May 13, 2011 (JST) Version Update

[Gildrein]

Some changes that have already been announced require a client-side update or more development/testing time. These will be implemented in a separate version update scheduled for next week.


Battle-related

• The method that certain monsters use to detect players in the following areas has been changed.
  Bostaunieux Oubliette / Toraimarai Canal / King Ranperre's Tomb / Dangruf Wadi / Ordelle's Caves / Outer Horutoto Ruins / Gusgen Mines / Crawlers' Nest / Maze of Shakhrami / Garlaige Citadel / Fei'Yin
  * The following zones were removed: Ranguemont Pass, Zeruhn Mines, Inner Horutoto Ruins, and Eldieme Necropolis (changes made on May 12, 2011)
  
  
• The following adjustment has been made to Grounds of Valor.
  

  • Placement of target monsters for certain regimes that take place in The Eldieme Necropolis have been adjusted.
    

• The following adjustments have been made to the puppetmaster job.
  

  • Automaton attachments have been adjusted as follows:
    

    • Power Cooler
      MP cost is reduced even if there are no Ice Maneuvers in effect.
      
    • Galvanizer
      Chance of countering is increased even if there are no Thunder Maneuvers in effect.
      

  • The following adjustments have been made to the new weapon skills that were added. In addition, we have addressed an issue wherein weapon skill damage was not calculated properly.
    

    • String Shredder
      Damage has been increased and status bonuses added.
      
    • Armor Shatterer
      Damage has been increased and status bonuses added.
      Skillchain element has been changed from Fragmentation / Scission to Fusion / Impaction.
      

• The following adjustment has been made to Abyssea.
  

  • Empyrean upgrade items are now obtainable from certain notorious monsters.
    

Item-related

• More new linkshells have been made available for purchase.
  

Miscellaneous Fixes

• The following bugs have been fixed.

  • The skillchain effect of the Inhibitor attachment did not work properly with the String Shredder and Armor Shatterer weapon skills, causing the automaton to go into standby mode.
    
  • The damage of the blood pacts Crescent Fang, Mountain Buster, and Tail Whip was higher than intended.
    
  • Aptants and pigments could be used in synergy with aperture-etched equipment, causing the apertures to be erased.
    

*The planned change to stop the "Heat Capacitor" attachment from erasing all Fire Maneuver effects has been postponed to a future update.
*The Automaton weapon skill "Armor Shatterer" will also increase accuracy along with damage and status bonus.
*The planned measures to reduce congestion in Port Jeuno will require a client-side update, and thus will be implemented in next week's update. We apologize to all players for this inconvenience, and ask for your patience and understanding.