3.3 Patch Notes(Pre)

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

I was hoping with all the tweaks and ui stuff they added we'd have seen some chat filter options to weed out gil spammers
It would be nice to actually be able to receive tells in this game someday. /Busy is a bandaid and a bad one at that since it basically cuts off a basic line of communication as well as blocks ready checks. And moving tells to their own chat tab doesn't he;p much either cause you have to constantly weed through gil spam tells in the hopes of finding any legit tells you might get.

At the very least giving us the option to "blacklist account" rather than character names would help.

[loreleidiangelo]

Am I the only one that feels like the Aspected Helios buff for AST further cements the fact that SE will never really be able to achieve decent AST balancing? It's like they don't even know why SCH is "too good", and why AST can only reasonably supplement the WHM spot in a raid.

On a different note, excited for Aquapolis randomly. I like treasure hunts and map-related content.

[Knahli]

An interesting future possibility has been inadvertently hinted at in those notes with a change to the maps:



Specifically, the sample map of Old Gridania shown, lists an arrow (the one shown pointing north) at what is meant to be the entrance to the Lily Hills (stated in the game as being the residential area for the 'elite' of Gridanian society), and which has been closed of and inaccessible since 1.0. So, with that arrow there states that one day that area will be opened up... the story possibilities for this are mind boggling. :3

That was an interesting note. Honestly when I saw that I only gave it a brief glance because I figured I was looking at the Black Boar Gate.

[Alistaire]

Am I the only one that feels like the Aspected Helios buff for AST further cements the fact that SE will never really be able to achieve decent AST balancing? It's like they don't even know why SCH is "too good", and why AST can only reasonably supplement the WHM spot in a raid.

On a different note, excited for Aquapolis randomly. I like treasure hunts and map-related content.

It at least makes ppl obsessed with nocturnal stance less bad.

[Yoshiyuki]

Am I the only one that feels like the Aspected Helios buff for AST further cements the fact that SE will never really be able to achieve decent AST balancing? It's like they don't even know why SCH is "too good", and why AST can only reasonably supplement the WHM spot in a raid.

Basically. I wish they'd overhaul us to be more unique instead of this hybrid SCH/WHM thing. If they gave us our own identity that focused on Synastry, splash heals/shields and powerful HoTs, that would help.

[loreleidiangelo]

Basically. I wish they'd overhaul us to be more unique instead of this hybrid SCH/WHM thing. If they gave us our own identity that focused on Synastry, splash heals/shields and powerful HoTs, that would help.

I'm not sure what exactly I would have preferred for AST (I liked the suggestion bandied about ages ago involving Nocturnal Sect being more about card buffs and card-related skills, with Diurnal being the "healing" sect, and scrap the whole regen/shield effects on their abilities to be something more unique), but I will agree with you that my interest in this job has plummeted the more they continue to homogenize it with WHM/SCH.

[Nalien]

I'm not sure what exactly I would have preferred for AST (I liked the suggestion bandied about ages ago involving Nocturnal Sect being more about card buffs and card-related skills, with Diurnal being the "healing" sect, and scrap the whole regen/shield effects on their abilities to be something more unique), but I will agree with you that my interest in this job has plummeted the more they continue to homogenize it with WHM/SCH.

I'd have either turned Nocturnal into Phalanx from XI, or essentially made it function like Wildfire, but for healing. Both would benefit from Time Dilation the same way Diurnal does, something like Wildfire might be a bit risky though, you'd essentially heal someone then ignore them because you know they'll get a dump of HP when it wears off... Something like Phalanx might be ideal, I can see that being quite nice for trash pulls... Wildfire probably makes for a more unique healing experience though, would be fun to time it so it wears off right after a tank buster... Phalanx is kind of like a shield, just one that doesn't entirely mitigate damage and doesn't wear off after a damage threshold, which is why it would work well with Time Dilation and trash pulls... It's more like Protect really, I can see that being great for trash since it would add up quickly against large groups of enemies...

[AskaRay]

/throws arrows into the air and lets them rain down on everyone

Well I'm excited.

[Spawnie]

/throws arrows into the air and lets them rain down on everyone

Well I'm excited.

same finally bard gets some love lol

[Lemuria]

[3.0] The number of Allagan tomestones received for the following dungeons and alliance raid dungeons has been increased:
The Antitower: 40 Tomestones of Lore => 30 Tomestones of Lore
The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard): 40 Tomestones of Lore => 30 Tomestones of Lore
The Void Ark: 20 Tomestones of Lore => 15 Tomestones of Lore

Hmm, methinks Square-Enix don't understand the meaning of the word 'increased', wouldn't 'adjusted' have been a more accurate term?

I shouldn't be suprised, but I can't help but be disappointed. Whenever Squeenix releases a new dungeon, the older ones suffer poorly. I don't understand why they keep reducing the tomes awarded by old content. If they want newer content to be the shiny new thing, all they have to do is increase the tome awards on the newer content. Two years on and we're still seeing the same recycled methodology for updates. Instead of building on existing content, every update tries to wipe the slate clean with a brand new set of everything.

Who knows, maybe Aquapolis will help tip the balance, but I have a feeling that too will be another flash in the pan content which is quickly buried under the next best thing in coming updates.