Good Day! My Fellow Eorzean!
First of all, I would like to apologize if I was able to give you guys an update just today. I personally got caught up with high workload demand that I wasn't able to post my daily updates and what has been happening with my character. It has been a month after Early Access.
Last Month I was one of those who had been blessed that didn't encounter any login error.. Errrr... Need to skip relieving that memory since a lot of players since now that everything was fixed. Digital Download is now back on sale..
A Realm Reborn is a great MMO game though even during the time sales was temporarily halted that it continued to be well known. Not being able to buy and play the game even made it looked more in-demand due to its popularity.
I gotta say Kudos to Yoshi-P's team who made it possible to revive such wonderful game and brought back glory to the Final Fantasy Franchise.
What I have been up to over the time I was gone?
Watch updates from Live letter during Tokyo Game Show (I would post a separate blog for what have been dicussed in Tokyo Game Show)
After I have completed the main story quest I have been trying to do the following things for my end game content.
Amdapur Keep (I will be posting a separate blog about my experience on that dungeon)
Relic Reborn (I will dicuss it in more detail on another post)
Philosophy Tome Farming (details on another post)
Darklight Armors
Primal Hard Mode Fights
Gil Farming (Shards, Marketboard and Many More)
Gathering Class Leveling (Botanist, Miner, Fisher)
Looking at this list I owe you guys a lot of content.. Will post these content as soon as possible.
For the meantime I would need to sleep. I have work later. Thanks for visiting my page. Its been only the third week of this blog but I getting good number of views.
If you have anything that I would like to cover or you have questions. Please don't hesitate to leave a comment. I'll answer back. I promise.
See You in Eorzea!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
I did It! I completed the Main Story Quest!
Good Day!
I have finished the main story quest. It was awesome! I really like the story and what the continuation would be.
For me it was a well made game. The experience I had while fighting Nero, Gaius and Ultima Weapon was good. I was able to get in a good party and even though we were advised that we'll need melee dps for Ultima Weapon we still managed to do it with just 2 Black Mage, 2 Bard.
Looking forward to do dungeon runs to get darklight armor or even AF2.
This weekend I plan to do endgame contents.
See you in Eorzea!
I have finished the main story quest. It was awesome! I really like the story and what the continuation would be.
For me it was a well made game. The experience I had while fighting Nero, Gaius and Ultima Weapon was good. I was able to get in a good party and even though we were advised that we'll need melee dps for Ultima Weapon we still managed to do it with just 2 Black Mage, 2 Bard.
Looking forward to do dungeon runs to get darklight armor or even AF2.
This weekend I plan to do endgame contents.
See you in Eorzea!
Monday, September 16, 2013
Last Mission: Duty Finder Queue
Good Day Eorzeans!
On my previous post, I have mentioned that I have reached level 50. I actually think I over-grind using FATEs to catch up with my Free Company since most of them are now doing raids. I did finish my Grand Company and Archer Hunting Log and then when I was about to apply for promotion for my Grand Company. It mentioned that I need to complete the Rank 2 Twin Adder Hunting Log which I did. So I then asked my FC about it and they had mentioned that I need to finish the main story line quest in order to apply for promotion.
I won't go too much of details about the story line quest since I don't want to give any spoilers. So I managed to do almost all the main story line quest except for one. The last story line quest which is Praetorium. I queued up around 7:00 PM and waited until 10:00 PM and there isn't even a tank logging in to the queue. So my Party decided to disband and I decided to log off and sleep.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Sunday Morning!
Good day Fellow Eorzean!
At last I was able to reach the level cap. Thanks to Fate Grinding my only mistake was I reached level cap without doing the main story quest.
Anyway here are my screenshots during my gameplay around the whole Saturday and around Sunday morning.
At last I was able to reach the level cap. Thanks to Fate Grinding my only mistake was I reached level cap without doing the main story quest.
Anyway here are my screenshots during my gameplay around the whole Saturday and around Sunday morning.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Update: Fate Grinding and Dungeon Run
Good Evening Eorzeans!
