AF4

[Miiyo]

I like the idea. For the sake of less work for the developers, yet, pleasing the players, it'd be awesome if you could CHOOSE out of the 3 original pieces, to keep the look of that piece. E.G. Combine all 3 WHM AF pieces and keep the look of the AF1.

[Daemon]

I would assume they are using the idea of trading in pieces of gear for another because look at this!!!!

Empyrean footwear may now be exchanged with a new NPC named Lame Deer in Abyssea – Misareaux (K-7).
Adventurers may exchange three pairs of empyrean footwear with him for one of their choice.
Possible footwear to exchange and receive:
Ravager's Calligae / Tantra Gaiters / Orison Duckbills / Goetia Sabots / Estoqueur's Houseaux / Raider's Poulaines / Creed Sabatons / Bale Sollerets / Ferine Ocreae / Aoidos' Cothurnes / Sylvan Bottillons / Unkai Sune-Ate / Iga Kyahan / Lancer's Schynbalds / Caller's Pigaches / Mavi Basmak / Navarch's Bottes / Cirque Scarpe / Charis Toeshoes / Savant's Loafers
* Adventurers may not exchange more than three pairs at a time.
* Adventurers may not receive the same pair of footwear that they exchanged.
* Footwear traded in will be returned if the adventurer cancels the exchange.
* Disconnecting or logging out during the exchange will not jeopardize an adventurer's items as long as he does not change areas.
* Adventurers who change areas before completing an exchange will lose the items and be unable to cancel the exchange afterwards, but may still complete the exchange.

Wonder if they are testing the results?

[Okipuit]

We've seen quite a few requests for ways to enhance artifact armor and other equipment.
You'll be happy to know that the development team is indeed looking into this, but their current priority is content related to the August version update.

As a matter of fact, Producer Matsui Akihiko commented on a couple different occasions already!

We are planning to add high level equipment using graphics of popular existing items as well as revamping job-specific armor.

Full English post here.

Below is an example of the things we have been discussing:

• Addition of battle content that can be undertaken by low-man parties or solo (+NPC)
  The idea is something like an Adoulin version of Meeble Burrows.
• Expansion of synthesis and other non-battle content
• Continued adjustments to reives
• Addition of solo-content that focuses on exploration instead of battle
• Adjustments so that players’ efforts are more naturally tied to colonization
• Revamps and enhancements to equipment
  RMEC weapons, job specific equipment, etc.

To start off, we'll be placing a heavy emphasis on increasing the amount of content variety, supplementing the gaps in content, and making it possible to increase your item level solo or low-man, and we are proceeding to prepare for the implementation of a lot of this.

As we are in midst of working on the July version update as well as the August version update, I'll need a bit more time before I can tell you new information, but I’ll be doing my best to deliver it to you as it becomes available.

Full English post here.

We'll let you know once there is any progress on this!

[Daemon]

This has got to be the best day of my forum life ever. Seriously I thank you community reps and I thank the Devs for listening! You just made my day!

[Demon6324236]

revamping job-specific armor.

The only problem with it is that you keep saying this, we take notice of it, but you are being very vague about it, we have no idea what to expect. Could you please be a little more clear as to what you are planning to do? AF+2? Relic+3? Empyrean+3? A new Adoulin based set? I love the idea, and I hope you allow us to influence the choice of stats on the gear in some ways such as the RDM set as to avoid what we have seen in the past, but really we would like more detail, you are being very cryptic with the information, that is why we are asking a lot of questions. Simply telling us you will be revamping the JSE tells us so very little, and while I understand some details are sure to be in flux, not set in stone, any more detail you could give us would be greatly appreciated.

[Daemon]

The only problem with it is that you keep saying this, we take notice of it, but you are being very vague about it, we have no idea what to expect. Could you please be a little more clear as to what you are planning to do? AF+2? Relic+3? Empyrean+3? A new Adoulin based set? I love the idea, and I hope you allow us to influence the choice of stats on the gear in some ways such as the RDM set as to avoid what we have seen in the past, but really we would like more detail, you are being very cryptic with the information, that is why we are asking a lot of questions. Simply telling us you will be revamping the JSE tells us so very little, and while I understand some details are sure to be in flux, not set in stone, any more detail you could give us would be greatly appreciated.

Well it shows they are listening. They did implement in this update the ability to trade pieces of gear for something else. To me that says they are considering it and probably testing it.

It's got my attention for sure and my interest in FFXI has gone up. I also read they are trying to figure out ways to improve inventory.

[Infidi]

I can see it now:SMN Af3+3 Set Effect: Gives the Summon "Cait Sith". /cry ;;

[Sekhmet]

My two cents: I am greatly interested in revamping job-specific gear, and I personally hope it's the Empyrean Gear sets that they choose to upgrade, although choosing to upgrade the artifact and relic sets would be nice as well. I may be old fashioned, but I prefer using the job-specific armor sets, I like the sense of individuality it gives the different jobs. And to be honest, the Rdm pimp hat is just so stylish! >.>

[OmnysValefor]

Please please please, if you do this, rather than focus on a new AF set, try to combine the effects of old AF. Make Af4 PLD feet give me +10 (or whatever) shield skill, enhance sentinel, and divine emblem, as an example.

Also, I think most AF3 set bonuses were good, so bring those back.

I'd like if this new gear were worth tping in, etc, I'm not saying *just* make a macro piece set, but make our inventory woes a priority.

[Zhronne]

The idea of ilevel 109 Artifact Armor and upgraded Relic Armor + Empyreal Armor really excites me.
The idea of new sets with those graphics not so much because of the inventory woes.