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Category: Final Fantasy News
Patch 3.25 is live!
Patch 3.25 is now live and ready for download, and patch notes are available on the Lodestone. A few of the additions and changes:
The next stage of the Anima weapon is unlocked.
Updates to Chocobo racing have been added
Chocobo Challenge races, reduced training manual costs, new abilities, increased MGP and EXP
A number of updates and changes to The Feast have been made
Additional Echo has been added to Gordias Savage
Episode 15 – Garuda Boobies!
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If you missed catching Episode 15 live, fear not! It is now available in podcast form!
We enter Spoiler territory, discussing the 3.2 Main Story Questline in depth this week. We also go over the news from the Producer Live Letter 28, and end up discussing organic condiments??
Official PLL 28 Translated thread:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/287361-Letter-from-the-Producer-LIVE-Part-XXVIII-Q-A-Update-Thread
All Worlds Maintenance for Patch 3.25:
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/ca7874c6c3624791909183a2f2d4d89adef44138
Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXVIII Q&A!
Missed out on last nights Live Letter?! Don’t worry! We got your back! Check out the Q&A they went through. Ton’s of awesome stuff!
Click here for the Q&A from the Live Letter!
And don’t forget! We go live TONIGHT with Phoenix Down Radio at 6:30PST/9:30EST over on our Twitch page!
FFXIV Player account bans
A number of players have turned to Reddit to try and find out why their user accounts have been banned by SE for “Cheating and Botting” but have not done anything. (Example 1, Example 2, Example 3) SE also just posted a notice about activation issues with software purchased through unauthorized 3rd party sellers, specifically purchasing the Steam version through any retailer other than Steam/Valve. Is it possible that these two issues are related somehow, and they linked a number of RMT accounts with purchases of software from other sources? Hopefully very few innocent players were caught up in this dragnet and this issue can be resolved without much problem.
Next episode of Phoenix Down Radio airs March 26th
Episode 15 of Phoenix Down Radio goes live on Twitch this Friday, March 26th at 9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT. Come join us as we discuss Producer Live Letter 28, go over about game news, and go through an in-depth analysis of the Patch 3.2 story line and what is to come in upcoming patches. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS, so consider yourself warned! 🙂
Yoshi-P Responds to Novice Network feedback
We have an English translation to FFXIV Producer/Director Yoshi-P’s response to player feedback on the new Novice Network implemented in Patch 3.2. The Official Forums post is rather lengthy, but a quick TL;DR version is as follows:
New Adventurer status will remain until players complete MSQ “Before the Fall” and have played over 168 hours OR have removed the status manually.
Mentors will be removed from the Novice network chat when they go AFK to allow for other mentors to actively participate
The Auto-Join feature will default to Off for mentors in 3.25
Considering different mentor types, eg. DoH/DoL, PvP
Possibility of new players to automatically join or display a confirmation to join the Novice network
The post goes into greater detail on the discussion that the development team has been having regarding this new feature, and hopefully it can become the place where new players can receive the assistance in the game that it was intended to be.
Final Fantasy XI coming to mobile devices soon!
Square Enix is working with mobile app developers Nexon to port the first Final Fantasy MMO to mobile devices. Final Fantasy XI servers will be shutting down in the near future, but the game will live on in this new form. In an article from website DNReviews.com, they talk about how the game experience will change with mobile:
“The mobile version of the game will have a better battle system that is much smoother and re-designed for the mobile touchscreen. Since the game is online, it will have a better cooperative system which easily brings players together on a mobile device. You will have a vast world for you to explore and meet other players. Whether you wish to trade, talk, or join forces with your friends; the options are endless. Additionally, guilds and Linkshell means of communication will be available to create an entertaining online experience and a thriving community for the players.”
You can read the full article here.
Duty Commenced PVP Special announced
The Duty Commenced team will be hosting a PVP special – “Culling Time” this Friday, March 18th starting at 3PM PDT at twitch.tv/finalfantasyxiv. They will be playing live from the Sargatanas server and queuing into The Feast, so if you’re on the Aether data center, keep your eyes out for Camate, Zhexos, and Bayohne in your parties.
New Fat Cat and Goobbue plushies coming soon!
From Lead Developer M’s blog post on the JP Lodestone, new plushies based on the Fat Cat and Goobbue minions are on the way! These items will be arriving in SE’s Japanese store in May, and available to NA and EU shortly after that in June. They are $39.99 and available for preorder NOW!