How are you all doing? I manage to do the Darkhold dungeon and also level up to 45. yay! My party was amazing! They were mostly level 50s but they really helped me alot. Here are some screenshots of what I manage to get during gameplay. Will login again after this post and more FATE grinding to do.
How are you all doing? I manage to do the Darkhold dungeon and also level up to 45. yay! My party was amazing! They were mostly level 50s but they really helped me alot. Here are some screenshots of what I manage to get during gameplay. Will login again after this post and more FATE grinding to do.
Weekend Plan (Sept 13-16)
Good Afternoon Eorzeans!
It's now around 1:15 PM PDT with just a couple of hours I'm gonna be done for work. So what do I plan to do this weekend?
Leveling. Serious leveling. I have been totally left behind and I haven't even fought Garuda yet and from what I have heard she's seriously a tough opponent. I might need to check gameplays with tip on how to defeat Garuda..
I would have the whole Friday night until Monday morning to level up or hopefully to finish the game if possible.
I would really need help from my Linkshell and Free Company since they might be leveling their 3rd or 4th class.
It's now around 1:15 PM PDT with just a couple of hours I'm gonna be done for work. So what do I plan to do this weekend?
Leveling. Serious leveling. I have been totally left behind and I haven't even fought Garuda yet and from what I have heard she's seriously a tough opponent. I might need to check gameplays with tip on how to defeat Garuda..
I would have the whole Friday night until Monday morning to level up or hopefully to finish the game if possible.
I would really need help from my Linkshell and Free Company since they might be leveling their 3rd or 4th class.
Recovery from Several Worlds Chat Difficulties
First of all I have just checked Lodestone and found out that there was a chat issue on several worlds. So here are the details from Lodestone.
During the following time period, players on several worlds were occasionally unable to use the shout, yell, and say chat properly.
We are pleased to announce that the issue has been addressed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
[Date & Time]
Sep 13, 2013 from 5:00 am to 8:27 am (PDT)
[Details]
Occasionally unable to use the shout, yell and say chat properly.
[Affected World]
-Mandragora
-Gungnir
During the following time period, players on several worlds were occasionally unable to use the shout, yell, and say chat properly.
We are pleased to announce that the issue has been addressed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
[Date & Time]
Sep 13, 2013 from 5:00 am to 8:27 am (PDT)
[Details]
Occasionally unable to use the shout, yell and say chat properly.
[Affected World]
-Mandragora
-Gungnir
I am still stuck at level 44 and other news from lodestone
Good Day Eorzeans!
How are you all doing? I was able to play a little bit yesterday but it was until 7:00 PM PDT. So I did a little bit of Fate Grinding on my still level 44 BARD. Oh! I got stuck with this level, hopefully I will be able to play later this evening and throughout the weekend. But I managed to level my sub classes. My PUG class is now at level 19 and my LNC class is now level 22, meanwhile my CNJ is still at level 17. If you were wondering why I had CNJ class. I was one of those who thought that the sub class for ARC to become BRD is CNJ. I realized it when I was at level 32 ARC and I was about to unlock BRD then I don't have the necessary sub class. So anyway I noticed that the number of people logged in during that time was less probably they got kick by the AFK timer. Gameplay is much smoother than before, probably that's one of the enhancements of the last patch.
So I woke up around 4:00 AM PDT, then I saw the latest update in lodestone where they added the page for the Grand Companies. I just quickly browse through it and haven't actually took the time to read it since I will be needing to get ready for work. So if you have time please read through the Grand Companies Page in Lodestone. I also believe I saw a page for the Garlean Empire and Free Companies Page.
Also Square Enix will be on Tokyo Game Show this Sept 19. They will be presenting games like FFXIV: ARR , FFX/X-2 HD, Lightning Returns, Kingdom Hearts and other games. This news is also on lodestone. So you may visit lodestone for more details. There would be a Titan Event in TGS where players will be able to get a Cactuar Earrings.
