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MMOpwn
03-11-2008, 02:01
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Brand new toys for the Jobs (http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11us/detail/2942/detail.html) (classes) of Final Fantasy XI headline the newest update to this still extremely popular title (http://www.playonline.com/pcd/update/ff11eu/20080311rYKc61/detail.html). New spells are available for White and Black Mages, Summoners have a new ability that lets them siphon mana from their creature, and even the steadfast Warrior class gets a 'retaliation' ability.

The newest classes added in Wings of the Goddess are getting a number of tweaks, too. Dancers will see abilities usable more often, and Scholars are subject to a host of changes aimed at making it more viable across the board. These changes include: tweaks to the max number of charges for the "Stratagems" ability, adjustment to the time required to regain a charge, new abilities, new job traits, increased access to both White and Black magic, major overhauls to the "-storm" variety of spells, a reduction in the mana cost for spells cast while using "Accession" or "Manifestation", and even new status icons for Scholar abilities.

The official patch notes (http://www.playonline.com/pcd/update/ff11eu/20080311rYKc61/detail.html) are well worth checking out, as a host of other updates have been made to the game. Crafting changes, new emotes, updates to events like Campaign Ops (http://ffo.warcry.com/news/view/81261-New-Campaign-Elements) and the Chocobo circuit, new quests in WotG areas (http://ffo.warcry.com/news/view/81371-Dancer-and-Scholar-Quests-The-Journey-Continues), and even further improvements to the Fellowship system - one of the coolest things about modern FFXI.


Source (http://www.playonline.com/pcd/update/ff11eu/20080311rYKc61/detail.html)

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