FINAL FANTASY XI Forum - In-Game Bugs

No special reward from new ROE Artifact Reforger

khanetaru — Tue, 12 May 2026 13:49:27 GMT

Details:
I completed the Artifact Reforger ROE and didn't get the Maliyakaleya orb that is a Special reward.

Steps:
Put on lvl 109 chest af and talked to the ROE npc. The objective was completed and didn't get anything. I had plenty of inventory space.

Date & Time:
05/11/2026 Some point between 8-10pm Eastern Time

Frequency:
Just once

Platform:
PC

PC Manufacturer & Model Number:
Lenovo - Ideapad Gaming 3 15.6" FHD

Operating System:
Windows 11

Graphics Card:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

ISP:
Comcast Xfinity

Type of Internet Connection:
Cable, connected to modem by ethernet

Limbus ??? KI Does Not Open Chest

Velner — Tue, 12 May 2026 00:27:55 GMT

Platform: Windows 11
ISP: Spectrum
Type of Internet Connection: Cable
Internet Connection Speed: 100 Mbps
Date & Time: May 11, 2026 5:00 pm PT
Frequency: Always (reproduceable)
Character Name: Velner
Race: Elvaan M
World: Fenrir
Main Job: Dragoon, L99
Support Job: Samurai
Area and Coordinates: Limbus, Apollyon & Temenos
Party or Solo: Party with 5 members
NPC Name: N/A
Monster Name: N/A
Steps: The new Limbus ??? (Temenos Code and Apollyon Code) item operates inconsistently. It will allow you to open a 6th chests depending on when used.

If you have opened the chest using Temporary Items five times and then obtain the ??? Code, you cannot use the Code item to open the chest an additional time. You can only open a total of 5 chests per week.

However, if you obtain the ??? Code item and use it to open a chest before using the usual Temporary Items, you can still use the Temporary Items to open the chest a total of 5 times plus you get the ??? Code item chest, meaning you can open a total of 6 chests per week.

Because I already used Temporary Items 5 times in Temenos, I can no longer use the ??? item to obtain the 6th chest.

Thank you for your time.

Skillup messages are... confusing now

CAdP_ — Mon, 11 May 2026 21:42:40 GMT

Platform: Windows 11
ISP: Webformix
Type of Internet Connection: Wireless
Internet Connection Speed: ~50Mbps
Date & Time: 5/11/2026 01:00am PDT
Frequency: Whenever skill goes up
Character Name: Sachikamu
Race: Mithra
World: Valefor
Main Job: Scholar
Support Job: Red mage
Area and Coordinates: Escha-Zi'Tah, various locations
Party or Solo: Solo
NPC Name: n/a
Monster Name: multiple monsters
Steps:
1. Gain skill in literally anything.
2. Where it used to show skillups in the form of "'s has increased by 0.X points.", it now shows them as "'s has increased by X points.", leaving out the preceding "0.". The increase is still fractional amounts of a point, however, as the actual skill level does not go up by 1-5 full points (generating the "'s has reached level X" message every time, rather than whenever the fractional amount has rolled over into the ones place).

Beseiged is broken on asura

VoiceMemo — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:14:52 GMT

Platform: PC
ISP: Spectrum
Type of Internet Connection: Cable
Internet Connection Speed: 100mb
Date & Time: 5/10/26 21:10 HST
Frequency: Always
Character Name: Voicememo
Race: Hume
World: Asura
Main Job: PLD
Support Job: BLU
Area and Coordinates: AlZahbi
Party or Solo: Solo
NPC Name: N/A
Monster Name: N/A
Steps:
1. Look at /bmap and see 2x beseiged attacking
2. Zone into AlZahbi and find nothing attacking
3. Has remained this way for 20min

Omega's Bits in CN1 and CN2

Severed — Sat, 09 May 2026 21:00:11 GMT

Hello,

The Phoenix Server has been experiencing issues with Omega's Bits. The Omega's Bits were in CN1. We avoided the Omega's Bits and cleared the 3x NMs in CN1. The Omega's Bits wasn't part of CN1 but clearing the 3x NMs, CN1 was closed. We then cleared the Objectives to get into CN2 and the Omega's Bits are still there. We cleared the 3x NMs for CN2 and now just trying to clear the Objectives to open CN3.

Omega's Bits causes problems for members. Unable to participate in killing Omega's Bits and Healing or Raising the member.

