Something nice to say about the new update.

Upgrading the emblem adds NPCs that offer delivery services all across the place (There's an NPC in the Scouts' Coalition who says where they are, but he's annoyingly vague). Without the upgrade, Adoulin is marked as having services "Most areas" while everywhere else is not in service. After the upgrade, Adoulin is marked as having service in "All areas", while the outdoor zones have limited service. Which means there's one at each frontier outpost...

I will have to say, the usefulness of this upgrade baffles me. I mean, when have you been out in the field and thought "You know... I really need to send this to a mule, but I kinda don't want to go back to town..."

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Originally Posted by Urthdigger

Upgrading the emblem adds NPCs that offer delivery services all across the place (There's an NPC in the Scouts' Coalition who says where they are, but he's annoyingly vague). Without the upgrade, Adoulin is marked as having services "Most areas" while everywhere else is not in service. After the upgrade, Adoulin is marked as having service in "All areas", while the outdoor zones have limited service. Which means there's one at each frontier outpost...

I will have to say, the usefulness of this upgrade baffles me. I mean, when have you been out in the field and thought "You know... I really need to send this to a mule, but I kinda don't want to go back to town..."

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I could see it if you were farming and KNEW you had 7 items up already. Or if your inventory is just full.

I've had some harsh criticisms for SoA, but I also feel what is good needs to be addressed,

I actually agree, My friend talked me into coming back and right from the start I really like the Delve system, I think it's the most accessible system in XI yet considering the rewards, but at the same time it takes a lot of work and I'm really liking the options the player gets, wither it's to use the Shards on themselves, sell on the AH for 100k, or use to POP a NM they need. Kudos for the well thought out system.

A few more tweaks and additions and this expansion could work out well after all.
at least I have hope now.

I <3 the new scavenge/recycle system

I dig the loot system for Delve, too. I think the mix of fighting huge monsters, farming little monsters, and farming items from really little monsters make it the best point system in FFXI right now.

I also like how bold this update is. Like...walking into the mall naked, with a bong in each hand and some camping supplies on your back, and announcing that you're going to start new life next to the giant soft pretzel stand and refusing to put on clothes until you get the pretzel lady's fake-German outfit. There's some real individuality and bravery amidst that naked insanity.

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Originally Posted by SpankWustler

I dig the loot system for Delve, too. I think the mix of fighting huge monsters, farming little monsters, and farming items from really little monsters make it the best point system in FFXI right now.

I also like how bold this update is. Like...walking into the mall naked, with a bong in each hand and some camping supplies on your back, and announcing that you're going to start new life next to the giant soft pretzel stand and refuse to put on clothes until you get the pretzel lady's fake-German outfit. There's some real individuality and bravery amidst that naked insanity.

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one day i will have to find a way to use this quote for the greater good >.>/

i think that dwelve is very nice so is the added magic merrits and love the gear cant wait to get my hands on that 270 dmg great axe using ukko's fury

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Originally Posted by SpankWustler

I also like how bold this update is. Like...walking into the mall naked, with a bong in each hand and some camping supplies on your back, and announcing that you're going to start new life next to the giant soft pretzel stand and refusing to put on clothes until you get the pretzel lady's fake-German outfit. There's some real individuality and bravery amidst that naked insanity.

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Spank, no matter what happens with this game, I will always love your way of putting things.

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Originally Posted by Urthdigger

Upgrading the emblem adds NPCs that offer delivery services all across the place (There's an NPC in the Scouts' Coalition who says where they are, but he's annoyingly vague). Without the upgrade, Adoulin is marked as having services "Most areas" while everywhere else is not in service. After the upgrade, Adoulin is marked as having service in "All areas", while the outdoor zones have limited service. Which means there's one at each frontier outpost...

I will have to say, the usefulness of this upgrade baffles me. I mean, when have you been out in the field and thought "You know... I really need to send this to a mule, but I kinda don't want to go back to town..."

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This is halfway to what I wanted for Grounds Tome areas, though more specifically, I wanted a Nomad Moogle, or perhaps some way of spending your merits. Leaving those areas means losing all of your prowesses and resetting exp/tabs/gil.
Leaving SoA areas doesn't have that effect, so it's usefulness is rather limited.

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Originally Posted by Areayea

I <3 the new scavenge/recycle system

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as a guy who beileves strongly in "waste not, want not" I totally have to agree. I was out spamming demon arrows with a buddy working on his Asuran Fists trial. I must have fired off 300, and yet never used up the stack of 60 I came with, gotta love that. then I remembered the 42 quivers I have on a mule, plus 10 in my satchel from leveling crafts and thought, how long until I use all this up?

maybe I'll retask all those recycle merits...