Patch 3.4 Notes (Preliminary)

I'm sure there will be people out there that will have plenty of salt over this.

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The penalty count for abandoning duties will now be shared for PvP and PvE.

Withdrawing from any duty or PvP match a certain number of times will result in a penalty preventing all use of the Duty Finder and Raid Finder. This includes use of the Duty Finder to access the Triple Triad Battlehall and Lord of Verminion.

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I THANK God the team aren't wasting time on this Egi Glamour nonsense and focus on what really matters. I hope this NEVER materialises.

In other hand happy about Ast buff. I don't even know why they keep pushing the desync even higher when nothing really comes out of it. But I'm cool with it.

Great patch notes

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Originally Posted by Bdyer

Your close :)

Aspected benifec total potency = 250*1.1*2.7(shield + normal) = 742
Aspected Helios = 150*1.1*2.7= 445 potency

Scholar =
Adlo: 600 potency and 900 on crit
Succor is 300 potency

If we average potency of crits and normal and assuming a 30% crit rate gives an average of 694 potency.

So baseline Ast shields are better now with the exception of a crit adlo deployment

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I said shield alone. 742-(250*1.1)=467~=468
Scholar shields are 300 flat.

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Originally Posted by Rhaja

They got confused and gave it to AST. Bole is essentially a long tank CD now.

But I'm guessing they're trying to help PLD do better in OT spot?

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Why is your PLD OT in the 1at place? Lol, m old school, main tank or gtfo!

The new gamepad crossbar specifically says it isn't available to PS3... is this the start of the end of being held hostage to PS3 limitations hehe

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Originally Posted by randysquirrel

The new gamepad crossbar specifically says it isn't available to PS3... is this the start of the end of being held hostage to PS3 limitations hehe

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I thought it said that you can't make it more custom like on pc and ps4 but the basic formation obviously works.

Crazy thought, I wonder if the Healer LB was changed due to some mechanic in Alexander floor 12? T13 was one of the few instances where a Tank LB3 was required; so maybe they are showing healers some love here. Maybe some mechanic will randomly kill X amount of non healer members, requiring the LB. It would be unfair to lumber those killed with weakness, hence changing it.

It's probably not the case, but would be pretty cool if it were.

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Originally Posted by Mature

I THANK God the team aren't wasting time on this Egi Glamour nonsense and focus on what really matters. I hope this NEVER materialises.

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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Egi-Glamour%29

To add to the topic... HYPE! Nice QoLs

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Originally Posted by Jojozan

Way I read it is -
1. Complete an objective
2. Get 1-9 seals/stamps that go in that far right sideboard. Seal #s and positions do not map to objectives.
3. Repeat 1-2 as necessary.
4. You can place any seals you have obtained, up to a maximum of nine, on the bingo square.
5. Rewarded when turning in.

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The placement of the seals is random:

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2. Complete objectives to obtain seals.

Upon completing the objectives corresponding to the squares in the journal, you will receive up to nine seals at random that can be added to your journal.
* You can only receive one seal per objective.

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You can remove seals you gained or shuffle them randomly using Second Chance points :B

The thing I am more into the hype about this patch is the /facepalm emote for some reason...

So, what is the new maximum Ilvl ?

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Originally Posted by Frederick22

So, what is the new maximum Ilvl ?

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Most likely have to wait until Monday night/Tuesday morning for the full patch notes.

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Originally Posted by Frederick22

So, what is the new maximum Ilvl ?

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Well, if they follow the trend they've been following. It went from 170/180, then 200/210, and most recently 230/240. If they follow that pattern I'm very certain it's going to be 260/270.

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Originally Posted by Khalithar

Well, if they follow the trend they've been following. It went from 170/180, then 200/210, and most recently 230/240. If they follow that pattern I'm very certain it's going to be 260/270.

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I bet the craft/Alexander normal gear will be 250.

Script 260 and Savage 270.

STILL nothing about toggling battle music? >_>+

Looking forward to all those nice QoL improvements! :) I'm very glad to see they do listen to our feedback

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Originally Posted by Lone-wolfe-02

Can we please stop with pvp changes. Dark knight needs pve tweaks more than it needs pvp, still nothing about plds tp issues in long fights.

It's great you wanna push pvp abit more but remember pve is the main focus here and many jobs still need tweaks that you are ignoring in favour of pvp.

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Only pvp changes they should be making atm is que fixes...there is no variation in pvp like every other game, there is just that new mode they release that kills everything else lol

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Originally Posted by Arkenne

The thing I am more into the hype about this patch is the /facepalm emote for some reason...

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Gonna be using this a lot in duty finder.

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Originally Posted by randysquirrel

The new gamepad crossbar specifically says it isn't available to PS3... is this the start of the end of being held hostage to PS3 limitations hehe

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The PS3 is slowly and quietly being dropped. I bet going forward there will be more and more QOL and other features that just will not turn up on the PS3. So when the PS3 support is dropped it will not be as much of a hard cutoff.