By the way there is a live stream link for the TGS 2013. Hoping to get news for other Final Fantasy Games especially Final Fantasy XV.
What are your thoughts? Would there be any news about Final Fantasy XV? Leave your comments below.
Gotta work now!.
How are you all doing? I was able to play a little bit yesterday but it was until 7:00 PM PDT. So I did a little bit of Fate Grinding on my still level 44 BARD. Oh! I got stuck with this level, hopefully I will be able to play later this evening and throughout the weekend. But I managed to level my sub classes. My PUG class is now at level 19 and my LNC class is now level 22, meanwhile my CNJ is still at level 17. If you were wondering why I had CNJ class. I was one of those who thought that the sub class for ARC to become BRD is CNJ. I realized it when I was at level 32 ARC and I was about to unlock BRD then I don't have the necessary sub class. So anyway I noticed that the number of people logged in during that time was less probably they got kick by the AFK timer. Gameplay is much smoother than before, probably that's one of the enhancements of the last patch.
So I woke up around 4:00 AM PDT, then I saw the latest update in lodestone where they added the page for the Grand Companies. I just quickly browse through it and haven't actually took the time to read it since I will be needing to get ready for work. So if you have time please read through the Grand Companies Page in Lodestone. I also believe I saw a page for the Garlean Empire and Free Companies Page.
Also Square Enix will be on Tokyo Game Show this Sept 19. They will be presenting games like FFXIV: ARR , FFX/X-2 HD, Lightning Returns, Kingdom Hearts and other games. This news is also on lodestone. So you may visit lodestone for more details. There would be a Titan Event in TGS where players will be able to get a Cactuar Earrings.
By the way there is a live stream link for the TGS 2013. Hoping to get news for other Final Fantasy Games especially Final Fantasy XV.
What are your thoughts? Would there be any news about Final Fantasy XV? Leave your comments below.
Gotta work now!.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Detailed Patch Notes for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Sep 12)
As promised, The Patch Notes 9/12/2013
The
following features have been implemented:
-An auto-logout feature has been introduced wherein characters that are inactive for 30 minutes will be automatically logged out of the game.
The following adjustments and countermeasures have been implemented:
-Changes have been made to the behavior and mechanics of the enemies found within the “The Wanderer’s Palace” and “Amdapor Keep” dungeons to counteract instances of players running through the dungeon without engaging enemies on the way to bosses.
As advancing through dungeons without defeating enemies is not an intended strategy, we plan to continue making further changes in the future to discourage this type of behavior.
-In instance dungeon “The Wanderer's Palace” and “Amdapor Keep”, we have increased the amount of AllaganCoins that can be obtained from a treasure chest.
-Reduced the amount of gil required for repair fees and materia removal as follows:
Equipment levels 1-10: 10 gil -> No Change
Equipment levels 11-20: 50 gil -> 30 gil
Equipment levels 21-30: 100 gil -> 60 gil
Equipment levels 31-40: 210 gil -> 120 gil
Equipment levels 41-40: 500 gil -> 200 gil
-Reduced the price of Dark Matter as follows:
Dark Matter G1: 5 gil -> 4 gil
Dark Matter G2: 30 gil -> 12 gil
Dark Matter G3: 70 gil -> 24 gil
Dark Matter G4: 150 gil -> 48 gil
Dark Matter G5: 350 gil -> 80 gil
A temporary countermeasure has been implemented for the following issue:
-For the issue wherein the “Manor Sentries” found within the Haukke Manor dungeon could become stuck and prevent players from progressing through the instanced dungeon, we have changed the original location of “Manor Sentries” to the second floor.
The following issues have been addressed:
-The server would crash under certain conditions during instanced dungeons.
-Characters would sometimes get stuck in the “Binding Coil of Bahamut” dungeon after the party was wiped out.
-Bomb Boulders would sometimes fail to appear in “The Navel (Hard)” battle.
-Certain monsters would sometimes get stuck in the “Amdapor Keep” dungeon.
