some of the new content and discuss other topics pertinent to adventuring. Below is a digest of what was discussed.

Hello,
Matsui here.

Thanks for tuning into Freshly Picked Vana’diel 13.

For those of you who were unable to watch the stream, I've created this digest of what was discussed.



Table of Contents

• Final Chapter of Seekers of Adoulin
• Unity Concord
• New NMs
• Trust
• Job Adjustments
• Linkshell Concierge
• Mog Gardens
• 11/11 Campaigns
• New Soundtrack On-sale
• Sunshine Seeker Event
• Pictlogica Final Fantasy Collaboration
• December Version Update Preview
• Conclusion

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Final Chapter of Seekers of Adoulin

(06:32~)
We’ve added the final chapter to the Seekers of Adoulin missions. Compared to chapters 1-4, this final chapter has a huge volume of high-quality cutscenes as well as a wealth of battles.

We’ve tuned these battles so that a party of six players using item level 117 equipment can win. Fight alongside the NPC's of the storyline, emerge victorious, and check out the epic conclusion to the storyline.

Additionally, we’ve released a relationship chart to the official Seekers of Adoulin site that looks back on the story.

There are some spoilers on the page, so please be careful if you decided to read it.

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Unity Concord

(11:50~)
*The video shows the flow of participating in Unity Concord as well as a wanted battle.

We created the brand-new community element “Unity Concord” based on the concept of creating a loose in-game community that’s closer than conquest yet less binding than linkshells.

We’ve also made adjustments to the minor competitive element between Unities, Unity Ranking, to coincide with this concept.

For example, we’ve prepared bonuses so the high ranking Unities will see stat increases for certain gear, whereas the lower ranking Unities will receive a boost to the amount of Unity accolades they receive. We did not, however, make it so these differences are very large.

By participating in Unity, there are a bunch of Unity-specific objectives you can undertake through Records of Eminence. There are daily objectives, weekly objectives, and there are also wanted battles where you can fight against high-tier versions of nostalgic NMs.

We’ve created all these with the idea that you can enjoy each objective easily with your Unity allies, and many of the objectives that were added are fairly easy to get into.

We planned for this to be content where you can talk to others in Unity chat, head off together to complete objectives, and then spend the saved up Unity accolades to fight wanted battles.

More than anything else though, I hope the Unity Concord system serves as a way for adventurers to meet one another.

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New Notorious Monsters

(30:50~)
We’ve added trigger-style NMs to dungeons in Seekers of Adoulin areas. We’ve continued to use instances for Adoulin-related content, but we’ll be striking a nice balance of content that does not use instances as we move forward without creating congestion in specific locations.

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Trust Initiative

(31:45~)
In the June version update we enhanced player’s weapon skill power and as a result there was a difference in the power of weapon skills used by alter egos. Because of this we made adjustments to close the gap.

Compared to support- and healer-type alter egos, it’s been difficult to use melee-type alter egos in battle, so these adjustments should make them easier to utilize than before.

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Job Adjustments

(32:45~)
We made the following job adjustments.

• Beastmaster
  We changed “Ready” so that familiars can use special attacks even without full TP as long as you have charges. In the next version update we will be looking to add methods to boost the power of special attacks even more.
  
  Additionally, we added the new ability “Bestial Loyalty” that allows you to summon a familiar without consuming jugs. With this ability, you’ll be able to more easily use pets that require expensive jugs.
  
  We’ve also added new types of familiars expanding the selections available for level 119 pets.
  

• Summoner
  To coincide with the increased effect of Avatar’s Favor, we’ve eliminated the effect penalty when using Blood Pacts, and made it so that each time you use a Blood Pact the effect of Avatar’s Favor grows.
  
  Additionally, we made adjustments to add skill chain properties to certain physical attack-type Blood Pacts that did not previously have them.
  
  In the next version update we will be introducing various new Blood Pacts including Hastega II.

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Linkshell Concierge

(38:18~)
*The video shows the flow of how to register a linkpearl with the linkshell concierge and how to get a linkpearl from the linkshell concierge.

Up until now the only way to distribute linkpearls was by hand, and we had been receiving a lot of feedback about meeting players with similar goals in mind.

The linkshell concierge is a new way for you to distribute your linkpearls via NPC. For those of you who wish to increase your linkshell members or those of you who are searching for a linkshell to join, please be sure to head to a linkshell concierge.

I hope that new relationships can be forged using the linkshell concierge.

Moving forward we will be making adjustments to linkshells and the chat system, and we are looking into a system for having a sub-linkshell as well as a system that would allow you to have separate chat windows.

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Mog Gardens

(45:12～)
*The video shows off the flow of how to raise a baby cockatrice and gathering multiple times from gathering points using fertilizer.

We made adjustments based on feedback we received in regards to the multiple gathering feature we added to Mog Gardens. One of these adjustments was adding a system that would stop multiple gathering when the effects of fertilizer wear off. The other adjustment is that we added fertilizer to prevent gathering points from moving while in the midst of multiple gathering.

Additionally, we’ve unlocked rank 2 for monster rearing, and we’ve made it possible to raise a number of monsters including a cockatrice.

Moving forward we plan on adding other fun elements for monster rearing.

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11/11 Campaigns

(55:06~)
We’re in the midst of holding various events to commemorate 11/11, “FFXI Day”.

• Return Home to Vana’diel Campaign
  Until November 17th, we’re holding a special campaign for all of the adventurers that are in the midst of taking a break. Please take this opportunity to experience and try out the current Vana’diel. Tetsuya Nomura has also created a nice illustration for the Return Home to Vana’diel Campaign.
  
  Visit the official site for details.

• Discount Campaign
  The downloadable versions of FINAL FANTASY XI: Ultimate Collection Seekers Editions and the Seekers of Adoulin expansion pack are available at a discounted price for a limited time.
  
  Visit the official sitefor details.

• Adventurer Appreciation Campaign
  As a token of appreciation for all of our active adventurers, we are sending everyone a red mog pell that can be used to purchase various items.
  
  Read here for details.

• Idyllic Vana’diel Campaign
  Additionally, we’re holding 11 bonus campaigns at the same time.
  Amongst these bonus campaigns, we’re giving SP Gobbie keys as a present that will allow you to use the special dial of the Goblin Mystery Box and there is also a Meeble Burrows campaign – both of which can be enjoyed immediately by adventurers coming back to Vana’diel.
  
  Read up on all the campaign details.

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New Soundtrack On-sale

(58:25～)
*Lyrics lead Yaeko Sato joins the stream and talks about the lyrics for “Forever Today”.

The new mini-album that contains the Seekers of Adoulin ending song “Forever Today” is now on-sale.

The mini-album’s digital jacket was illustrated by Tetsuya Nomura! Additionally, you can view the promotional video for “Forever Today” as well as other details on the official site.