[Dev] Seekers Of Adoulin (Mar 13)

Red mage in XI.... How did you not realize that's what I meant? lol

I just woke up. Forgive my comprehension. I had to reread your post several times lol

I specifically recall them saying that you'd be able to do things like put magic shields up on party members, it sparked an entire discussion about support tanks rather than tanks that focused on holding hate due to the broken enmity system

Can you cite it then Pro? I didn't see anything about that.

It was during vanafest, so no, can't be bothered to dig for it. I just remember it being a whole big thing about it when they went over the different types of runes.

I thought I read something about that as well but I can't find the source so I assume I was either reading too much into the original notes or some of Geomancer bled into my memory of the Rune Fencer data.

prolly the Geomancer bit...i wouldnt put it past SE to enable RNF to be the Warcry/Rampart enmity spam tank :| along with spamming 10K Resolutions for ubermas hate :|

Even if i cant merit Resolution yet...im going to love leveling this job D: and i hope they increase mog house spaces to like 100 including the "moogle farm" so i can enjoy both jobs D:

I found these notes from VanaFest:

• Their exceptional magic defense and elemental resistance put them squarely in the tank category, along with paladins and ninjas.

  
  

• Two broad categories round out their runic arsenal:
  

  • Element-based runes add elemental damage to attacks and increase resistance to certain elements.
    
  • Enchantment-based runes increase either the fencer's attacking prowess or their ability to defend.
  
  

• Rune fencers will possess versatile abilities like one that cuts the duration of the next enhancing magic spell cast on them by half, but in turn amplifies the spell's effect 1.5 times, and another that erects a barrier that reduces magic damage.

That third bullet point caught my eye.

If it's built to work with all enhancing magic spells that would be pretty awesome.

Taking a closer look at the geomancer info, it specifically says that Geocolure spells and luopan can only be used as geo main, however it doesn't say this about Indicolure spells. Chances are these buffs can be used as sub then and if they don't suck geo might be a good sub for bards and corsairs.

46 days if they have 5 tags saved up. 5 assaults on the first day, 1 assault a day for then next 45



I thought it was based on directions like east of the mob, west of the mob, etc. but maybe I just misunderstood.


Anyways, T-rex > Fire --- Bee > wind --- Shark > water
Seems like they are trying to make a place for RNF by making all the Naakuals based off 1 element each. I assume the most of the rest of the Naakuals, if not all will follow the same patern.

After seeing the PC specs on Amazon, I tried to confirm that Windows XP is no longer supported. SE's store says the same, so I emailed their customer support. They confirmed that Seekers of Adoulin is NOT compatible with Windows XP. Fair warning to people still playing on XP.

Da fuq! Love my old *** XP machine... >.<

Uh, considering that the base game is still compatible with XP I have a very hard time believing that they've changed the architecture of a single expansion to not be compatible with XP

Not compatible and not supported are not necessarily the same thing. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it'll probably work just fine, and whoever you communicated with was horribly confused or misinformed.

Well, just so you guys know I think the only reason it doesn't say XP is cause Windows XP is offically 'out of life cycle' and Microsoft doesn't offically support the platform anymore. This is probably more of a 'SE Covering their ***' type thing, just incase.

I'm sure it'll run just fine in Windows XP though.

I'd be more concerned over whether or not it'll actually be compatible with Windows 7 honestly.

I'm more worried about my Windows 95 rig being able to run this or not.

XP is still supported until April 8, 2014

That'll probably be extended, too. XP is still a very popular OS. 7's phased it out a lot in the last year or two, but we'll probably see another couple years of solid official support for XP.

(I know this was posted earlier, but I'm going to post it here since there is a follow-up on it)

The Sacred City of Adoulin (02/20/2013)

Adoulin is a storied land, with a history intriguing enough to rival those of the Middle Lands and Aht Urhgan.

Under what circumstances did the Sacred City of Adoulin come to be? What is life like in this mysterious nation?