-The option to return to Home Point would not display when completing a primal battle while being KO’d.
-The entry point for the “The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak” dungeon was shown in the field in the “Stinging Back” guildhest.
-The “Steel Reign” FATE would sometimes fail to appear.
-Completing the “Behold Now Behemoth” FATE would sometimes cause the server to crash.
-If the player was disconnected during the “Lady of the Vortex” instanced battle, the Duty List, Journal, and Journal Map may display incorrectly.
-The “Notorious Biggs” quest could sometimes be progressed without completing the instanced battle.
-There were occasions where it was impossible to target the snowman in the “Speak Softly to Me” quest.
-The cutscene was canceled if the player was attacked during the “Lord of Crags” cutscene.
-If a player logged out while being bound by duty within an instance, and logged back in after conclusion of the instance, the free company chat would not work.
-Mog Letters were not sent properly in some instances.
-Certain conditions would sometimes cause the server to crash while interacting with the free company “Company Chest”.
-The “Reach” gauge was sometimes not selectable when in a new, unknown gathering point.
-In some instances, the specified items to collect were incorrect in the “A Relic Reborn” quest.
-In some instances, the specified enemies to defeat were incorrect in the “A Relic Reborn” quest.
-An auto-logout feature has been introduced wherein characters that are inactive for 30 minutes will be automatically logged out of the game.
The following adjustments and countermeasures have been implemented:
-Changes have been made to the behavior and mechanics of the enemies found within the “The Wanderer’s Palace” and “Amdapor Keep” dungeons to counteract instances of players running through the dungeon without engaging enemies on the way to bosses.
As advancing through dungeons without defeating enemies is not an intended strategy, we plan to continue making further changes in the future to discourage this type of behavior.
-In instance dungeon “The Wanderer's Palace” and “Amdapor Keep”, we have increased the amount of AllaganCoins that can be obtained from a treasure chest.
-Reduced the amount of gil required for repair fees and materia removal as follows:
Equipment levels 1-10: 10 gil -> No Change
Equipment levels 11-20: 50 gil -> 30 gil
Equipment levels 21-30: 100 gil -> 60 gil
Equipment levels 31-40: 210 gil -> 120 gil
Equipment levels 41-40: 500 gil -> 200 gil
-Reduced the price of Dark Matter as follows:
Dark Matter G1: 5 gil -> 4 gil
Dark Matter G2: 30 gil -> 12 gil
Dark Matter G3: 70 gil -> 24 gil
Dark Matter G4: 150 gil -> 48 gil
Dark Matter G5: 350 gil -> 80 gil
A temporary countermeasure has been implemented for the following issue:
-For the issue wherein the “Manor Sentries” found within the Haukke Manor dungeon could become stuck and prevent players from progressing through the instanced dungeon, we have changed the original location of “Manor Sentries” to the second floor.
The following issues have been addressed:
-The server would crash under certain conditions during instanced dungeons.
-Characters would sometimes get stuck in the “Binding Coil of Bahamut” dungeon after the party was wiped out.
-Bomb Boulders would sometimes fail to appear in “The Navel (Hard)” battle.
-Certain monsters would sometimes get stuck in the “Amdapor Keep” dungeon.
-The option to return to Home Point would not display when completing a primal battle while being KO’d.
-The entry point for the “The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak” dungeon was shown in the field in the “Stinging Back” guildhest.
-The “Steel Reign” FATE would sometimes fail to appear.
-Completing the “Behold Now Behemoth” FATE would sometimes cause the server to crash.
-If the player was disconnected during the “Lady of the Vortex” instanced battle, the Duty List, Journal, and Journal Map may display incorrectly.
-The “Notorious Biggs” quest could sometimes be progressed without completing the instanced battle.
-There were occasions where it was impossible to target the snowman in the “Speak Softly to Me” quest.
-The cutscene was canceled if the player was attacked during the “Lord of Crags” cutscene.
