Hydra/Cerberus/Khimaira

[Afania]

We would like to carefully approach these adjustments as they offer valuable rewards and strong equipment that could affect the overall balance.

The balance was already gone for past 5 months when log in campaign hand out defending rings

[Renaissance2K]

We agree that the current condition of FINAL FANTASY XI doesn't fit to have users wait 3-4 days to encounter NMs and we would like to adjust this phase by phase. The reason why we are not currently adjusting NMs that are requirements for RME weapons is because they are directly linked to the difficulty of their creation.

I'm giving the team the benefit of the doubt and assuming the "valuable rewards and strong equipment" to which you're referring are the Mythic weapons that require these HNM kills. Considering you still need to collect six gazillion Alexandrite to get these weapons, reducing the overall build time by a few days through the shortening of the Puppy/Draggy/Kitty spawn times is negligible. It's just trying to remove yet another "aw, come on" game mechanic.

And, if I'm mistaken and by "valuable rewards and strong equipment," you mean the Algol and Seveneyes, well, that's just silly.

[Edyth]

There are a lot of NMs that we would like to address but since there are so many, it would be difficult to adjust them all at once. The purpose of the recent NM respawn and drop rate adjustments were aimed to increase the avenues for obtaining equipment in starting areas only.

We agree that the current condition of FINAL FANTASY XI doesn't fit to have users wait 3-4 days to encounter NMs and we would like to adjust this phase by phase. The reason why we are not currently adjusting NMs that are requirements for RME weapons is because they are directly linked to the difficulty of their creation.

We would like to carefully approach these adjustments as they offer valuable rewards and strong equipment that could affect the overall balance.

Khimaira, Cerberus, and Hydra have nothing to do with mythic weapons. Are you getting them mixed up with Tyger, Sarameya, and Tinnin? Spawning the mythic NMs is not an issue currently. In fact, they are far easier to engage in battle because you can spawn them with your own items. I think these users are complaining about the not-very-useful, just-plain-outdated, why's-anyone-camping-them-the-drops-aren't-worth-it-and-it's-easier-to-learn-blue-magic-on-Nyzul-floor-100 timed pop NMs.

[Anjou]

Khimaira, Cerberus, and Hydra have nothing to do with mythic weapons. Are you getting them mixed up with Tyger, Sarameya, and Tinnin? Spawning the mythic NMs is not an issue currently. In fact, they are far easier to engage in battle because you can spawn them with your own items. I think these users are complaining about the not-very-useful, just-plain-outdated, why's-anyone-camping-them-the-drops-aren't-worth-it-and-it's-easier-to-learn-blue-magic-on-Nyzul-floor-100 timed pop NMs.

Speak for yourself, I'm trying to get my hands on Haute which is horrendously outdated. Khimaira's horn is no longer very valuable, and RMT will not overcamp him. There is no excuse as to why it can't be lowered, 3-4 days is uncalled for and quite frankly I cannot understand why we can't just lower the respawn timers since you graciously lowered the repops on lottery NM's needed for super weapons, but you can't lower a 72 hour repop for an outdated sword/club.


I love the 'logic'

[Anjou]

Okipuit please forgive me if I am wrong, but these NM's are not part of Mythic, therefore they are not tied to RME weapons.

Khimaira

Hydra

Cerberus

These NM's do not pertain to Mythic, they were hunted for

Sirius Axe - Hydra
Hauteclaire - Khimaira
Seveneyes - Khimaira
Algol - Cerberus.

[Luscia]

The reason why we are not currently adjusting NMs that are requirements for RME weapons is because they are directly linked to the difficulty of their creation.

Yet the RMEs are weaker than the Delve counterparts. That aside though, the 3 kings for Aht do need adjusting; mainly khim. Unlike cerb and hydra, a blu can't learn their spell from Abyssea.

[Tile]

These NMs are not involved in the RME at all. the ZNM versions are needed for 2 parts for mythic weapon, need trophy from all 3 for quest. And later during trials you need to kill one of them 3 times depending on the Weapon. Dev team needs to do their homework

[kwehhhhh]

Also posting that Cerb/Khim/Hydra are not used in mythic weapon creation, just want to make sure this gets enough attention since it's an error.

[Umichi]

Okipuit please forgive me if I am wrong, but these NM's are not part of Mythic, therefore they are not tied to RME weapons.

Khimaira

Hydra

Cerberus

These NM's do not pertain to Mythic, they were hunted for

Sirius Axe - Hydra
Hauteclaire - Khimaira
Seveneyes - Khimaira
Algol - Cerberus.

I still fail to see how this specific comment devalued anything Okipuit said.

He pretty much stated: Yes, we see the need to downgrade certain NM timers. However doing so is complicated and costs time. No we do not plan to adjust timers on NMs involved in RME

[Anjou]

I still fail to see how this specific comment devalued anything Okipuit said.

He pretty much stated: Yes, we see the need to downgrade certain NM timers. However doing so is complicated and costs time. No we do not plan to adjust timers on NMs involved in RME

Umichi please open your eyes and look at the other comments aside from mine. Khimaira, Cerberus, and Hydra have -NOTHING- to do with RME whatsoever, they are not involved in Mythic weapons, if they were then there'd be even fewer mythics around. The only reason I was asking if these would get reduced was so that their drops can actually be considered collectible. The only NM's of these type are the ZNM's that have absolutely no relation to Khim, Cerb, or Hydra.