[Dyire]

The development team is currently preparing two major version updates for release in late November and mid-December. Some of the changes planned are as follows:

Late November Update

• Adjustments and additions to the user interface
• Adjustments to the Markets and retainers
• Lowering of Teleport and Return costs
• Adjustments to overall battle balance
• Adjustments to class balance
• Adjustments to party battle balance
• Adjustments to monster placement
• Adjustments to levequests
• Adjustments to synthesis
• Addition of new synthesis recipes
• Alleviation of lag issues

Mid-December Update

• Addition of notorious monsters
• Addition of new guildleves
• Addition of new synthesis recipes
• Addition of new items

In addition to the above changes and additions, several seasonal events are planned to begin starting in December.

Further details on both version update and seasonal event content will be released in the coming weeks via the Lodestone and here on Killing Ifrit!

[Corrderio]

Please say NMs won't be a huge pain in the ass like they were in XI. No 21+ hour spawns or any BS like that.

[What?]

The way SE made the UI require multiple checks with the server for every single action done, it's looking likely for HNMs to be making a come back

[Corrderio]

If they do, I'll unsubscribe and take a hammer, drill, power saw, and whatever else I can get my hands on for the discs.

[Wildstriker]

I would buy the game asap if endgame (NM's) ends up becoming like FFXI circa 2005-2007.