I do not take credit for this, just thought I would re-post it here:
Playable Content
The quest required for promotion to second lieutenant within a Grand Company has been changed.
Before Changes -> After Changes
Quest Name - Twisted Beliefs ->Gilding the Bilious
Requirement - Clear Amdapor Keep -> Clear the Aurum Vale
Quest Level - Level 50 ->Level 47
* Players who have accepted the quest Twisted Beliefs but have yet to clear Amdapor Keep are required to abandon the quest and accept the quest Gilding the Bilious.
Airships and ferry fares have been reduced.
* Chocobo porter fees will remain the same.
Experience received from miner and botanist guildleves has been increased.
Additional details regarding quest progression have been added to the journal entries for the subquest A Relic Reborn.
Battle System
In addition to improving instance server stability, additional servers have been added for the following duties:
The Wanderer's Palace
Amdapor Keep
The number of Allagan Tomestones of Philosophy awarded for completing the following duties has been increased:
The Wanderer's Palace
Amdapor Keep
The number of Allagan Tomestones of Mythology awarded for completing the following duties has been increased:
The Wanderer's Palace
The Howling Eye (Hard)
The Navel (Hard)
Enemies in the following duties will now drop gil.
The Wanderer's Palace
Amdapor Keep
Castrum Meridianum
The Praetorium
Mechanics and enemy positioning have been adjusted in the following duties:
The Wanderer's Palace
Castrum Meridianum
Karakul can now be found in the following areas:
Coerthas Central Highlands - Dragonhead
Coerthas Central Highlands - Whitebrim
Coerthas Central Highlands - Providence Point
The respawn rate of diremites in the North Shroud has been adjusted.
Items
The following changes have been made to the materia melding interface:
The order of categories in the pulldown menu has been adjusted.
A confirmation window will be displayed when converting currently equipped gear into materia.
Unused gear will be bound to a character after engaging in battle, crafting, or gathering even once, regardless of item level.
Walnut bread is no longer sold by the Shopkeep NPC located in Eastern Thanalan - Drybone (X:13, Y:24).
System
Experience gained by botanists and miners from level 16 onwards has been increased.
The locations of level 30 gathering points in the Central Shroud have been adjusted.
Enhancing effects and enfeebling effects applied to another player or enemy by your character will now always appear to the left of all other status effects underneath the target bar.
Players will only be allowed to create a maximum of eight characters per service account every twenty-four hours.
* We have confirmed that RMT groups have been abusing low-level quests to acquire gil by repeatedly recreating characters. We realize this change also affects our customers, and we ask for your understanding as we continue to implement measures to prevent RMT activities.