-If a player logged out while being bound by duty within an instance, and logged back in after conclusion of the instance, the free company chat would not work.
-Mog Letters were not sent properly in some instances.
-Certain conditions would sometimes cause the server to crash while interacting with the free company “Company Chest”.
-The “Reach” gauge was sometimes not selectable when in a new, unknown gathering point.
-In some instances, the specified items to collect were incorrect in the “A Relic Reborn” quest.
-In some instances, the specified enemies to defeat were incorrect in the “A Relic Reborn” quest.
Details of Recent Maintenance. (Sep. 12)
Good Day Eorzeans!
Here are the patch details of the recent maintenance, this was published through lodestone,
The following are details regarding the maintenance operation that occurred on Sep. 11, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 12:55 AM (PDT)
[Countermeasure to Relieve Heavy Server Stress on Duty Finder]
This maintenance implemented countermeasures to further relieve heavy server stress on the Duty Finder and instance-related Worlds.
With this measure, group matching is now split among the following three groups for selection process.
Japan Data Center
Group 1
Aegis/Atomos/Carbuncle/Garuda/Gungnir/Kujata/Ramuh/Tonberry/Typhon/Unicorn
Group2
Alexander/Bahamut/Durandal/Fenrir/Ifrit/Ridill/Tiamat/Ultima/Valefor/Yojimbo/Zeromus
Group 3
Anima/Chocobo/Hades/Ixion/Mandragora/Masamune/Pandaemonium/Titan/Asura/Belias
North American/European Data Center
Group 1
Adamantoise/Balmung/Cerberus/Coeurl/Faerie/Goblin/Midgardsormr/Odin/Sargantanas/Siren
Group 2
Behemoth/Diabolos/Excalibur/Famfrit/Lamia/Leviathan/Lich/Shiva/Ultros/Brynhildr
Group 3
Cactuar/Exodus/Gilgamesh/Hyperion/Malboro/Moogle/Phoenix/Ragnarok/Mateus/Zalera
*Groupings are determined by balancing levels, number of people, class/jobs, and adjusted so as to help provide smooth matching process.
[Increased Number of Instance Worlds]
The Duty Finder and quest instance battles are handled internally in their own separate Worlds. In addition to the above measure of easing server load by splitting the selection pool amongst the above groups, we have also increased the number of instance-related Worlds on which battles occurs.
This measure allows the facilitation of more instances, decreasing cases in which players must wait for an instance to become open after they have already been matched by the Duty Finder, or the quest instance battle has been initiated.
[Addition of New Worlds]
We have implemented the addition of the following Worlds.
Japan Data Center
Unicorn/Yojimbo/Asura/Belias/Zeromus
North American/European Data Center
Mateus/Brynhildr/Zalera
Please note that, upon first opening of the new Worlds, we predict a concentrated influx of characters in the low-level zones of said Worlds. Therefore until characters have evened out and dispersed into various zones, we will be implementing Character Creation and login restriction. Please be aware.
In addition, as a result of splitting the group matching for the Duty Finder into 3 groups, we are now able to expand our services easier. We will continue to monitor concurrent logins and the increase of new players in each worlds and if needed, periodically add new Worlds starting from October.
We will announce details regarding this at a later time.
[Implementation of Auto-Logout]
Because there are so many users attempting to login even when the maximum allowed number of concurrent logins has been reached. (in other words, when login restrictions are in place), we have now implemented an auto-logout feature. In an attempt to provide as many users as possible a chance to login, characters that appear to be inactive for thirty-minutes will be automatically logged out of the game.
[Login Restriction Directly after Maintenance]
In the time period just after maintenance has completed, we predict a rush of characters logging in simultaneously. In order to prevent any technical difficulties due to this login rush, we will be temporarily placing severe login restrictions. These login restrictions may occur frequently. lasting from a few minutes to ten minutes; however, restriction will be lifted in a gradual manner as login status is carefully monitored. We ask for your patience and understanding in this matter.
So there you have it. I will check for the patch notes that will be published in the forums and post it here. Thank you again for visiting my page.
