Dec 11, 2013 (JST) Version Update

[NOC_EU]

• New High-Tier Mission Battlefields have been added.
  
  • New High-Tier Battlefields and Bosses
    • Ark Angels

      

      Players will battle one of the Ark Angels.
    • Divine Might

      

      Players will battle five of the Ark Angels simultaneously.
  • Entering these new battlefields
    Certain key items are required to participate in these battlefields, and can be obtained by exchanging merit points with the following NPCs.
    • NPC providing the requisite key items
      • Trisvain in Northern San d’Oria (J-7)

        

      • Raving Opossum in Port Bastok (J-11)

        

      • Mimble-Pimble in Port Windurst (L-5)

        

    • Available Key Items

      Key Item	No. of Merit Points Required
      Phantom Gem of Apathy	20
      Phantom Gem of Arrogance	20
      Phantom Gem of Envy	20
      Phantom Gem of Cowardice	20
      Phantom Gem of Rage	20
      Pentacide Perpetrator Phantom Gem	30

      * The first five gems may only be acquired by players level 95 and above who have completed the normal mission.
      
      * The Pentacide Perpetrator Phantom Gem may be acquired by vanquishing all bosses that appear when using each of the first five gems on difficulty level "normal" or higher.
  • Setting the difficulty level
    Each mission battlefield is divided into five levels of difficulty. Boss strength, number and drop rate of spoils, and content level increase in line with difficulty.
    

    Difficulty	Content Level
    Very Easy	113
    Easy	116
    Normal	119
    Difficult	Over 119
    Very Difficult	Over 119

    * Any player may select a difficulty level, but the battlefield's level will be determined by the first person to enter.
    * Players must have cleared the battlefield on normal to select either difficult or very difficult.
    * All party members must be in possession of the required key item to enter.
    
  • Mission battlefield, boss, and entry restrictions for each key item

    Mission Name	Required Key Item	Point of Entry	Boss	Entry Restrictions
    Ark Angels 1	Phantom Gem of Apathy	Ru’Aun Gardens (H-4)	Ark Angel HM	All Levels
    				Thirty Minutes
    				Six Person Party
    Ark Angels 2	Phantom Gem of Cowardice(Added on Dec 10th, 2013)	Ru’Aun Gardens (F-11)	Ark Angel TT (Added on Dec 10th, 2013)	All Levels
    				Thirty Minutes
    				Six Person Party
    Ark Angels 3	Phantom Gem of Envy	Ru’Aun Gardens (E-7)	Ark Angel MR	All Levels
    				Thirty Minutes
    				Six Person Party
    Ark Angels 4	Phantom Gem of Arrogance(Added on Dec 10th, 2013)	Ru’Aun Gardens (K-7)	Ark Angel EV (Added on Dec 10th, 2013)	All Levels
    				Thirty Minutes
    				Six Person Party
    Ark Angels 5	Phantom Gem of Rage	Ru’Aun Gardens (J-11)	Ark Angel GK	All Levels
    				Thirty Minutes
    				Six Person Party
    Divine Might	Pentacide Perpetrator Phantom Gem	Ru’Aun Gardens (H-4) Ru’Aun Gardens (F-11) Ru’Aun Gardens (E-7) Ru’Aun Gardens (K-7) Ru’Aun Gardens (J-11) * Any of the above five entry points are valid.	Ark Angel HM Ark Angel EV Ark Angel MR Ark Angel TT Ark Angel GK	All Levels
    				Thirty Minutes
    				Eighteen Person Party

    
    

  • Spoils
    Spoils are rewarded both for vanquishing the boss and clearing the battlefield. A designated amount of spoils will be distributed to all adventurers clearing the battlefield.
    
    Among the available rewards are items needed to reforge artifact armor to item level 119 and to reforge relic, mythic, and empyrean weapons.
    • Items required for reforging
      • Ark Angels
        • Spoils for vanquishing bosses
          • Artifact armor

            Boss Name	Equipment Piece for Which the Required Items Drop
            Ark Angel HM	Head
            Ark Angel EV	Chest
            Ark Angel MR	Hands
            Ark Angel TT	Feet
            Ark Angel GK	Legs

          • Relic, Mythic, and Empyrean Weapons
            Items necessary for reforging one of these items will drop on normal or higher difficulty.
            
        • Spoils for clearing the battlefield
          • Artifact armor

            Difficult	Amount Acquired
            Very Easy	1
            Easy	1
            Normal	2
            Difficult	3
            Very Difficult	4

          • Relic, Mythic, and Empyrean weapons

            Difficulty	Amount Acquired
            Very Easy	0
            Easy	0 (Added on Dec 10th, 2013)
            Normal	1
            Difficult	2
            Very Difficult	2

      • Divine Might
        • Spoils for vanquishing bosses
          • Artifact Armor
            Items may be obtained from bosses at difficult or very difficult difficulty.
            * The corresponding parts are as per the chart above.
          • Relic, Mythic, and Empyrean Weapons
            Items necessary for reforging one of these items will drop on normal or higher difficulty.
        • Spoils for clearing the battlefield
          • Artifact Armor
            Items needed for reforging will be awarded at random to each participant.

            Difficulty	Amount Acquired
            Very Easy	2
            Easy	2
            Normal	4
            Difficult	6
            Very Difficult	8

          • Relic, Mythic, and Empyrean weapons

            Difficulty	Amount Acquired
            Very Easy	0
            Easy	2
            Normal	2
            Difficult	4
            Very Difficult	4

• The following job-related adjustments have been made.
  • Beastmaster

    

    • New pets summoned with the "Call Beast" job ability have been added.

      

    • The item level of the equipped main-hand weapon is now taken into account when using the ability "Charm".
    • The following attributes of pets summoned using the "Call Beast" command will now increase further based on the item level of the equipped main-hand weapon.

      STR / DEX/ VIT / AGI / INT / MND / CHR / Accuracy / Attack / Ranged Attack / Defense

  • Dragoon

    

    • The following attributes of wyverns will now increase further based on the item level of the equipped main hand weapon.

      STR / DEX / VIT / AGI / INT / MND / CHR / Accuracy / Attack / Ranged Attack / Defense

  • Summoner

    

    • The following attributes of avatars will now increase further based on the item level of the equipped throwing weapon.

      STR / DEX / VIT / AGI / INT / MND / CHR / Accuracy / Attack / Ranged Attack

• The number of players required to engage in the following content has been decreased.
  The minimum number of players has been reduced from three to one.

  Meeble Burrows / Assault / Salvage

• The following adjustments have been made to Voidwatch.
  • The restriction on purchasing Phase Displacers has been removed.
  • The price of Phase Displacers has been reduced from 100,000 gil to 20,000 gil.

• Bedraggled Lucerewes in Kamihr Drifts now drop Lucerewe Meat instead of Giant Sheep Meat.(Added on Dec 10th, 2013)