July Topics, 2013
The Fantastic Fraulein Mumor Superheroine Stage Show:
Performers from Another Land (07/31/2013)
Happy summer tidings everyone! It's me, Mumor—back and ready to bring smiles to all the sour faces throughout Vana'diel!
My three managers have been working extra hard this year to bring to a super special guest—the amazing, handsome, manly duo known as the Dashing Dreamers—straight from Adoulin!
Way over in that western country, there's an organization knows as the Mummers' Coalition, a place that handles entertainment of all sorts! The Dashing Dreamers were brought to stardom by the coalition's maester, a woman with the funny name of Flaviria.
But I must admit to you, my loyal fans, that I'm a bit concerned. My managers went off to Adoulin to work out the details, but I haven't heard back from them in forever. Gee, I sure hope nothing's gone wrong...
But oh dear! I've got to get back to practicing my routine!
Come on, Uka—Shining Summer Samba!
Read on for more about this year's Fantastic Fraulein Mumor Superheroine Stage Show!
Repeat Login Campaign No. 1 Extended (07/30/2013)
It has come to our attention that due to technical reasons we will be unable to end the Repeat Login Campaign No. 1 according to schedule. Therefore, we have decided to extend the campaign until Thursday, August 1, 2013, at around 7:00 a.m. (PDT).
Schedule:
Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. (PDT) to Thursday, August 1, 2013, at around 7:00 a.m. (PDT)
Click here for further information about Repeat Login Campaign No. 1, including how to participate.
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
An Announcement Regarding the Next Version Update (07/26/2013)
In the version update scheduled for August 6 2013, we will be adding new Seekers of Adoulin missions, introducing the brand-new Monstrosity system, and, at long last, rune fencers and geomancers will be able to obtain their artifact equipment. Additionally, we will be making various adjustments to stats for equipment with item levels, colonization and lair reives, and much more.
Previously, we announced that the August version update would include new skirmishes and that additional adjustments would be made to certain coalition assignments so that bonuses would be granted depending on the distance to the objective. However, these elements will be introduced in an additional version update once they have undergone further testing.
The additional version update will be implemented in late August.
An announcement will be made regarding the details for the additional version update at a later time. We apologize for the delay and will continue to work hard so this content meets its new release date.
Presenting Entrants to the Shield Design Contest! (07/25/2013)
We would like to express our amazement and wonder at the lovely shields—both fancy and subdued—you submitted to us for the shield design contest!
Though the winners have already been decided, we would like to share with you the fabulous entries we have received so that you can appreciate them as much as we do.
Read on for a view of the entrants!
Monstrosity Page Unveiled! (07/25/2013)
Prepare to free your soul from its mortal trappings, as this new content will give Vana'dielian adventurers a perspective they've never before experienced...that of a fiend! Forge both a name and a new identity for yourself as you amass a bestiary full of secondary forms to inhabit.
The site itself ennumerates a plethora of information, including the latest tidbits to learn and future scheduled features.
Float on over now to possess all the monstrous details.
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
FINAL FANTASY XI Test Server Update (07/19/2013)
Today, various adjustments and updates have been implemented on the FINAL FANTASY XI Test Server.
During this update, the character data existed on the test server and a crystal icon displayed next to the nickname on the official FINAL FANTASY XI forums have been deleted.
All participants—including those who took part in the previous test phase—must submit an application via the "FINAL FANTASY XI Test Server Application Form ".
Proceed on to peruse the test details.
Read on to find out how you can access the FINAL FANTASY XI Test Server!
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
The following thread has been updated with new information:
[dev1141] Monstrosity
Item Level Adjustments (07/19/2013)
A new thread has been created in the Updates section of the official forums:
[dev1153] Item Level Adjustments
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
Colonization Reive and Lair Reive Adjustments (07/19/2013)
A new thread has been created in the Updates section of the official forums:
[dev1154] Colonization Reive and Lair Reive Adjustments
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
Geomancy Special Effects Adjustments (Geocolure Spells) (07/19/2013)
A new thread has been created in the Updates section of the official forums:
[dev1155] Geomancy Special Effects Adjustments (Geocolure Spells)
Announcing the Summertime Comic Creation Contest! (07/19/2013)
Summertime is finally upon us!