See you in Eorzea!
Here are the patch details of the recent maintenance, this was published through lodestone,
The following are details regarding the maintenance operation that occurred on Sep. 11, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 12:55 AM (PDT)
[Countermeasure to Relieve Heavy Server Stress on Duty Finder]
This maintenance implemented countermeasures to further relieve heavy server stress on the Duty Finder and instance-related Worlds.
With this measure, group matching is now split among the following three groups for selection process.
Japan Data Center
Group 1
Aegis/Atomos/Carbuncle/Garuda/Gungnir/Kujata/Ramuh/Tonberry/Typhon/Unicorn
Group2
Alexander/Bahamut/Durandal/Fenrir/Ifrit/Ridill/Tiamat/Ultima/Valefor/Yojimbo/Zeromus
Group 3
Anima/Chocobo/Hades/Ixion/Mandragora/Masamune/Pandaemonium/Titan/Asura/Belias
North American/European Data Center
Group 1
Adamantoise/Balmung/Cerberus/Coeurl/Faerie/Goblin/Midgardsormr/Odin/Sargantanas/Siren
Group 2
Behemoth/Diabolos/Excalibur/Famfrit/Lamia/Leviathan/Lich/Shiva/Ultros/Brynhildr
Group 3
Cactuar/Exodus/Gilgamesh/Hyperion/Malboro/Moogle/Phoenix/Ragnarok/Mateus/Zalera
*Groupings are determined by balancing levels, number of people, class/jobs, and adjusted so as to help provide smooth matching process.
[Increased Number of Instance Worlds]
The Duty Finder and quest instance battles are handled internally in their own separate Worlds. In addition to the above measure of easing server load by splitting the selection pool amongst the above groups, we have also increased the number of instance-related Worlds on which battles occurs.
This measure allows the facilitation of more instances, decreasing cases in which players must wait for an instance to become open after they have already been matched by the Duty Finder, or the quest instance battle has been initiated.
[Addition of New Worlds]
We have implemented the addition of the following Worlds.
Japan Data Center
Unicorn/Yojimbo/Asura/Belias/Zeromus
North American/European Data Center
Mateus/Brynhildr/Zalera
Please note that, upon first opening of the new Worlds, we predict a concentrated influx of characters in the low-level zones of said Worlds. Therefore until characters have evened out and dispersed into various zones, we will be implementing Character Creation and login restriction. Please be aware.
In addition, as a result of splitting the group matching for the Duty Finder into 3 groups, we are now able to expand our services easier. We will continue to monitor concurrent logins and the increase of new players in each worlds and if needed, periodically add new Worlds starting from October.
We will announce details regarding this at a later time.
[Implementation of Auto-Logout]
Because there are so many users attempting to login even when the maximum allowed number of concurrent logins has been reached. (in other words, when login restrictions are in place), we have now implemented an auto-logout feature. In an attempt to provide as many users as possible a chance to login, characters that appear to be inactive for thirty-minutes will be automatically logged out of the game.
[Login Restriction Directly after Maintenance]
In the time period just after maintenance has completed, we predict a rush of characters logging in simultaneously. In order to prevent any technical difficulties due to this login rush, we will be temporarily placing severe login restrictions. These login restrictions may occur frequently. lasting from a few minutes to ten minutes; however, restriction will be lifted in a gradual manner as login status is carefully monitored. We ask for your patience and understanding in this matter.
So there you have it. I will check for the patch notes that will be published in the forums and post it here. Thank you again for visiting my page.
See you in Eorzea!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Maintenance has started.
Now that the maintenance has started. We won't be able to login to our characters until 3:00 AM but there shouldn't be a rush in during that time or we will experience 1017. Anyway. While waiting for the maintenance. I might be starting to play another game, which is totally unrelated to Final Fantasy.
Once the servers are up I will be posting updates about my experience.
Have a great day my fellow Eorzean!
Once the servers are up I will be posting updates about my experience.
