[Kade]

The impending version update will usher in the second stage of the level cap increase, bringing players' maximum attainable level from 80 to 85!

To provide a fitting challenge to players who achieve these newfound heights of power, we will be adjusting monster level and placement in certain Treasures of Aht Urhgan areas to create daunting new battlegrounds.

A host of new abilities, job traits, and spells will also be added for the newly-unlocked levels. Needless to say, these will be designed to provide players with exciting new possibilities while preserving game balance as they achieve even higher levels in the future.

New Job Abilities

- White Mage: An ability offering increased resistance against status ailments.
- Red Mage: An ability that enhances the potency of enfeebling magic.
- Bard: An ability that prevents songs cast on oneself from being overwritten.
- Beastmaster: A new pet command.
- Dragoon: A new jump.
- Summoner: New blood pacts.
- Corsair: New phantom rolls
- Dancer: A new step.



New Job Traits

- Monk: Skillchain Bonus
- White Mage: Shield Def. Bonus
- Red Mage: Mag. Burst Bonus
- Thief: Dual Wield
- Dark Knight: Crit. Atk. Bonus
- Bard: Fencer
- Ninja: Skillchain Bonus
- Corsair: True Shot
- Puppetmaster: Crit. Def. Bonus

New Spells

- Enhancement spells that increase the attributes of party members
- Magic spells to manage enmity levels
- A song that reduces damage taken by party members
- New ninjutsu
- New blue magic spells



These new abilities will be covered in further detail in future articles, so keep watching this space!
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[Mayeh]

Guess I need some merits for the limit break.
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[Neovilla]

Thf getting dual wield huh that interesting kind of free up the sub job area.
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[Dunador]

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THF gets dual wield........

Thats..... well, it feels kinda broken.

MNK gets skillchain bonus? Like....what? SAM has that already right? =/

Nothing for pally. BLU/THF is shiny now, well except for lack of utsu shadows for solo play. Idk how the new spells fix this tho.

Spells to enhance attributes sounds kinda broken. Just a bit. Course, there were already songs to do this, they werent very long lasting. DRK also had drain-stats. Wonder if all these stack.

Im wondering if theyre just gonna raise the level of monsters in all areas for players, and not actually introduce a lot of new material. At least, thats how Im seeing this. I dont play anymore, so I guess im just griping now, lol.
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[Wumyamya]

I'm guessing Scholar is going to get the enmity management spells to go along with Libra.

Wumy
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[Mayeh]

And BRD is getting a Phalanx song.
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[Squitt]

[Hinote]

Uuuuuuuugh. I need my account to be restored already. Latest update was that I'd be back by the end of the week. Let's hope that's true. i really wanted to be level 80 by the time this update came.....

[Kade]

Just a thought, but the new enmity spells could be for PLD to use with flash.

Also, sine last update level 78SAM has Skillchain Bonus as a job trait, gives +8% damage to Skillchains.
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[Squitt]

Lol, I got faced. I can understand why they give it to SAM based on the fact that they're the SC masters, but I must say that I didn't notice an 8% increase on my double dark damage when I hit 80...

Sorry Duna, I was wrong. :3
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[threndal]

whats this i read.... new bst pet command? what could they add -.-
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[nala]

well in all fairness sengikori is awsome so perhaps thats why you didnt notice?
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[Striker]

[nala]

yeah, im kinda excited about that update!~ maybe thief's might actually get party invites again <.<

also squit from what i understand most ranger mains that i know are fairly happy with the new ja, unlimited shot isnt all that useful if you think about it, allows you to use your PPA or w/e special ammo your using once every 5 min? the up and down side of it is you gain back double tp and do double dammage with sam sub seems like rng can become just a big of a tp hog as sam.

down side is obviously more ammo consumed greater dps and thereby greater emity, and also greater emity due to more weapon skill spamage, then again if its eaiser to tp higher perhaps its more practical to try to use refulgent arrow at 200%? though most rangers ive been asking dont seem to gear for refuglent yet, that is to say they use sidewinder gear to perform it, since it doesnt have the acc down they can go a ton more str and rattk heavy. anyways seems ive gone on a long winded tangent now so with that i'll take my leave <.<

(ah right P.S.)
i wonder if refulgent arrow generates as much emity as sidewinder.
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