[EU]Details on the Upcoming Version Update!

Hello, adventurers of Vana’diel! Matsui here.

I’d like to give you all a preview of the content slated for the November version update.

The upcoming version update welcomes the epic conclusion to the Seekers of Adoulin storyline.

The event team has poured all their energy into creating amazing cutscenes for you all to enjoy, and they truly went all out and did some special things for Arciela’s expressions. Additionally, the ending music is a very fitting song that was created by Naoshi Mizuta. I hope you all check out the conclusion to this magnificent storyline!

We’ll also be continuing to add content and quests for Seekers of Adoulin, even after the conclusion, so you can all enjoy the storyline even more!

Another large element we are adding in the November version update is the “Unity Concord” system.

For Unity we are aiming to create something that is stronger than the nations you belong to and a bit looser of a connection than what you have with linkshells. We want this to be something that players can use to play with and communicate with others.

As a part of this new feature, we will be implementing a new battle system known as “Wanted” where you can fight against high-tier versions of existing NMs, and we will also be adding Unity-related objectives to Records of Eminence. Moving forward we’ll continue to add various new elements, and we are looking forward to receiving your feedback.


Additionally, as another way to foster our community, we’ve created the “Linkshell Concierge”. This is a new system where an NPC will distribute linkpearls for you, and we hope it comes into good use for invigorating existing linkshells. We’ll be looking forward to your feedback on this as well!

In addition to all of the things I’ve mentioned thus far, we will also be adding NMs to certain Adoulin areas, unlocking rank 2 for Monster Rearing, adjusting both beastmaster and summoner, and much, much more.

Speaking of all of this content, we’ve put together a trailer to show it all off. We even used a portion of the Seekers of Adoulin ending song during the mission segment, so please be sure to take a look.

Finally, I have an announcement.
As many of you who frequent PlayOnline.com may have already seen, from Tuesday, November 11 (JST) we will be holding the Return Home to Vana’diel Campaign once again, as well as various other special campaigns. We’ve prepared a whole line of campaigns so that players who are returning can join up with the current adventurers and have a good time. I hope you and your friends enjoy adventuring in Vana’diel!

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Among the items scheduled for implementation with this version update, there are still some that 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.


Missions and Quests
<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">Tasks Being Worked On</td> <td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Seekers of Adoulin missions</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create text<br>Create cutscenes<br>Create mission battles<br>Set reward items<br>Create BGM</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Unity Concord introduction quest</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create text<br>Create cutscenes</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Adventurer Appreciation Campaign</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Prepare for distribution of red mog pells</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">The Idyllic Vana’diel Initiative</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Prepare for distribution of green mog pells and SP gobbie keys<br>Adjust Meeble Burrows Campaign<br>Adjust Wildskeeper Reive Campaign</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">11/11 Event</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create event<br>Create related items</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Login Campaign</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Set new items</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr></table>

Areas and Monsters<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">Tasks Being Worked On</td> <td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Opening of inaccessible portions of existing areas</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Unlock inaccessible portions of Sih Gates<br>Unlock inaccessible portions of Moh Gates<br>Unlock inaccessible portions of Cirdas Caverns<br>Unlock inaccessible portions of Dho Gates<br>Unlock inaccessible portions of Woh Gates<br>Add notorious monsters to each area</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Addition of mission-specific areas</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add new areas<br>Adjust effects</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Addition of NMs for Wanted Battles</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Set monster data<br>Set spawning points<br>Set spawning criteria<br>Adjust behavior logic<br>Adjust balance<br>Set rewards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Addition of NMs for Seekers of Adoulin dungeons</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Set monster data<br>Set spawning points<br>Set spawning criteria<br>Adjust behavior logic<br>Adjust balance<br>Set rewards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr></table>Content and Systems<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">Tasks Being Worked On</td> <td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Unity Concord</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Create the related UI<br>Create new &quot;/unity&quot; chat channel<br>Create nine unique Unities <br>Add system where Unity Accolades are collected when earning experience points<br>Add Unity objectives to Records of Eminence</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Linkshell Concierge</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add system where hired NPCs will hand out linkpearls for you<br>Add NPCs that distribute linkpearls for linkshells with different objectives</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Records of Eminence</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add new objectives for Unity Concord<br>Add system where you can earn Unity points when completing objectives</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">High-tier battlefields</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Reduce the cost of the following:<br>・Shadow Lord Phantom Gem<br>・Head Wind Phantom Gem</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Mog Gardens</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add a system where undertaking multiple attempts at once will halt when the effects of fertilizer wears off<br>Add a system that will display the fertilizer giving an effect when selecting a gathering point<br>Add new fertilizers</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Monster Rearing</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Unlock rank 2<br>Add monsters you can raise with rank 2<br>Add sub-species <br>Set items you can earn from the additional monsters</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Fishing</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add and adjust the fish that can be reeled in from certain Seekers of Adoulin</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr></table>Battle System<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">Tasks Being Worked On</td> <td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Beastmaster</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Ease the usage requirements for &quot;Ready&quot;<br>Add the ability &quot;Bestial Loyalty&quot; that allows you to call a familiar without consuming a pet item<br>Add new pets for &quot;Call Beast&quot;<br>Add new pet items<br>Add synthesis recipes for pet items<br>Add a shop that sells pet items to Upper Jeuno</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Summoner</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Increase the effect of Avatar's Favor<br>Add a system that increases the effect of Avatar's Favor when using a Blood Pact<br>Add skillchain elemental properties to certain Blood Pact: Rage</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Trust</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Increase the stats of alter ego weapon skills</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Job Points</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add a system where jobs will be enhanced in various ways, starting with job traits, depending on the amount of job points used</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">This feature will be added in a future version update in order to conduct further adjustments.</td> </tr></table>Items<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">Tasks Being Worked On</td> <td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Unity Concord items</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add new equipment</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Seeker of Adoulin mission items</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add new equipment</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Porter Moogle</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Event item support</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr></table>UI<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">Tasks Being Worked On</td> <td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Notes</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Unity Concord UI</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add &quot;Unity&quot; to the &quot;Status&quot; section of the main menu<br>Add &quot;Unity Information&quot; under &quot;Unity&quot; to check information related to the Unities you belong to<br>Add &quot;Unity Ranking&quot; under &quot;Unity&quot; to check placement of the Unity you belong to<br>Add a &quot;Unity List&quot; under &quot;Unity&quot; to search for players participating in Unity<br>Add the &quot;/unity&quot; chat channel<br>Display remaining time for Wanted battles</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Currencies</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Add &quot;Unity Accolades&quot; to Currencies</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Map icons</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Display Records of Eminence NPCs with an icon</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr><tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#c6e9ef">November</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Automaton Equipment screen</td> <td bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Layout adjustments</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">-</td> </tr></table>