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Deadeyes

Deep within the shadows of the Black Shroud lurks a wolf so fearsome, so terrifying, so unnatural, that local villagers have little choice but to cower in their homes, lest they become his next victim. Legends call the beast Deadeyes, and he is unlike any creature the forest has ever seen. As alpha male, he exhibits the cunning and composure of an army general while leading his pack of slavering minions through the region, showing mo mercy to those unfortunate enough to fall in their path. There has been many a proud hunter boast he will be the one to finally capture Deadeyes, but as of yet, none have survived to fulfill that claim...

Operation: Wolfsbane

Recently, there have been numerous reports of a pack of bloodthirsty wolves attacking farmsteads deep within in the Black Shroud. According to eyewitness accounts, the pack is led by a ferocious alpha male with glowing red eyes, and the attacks have been conducted with a military-like precision unlike anything ever seen in the wild. The Brotherhood of the Broken Blade is calling upon its loyal brothers and sisters to join in the patrolling of frequently attacked areas, not only in order to protect the lives of those living there, but also to determine once and for all who is truly behind these assaults.

Levequest Location
Treespeak

Those who are successful in slaying Deadeyes will be rewarded with a special item known as an Allagan runestone. There are a dozen in all, each representing one of the twelve deities who watch over the peoples of Eorzea. Rumor has that in Ul'dah resides a young trader who seeks these rare stones and is offering pieces of finely crafted equipment in exchange.

The following is an example of some of the items available for barter:

Harlequin Attire

Crafted for use by jongleurs, magicians, and other performing artists, this lightweight armor provides protection while still allowing the wearer freedom of movement. An extra layer of arcane wards woven into the cloth not only gives a boost to defense against maleficent enchantments, but also improves versatility with magic.

Harlequin's Cap
Defense 42
Magic Defense 89
Evasion 16
Resilience 64
MND: +4
PIE: +4
Elemental Resistances: +31
Runestone Required: Allagan Runestone - Nophica
Harlequin's Acton
Defense 116
Magic Defense 90
Evasion 33
Resilience 63
HP: +54
MP: +54
Elemental Resistances: +34
Runestone Required: Allagan Runestone - Nald'thal
Harlequin's Tights
Defense 66
Magic Defense 52
Evasion 33
Resilience 63
INT: +2
MND: +2
Craftsmanship: +12
Elemental Resistances: +36
Runestone Required: Allagan Runestone - Nymeia
Harlequin's Belt
Defense 18
Magic Defense 16
Evasion 8
Resilience 17
Elemental Resistances: +7
Runestone Required: Allagan Runestone - Oschon

*The aforementioned items are still under development and may change before the time of their release.