Please fix this problem as it may lead to increasing problems in CN3.

Escape button doesn't work to end conversation with AMAN Liason

Elliander — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:38:48 GMT

Operating System:
Windows 10

ISP:
Charter

Type of Internet Connection:
Cable

Internet Connection Speed:
100+ Mbit/s)

Date & Time:
Date and time of when the issue occurred. Please be sure to state the time zone of your region. (Example: Pacific Time = PST/PDT)
May 6 1983; 6:05 AM CST

Frequency:
State how frequently the issue occurs. Please select from the following.
It happens the first time a character interacts with the NPC while the Eminence Objective "assist channel" is active.

Character Name:
Firwyn

Race:
Race of your character when the issue occurred.
Mithra

World:
Siren

Main Job:
Dancer

Support Job:
Thief

Area and Coordinates:
Windust Waters (K-10)

Party or Solo:
Solo

NPC Name:
A.M.A.N. Liason

Steps:

With "Assist Channel" records of eminence active I interacted with this NPC. I did not realize before doing so that it was related to the assist channel. I have long ago hidden the assist channel in chat settings and have no intention of ever interacting with it again. As such I tried pressing escape to get out, but could not do so. I felt stuck, trapped in the conversation. I was essentially soft locked as far as I could tell. I couldn't even try logging out because all menu options were locked out.

Eventually I realized that I could only leave by clicking through each and every option of text. I was so frantically intent on escaping I didn't bother reading any of it. Once I got to the end I was finally released from the conversation and was awarded 300 sparks for completing the Assist Channel objective. On subsequent tries I was not stuck and could leave by pressing escape at any time.

If this is intentional, it's horrible. Literally every other NPC interaction allows the player to leave at any time, but this NPC prevents the player from even logging out until it's done spewing text at the player. I can understand wanting to educate a player, but trapping them is not good game design. It also discourages the player from interacting with new or unfamiliar NPCs. However, it feels like it is a bug, likely related to the way the game adds new lines of options after each area of text is pushed. I already didn't like the assist channel feature, but now I want nothing to do with any NPC that has anything to do with the assist channel. Any game feature that can soft lock me, even temporarily, is not something I want to risk getting involved in.

Detailed steps on how the issue occurred.

I was just walking by, noticed the NPC, and chose to interact with it.

Player elemental affinity against Addle is the incorrect element

Argisto — Sun, 03 May 2026 21:35:18 GMT

Platform: Windows 11 Pro
ISP: AT&T
Type of Internet Connection: Optic Fiber
Internet Connection Speed: 1000Mbps
Date & Time: May 3, 2026
Frequency: Always
Character Name: Argisto
Race: HumeM
World: Odin
Main Job: Red Mage, Lv. 99
Support Job: White Mage
Area and Coordinates: Bhaflau Thickets, G-8
Party or Solo: Solo
NPC Name: None
Monster Name: Colibri
Steps:

Step 1. As a Lv. 99 Red Mage, travel to G-8 of Bhaflau Thickets
Step 2. Equip the following items:
-Main: Daybreak
-Sub: Diamond Aspis
-Range: Empty
-Ammo: Homiliary
-Head: Nyame Helm
-Neck: Loricate Torque +1, Rank 15
-Left Ear: Odnowa Earring +1, Rank 15
-Right Ear: Tuisto Earring
-Body: Nyame Mail
-Hands: Nyame Gauntlets
-Ring 1: Defending Ring
-Ring 2: Jupiter's Ring
-Back: Null Shawl
-Waist: Null Belt
-Legs: Nyame Flanchard
-Feet: Nyame Sollerets
Step 3. With the items listed above equipped, cast the spell "Addle" on one of the nearby Colibri several times and check for resists when the spell is reflected.
Step 4. When the Colibri reflects the spell "Addle" back to the player the spell is unable to be resisted due to the -30 Earth elemental resistance from the equipped Jupiter's Ring indicating the player's defensive elemental affinity to "Addle" is Earth.

Conversely, "Addle" is a Fire-based spell and monster affinities to "Addle" are also Fire-based. The spell "Addle II" may also be affected by this elemental affinity disparity.

