[Corrderio]

At the following time, we performed a version update of FINAL FANTASY XI.

[Affected Period]
Sep. 16, 2008 at 12:00 (PDT)

[Affected Services]
FINAL FANTASY XI

[Important Update Details]
- Adjusted the damage resistance of "Absolute Virtue."

The following issues have been addressed:

- An issue where the damage reduction from shields had increased.

- An issue where the damage for the weapon skill "Atonement" was incorrect when wearing certain equipment.

- An issue where white magic like "Erase" was unable to remove the effects of the Ranger job ability "Shadowbind."

Welp... back to the drawing board.

[Rhayve]

It was to be expected. No matter how much they nerfed it, it's still their strongest NM in the game next to PW, and being able to zerg it within less than a minute was ridiculous.

[Corrderio]

Apperently it resists 90% of Souleater after a few K.Club swings.

[Eladamri]

How charming.

Any new idea on how to pwnz it now? Platinium grip and bunch of rune choppas to keep it stunned?

[Nightmarelord]

if only that grip proc'd enough to be worth a shit.

[Kleiner]

being able to zerg it within less than a minute was ridiculous.

someone finally agrees.

[Spartan]

Being killed in a less than a minute > being unkillable.

[Ture]

isn't that how it is with so many mobs in this game? Kill it inside of 3 mins or your done? How many fights are really built around 30-45 mins anymore.

[Xellith]

I SENSE A KIRIN NERFZ!

[.Sotek.]

Being killed in a less than a minute > being unkillable.

Yeah. Only the LS with 160~400M+ should be able to kill AV. That's perfectly fair.

[Spartan]

Yeah. Only the LS with 160~400M+ should be able to kill AV. That's perfectly fair.

The way AV is now, the only LSs who could kill it straight up are gonna need that much dough.

And besides, where did I say I think it was the best option? I didn't. I just think it's better than any stupid shit SE can come up with.

[.Sotek.]

I doubt any LS can kill it in <2 hours without knowing the trick to it. It's going to take testing, not money.
And yeah, I've never been one to believe that much testing ever happened before (just the obvious stuff). Now that it depops after 2 hours I'd be hoping more LSs would be testing things.

And besides, where did I say I think it was the best option? I didn't. I just think it's better than any stupid shit SE can come up with.

So the hardest (or second hardest) mob in the game should go down in minutes. Yeah.....
Considering you don't know what SE came up with, your statement seems kinda stupid. Though probably true.

The only thing I have left to ask for SE with regards to AV/PW is actual hints. PW has nothing to help you and AV just has some cryptic speech and an even more cryptic video (which this update probably shitted on).
Though then again, I don't really want to see every LS taking them down once people work out what to do. Meh, the 2 hour limit seems stupid to me anyway, 4 at a minimum.

[Varizen]

I personally have never been a big fan of zerging everything. Mindless task that take only the most minute amount of teamwork and bumrushing with no challenge doesn't sit well with me unless that's the only real way to do it (Like Dynamis Lord). if AV can be defeated normally, that's the way it should be. But using overpower tactics that remove any challenge at all... Not cool.

[Ture]

The current way of throwing massive amount of over buffed DD at a problem reminds me of the old Scottish charge that totally blew the English away. While it may not be universally liked it is damn effective. That and watching a war/sam drop 5 HUGE WS on a mob inside of 2 mins is just hot.

[Knight Of Apocalypse]

ALL of you are going about AV allllll wrong....

I know how to kill him.

You have to get to his family and his loved ones first, although this plan backfired on the green goblin , I have confidence that if I kidnap AVs loved ones I can scar him emotionally which will crit high enough to kill him, PLUS emotional scars dont fade that fast they are like bad ass DOTs, so every time he spawns and see's me, he will always remember.

Then he will finally get closure when he appears on oprah one day and then its back to the drawing board...

[Metticus]

I bet money that to kill him, you still have to follow the rules he had before all the updates. First you have to kill as many JoL pets as possible to get rid of half of AV's regen, then nuke AV with the same element as the day to get rid of the other half. Then zerg would be possible.

[Spartan]

So the hardest (or second hardest) mob in the game should go down in minutes. Yeah.....

Length of fight =/= difficulty of fight. Why do people always seem to connect the two?

[.Sotek.]

I didn't.
I'm simply saying it shouldn't go down in a matter of minutes. That's just retarded.

For something that gives such gear to have been so easy... Yeah, stupid.

[Nath]

what is this "resists souleater"? Any specific teasting/ maybe an expansion on this term? Does the extra 10~12% just not add on to your hits? Is your HP still drained?

[Kerayu2]

It's like using Souleater on a Pld with invincible up, only your club will still do damage but the souleater effect will not add to it. You're hp still deminishes just like anything you hit with SE up regaurdless of how much damage you do (even if you do 0) it still takes hp off of you.