Incoming Update, Japanese Class, Bubu Flags, and more!
9/2/10
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With Scars of Abyssea now available for advance purchase via PlayOnline, players have no doubt been wondering what challenges await them. Well, wonder no more, for a promotional trailer offering a sneak peek at this latest battle add-on is now available!
The official site has also been updated with details on Empyrean Armor, a powerful new set of equipment that will be available to those who prove themselves worthy. Players can also get a glimpse of some of the frightful fiends that prowl the battered lands of this dying world. Check it out today!
*Scars of Abyssea will become playable to purchasing users upon downloading and installing the next FINAL FANTASY XI version update, currently scheduled for Wednesday, September 8.
We would like to announce the appointment of a new director for FINAL FANTASY XI.
Former Battle Director Akihiko Matsui has assumed the post, and would like to take this opportunity to offer a few words of greeting to our players.
Dear Users,
It is both an honor and pleasure to give this address as the newly appointed director of FINAL FANTASY XI.
With the commencement of official service for FINAL FANTASY XIV imminent, the period ahead will prove to be a turning point for FINAL FANTASY XI. I have had the privilege of being part of the team since the project commenced some ten years ago, but to assume the mantle of leadership at this juncture is daunting indeed.
As director, I intend to work in close cooperation with all project members and involved parties to ensure that FINAL FANTASY XI will continue to hold allure for our players. For truly, nothing would please me more than to see Vana’diel remain a gathering place for those seeking high adventure and camaraderie.
I look forward to your continued support in the future.
With the recent preparatory update for Final Fantasy XI, players immediatly began scouring the data files in the hopes of uncovering some of the new gear we can look forward to with the game’s early September update. Among the things found were three new maps that are going to be used for areas in the Scars of Abyssea add-on.
These maps are:
Misareaux Coast
Attohwa Chasm
Vunkerl Inlet
Does this mean that Heroes of Abyssea will see the inclusion of Fort Karugo-Narguo and Grauberg? If so, what would the third zone be? Looks like we’ll have to wait until information from the December update starts to trickle in.
Also found in the data files were models that will be used for the long awaited Artifact 3 armor that will be part of Scars and Heroes of Abyssea. You can check out many of the armor pieces and new monsters here.
The 42nd issue of the Final Fantasy XI newsletter is now available! Check out everything that’s been going on for this past month and read up on how the community has been making use of all the of the content contained in Vision of Abyssea from the desk of the community team!