Thread: So about the next patch (1.17)

Originally Posted by Neptune

What do you think I didn't get? The frustration with not knowing what the hell is going on? lol. No I get it. My point is if everyone had a clear picture of the circumstances the dev team is in they wouldn't be worried about it.

i agree, but i believe alot of that frustration is coming from not alot of communication of what his staff is working on. with the types of patches that have came out recently people are worried, justifiably so, that they are doing more stuff people do not care about. how many people complained we needed aggro icons or ! over a npc? we understand they have groups working on multiple projects, but updates would be nice.

i would like to know hey we are working on companies and have this or that done and are in this stage with an expected release of blah blah. even if the next update came out and said they fell behind schedule we would at least be informed. a weekly progress update would be nice even if it was just an every friday evening at the end of his shift. i'm sorry but the letters yohsi has been putting out uses alot of we have discussed this or eventually that, but gives us no clue of the stuff actualy being worked on.

i guess the main thing is there was better communication people would have a picture of what's going on and it would alleviate alot of the worries.

hope they announce any info tomorrow.

So they released the 1.17 patch notes;

Patch 1.17 Outline (04/12/2011)

As promised in the seventh Letter from the Producer, we are happy to announce that patch 1.17 is on schedule for release in a matter of days.
◆ Patch 1.17 Release Date
Thursday, April 14, 2011 (following server maintenance)

◆ Patch 1.17 Maintenance Time
21:00 p.m. to 23:00 p.m. (GMT)

The following is a brief outline of the planned changes:

◆ Patch Outline
[dev1002] [dev1003] The implementation of new sidequests
[dev1011] The balancing of guildleve rewards
[dev1020] Adjustments and additions to the party system
Maximum party size has been reduced to 8 members.
Parties with 4 to 7 members are now called "light parties."
Parties with 8 members are called "full parties."
Special status enhancements will be granted to light and full parties. (Changes to party member display UI still under consideration.)
[dev1021] Adjustments to battle content in conjunction with the new party system
Adjustments to behest difficulty and bonuses to accommodate new full party size of 8 members.
Adjustments to the behest schedule.
[dev1029] Adjustments to environment collision detection
[dev1030] Adjustments to enemy distribution
[dev1031] The addition of new notorious monsters
[dev1038] The implementation of new equipment and items
[dev1039] The reduction of randomness affecting the approach phase in gathering
[dev1040] Adjustments and additions to active icons

Betelgeuzah enjoy your virtual hat =/

You could eat half now half later maybe? I dunno, think I might stock up on psp+ps3 games and see you all in a few months ._.;

Are we sure Grand Companies are all about new quests only? I don't think so. Well, really hope it isn't so.. :/

Btw, very good patch.

I want to believe 1.17 will be some significant new content (i.e. companies) but it seems strange that they'd just use the tag and "new sidequests" rather than announcing companies specifically. The rest of the changes sound preeeeeeetty trivial so in my "bleh, more of this crap?" response I might have overlooked the significance of the companies tag =/