Freshly Picked Vana'diel 20 Digest

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Greetings,

To coincide with the August version update, Producer Akihiko Matsui held another "Freshly Picked Vana'diel" to go over some of the new content and discuss other topics pertinent to adventuring. The following is a digest of what was discussed.

Hello, everyone.
Matsui here.

Thanks for tuning into Freshly Picked Vana’diel 20.
For those of you who were unable to watch the stream, I’ve created this digest of what was discussed.



Table of Contents

• Rhapsodies of Vana’diel Chapter 2
• Escha – Ru’Aun
• Seekers of Adoulin Quest
• Unity Concord
• Mog Tablet Adjustments
• Domain Invasion
• Geas Fete
• Sinister Reign
• Existing Content Adjustments
• Trust Initiative
• Merit Point Adjustments
• Job Point Adjustments
• Job Adjustments
• New Abjurations and Cursed Gear
• Vendor NPC Adjustments
• Quality-of-Life Improvements 1
• Quality-of-Life Improvements 2
• Quality-of-Life Improvements 3
• On-going Events
• Conclusion

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Rhapsodies of Vana’diel Chapter 2

(4:20～)

In the second chapter of Rhapsodies of Vana’diel, we implemented scenarios 4-6.

The cutscenes that were added feature character dialogue that varies depending on your progress in each of the missions, and they were also made to have other minor deviations.

We’ve made it so you can now view all of the different cutscenes from both the Melody Minstrel and footprints located in each area, so once you finish a mission, be sure to watch the other cutscene variations.

After completing the missions you will once again be rewarded with a bonus key item, and you’ll be able to gain bonuses such as an increase to the maximum amount of alter egos you can summon.

Details on all of the key items can be found here.

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Escha – Ru’Aun

(7:50～)

We implemented a new Eschan area called Escha – Ru’Aun, and as the name implies this area was based off of Ru’Aun Gardens.

Adventurers can enjoy various content in this area such as Geas Fete, Domain Invasion, fishing, gathering, and other activities.

This area is meant for players who are level 99 and up, and there are a lot of powerful monsters roaming around.

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Seekers of Adoulin Quest

(11:58～)

Continuing the story of the quest “No Laughing Matter,” we added the conclusion, “A Barrel of Laughs.”

When completing the quest you’ll be able to select one piece of equipment from four possible reward items.

In event you would like a different reward item, you can change the item you picked for another; however, you can only do this once a week.

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Unity Concord

(13:35～)

We’ve added Yoran-Oran and Sylvie as Unity leaders.

Sylvie is the first geomancer-type alter ego, and Yoran-Oran possesses a high amount of support capabilities.

We’ve also made adjustments to the Unity accolades required to change Unities, so if you’re interested in trying out a different Unity, now’s a great chance to do so.

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Mog Tablet Adjustments

(15:34～)

It’s been quite some time since the rewards for finding Mog Tablets was last changed, and since we’ve been receiving requests on the forum for this, we revamped the lineup of rewards.

Mog Tablets will show up on wide scan when you are in a certain range, so if you have the opportunity, definitely try and find them!

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Domain Invasion

(18:24～)

Powerful notorious monsters will appear in Eschan areas at certain times. These monsters can't be claimed as normal, so everyone in the area will be able to fight them.

If the notorious monster is successfully defeated, you will be awarded an individual reward based on your contribution, and three types of beneficial effects will randomly be activated from the 11 available in the area.

After a certain amount of time the notorious monster will run away, but the remaining HP will carry over to the next time it appears.

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Geas Fete Additions

(21:30～)

We added a variety of notorious monsters to Escha – Ru’Aun.

If you are able to successfully defeat a notorious monster, you can earn a new Vorseal effect as well as other rewards such as cursed equipment materials and abjurations.

Please try to hunt down these monsters and make abjuration equipment.

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Sinister Reign

(22:32～)

In Sinister Reign, you’ll be able to fight against the NPCs that appear in Seekers of Adoulin, which includes Arciela. It’s rare to battle against ally characters, so give it a try.

Three NPCs will appear at random, and if you defeat them all you’ll be able to obtain an alter ego and equipment from the NPCs who appear in the battle.

The reward equipment will be augmented randomly. You can challenge this content quite easily with bayld, so it will be possible to repeat the battle until you obtain an augment you are satisfied with.

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Existing Content Adjustments

(26:17～)

The wait time required to re-challenge the mini-games for Promotion: Sergeant Major and Promotion: First Lieutenant has been changed from one Vana’diel day to one Earth minute. We’ve made this adjustment so you can re-challenge immediately if you fail.