What's summer without fun in the sun and a hearty helping of laughter? Whether you spend your time enjoying the ocean breeze in your Mog Garden, working on your tan on Purgonorgo Isle, or barbecuing up Mithkabobs for you and your friends, you're making countless memories each day. We want you to share a funny summer moment with the rest of Vana'diel by snapping summer-related screenshots and putting them together with text to create a four-panel comic!
Head over to the official forum for full contest details.
Eleventh Vana'versary Mog Bonanza Winning Numbers Announced! (07/16/2013)
Hear ye, hear ye, the winning Bonanza Marbles have been chosen!
Confirm whether or not your dreams have come true this year by simply reading the message that appears upon login or by employing the /servmes (/smes) command.
Prize redemption will commence on July 16 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT). All one needs do to claim his rightly won bounty is speak to the Bonanza Moogle in Port San d'Oria (I-9), Port Bastok (L-8), Port Windurst (F-6), or Chocobo Circuit (H-8) while in possession of a winning Bonanza Marble.
Don't forget to read up on the ins and outs of the Mog Bonanza if you need a refresher on the details.
* Please remember that all prizes won in the Mog Bonanza are valueless virtual items for use in the game FINAL FANTASY XI only.
Repeat Login Campaign No. 1 Starts Today! (07/10/2013)
Today marks the start of Repeat Login Campaign No. 1, an event celebrating the eleventh Vana'versary of FINAL FANTASY XI! Each day (Earth time) that you log in to FINAL FANTASY XI during the campaign, we will reward you with special login points that may be traded in for specific in-game items!
Campaign Period:
Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. (PDT) to Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at 7:59 a.m.
*In the event that you are already logged in when the campaign begins, you can receive login points by either zoning into a different area or logging out and logging back in.
Read on for further information about Repeat Login Campaign No. 1, including how to participate.
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
The July Version Update Has Blown into Adoulin! (07/08/2013)
The July version update ushers in another chapter in Seekers of Adoulin upon its light breezes, along with the Mog Garden system and access to the Celennia Memorial Library. Adventurers raring to mash their maces into fresh flesh and wave their wands at weighty foes can enjoy their encounters with two new Naakuals, and those who pine for frontiers of a more internal sort can undertake the geomancer and rune fencer limit break quests. For the more mathematically inclined, item levels have been added to the help text for certain pieces of equipment!
With the progress of the colonization movement, pioneers may also venture further into the Ulbukan jungle than ever before and participate in new reives, which have undergone adjustments that support solo players and small parties. Elemental magic and job adjustments round out the major features of this update, but there's more as well!
Read on for details!
Announcing the Winners of the Shield Design Contest! (07/05/2013)
We'd like to thank everyone that entered the Shield Design contest! The development and operations teams had their work cut out for them when it came to choosing the winners, but we're proud to reveal the winning shield design entries!
Proceed to the winning entries.
The Unleashing of the Abyssea and Atma Axtravaganza! (07/04/2013)
In celebration of the eleventh FINAL FANTASY's eleventh year of service, we're giving away all three Abyssea battle area expansions, along with a few key items to help with your adventures there.
For those who have yet to trek into the otherworldly and violet-hued wilderness to obtain Empyrean equipment, unfurl the story by undertaking missions, or gain massive amounts of experience from the perverse foes within, now is the time!
This event will be held from Friday, August 9, 2013, to Friday, October 11, 2013.
*Dates and times subject to change
Read on for an outline of the Abyssea and Atma Axtravaganza.
Adoulin Examiner Inaugural Issue (07/02/2013)
Welcome to Adoulin, able adventurers!
We proudly proffer a suite of services to satisfy your every need. In addition to the tremendous trappings of our rental houses, we work our wonder on small islands to... to... <Munch> <munch>... <Burp>!
E-excuse me, kupo!
What I meant to mention while I masticated was that the M.H.M.U aims to assist you in your painstaking pioneering efforts!
Speaking of services, are you familiar with the West's newest jaunty journal, the Adoulin Examiner, kupo?
Two of its most rapacious reporters are collecting candid close-ups of colonization enterprises!
What's even more exciting is that the inaugural issue is an introspective on the intrigue that inevitably intertwines Adoulin and Ulbuka, kupo!
Read on for a behind-the-scenes look at the give-and-take between two of the Adoulin Examiner's finest, seconded directly from the one-and-only Pioneers' Coalition.