History

Adoulin is the name given not just to the city on the main island, but to the outlying island chain as well.

About 200 years ago, the age of pioneering that dominated the political scene?an age referred to by historians as "the great expedition"?drew to a close.

The plans for colonizing Ulbuka were postponed indefinitely, and a large wall known as Jorius Yett was constructed between Eastern Ulbuka and Adoulin proper?a task which took many years and thousands of workers to accomplish. This massive structure enclosed what little was left of habitable land in Adoulin and its dwindled population.

The great expedition came to an end after hundreds of years. Yet the wounds left by this retreat were severe, as merchants, nobility, and even common folk sunk nearly all their resources into expanding Adoulin's domain within Ulbuka. The resulting economic collapse closed the curtain on what would have been a shining future for the budding nation.

The ruling house of Adoulin and the eleven noble orders, sensing the need for change if Adoulin was to survive, elected to dissolve the long-standing imperial system, rearranging the government into what was to become known as the Sacred City of Adoulin.

The first goals the empire set its sights on were not to simply recover from its martial decay, but also to contain the surrounding island nations. These considerations bore fruit, as Adoulin developed into a city-state with well-funded mercantile trade.

In recent years, Ygnas S. Adoulin, leader of the Order of Adoulin, declared that the colonization project was to be restarted after countless centuries. This move was not without political consequences, however, and the alliance between the twelve orders has started to fracture into factions supporting and opposing the project.


Illustration: Mitsuhiro Arita

Adoulin's Establishment

In ancient times, the Isle of Adoulin and other surrounding islands were ruled by a fierce crocodile-like demihuman race known as the Velkk. The great hero August, a man called "the founder king" and whose legacy is felt in Adoulin to this day, drove them out from Adoulin, with what little forces they had remaining seeking refuge in the far western part of Eastern Ulbuka. August constructed a castle on the land the Velkk once held, and a city sprung up in the surrounding area. This was the origin of the Adoulinian Empire. In recognition of their great service to the first king, eleven of August's most trusted soldiers were granted land and status, and formed the other eleven orders of Adoulin that exist to this day.

Politics and Government

Adoulin is governed by a ruling council that makes decisions via consensus. The grand chancellor is Ygnas S. Adoulin, but as the council has the final say over all matters both domestic and international, the position is merely an honorary title.


Population

Humes: 35%
Mithra: 25%
Elvaan: 15%
San d'Orian Elvaans: 10%
Ouschrahd Galka: 10%
Other: 5%

Language

Common

Major Religions

Eimert Church (believers in Altana)
Church of San d'Oria (believers in Altana)
Island Animitism
Talekeeperism
Tavnazian (believers in Altana)

Major Landmarks

Castle Adoulin
Exorcists' Priory
The Silver Spoon (members-only auction house)
Celennia Wexworth Memorial Library
Fontis Xanira
Jorius Yett
Platea Triumphus
Statue of the Goddess
Mog Gardens

Mocchi: Reponses about Adoulin


As you say, the number of Tarutarus that appear outside the Sarutabaruta region is low. They are a timid race, and in the depths of dungeons they are actually afraid of the dark. Also, since they are not very strong, if they go outside their nation, they become easy targets for hostile foreign enemies.

*Note that there are some super-human Tarutaru with special abilities that are not subject to these limitations.

Therefore, we have included "Tarutaru" in the "other" section of the population. I am sorry to those of you who like Tarutarus.

That being said, you will find the usual handful of Tarutaru NPCs in the city as well as some unique individual Tarutarus, so I don't think you'll feel that it's much different than anywhere else when walking around town.


The names of the twelve orders of Adoulin are not hereditary.

When the alliance was first formed, each of the distinguished families had a small part of the land. Later, each order scouted from among those residing in that land to find the best representative for the council.

Now, the family names are just the honorary titles of the orders. Gratzigg has served as the peacekeepers' coalition maester because he has been so influential.

