At the following time, emergency maintenance was performed on FINAL FANTASY XI.
It came to our attention that some players were using third-party software to repeatedly and automatically steal items from monsters in certain areas. Emergency maintenance was performed to address this issue.
To counter this exploit, it is no longer possible to obtain items via the job ability "Steal" from certain monsters in specific areas. This measure is only temporary, and the issue will be fully addressed in upcoming days.
We would like to take this time to remind our players that the use of any third-party equipment or software to change or modify the game in any way is strictly prohibited. If you come across such software, we ask that you please refrain from using it, no matter how minor it may appear to be.
We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
[Affected Period] Jan. 13, 2006 3:00 (PST)
[Affected Services] FINAL FANTASY XI
[Important Update Details] -Items that can be obtained via the job ability "Steal" have been removed from some monsters in the following areas. Oldton Movalpolos Newton Movalpolos
