2018 - (10/10/2018) The October Version Update Has Arrived!

≪October 10, 2018 Version Update≫
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Take on foes of your own choosing in Sinister Reign, go straight to the final showdown in Vagary, and more with a host of refinements to popular battlefields!

Read on for details.

Battle-related

• A new feature has been added to Sinister Reign to allow players to take on foes of their own choosing.
  
  • Requirements
    • Have the FINAL FANTASY XI: Seekers of Adoulin expansion installed.
    • Have registered the Seekers of Adoulin expansion content.
    • Have completed all of the Seekers of Adoulin missions.
    • Must be in possession of the Macabre simulacrum key item.
      *One to six players may take part in the battlefield.
      *All party members must fulfill the necessary requirements.
      *The Macabre simulacrum key item is consumed upon entering the arena. It must be re-obtained in order to fight again.
  • Joining Sinister Reign
    • 1. Obtaining the key item
      • Speak to Malobra in Ra'Kaznar Inner Court (I-8) and exchange 5,000 bayld for the Macabre simulacrum key item.
    • 2. After all party members have acquired a macabre simulacrum, the party leader can send the entire party to the battle arena by inspecting the Infernal Transposer in Ra'Kaznar Inner Court (I-8).
      • Initially, you will be able to choose from Ingrid, Darrcuiln, and Arciela.
      • Defeating all opponents will result in further selectable foes being unlocked.
    • 3. Triumph over your foe to claim your reward
      • A time limit of 30 minutes (Earth time) is in place for the battle.
      • Emerge victorious, and you will earn a reward commensurate with your choice of foe.
        *If you have no room in your inventory, you will be unable to claim your reward, and a message will be displayed asking you to clean out your inventory.
        *You cannot earn experience points or capacity points from this content, nor will Malobra reward you for emerging victorious.
• New battlefields have been added to Vagary where players can face off directly against a boss enemy of their choosing.
  The following battlefields have been added to Vagary:
  Vagary: Putraxia / Vagary: Rancibus / Vagary: Pallitorus / Vagary: Perfidien / Vagary: Plouton
  
  • Requirements
    • Vagary: Putraxia / Vagary: Rancibus / Vagary: Pallitorus
      • Must have completed the Seekers of Adoulin mission Watery Grave.
      • Must be in possession the Prototype sigil pearl key item.
    • Vagary: Perfidien
      • Must have completed the Seekers of Adoulin mission Reckoning.
      • Must be in possession of the Prototype sigil pearl key item.
    • Vagary: Plouton
      • Must have completed the Seekers of Adoulin mission Abomination.
      • Must be in possession of the Prototype sigil pearl key item.

*One to six players may take part in the battlefield.
*All party members must fulfil the necessary requirements.
*The Prototype sigil pearl key item is consumed upon entering the arena. It must be re-obtained in order to fight again.

• • Joining the Fray
    • 1. Obtain the Prototype sigil pearl key item from the Odyssean Passage in Leafallia.
      • The key item may be obtained by trading the Befouled Water dropped by Fomor enemies encountered in Inner and Outer Ra'Kaznar.
    • 2. Inspect the Ominous Postern in the Ra'Kaznar Turris and select the battlefield of your choice.
    • 3. Dispatch your foes.
      • A time limit of 30 minutes (Earth time) is in place for the battle.
      • After the battle, you will receive a title befitting your victory.
        *These battlefields will not grant experience points, capacity points, or treasure.
        *These battlefields will not count toward the Vagary objective for Records of Eminence.
• Ambuscade has undergone the following additions and adjustments.
  • New foes are now available in Normal and Intense Ambuscades.
    *The corresponding Records of Eminence objectives have also been changed accordingly.
    
  • Certain rewards obtainable in exchange for hallmarks have been changed.
  • Certain rewards obtainable in exchange for total hallmarks have been changed.
  • Certain rewards obtainable in exchange for badges of gallantry have been changed.
• In Besieged, the speed at which the enemy army advances has been increased.
  This change will be more apparent for armies of lower strength levels, but affects all armies.

Item-related

• New items have been added.
• New synthesis recipes have been added.

<<Amateur>>
Item	Required Synthesis Skills	Materials
Lost Sickle +1	-	Lost Sickle, Lost Sickle

• Afterglow effects have been added to the following weapons:

Epeolatry / Idris
*This only applies to weapons upgraded to item level 119.
*Visual effects have also been added to the weapons in question.

• The following items are now storable via the Porter Moogle:
  • Storage Slip 22
    Lost Sickle / Lost Sickle +1
  • Storage Slip 23
    Gramk's Axe

Resolved Issues

• An issue wherein various NPC dialogue lines contained typographical errors.
• Various issues wherein the help text for certain items contained errors.
• An issue wherein certain key items were sorted into improper categories.
• An issue with Unity "Wanted" quest battles wherein the notorious monster Kubool Ja's Mhuufya could not be knocked out under certain circumstances.
• An issue with Dynamis-Divergence wherein the "Mask" gauge would not display properly under certain circumstances.
• An issue wherein "Enhancing magic effect duration +n%" properties augmenting the following items would, under certain circumstances, not activate.
  Duelist's Torque / Duelist's Torque +1 / Duelist's Torque +2
• An issue with Campaign wherein adventurers would, under certain circumstances, become unable to move after climbing onto their mounts.
• An issue wherein specific buffs would not, under certain circumstances, be applied to pets.
• An issue with Master Trials wherein, upon completion of Sealed Fate, the corresponding title would be applied to party members not on the battlefield.

Known Issues

• Incorrect log text displays when, under certain circumstances, adventurers are afflicted with weakness.
• The visual effects for Poison Breath do not display when the ability is used by specific monsters under certain circumstances.