Player elemental affinity against Pining Nocturne is the incorrect element

Argisto — Sun, 03 May 2026 21:16:15 GMT

Platform: Windows 11 Pro
ISP: AT&T
Type of Internet Connection: Optic Fiber
Internet Connection Speed: 1000Mbps
Date & Time: May 3, 2026
Frequency: Always
Character Name: Argisto
Race: HumeM
World: Odin
Main Job: Bard, Lv. 99
Support Job: White Mage
Area and Coordinates: Bhaflau Thickets, G-8
Party or Solo: Solo
NPC Name: None
Monster Name: Colibri
Steps:

Step 1. As a Lv. 99 Bard, travel to G-8 of Bhaflau Thickets
Step 2. Equip the following items:
-Main: Daybreak
-Sub: Genmei Shield
-Range: Gjallarhorn (Lv. 99 Version)
-Ammo: Empty
-Head: Nyame Helm
-Neck: Loricate Torque +1, Rank 15
-Left Ear: Odnowa Earring +1, Rank 15
-Right Ear: Tuisto Earring
-Body: Nyame Mail
-Hands: Nyame Gauntlets
-Ring 1: Defending Ring
-Ring 2: Murky Ring
-Back: Raptor Mantle
-Waist: Null Belt
-Legs: Nyame Flanchard
-Feet: Nyame Sollerets
Step 3. With the items listed above equipped, cast the song "Pining Nocturne" on one of the nearby Colibri several times and check for resists when the song is reflected.
Step 4. When the Colibri reflects "Pining Nocturne" back to the player, the spell is unable to be resisted due to the -1 Water elemental resistance from the equipped Raptor Mantle indicating the player's defensive elemental affinity to "Pining Nocturne" is Water.

"Pining Nocturne" is a Fire-based song that was mistakenly classified as Water-based upon release. Monster elemental affinity for "Pining Nocturne" was corrected in the December 14, 2011 (JST) Version Update. It seems player elemental affinity for this spell was never corrected.

Stuck in Mog Garden

Otomo — Fri, 01 May 2026 06:40:09 GMT

Hi and Uhh I've been stuck in this cutscene of a moogle trying to talk to me but im out of bounds, after i was disconnected out of my friends' Mog Garden.

I can't use the support desk command to contact a GM but i can use Tells to talk to people, read about an old post that had this problem before and trying to get an contact with a GM to get me unstuck from here

Cant start mission "Where it all Began"

mendorodo — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:15:43 GMT

what to do?

Temenos "Impossible to Gauge" enemies failing to produce ???

Zattano — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:13:18 GMT

Platform: Windows 11
ISP: Spectrum
Type of Internet Connection: Ethernet
Internet Connection Speed: Over 900mb
Date & Time: 4/22/2026 7:00PM PST
Frequency: Slayed "ITG" Four times, no ???. Fifth kill spawned ???
Character Name: Zattano
Race: Elvaan
World: Bismarck
Main Job: RDM
Support Job: NIN
Area and Coordinates: Temenos, all areas
Party or Solo: Alliance
NPC Name: None
Monster Name: Temenos Orc, Temenos Evuhi, Temenos Meeble, Temenos Snoll
Steps:

This Bug was accepted in August 2025. Issue is still occurring. Please fix this content.
??? doesn't reliably spawn when the "ITG" monsters are killed.

Limbus bub with Shards and Matters

Nelius — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:57:39 GMT

Hello!

The Apollyon/Temenos Operator;
In talk options, ask about Shards,
The Operator says multiple shards can be created using Murky and/or Alabaster matter.
Trading to the furnace both types of matter, or multiples of the same time but only option that appears will be to create the accessories.

How can we create Shards using matter, please?
It looks like misinformation from the Operator, or else, in game feature missing.

Thank you.

My character Group 2 Merits not showing

Akratik — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:35:22 GMT

Thread Title: Group 2 merits are not available for my character now. I have the required key item and maxed merits on most jobs.

Operating System: Windows 11

ISP: Comcast

Type of Internet Connection: Fiber

Internet Connection Speed: 1gb

Date & Time: Unsure of the date and time

Frequency: Always

Character Name: Mithalyn

Race: Mithra

World: Asura

Main Job: Red Mage - 99

Support Job: Ninja

Area and Coordinates: Mog House

Party or Solo: Solo

NPC Name: None

Monster Name:None

Steps: Attempted to apply merits to Group 2 Merits for Red Mage and all other jobs and unable to even view Group 2 Merits despite having the key item required for it.