Freshly Picked Vana'diel 22 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. The following is a digest of what was discussed.

Hello, everyone. Matsui here.
Thanks for tuning in to Freshly Picked Vana’diel 22.

We’ve just implemented the final chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana’diel with the recent, major version update. During Freshly Picked Vana’diel I talked about the content we added as well as plans for the future, so please give the digest a read when you have a moment.



Table of Contents

• Rhapsodes of Vana’diel
• Seekers of Adoulin Quests
• Aeonic Weapons
• Relic, Mythic, and Empyrean Weapons
• Domain Invasion
• Geas Fete
• Unity: Wanted
• Mog Gardens
• Records of Eminence
• Job Adjustments
• Trust Initiative
• Campaigns and Announcements
• Conclusion

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Rhapsodies of Vana’diel

(4:26～)

The final chapter has been implemented. I had the lead event planner, Saito, give an explanation about the process until the cutscenes were complete. Check out the archived video and watch as he shows how he takes a text based scenario and develops the animations, the backgrounds, and everything needed to make a completed cutscene. There are a lot of flashy action scenes in the final chapter, so be sure to keep an eye out for them when you play through the missions.

Along with the final chapter, we also introduce a new area, Reisenjima. The map creation lead organized the various parts together to give it a very Japanese feel.

Furthermore, we’re also in the midst of a special collaboration event with FINAL FANTASY XIV – “The Maiden’s Rhapsody.” During the event, Iroha will find herself in Eorzea. The event lasts until December 31st, so go lend her a hand.

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Seekers of Adoulin Quests

(22:30～)

We’ve added the new quest “Vegetable Vegetable Frustration.” Completing this quest will reward you with an item that will allow you to feel kinship with the NPC Midras.

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Aeonic Weapons

(23:40～)

We’ve added a new quest line for creating a new set of weapons – Aeonic weapons.

During the stream we showcased the new ultimate skillchains that are possible with these weapons. When wielding an aeonic weapon, you’ll gain an aftermath effect when using the weapon skills learned through merit points at 3000 TP. While under the effect of the aftermath, performing skillchains with certain weapon skills will activate an ultimate skillchain. There’s a 7 second window for magic burst after creating this, and I think you’ll be excited to see the damage. The aftermath will wear off after executing the ultimate skillchain, so it’s effective to wait until it’s about to wear off before doing this.

The quest we added in November is just an introductory quest for making the Aeonic weapons, and it’s not possible to finish making them just yet. One thing to note is that the process of making these weapons won’t be something you work at slowly over time, the concept is to earn it by defeating a lot of powerful enemies.

Marsyas, the Aeonic instrument, grants you the ability to use the special song “Honor March.” This effect of this song is quite close to combination of Sword Madrigal, Archer’s Prelude, Valor Minuet III, and Advancing March all rolled into one.

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Relic, Mythic, and Empyrean Weapons

(32:25.5～)

Except for the shields and instruments, we’re planning to enhance the stats of each of these special weapon groups. Naturally, this will include Ergon weapons as well. To give an idea of what we are aiming for, we showed off some example stats for Excalibur, Burtgang, and Almace during the stream. Additionally, we debuted the stats for Sequence. Be sure to pay attention to the damage value, combat skill increase, and the other bonuses.

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Domain Invasion

(39:05～)

We added the notorious monster Quetzalcoatl to Reisenjima. Also, as a counter measure against lag, we made it so that unrelated monsters will no longer be displayed during these battles.

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Geas Fete Additions

(42:53～)

Besides Quetzalcoatl, we added a number of notorious monsters to Reisenjima for Geas Fete. Additionally, there was a large amount of feedback on the forums to make it so lottery-type monsters do not spawn, and we added in two key items to address this: mollifier and radialens. The latter allows notorious monsters to be spawned and fought continuously.

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Unity: Wanted

(44:07～)

We added Hydra-, Cerberus-, and Khimaira-type notorious monsters. Additionally, we’ve made it so even if you do not have the Records of Eminence objective you will still be able to participate in the battle. This should make it easier to help other adventurers in the fray. However, those that help will only earn experience points (or capacity points if the content level is above 119).

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Mog Gardens

(45:40～)

We unlocked rank 7 for monster rearing. To coincide with this, we also implemented a quest with Chacharoon. Be sure to give lots of love and care to the newly added Dragon Hatchling and Pequetender.

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Record of Eminence

(46:46～)

We increased the cap for sparks to 99,999 because there are a lot of times you’d hit the cap without even realizing it. Additionally, we added several objectives that appear after completing a specific amount of objectives.