The past two weeks have seen considerable feedback from players regarding the amount of time required to combat the Pandemonium Warden, a recently implemented Notorious Monster (NM). Discussion has spread significantly throughout forums, and it has become apparent that this is indeed an issue of major unrest in the community.

We would like to assure players that the development and management teams place a high value on their feedback, and the issue has since been taken under serious consideration. Together with Absolute Virtue, it has been deemed that the combative techniques for weakening these NMs are too difficult. As a result, some players have engaged these enemies using unanticipated methods which led to extended battle times. It is by no means the desire of the development team to see players involved in encounters that require an excessive amount of time and effort to complete. It was for this reason that previous measures were put into practice which prohibited NMs from being held in battle for prolonged periods. In response to these events, we have determined that further alterations are required to prevent such battles from exceeding a certain predetermined length of time.

Included in the version update scheduled for early September will be modifications to the degree of difficulty of Pandemonium Warden (and associated pets), Absolute Virtue (and associated pets), and Jailer of Love. The aim of these changes is to create battles where a decisive outcome may be reached within a shorter period of time.

The development and management teams would like to take this opportunity to express their commitment to a healthy and wholesome game environment for players everywhere to enjoy, and to thank them for the continued feedback.

The development and management teams would like to take this opportunity to express their commitment to a healthy and wholesome game environment for players everywhere to enjoy, and to thank them for the continued feedback.

Clearly Square Enix doesn't care about black people.

This is clearly SE attempting to cover its ass from any lawsuits.

it's already been stated by SE that AV was intended to take 18+ hours to kill, Valisk.

And it's already been stated by SE that AV was intended to take 18+ hours to kill, Valisk.

LAWSUITS?! You can't sue a company because you got "sick" after fighting an optional monster in a game. Especially since those who got sick neglected their irl obligations to eat/drink/sleep. I don't care how long something takes to accomplish, if you stop doing real life things that can result in injury or is vital to your health, then you're a fuckin moron.

And it's already been stated by SE that AV was intended to take 18+ hours to kill, Valisk.

they already have a warning label at the begining...

But the simple fact remains. SE made the decision because it was worried about the very possibility that they may be responsible.

it is the responsibility of the player and the company

The ONLY reason SE is changing these mobs is because of the bad press they have recently received on a national level. This made the Yahoo frontpage. I guarantee that SE wouldn't have changed a thing had the media not got involved. It's a PR move.

I don't see McDonalds, Burger King and all the other fast food chains changing their Big Macs and Whoopers into veggie burgers so that they won't be held responsible. Same thing applies here. Just like you have an option to eat that unhealthy burger, you have an option to play an unhealthy 18+ hours.

Companies shouldn't be and aren't liable for things along these lines. I agree that those mobs are flawed, but that's still no grounds to sue a company haha.

umm you ran into this one lol

Companies like mcdonalds have gotten sued. They even changed their menu's adding salads and various other healthier options just to change their image. Even the commercials have changed with a more active conscious to them. They even go as far as showing people the
Watch my wording very carefully on what i'm about to say.
Companies CAN POSSIBLY BE LIABLE. It is not up to our opinions and we can bicker back and forth about it lol. Its not a question of people shouldn't sue and they're stupid for doing it. Its all about liability..
The stories that hit the press could possibly inspire people to try... and then SE would have to be forced to pay to defend itself. Companies hate spending money if they don't need to.

That is what i'm really trying to say.

Keep your balls away from me.

I once poo'd myself camping an NM.

SE should give ONE BILLION DOLLARS.