Feb. 10, 2017 (JST) Version Update

[Gildrein]

• A new quest has been added.

  

  • The Ygnas Directive 5
    Players must speak with Ploh Trishbahk in Eastern Adoulin (K-9) after meeting the following prerequisites to receive the quest.
    
    • Have completed the quest The Ygnas Directive 4, with the clock passing midnight (Vana'diel time) after it has been completed.
      

• A quest for equipment known as Escutcheons has been added.
  Escutcheons are shields jointly developed by synthesis guilds and the inventor's coalition which draw forth the true craftsmanship skills of players.
  Escutcheons are improved by meeting objectives laid out by each guild's guildmaster.
  * Completing the escutcheon upgrade process requires the player to see the questline out to its end; the questline will be rolled out in future version updates.
  * Players cannot forfeit their corresponding guild rank while the upgrade in is progress.
  
  Players must speak to Mewk Chorosap in Port Jeuno (G-8) once they have achieved a rank of Expert or above in any guild skill other than fishing.
  
  Upgrading escutcheons requires special craftsman's crystals and other materials.
  
  • Craftsman's Crystals
    Craftsman's crystals are new items required for upgrading escutcheons, and can be earned by trading an escutcheon that has reached 100% craftsmanship to the requisite guild master. An escutcheon's craftsmanship increases when a synthesis or the corresponding skill is performed while the shield is equipped.
    * Craftsmanship will decrease by a certain amount when the shield is traded, but players will be able to improve it again to receive more crystals.
    

    

  • Upgrade Materials
    Materials used to upgrade escutcheons may be purchased in exchange for craftsman points. Craftsman points are earned by using analysis crystals to perform a "quality-value" synthesis and delivering the item to the appropriate guild. Analysis crystals can be purchased in exchange for guild points by players whose skill is expert or above. "Quality value" is a figure that represents the quality of an item synthesized using various synthesis sets and is affected by item quality and required synthesis skill rank.
    
    Synthesis set recipes may be checked at and delivered to the following NPCs.
    

    Synthesis Skill	NPC	Location
    Woodworking	Luren	Northern San d'Oria (E-3)
    Blacksmithing	Ore Guzzler	Northern San d'Oria (E-6)
    	Esvin	Metalworks (E-7)
    Goldsmithing	Puyutete	Bastok Markets (H-8)
    Clothcraft	Julissois	Windurst Woods (G-12)
    Leatherworking	Wolden-Bolden	Southern San d'Oria (D-9)
    Bonecraft	Tergil	Windurst Woods (H-12)
    Alchemy	Yek Falimeygo	Bastok Mines (L-7)
    Cooking	Isanie	Windurst Waters (E-9)

    * Delivered equipment sets may be purchased as synthesis kits from the corresponding NPC at next day at or after 10:00 a.m. (Vana'diel time)
    * Purchasing a synthesis kit requires a synthesis skill level equal to or greater than that of the kit.
    

• New Records of Eminence objectives have been added

• The difficulty of the following quest has been decreased.
  
  • Fire in the Hole
    Adelheid Sturm now takes 60% less damage.