Have a great day my fellow Eorzean!
News from Lodestone: Issue Wherein Players Are Unable to Interact With NPCs and Objects (Sep. 11)
Currently,
we have confirmed an issue wherein players are sometimes unable to interact
with quest-related NPCs and/or objects.
The issue is
currently under investigation, and we ask for your patience.
Additionally,
if you find that logging out and logging in again does not alleviate the
problem, there is a possibility you are being affected by this issue. Should
the problem persist, we ask that you report it through the in-game Support Desk
Menu. As a temporary measure, we will be conducting an area server restart to
try to improve the situation.
We apologize
for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Another Maintenance: Further Improving the Current Gameplay
As we all know another maintenance was scheduled today at around Sep. 11, 2013 5:00 PM (PDT) to 3:00 AM (PDT).
What are the things that we should expect with this maintenance?
There are a lot of things and this should improve our gameplay. I personally think that the famed AFK Timer would be implemented on this update along with some graphical updates when doing FATES.
We all know by know that when you're doing certain Fates with a lot of player. The rendering of the main target (eg. Behemoth, Odin, Svara) tend to be less prioritized than rendering other players. You'll notice this when you can't find either Behemoth, Odin or Svara but when you adjust you field of view then these bosses appear again.
On my previous post where I first encountered Behemoth I had to adjust my field of view so that I can take a screenshot of Behemoth.
This maintenance hopes to address some bugs observed on previous one.
Others speculated that 'Lighting's FATE' would be implemented on this update but I would think otherwise. I think this FATE would be implemented one week before the release of Lighting Returns.
On the famed AFK Timer being implemented on this maintenance. It's about time they finally considered implementing this. This will enable Square Enix to monitor which causes the Server Load that happened previously during launch.
You might have noticed that Character Creation Restriction is slowly being lifted from NA/EU and JP server. Once this AFK timer is implemented it brings light to the start of physical and digital sales of the game.
As for my experience? I haven't had any issues with the game. The story is really great. I have done the Stone Vigil quest and it was amazing. It brought me back to what a Final Fantasy game is about.
I'm looking forward for more events and content on this game. This game is the best. It deserved this second chance.
Once digital and physical sales of the game resume. See you in Eorzea!
What are the things that we should expect with this maintenance?
There are a lot of things and this should improve our gameplay. I personally think that the famed AFK Timer would be implemented on this update along with some graphical updates when doing FATES.
We all know by know that when you're doing certain Fates with a lot of player. The rendering of the main target (eg. Behemoth, Odin, Svara) tend to be less prioritized than rendering other players. You'll notice this when you can't find either Behemoth, Odin or Svara but when you adjust you field of view then these bosses appear again.
On my previous post where I first encountered Behemoth I had to adjust my field of view so that I can take a screenshot of Behemoth.
This maintenance hopes to address some bugs observed on previous one.
Others speculated that 'Lighting's FATE' would be implemented on this update but I would think otherwise. I think this FATE would be implemented one week before the release of Lighting Returns.
On the famed AFK Timer being implemented on this maintenance. It's about time they finally considered implementing this. This will enable Square Enix to monitor which causes the Server Load that happened previously during launch.
You might have noticed that Character Creation Restriction is slowly being lifted from NA/EU and JP server. Once this AFK timer is implemented it brings light to the start of physical and digital sales of the game.
As for my experience? I haven't had any issues with the game. The story is really great. I have done the Stone Vigil quest and it was amazing. It brought me back to what a Final Fantasy game is about.
I'm looking forward for more events and content on this game. This game is the best. It deserved this second chance.
Once digital and physical sales of the game resume. See you in Eorzea!
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
News from Lodestone: [Update] Regarding Character Creation Restrictions (Sep. 11)
Updates on
Character Creation Restrictions can be found here.