Nothing was mentioned about the status of Umbrites. I found this kind of odd.

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Originally Posted by Reptiletc

Nothing was mentioned about the status of Umbrites. I found this kind of odd.

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The Anima weapon does not get updated until 3.45. There will not be any changes to the umbrite phase until then, and honestly I would not expect them to change it until 3.5.

I'm kind of disappointed that they're locking the eso gear behind hunt seals now. Guess you better get it while you still can.

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Originally Posted by SpiritMuse

I'm kind of disappointed that they're locking the eso gear behind hunt seals now. Guess you better get it while you still can.

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It should have been expected, though, as the same thing happened to Law gear.

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Originally Posted by Naria

The Anima weapon does not get updated until 3.45. There will not be any changes to the umbrite phase until then, and honestly I would not expect them to change it until 3.5.

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Not what I meant. Umbrites can only be purchased with esoterics and they're not listed in the eso to lore area.

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Originally Posted by Laurima

http://i.imgur.com/jp0irja.png

/happy :D

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This will be helpful, especially in limsa on my server where they now spam in /say while embedded in the ground and you can only see them if you use the /Icam.

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Originally Posted by Frederick22

So, what is the new maximum Ilvl ?

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I think it might be close to what the new savage alex entry requirements are and those are in the prelim notes but since it says "or above" we can at least be certain it will surpass 255.

The Soul of the Creator : Average item level 255 or above

Wish we'd have better pics of new hairstyles, but oh well.. just few more days and I'll get to try them. :p

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Originally Posted by NoctisXV

So in 3.4 there will be also more ways to farm in order to get the tank mounts unlocked with achievements for those interested :

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/...sans-titre.png

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https://67.media.tumblr.com/4e14a7f7...jesqo1_400.gif

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Originally Posted by SpiritMuse

I'm kind of disappointed that they're locking the eso gear behind hunt seals now. Guess you better get it while you still can.

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"While you still can"? Just because it's going behind hunt seals doesn't mean it's no longer available. -_-

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Originally Posted by SpiritMuse

I'm kind of disappointed that they're locking the eso gear behind hunt seals now. Guess you better get it while you still can.

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Kind of expected. Looks like I know what I'll be farming over the weekend.

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Originally Posted by NoctisXV

As a main MCH I love that :

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/...622727-mch.png

Thank you SE for listening to our request posted in this thread :)

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I am so happy for this. Ammo finally no longer has a time limit on it.

I'm really excited about dueling. Balmung has a lot of these rp in character fights that while can be fun I guess, I find a little boring as they take many hours and are a little to rng based. I don't fault people for liking them, they have never been my cup of tea.... but this sounds so fun.

I can't wait, my wife and I already have it set to fight after we are equally geared in scripture gear just to see who would win. Winner gets to pick the restaurant.

The Leader of the Band V
Add 100 unique music rolls to your orchestrion.

i love this one, unless they add an unobtainable achievement this sounds lovely to me as i have 76 songs (not counting the 3 without numbers lika papaya) which means even if the 3 counts towards it (no idea if that is true) 21 new songs being added?! soo many possibilities!

Im kinda confused by the removal of Exs from the DF list. You now have to talk to the NPCs giving you the Ex unlock quests even if you want to farm with a full premade ?

And here I was thinking about trying out PvP with my BLM... Are we good for anything anymore?

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Originally Posted by CUTS3R

Im kinda confused by the removal of Exs from the DF list. You now have to talk to the NPCs giving you the Ex unlock quests even if you're farming it with a full premade ?

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I'm guessing they want to encourage partying with people on your server? Or maybe they have no faith people can DF Thordan, Sephirot or Nidhogg EX lol

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Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor

I'm guessing they want to encourage partying with people on your server? Or maybe they have no faith people can DF Thordan, Sephirot or Nidhogg EX lol

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I mean you make a PF to farm X bird. You get a full group, then what ? Since you can't quickly start from the DF list,where do you go to begin?

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Originally Posted by CUTS3R

I mean you make a PF to farm X bird. You get a full group, then what ? Since you can't quickly start from the DF list,where do you go to begin?

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They are adding them to raid finder instead.

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Originally Posted by ChandraNoctis

They are adding them to raid finder instead.

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Is this a menu or is it like it was with Alex's raid finder when you needed to talk to a NPC?

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Originally Posted by BristolRuss

Crazy thought, I wonder if the Healer LB was changed due to some mechanic in Alexander floor 12? T13 was one of the few instances where a Tank LB3 was required; so maybe they are showing healers some love here. Maybe some mechanic will randomly kill X amount of non healer members, requiring the LB. It would be unfair to lumber those killed with weakness, hence changing it.

It's probably not the case, but would be pretty cool if it were.

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That's extremely counter intuitive. Why should dying be a required tactic?

Loving these buffs. <3

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Originally Posted by CUTS3R

I mean you make a PF to farm X bird. You get a full group, then what ? Since you can't quickly start from the DF list,where do you go to begin?

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Raid Finder is right under Duty Finder in the menu...lol.