More exciting information on notorious monsters is will be made available in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Author:	Ketrebu [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:16 am ]
Post subject:	Notorious Monsters - First Blood (12/01/2010)
Lodestone Link Quote: Deadeyes Deep within the shadows of the Black Shroud lurks a wolf so fearsome, so terrifying, so unnatural, that local villagers have little choice but to cower in their homes, lest they become his next victim. Legends call the beast Deadeyes, and he is unlike any creature the forest has ever seen. As alpha male, he exhibits the cunning and composure of an army general while leading his pack of slavering minions through the region, showing mo mercy to those unfortunate enough to fall in their path. There has been many a proud hunter boast he will be the one to finally capture Deadeyes, but as of yet, none have survived to fulfill that claim... Operation: Wolfsbane Recently, there have been numerous reports of a pack of bloodthirsty wolves attacking farmsteads deep within in the Black Shroud. According to eyewitness accounts, the pack is led by a ferocious alpha male with glowing red eyes, and the attacks have been conducted with a military-like precision unlike anything ever seen in the wild. The Brotherhood of the Broken Blade is calling upon its loyal brothers and sisters to join in the patrolling of frequently attacked areas, not only in order to protect the lives of those living there, but also to determine once and for all who is truly behind these assaults. Levequest Location Treespeak Those who are successful in slaying Deadeyes will be rewarded with a special item known as an Allagan runestone. There are a dozen in all, each representing one of the twelve deities who watch over the peoples of Eorzea. Rumor has that in Ul'dah resides a young trader who seeks these rare stones and is offering pieces of finely crafted equipment in exchange. The following is an example of some of the items available for barter: Harlequin Attire Crafted for use by jongleurs, magicians, and other performing artists, this lightweight armor provides protection while still allowing the wearer freedom of movement. An extra layer of arcane wards woven into the cloth not only gives a boost to defense against maleficent enchantments, but also improves versatility with magic. Harlequin's Cap Defense 42 Magic Defense 89 Evasion 16 Resilience 64 MND: +4 PIE: +4 Elemental Resistances: +31 Runestone Required: Allagan Runestone - Nophica Harlequin's Acton Defense 116 Magic Defense 90 Evasion 33 Resilience 63 HP: +54 MP: +54 Elemental Resistances: +34 Runestone Required: Allagan Runestone - Nald'thal Harlequin's Tights Defense 66 Magic Defense 52 Evasion 33 Resilience 63 INT: +2 MND: +2 Craftsmanship: +12 Elemental Resistances: +36 Runestone Required: Allagan Runestone - Nymeia Harlequin's Belt Defense 18 Magic Defense 16 Evasion 8 Resilience 17 Elemental Resistances: +7 Runestone Required: Allagan Runestone - Oschon *The aforementioned items are still under development and may change before the time of their release. More exciting information on notorious monsters is will be made available in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Author:	Ketrebu [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:21 am ]
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According to SE, that armor is: Lodestone wrote: Crafted for use by jongleurs

Author:	Whisp [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:39 am ]
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ehh, player-spawned NMs just aren't the same as random spawns

Author:	Ketrebu [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:13 am ]
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Pretty sure they said we'd be getting both. Though I don't recall if they said we'd be getting them at the same time. They said we would be getting "world NMs" as well as instanced ones.

Author:	Ridere [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:16 am ]
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I think there will be both. But I never want king camps ever again.

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Author:	Mesan [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:53 am ]
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I want that hat! Even if it looks silly.

Author:	Whisp [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:28 pm ]
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I think Corwin (Black Jester) should get first dibs on that gear just because of his name. Hehe

Author:	Corwin [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:53 pm ]
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Oh yeah, I am going to be all over that set

Author:	Yarr [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:48 pm ]
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did they go out of their way to make the Jester outfit look as dumb as possible?

Author:	Fattino [ Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:23 pm ]
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Anyone who thinks the putting in world NM's is a good idea has taken far too many hits to the head in recent years, forcing them to forget the wonderful years wasted in ffxi

Author:	ChickenNoodleSoup [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:06 am ]
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Fattina wrote: Anyone who thinks the putting in world NM's is a good idea has taken far too many hits to the head in recent years, forcing them to forget the wonderful years wasted in ffxi

Author:	Ketrebu [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:19 am ]
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Fattina wrote: Anyone who thinks the putting in world NM's is a good idea has taken far too many hits to the head in recent years, forcing them to forget the wonderful years wasted in ffxi While that's true, I think it's quite cool to be able to randomly stumble upon a rare monster, kill it, and get something. They just need to balance it so there's no reason to actively camp and/or monopolise these things. Make it so the armor/items they drop are nothing special, like a rare version of an existing piece of armor with same stats and a different name, or something. Also, give said monsters a huge spawn radius so it can appear basically anywhere in the zone, and completely erratic repop times so camping the thing reliably is nearly impossible. FFXI's problem was that these monsters dropped gear that were the absolute best piece of gear you could obtain and use for tens of levels. Stuff like Emperor's Hairpin, Leaping Boots, and Mary's Horn are such examples. Of course, I also agree that nothing akin to "Kings" should ever happen again outside of being spawnable by leves.

