“Come into my parlor,” said the spider to the fly

[Dukuji]

Cool titles and metaphors aside the mighty minds at SE have met and have decided it's time for update. This is what they have to say about the update:


The version update scheduled for the end of February will concentrate mainly on events connected with the Promathia areas, as well as feature an exciting new array of notorious monsters, battlefields, and items. Previously inaccessible areas will also be unlocked for players to explore!

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The development team is currently programming and testing numerous new features that will be added to the next major version update. At this time, updates are tentatively scheduled for late February and late April. In addition, the team is working on exciting new content for release in the near future. When dates for the aforementioned downloads have been set, they will be made available to the public via announcements on this page.

Vana'diel is ever changing, and it is our job to keep you up to speed. We will continually update this page so you can stay on top of what's in store for the future!


Sounds like rhetoric to me. Good to know they are making more NM's for us to wait around and camp for; gil sellers should be pleased. Anybody know anything else to these new updates? I just hope this update will give . . . (Dukuji's voice fades away) . . .



**Cue dreamy flashback music**

(Three months ago, deep below the earth's surface the heads of SE’s FFXI development team file into their war room.)

Developer 1 >>> We have a problem with people monopolizing the Ochiudo's Kote drop from Mee Deggi the Punisher. We should do something to help the players be able to get the kotes if they want them.

Head Developer >>> Yes, this is a problem. It's seems that our last plan to do nothing for 6 months has failed. And we thought it was fool proof! Hmmm, what should we do now?

(Long pause, with lots of "hmmm"s going on)

Developer 2 >>> I know, we could make a similar pair of gloves that would be comparable to Ochiudo's Kote.

Developer 3 >>> But it will have to be NM drop and not rare or ex.

Developer 2 >>> Oh, but of course. How else should a person get anything other then by NM drops or buying them at low reasonable prices at the AH?

Developer 1 >>> Oh, I've got it! To help lower the cost and demand of the Ochiudo's Kote we could make the spawn time of this new NM around 24 hours!

Developer 2 >>> Yes, and not only that but he'll only drop the new kotes about twice a week.

Developer 3 >>> And in no time everybody can have the new kotes, which we shall call "Horomusha Kote", or the old kotes at reasonable prices and effort.

Head Developer >>> Hmmm, good work team, I knew we could find a way to help the players of FFXI and teach those gil sellers a lesson. Another problem solved. Sake’s on me tonight.

**Play dreamy music backwards to bring us back up to the present time**



/em runs and hides in her mog house in fear of what the world will be like after the update comes.

/em sits rocking on her bed, holding her pillow tightly in her arms, waiting for her boy mithra to come and take her away from the madness.

[Xaviar]

ROFL, sweet jesus thats awesome! Its soo true about the kote situation. They really need to make a type of kote that is just like ochiodos but cut down and actualy possible to get.

An example would be kote that are like +12 attack -3 defense and rare, they would be on a lvl35NM that spawned in a secret area every 30 minutes and the drop rater would be like 60%.

THAT would solve the problem perfectly. but theres Square Enix for you

[Kopopo]

what is that item?

[Dukuji]

what is that item?

Ninjas have always been scared to use O-Kotes because of the EVA down. But the +20 to att is something that is almost needed to hold hate. (Ochiudo's Kote: Lvl 34, Def 8, Resist vs. Light -8, Resist vs. Dark +8, Attack +20, Evasion -5, MNK/NIN/SAM) Well, a another pair of kotes were released as an alternitive called the Horomusha Kote (Lvl 34, Def 7, Attack +15, MNK/NIN/SAM) Ninjas really want the new kotes for the higher att without the eva down.

Oh, I think I said in my first post that they are not rare, well they are rare, but not EX. Current going price on Alexander of the "replacement" O-kotes, 3 mil. The change in price in the O-Kotes since the H-Kotes came out, up 200k. Number of H-kotes sold in the AH since December, 6 pairs.


I just love how they release new gear and items then basicaly tell us, "Oh, but you'll never be able to get it, HA HA HA HA HA . . . oh, god I'm funny."