Thread: 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

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PDT)


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


A more detailed report can be found in the 1.17 patch notes, scheduled for release on April 14.

Originally Posted by Evangela

In that case... it's a LOLPATCH 1.17

Seem no one can be happy with anything they release? It's not a lolpatch they said that 1.18 would bring the better stuff and 1.17 is just fix of a few stuff.

Originally Posted by Evangela

In that case... it's a LOLPATCH 1.17

No. It's a good patch. New NM's, new equipment and new sidequests. I don't mind about the new sidequests, but NM's and Equipment are good ones. Plus the party size to 8 people, it may be the first step, or the first change for the battle system rehaul.

And that things, are not ALL the things including in this patch. We still have Easter Egg event, that will give us someting different to do, plus I suppose there will be some other things.

I think is a complete patch, without taking into consideration that they have to redesign the whole game.
Is a good one for a game that is already working, but is not what we are waiting for. I prefer see it as a good patch, while they still work on the things the game needs.

With luck, in patch 1.18 we will have the battle system rehauled. Without luck, in 1.19 :P