[EU] Patch 1.23b Hotfixes (Sep. 20)

[NOC_EU]

• The following issues have been addressed.

  • Certain “Sentinel’s Trousers” have the “Untradable” tag attached to them.
  • Certain items had their “Untradable” tag removed with the World Merge.

[NOC_EU]

• The following issues have been fixed:

  • Starting a guildleve could crash the server.
  • Guildleves are sometimes not shared at the beginning of a guildleve.

• Countermeasures have been setup in response to possible login difficulties.

[NOC_EU]

• The stockpile points required to raise a player's supply rating has been reduced for the hamlet defense battles.

• The following issue has been fixed:

  • Recast timer may not function correctly when an action is initiated.
  • Progress may not be possible in the leatherworker quest "Head of the Class" (*EN only)

[NOC_EU]

• The waiting time for reentering the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak has been increased from 5 minutes to 15 minutes.
• The amount of bonus company seals awarded in company leves has been raised based on leve objective and difficulty.
• The amount of company seals awarded for caravan security missions has been raised.
  
  
  Low-level Caravan Security
  
  

  Cargo Delivered (Packs)	0-2	3-5	6-8	9
  Maelstrom	60	100	140	200
  Twin Adder	70	110	150	210
  Immortal Flames	60	100	140	200

  
  High-level Caravan Security
  
  

  Cargo Delivered (Packs)	0-2	3-5	6-8	9
  Maelstrom	170	250	330	500
  Twin Adder	180	260	340	510
  Immortal Flames	170	250	330	500

  
  
• The algorithm for calculating the following parameters has been revised:

  Critical Hit Rating / Critical Hit Attack Power / Magic Critical Hit Rating

  * Players will find the impact of these parameters more pronounced when facing higher-level enemies.
• Changing from gladiator to paladin will no longer reduce HP. Instead, the character’s INT will be reduced.
• Archer and bard weapon skills now affect Shot recast time.
• Those equipped with a shield now have a chance to block attacks while casting. A successful block prevents spell interruption.
• The following changes have been made to actions:
  
  

  Class / Job	Action / Trait	Adjustment
  Pugilist	Concussive Blow	・The effect of the combo bonus has been raised.
  	Haymaker	・Physical attacks now deal more damage.
  	Aura Pulse	・Physical attacks now deal more damage.
  	Howling Fist	・Physical attacks now deal more damage.
  	Simian Thrash	・The effect of the combo bonus has been raised.
  Monk	Dragon Kick	・The effect of the combo bonus has been raised.
  Gladiator	Riot Blade	・Physical attacks now deal more damage.
  	Goring Blade	・Recast time has been reduced from 80 to 60 seconds. ・Physical attacks now deal more damage.
  Paladin	Hallowed Ground	<Before> Renders you impervious to physical attacks. <After> Renders you impervious to most attacks.
  Marauder	Berserk	・Increases physical attack and reduces physical defense more than before.
  	Rampage	<Before> Increases your attack speed and power for each physical attack against you, and restores HP for each critical hit you land. <After> Increases your attack speed and parry rating for each physical attack against you, and restores HP for each critical hit you land. ・Effect now wears off at a faster rate.
  	Whirlwind	<Before> Combo Bonus: Combo Bonus: Consumes TP to increase damage when you are below 50% HP. <After> Combo Bonus: Resets Berserk effect when active to increase damage.
  Warrior	Collusion	<Before> Redirects enmity generated by target party member’s next attack to you. <After> Redirects a portion of enmity generated by target party member's next attack to you.
  	Steel Cyclone	・TP cost has been reduced from 2000 to 1000. ・Physical area of effect attack damage has been reduced. ・Rampage now grants less damage increase.
  Lancer	Vorpal Thrust	・No longer subject to an accuracy penalty.
  	Impulse Drive	・No longer subject to an accuracy penalty.
  	Life Surge	・Effect duration has been increased from 60 to 180 seconds.
  	Power Surge	<Before> Consumes TP to increase your attack power and damage you sustain, up to a maximum of three stacks. Cannot be used simultaneously with Life Surge. <After> Increases attack power and reduces defense. Duration is extended when a weaponskill or Jump is used on the target. Effect is enhanced if duration is extended several times, up to a maximum of three stacks. Cannot be used simultaneously with Life Surge. Effect ends upon reuse. ・Recast time has been reduced from 30 to 10 seconds. ・Action no longer consumes TP.
  	Chaos Thrust	<Before> Delivers a sixfold attack at low accuracy. <After> Delivers a sixfold melee attack and grants a bonus to critical damage.
  	Enhanced Power Surge	・Effect potency has been reduced.
  Dragoon	Jump	<Before> Delivers a jumping attack, returning you to your original position after the attack is made. <After> Evades physical attacks and delivers a jumping attack. Returns you to your original position after the attack is made.
  White Mage	Benediction	・Area of effect has been expanded.

  
  
• The following bug has been fixed:
  • The help text for certain actions were incorrect.

[NOC_EU]

• The following issues have been fixed:

  • The server may crash during progression in the battlefield for the quest ‘United We Stand.’

• Countermeasures have been set up to address the issue wherein certain cutscenes may not play correctly in the quest ‘United We Stand.’
• Progress in the quest ‘United We Stand’ is now possible upon victory in the battlefield even if certain cutscenes have been skipped.

[NOC_EU]

• The following issues have been fixed:

  • Achievements may not properly be granted upon completion of a company leve.

[NOC_EU]

• The requirements for obtaining the Allagan Band have changed:

  
  Monsters that appear in behests at the aetheryte camps listed below will no longer drop the Allagan Band. Instead, if a player has fulfilled the requirements to progress in the quest “A Relic Reborn,” they will be able to obtain the item as a reward for completing the behest.

  • Camp Iron Lake
  • Camp Broken Water
  • Camp Nine Ivies

• The following bugs have been fixed:

  • Certain conditions for “Target” in the “Recruit” menu do not function properly.

  • Including a 1 byte comma (,) within the tab name field of the “Log Settings” page (Configuration > Log Settings) and closing the page will cause the game to freeze when the page is reopened.

  • The Return command may not work properly when used to move a character from the Market Wards to the inn rooms in Gridania.

  • The text is sometimes missing from the journal for the quest “Engineering Victory.”

[NOC_EU]

Countermeasures have been emplaced in order to address the following issues with Skirmish.

• Under certain conditions the server may crash
• The screen sometimes remains dark upon entering the instance and all control is lost

Due to these countermeasures, your character will now appear at a different location immediately after teleporting to Locke’s Lie or Turtleback Island.

[NOC_EU]

• The following bugs have been fixed:

  • Completing the faction levequest “Intel Outside” will not unlock “Wanted: the Maskmaker.”

  * You may see 2 records of “Intel Outside” being completed in your Lodestone History, but this will not affect gameplay.

[NOC_EU]

• The following changes have been made to the loot of Atomos.

  • Over-aspected cluster can only be obtained as a loot upon the first defeat of Atomos.
  • After the first defeat, the amount of over-aspected crystals will increase.