It should be noted that the seat of royalty of the original Adoulin bloodline has been passed down, and Ygnas is the legitimate heir of August.


or more information, including information about the various facilities in Adoulin, we really just want you to take a look and explore while walking around down. Some facilities will become important as the scenario progresses...

Once the gates to Adoulin have been opened, a new history will be carved and you'll all be a part of it. We're greatly looking forward to it!

[[There was one subsequent post saying there was some wrong info about Ikhi Askamot in the original story on the forum. Maybe it was only incorrect in JP, not sure.]]

Translated by: Slycer

Site updated, I'll get the new details up soon.

for now just check http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/adoulin/index.html

The battle theme seems to be playing as well

Music: http://www.playonline.com/ff11/adoulin/swf/music.swf?1362021781680

The rune fencer is a job capable of controlling the ebb and flow of battle through the use of offensive and defensive runes inscribed upon their flesh to bolster their combat capabilities. Just as with the paladin and ninja, they excel in keeping their comrades safe, particularly with respect to magical damage from the elements. They are also practitioners of divine and enhancing spells, enabling them to be prepared for any engagement.



There are eight varieties of runes, each corresponding to a particular element. Harboring a particular rune adds its elemental affiliation to the rune fencer's repertoire, and a total of three runes may be active at any given time.



Runes are physical representations of a rune fencer's power.
When a rune fencer harbors a particular rune, he gains elemental resistance and deals additional damage from certain elements on autoattacks. Furthermore, harbored runes grant the rune fencer access to two special abilities--wards and effusions--which he can utilize in encounters to call forth a diverse array of offensive and defensive techniques.

Some Examples of Runes
Lux
Harboring Lux increases resistance against darkness and deals additional light elemental damage.



Flabra
Harboring Flabra increases resistance to earth and deals additional wind elemental damage.



Wards are abilities that enable the rune fencer to transform runes into a variety of powerful defensive effects. Different types of wards yield different effects.



The rune fencer invokes the shielding energies of his runes, reducing elemental damage taken by all party members in the area of effect. The types of elemental damage reduced depend on the runes harbored. Increasing the amount of runes of the same type further bolsters resistance, while inscribing runes of several different types broadens the scope of resistances.



Other wards include
Ward: Pflug
The rune fencer calls upon the dormant vivacity of his runes, increasing resistance against status ailments.



Effusion is en ability that enables the rune fencer to transform runes into powerful offensive abilities. Different types of effusion yield different effects.



The rune fencer discharges his runes in a debilitating tempest, consuming them to rend his foe's defense against damage from the elements. The types of defense reduced depend on the runes harbored. Increasing the amount of runes of the same type further increases the effect.



Other effusions include
Effusion: Lunge
The rune fencer unleashes the force of his runes in a deadly blast, expending all runes to deal elemental damage to a target. The number of runes of the same type harbored determines the damage dealt.





The rune fencer enhances his mastery over his blade, increasing his evasion and accuracy over time. One should not let his guard down even in this heightened state, however, for being the target of a critical hit will reset this value.





The rune fencer enhances his natural nimbleness, greatly increasing his evasion against physical special attacks. The effect diminishes over time.

those greatswords omg...

Battle theme preview is pretty short. If that's the whole loop already then I'm disappointed lol.

Anyway both jobs look interesting and effective in paper. I'm really hoping this expansion doesn't flop. I dunno why I have so much faith in SE all of a sudden.

Because we would like for them to succeed.

I'm sure regardless if they do it well or not there will be plenty of people who love it.

Swordplay seems more like the sort of thing you should give NIN, THF, or DNC given that they're more about not getting hit.

It was like when they gave critical attack bonus to DRK or Fencer to...all the jobs that get it. It's not detrimental to the job or anything, it's just confusing because it doesn't seem to complement anything on the job at all.

Alongside Foil, makes me wonder if RNF's going to get a pretty high base evasion and possibly evasion bonus of some level.

That aside, I'm loving the look of the job. The runes, the clothes...all very stylish!

So is it suppose to be a tank?