Gamer Escape Interviews FFXI Dev Team Post VanaFest 2012

[Kristal]

Come to think of it, I wonder how their NMs for seals will be, and what +2 items they are on. It is a small, but curious detail. For now all seal NMs drop 4 types of seals and all seals drop from 3 different NMs, this trend has to be broken for these jobs, and will probably seem weird. The same can be said of +2s, all +2 items have 5 jobs on them, so whatever ones chosen for these will break it by having 6~7 jobs on it instead.

There are ways to add them without upsetting the balance.
New NMs will be added that drop GEO/RNK seals. 5 NMS per Scars zone, each dropping up to 2 GEO and 2 RNK cards.
+2 trials will use the current drops, but slightly different. Non-body armor is upgraded by trading 3 stones + 3 jewels for RNK and 3 coins + 3 cards for GEO, while body armor requires 3/3/2/2 (RNK) or 2/2/3/3 (GEO) ardor stone/jewel/coin/card.

[Camiie]

Maybe they'll put all the +2s for RUN and GEO on Isgebind.

[Merton9999]

Maybe they'll put all the +2s for RUN and GEO on Isgebind.

Nice Since they'll have to break the current number-of-jobs-on-each-NM rule, I vote they also add more NMs that drop these jobs' upgrade items than current jobs have. It will help with everyone going for them at once. inB4WaaaaaaEasyMode.

Also, I hope the bedpan hat for GEO was the artifact head, and the empyrean one will be less offensive.

Good questions overall. I'm bored with questions about old stuff - I just want spoilers.

[Nala]

Come to think of it, I wonder how their NMs for seals will be, and what +2 items they are on. It is a small, but curious detail. For now all seal NMs drop 4 types of seals and all seals drop from 3 different NMs, this trend has to be broken for these jobs, and will probably seem weird. The same can be said of +2s, all +2 items have 5 jobs on them, so whatever ones chosen for these will break it by having 6~7 jobs on it instead.

Hmm well in reguards to +2 items i can name a few second tier (KI pop) NMs that currently do not drop but a few get it once and done items (isgebind and the omega whats his name in ule) adding additional rewards to this might be a welcome adjustment in order to bolster third party interest when trying to do them pick up.

[Enochroot]

I am severely disappointed in the opportunity that they wasted with the island area.

[Kluaf]

wow thats way more info than Harry & Lloyd gave us

[Quetzacoatl]

Nice info, now let's see GamerEscape clean up its unappealing (and slightly confusing) layout.

edit: I stand corrected, it looks kind of okay now.

[Demon6324236]

Hmm well in reguards to +2 items i can name a few second tier (KI pop) NMs that currently do not drop but a few get it once and done items (isgebind and the omega whats his name in ule) adding additional rewards to this might be a welcome adjustment in order to bolster third party interest when trying to do them pick up.

If you mean Pantokrator then I would actually see that as unlikely only because its the same kind of NM as Raja & Rani which neither one drop +2s of any kind, not to mention that NM is evil as hell and that would just be torture for the new jobs. As for Isgebind that would make alot of people happy, and would fit with its brothers in the other areas.

[Nala]

Yeah thats who i meant... i guess i could have looked him up. Eh long as you pay attention he's not too bad actually we do runs on him all the time to get new members Z tiaras (not that we be getting new members all the time but anyways) long as you do not damage him at the wrong times.

[Kitkat]

GE- How will the new jobs play into current relic, mythic and empyrean weapons? Is it safe to assume that they’ll have relic and empyrean armor as well?

SE- Rune fencers and geomancers will have Artifact equipment, Artifact weapons, Relic Equipment, Empyrean equipment, and Mythic weapons.

Well..that is disappointing given the fact there are no Gsword mythic weapons and RUN is supposed to use gsword and sword...I highly doubt they will add in one either since they are notorious for not adding new jobs to existing relic/mythic or create new ones for dnc/sch to us as it is I'm not holding my breath they would make a new weapon just to fill the gsword void in mythic weapons.