Author:	Ridere [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:36 am ]
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I agree with Ket. I want to see world NMs in the form that they were at the end of FFXI. That is, I want them to drop a Rare/Ex version of another item we get through a faction leve NM drop. I don't care if the monster has a predictable spawn criteria then. Some people like camping NMs, so I say let them. Just let us non-campers get the same gear though blowing faction points. I would also love to see a FFXIV sky system for HNMs, where the low-tier NMs (Steamcleaner, Mother Globe, Faust, etc) are summoned by leves, so there'd be 0 competition from Gil sellers or other LSs. Would eliminate a lot of frustration and inter-guild drama.

Author:	Dmitry [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:59 pm ]
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I kind of want to see king-like competitions since I never got to experience that, but I know how horrible it was the one time I got to go to one. I think they will have to have a balance in order to set up something akin to sky NMs on leve times, since as it is, we can go back and have each person get that leve and just do one at a time for pop items. At the very least, I hope they make pretty zones like Sky was to put these monsters.

Author:	Whisp [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:34 pm ]
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if it weren't for the fact that JP won every pull, presumably due to latency, then NMs like the land kings would be fun. lesser camped NMs that you find randomly spawned in the wilderness were super fun though.

Author:	DeadLegend [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:58 pm ]
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Whisp wrote: if it weren't for the fact that JP won every pull, presumably due to latency, then NMs like the land kings would be fun. lesser camped NMs that you find randomly spawned in the wilderness were super fun though. Trust me it was even less fun when people who spoke english started monopolizing them. Ketrebu wrote: Also, give said monsters a huge spawn radius so it can appear basically anywhere in the zone, and completely erratic repop times so camping the thing reliably is nearly impossible. This is basically how they treated Sandworm and Ixion in FFXI and in my opinion it worked pretty well. Both could pop in pretty much any "past" era zone and almost anywhere in that zone, they could also disappear and repop elsewhere if left unclaimed. Sandworm had a regular 21-24 window but Ixion's was much longer as I recall. Abyssea NM work like a mix of regular low-level world NM and sky/sea set building. For example, one of the top tier bosses in abyssea Vunkerl is a taurus called Bukhis. In order to pop bukhis you need 3 key items obtained by killing other nm in the zone. Two of those NM can be popped with items available on auction house or dropped by normal mobs, while the other is a timed 30-60 minute spawn in the zone. Defeat all 3 and collect their keys and you can spawn a bukhis. This is not a bad system. On top of this, abyssea time constraints basically keep any person or group from monopolizing particular NM, honestly, time constraints plus quick repops essentially defeat camping entirely. Imagine if you could only spend 3 hours in dragon's aery per real-life week. There should never be FFXI style zilart kings again. As a funny side note, I killed fafnir in a pld/rdm/brd trio the other day.

Author:	Kluya [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:13 pm ]
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DeadLegend wrote: As a funny side note, I killed fafnir in a pld/rdm/brd trio the other day. haha that's awesome

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Author:	Caduceus [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:59 pm ]
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Dmitry wrote: I kind of want to see king-like competitions since I never got to experience that, but I know how horrible it was the one time I got to go to one. King competitions were the one thing that sparked more community angst and frustration than anything else. I'd be happy not to see them again.

Author:	Kioko [ Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:46 pm ]
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Quote: Also, give said monsters a huge spawn radius so it can appear basically anywhere in the zone, and completely erratic repop times so camping the thing reliably is nearly impossible. Unless you really need the item that NM drops. You never had the angst of trying to camp King Vinegarroon.... Personally I hate all NM's that can't be spawned by trading an item or in a quest. I don't want to waste time or grief over trying to force something to spawn, only to finally stumble upon it and be completely impossible to get the support to kill it. Or spend hours and days trying to get it to pop only to have some baboon walk by in another part of the zone and kill it. I'd only be happy with world NM's if they're either, nearly pointless to kill. IE: maybe drop 10k gil or an item thats ok but not omg awesome. Or if the same NM with the same awesome drop is also available in form of faction leve. And all items dropped are unsellable.