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Akihiko_Matsui
07-24-2015, 06:08 PM
Greetings, adventurers.
Matsui here.

The August version update is right around the corner, and I’m happy to let you all know that it will be taking place on Wednesday, August 5 (JST). As usual, I would like to give you an overview ahead of time of the content that will be implemented.

The August version update is a major update which will usher in the second chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana’diel, a new area, new battle content, and various other additions and changes.

In addition to the NPCs that took the stage in the first chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana’diel, the story will become even more exciting in chapter 2 with other NPCs from the past making an appearance. Furthermore, by progressing through the scenario you’ll be able to obtain new Rhapsody key items. Similar to the key items that you were able to obtain from the first chapter, you’ll be able to receive a large amount of bonuses that will make adventuring even more comfortable.

The new Escha- area we are implementing will harbor even more powerful foes. In addition to the regular monsters that you can fight there, you will also be able to participate in Geas Fete in this areas as well.

We’ll also be adding the final chapter of the Seekers of Adoulin-related quests that expand on the lore. Similar to how we’ve concluded other quests in the past, we’ve prepared a battle and reward items, so please enjoy them.

Item-wise, we will be adding a new system to enhance abjuration equipment, which will add item levels to this popular gear of the past, and it will be possible to use this equipment in battle once again.

Furthermore, we’ll be adding in two new features that aim to improve the quality of life. The first is a feature that will allow you to check the status icons of party members. By targeting a party member, you’ll be able to see both the support effects and status ailments that the player has. The second feature is the ability to save equipment sets on the server. Similar to how you can do this with your macros and configuration settings, when saving your setting files on the server it will now also save your equipment sets.

In addition to all of this, we will also be adding two new Unities, increasing the job point enhancement cap, adding new magic spells that can be learned through Gifts, adding new alter egos, and making a wide range of other adjustments and additions.

I hope you are all looking forward to the August version update!

Amongst the list of implementation items listed here, some are currently in testing.
Please keep in mind that we may remove certain items from this implementation list in the event that bugs take an unintentionally long time to fix or balancing issues occur during the development process。

Mission and Quest-Related
<table width="650" border="0"><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Implementation Timing</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and Overview</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and OverviewIn-progress Tasks</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Sunbreeze Festival</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create the idol show event<br>Create text</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Blazing Buffaloes</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create text</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Rhapsodies of Vana'diel scenario</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create text<br>Create cutscenes<br>Adjust battle balance<br>Add new bonus key items</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Seekers of Adoulin quest</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create text<br>Create cutscenes<br>Adjust battle balance</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">New battle content</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create text<br>Create cutscenes</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adjustments to existing quests</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adjust the time until you can rechallenge mini-games<br>Adjust real-world time restrictions</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr></table>

Area and Monster-Related
<table width="650" border="0"><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Implementation Timing</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and Overview</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and OverviewIn-progress Tasks</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">New area</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create new area<br>Create new notorious monsters<br>Create Treasure<br>Caskets<br>Create gathering points</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr></table>

Content and System-Related
<table width="650" border="0"><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Implementation Timing</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and Overview</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and OverviewIn-progress Tasks</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">New battle content</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create new notorious monsters<br>Create new monsters<br>Create new NPCs<br>Adjust battle balance</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Geas Fete</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create new notorious monsters</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Unity Concord</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create new Unity teams<br>Create alter egos for new Unity leaders<br>Create speech text for Unity leaders</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Unity Wanted</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Lower the minimum necessary participants</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Record of Eminence</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create new objectives<br>Add items that can be purchased with Sparks of Eminence</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">ZNM</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adjust the respawn timer for the "???" point used to spawn notorious monsters</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adjustments to existing content</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Make adjustments to coincide with the bonuses given by the Rhapsody key items</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Conquest</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adjust the time in which you can reobtain supply quests</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Fishing</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add new fishing spots</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Mog tablets</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Change rewards for finding tablets</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Titles</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create new titles</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr></table>

Battle System-Related
<table width="650" border="0"><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Implementation Timing</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and Overview</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and OverviewIn-progress Tasks</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Job points</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Increase the enhancement cap</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Gifts</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add new Gift categories</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Magic spells</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create new magic spells</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Red mage</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adjust the stats of Temper</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Dark knight</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adjust the stats of Consume Mana</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Summoner</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adjust the stats of Avatar's Favor</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Puppetmaster</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">"Add high-tier attachmentsAdjust existing attachments"</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Scholar</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adjust Embrava</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Geomancer</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add a system to set a Geo-colure to a specified spot</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Trust</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">"Create new alter egosIncrease the maximum number of alter egos that can be summoned at the same timeExpand the content in which alter egos can be usedAdd an error message when it's not possible to summon an alter egoAdjust alter egos so that they receive effects from AoE items"</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr></table>

Item-Related
<table width="650" border="0"><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Implementation Timing</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and Overview</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and OverviewIn-progress Tasks</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Sunbreeze Festival</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create reward items</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Blazing Buffaloes</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create reward items</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Rhapsodies of Vanadiel scenario</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">"Add items that can be purchased as a Rhapsody bonusCreate reward items"</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Seekers of Adoulin quest</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create reward items</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">New battle content</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create reward items</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Geas Fete</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create reward items</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">New abjuration equipment</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">"Add recipes to enhance cursed equipmentAdd new abjurations"</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Porter moogle</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add items that can be stored</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Home points</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add new home points</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr></table>

UI-Related
<table width="650" border="0"><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Implementation Timing</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and Overview</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Update Task and OverviewIn-progress Tasks</td><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Status icon display feature</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">"Create a system to check the status icons of party membersCreate a focus target feature"</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Feature to save setting files on the server</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Support equipment set saving on the server</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Text command</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create new text commands</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Configuration</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add certain text command features to the configuration</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr><tr><td width="10.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">August</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Puppetmaster</td><td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Change the automaton attachment screen UI</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td></tr></table>