Ambuscade Bonus Campaing Inconsistencies

[Dragoy]

Details:
The EUR/USA sites mention, with regards to the 'Ambuscade Point Bonus Campaign', that:


Hallmarks and badges of gallantry will yield double the normal amount once per day when participating in each Ambuscade difficulty level.
* This bonus stacks with the effects of the Abdhaljs seal item to yield a total of four times the normal amount.
While the Japanese side says:


アンバスケードの各難易度への入室時に、1日1回ホールマークおよびガラントリーに200％のボーナスが付与されます。
※アイテム「アブダルスの焼印」を使用した場合は、合計で400％のボーナスが付与されます。
That is, while double and 200% just happen to match, four times and 400% do not.

For example, Ambuscade Intense on Easy difficulty gives 600 Hallmarks normally, so 4 times 600 would be 2400.

In reality, with the seal it results into 3000 Hallmarks, which we do get when we add 400% on top of 600.

As a sidey-note, I think it would be more fair-like if the bonus was added /after/ the seal was used, because what would make 1800 the normal amount then... making it 9000 in the end.

Thank you!

Date/Time: Fri 9 May 11:11:11 UTC 2025
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- http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11eu/detail/22663/detail.html
- http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11/detail/22661/detail.html
- http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11us/detail/22662/detail.html

Operation System: Gentoo Linux

[Alhanelem]

In reality, with the seal it results into 3000 Hallmarks, which we do get when we add 400% on top of 600. so in other words, it's actually a 5x increase- it's adding 400% to the rewards, rather than multiplying the base amount by 400% (4x).



As a sidey-note, I think it would be more fair-like if the bonus was added /after/ the seal was used, because what would make 1800 the normal amount then... making it 9000 in the end.I'm sure we'd all love it if they were even more generous... but 4x (5x) is already a substantial increase so I don't see them making it stack multiplicatively.

[Chromium]

I find it amusing that due to the nature of the supply and demand auction house system, all the things you can sell will in effect drastically fall in price because of this campaign. It's good for casual players trying to gear, but the hardcore people will just cap quicker and have far more competition for the sellable items.

[Uroah]

If it's good for a seller it's bad for a buyer, and if it's bad for a seller it's good for a buyer. Universal truth.