This
information will be updated at the following intervals:
8:00
a.m./1:00p.m./6:00 p.m./11:00 p.m./4:00 a.m. (PDT)
○：Character Creation Possible ×：Character
Creation Restricted
- Japan data
center
○ Aegis
× Alexander
× Anima
× Atomos
○ Bahamut
× Carbuncle
○ Chocobo
○ Durandal
× Fenrir
× Garuda
○ Gungnir
○ Hades
× Ifrit
○ Ixion
○ Kujata
○ Mandragora
○ Masamune
○ Pandaemonium
× Ramuh
○ Ridill
× Tiamat
× Titan
○ Tonberry
○ Typhon
○ Ultima
○ Valefor
- North
American/European data center
○ Adamantoise
○ Balmung
× Behemoth
× Cactuar
○ Cerberus
○ Coeurl
○ Diabolos
× Excalibur
○ Exodus
○ Faerie
× Famfrit
○ Gilgamesh
○ Goblin
× Hyperion
○ Lamia
○ Leviathan
○ Lich
○ Malboro
○ Midgardsormr
× Moogle
○ Odin
○ Phoenix
○ Ragnarok
○ Sargatanas
○ Shiva
○ Siren
× Ultros
News from Lodestone: [Important] Warning Concerning the Security of Your Account
Currently, we have confirmed that a third party is using account names
and passwords, thought to be obtained from security breaches of other companys'
online services, in attempts to gain unauthorized access to Square Enix
accounts.
If you are using the same account name or password as your Square Enix
account on other online services, there is a much greater chance that a
security breach at any of the other online services could potentially lead to
your Square Enix account being compromised.
Additionally, even if you are not using the same account name or
password across multiple accounts, if you use repeated strings of character,
phone numbers, birthdates, or other information that may be tied to your
identity, this may make it possible for individuals to access your account
simply by guessing its password.
Therefore, if you are using the same account name or password for your
Square Enix account as for your other online accounts, or are using a password
that might be easily guessed, we ask that you change your password immediately
by going to the following page:
Also, please note that accounts that are suspected of having been
compromised will have their access temporarily restricted. Once login has been
restricted, an email notification will be sent to the primary email address
registered to the Square Enix account. This email will contain instructions on
how to remove the login restriction. Players will be asked to reset their
passwords and log in again.
Please visit the following link for more information about login
restrictions.
To further strengthen the security of your Square Enix account, we
highly recommend using a Square Enix Security Token to act as an extra layer of
protection against unauthorized access.
A free, downloadable smartphone app is available at the following
locations:
Physical security tokens are also available for purchase here:
Should instances of compromised accounts rise in future, there is the
possibility we will perform a compulsory password reset across all Square Enix
accounts.
We kindly ask for your cooperation in helping us better safeguard your
personal information and account information.
News from Lodestone: [Update] Regarding Character Creation Restriction (Sep. 10)
Updates on
Character Creation Restrictions can be found here.
This
information will be updated at the following intervals:
8:00
a.m./1:00p.m./6:00 p.m./11:00 p.m./4:00 a.m. (PDT)
○：Character Creation Possible ×：Character
Creation Restricted
- Japan data
center
○ Aegis
× Alexander
× Anima
× Atomos
○ Bahamut
× Carbuncle
× Chocobo
○ Durandal
× Fenrir
× Garuda
○ Gungnir
○ Hades
× Ifrit
○ Ixion
○ Kujata
○ Mandragora
× Masamune
○
Pandaemonium
× Ramuh
○ Ridill
× Tiamat
× Titan
○ Tonberry
○ Typhon
○ Ultima
○ Valefor
- North
American/European data center
○
Adamantoise
○ Balmung
× Behemoth
× Cactuar
○ Cerberus
○ Coeurl
○ Diabolos
× Excalibur
○ Exodus
○ Faerie
○ Famfrit
○ Gilgamesh
○ Goblin
× Hyperion
○ Lamia
○ Leviathan
○ Lich
○ Malboro
○
Midgardsormr
× Moogle
○ Odin
○ Phoenix
○ Ragnarok
○ Sargatanas
○ Shiva
○ Siren
× Ultros
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