{"id":880,"date":"2007-08-27T14:33:46","date_gmt":"2007-08-27T19:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staronion.com\/sohjai\/?p=28"},"modified":"2010-01-25T15:32:28","modified_gmt":"2010-01-25T20:32:28","slug":"august-28-2007-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staronion.com\/maiev\/nfblog\/?p=880","title":{"rendered":"POL August 28, 2007 Update!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Some SAM related updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two-handed weapons will now receive larger benefits from a character\u2019s attributes, and will also inflict more damage when facing higher-level opponents or enemies with high defense.<\/li>\n<li>A new type of equipment known as &#8220;grips&#8221; can now be equipped in the sub-weapon slot while using a two-handed weapon.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.playonline.com\/pcd\/update\/ff11us\/20070828oz52G1\/04en.jpg\" height=\"170\" width=\"227\" alt=\"Grips, FFXI, Equipment\"\/><\/li>\n<li>The following weapon skills have been adjusted:<br \/>\nHowling Fist\/Dragon Kick\/Raging Rush\/Cross Reaper\/Penta Thrust\/Skewer\/ <strong>Yukikaze\/Gekko\/Kasha<\/strong>\/Empyreal Arrow\/Detonator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This update sounds so good with the new grips and increase damage on high defense monsters!  woo!  But I&#8217;m worried about the Yukikaze\/Gekko\/Kasha adjustment.  I do kinda feel SAM is overpowered, so I pray that this update is not a gimp.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Some people have already data-mined some new gear from the update as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ulthalam&#8217;s Ring<\/strong><br \/>\nAccuracy+4 Attack+4<br \/>\nAssault:<br \/>\nSTR+4 DEX+4<br \/>\nAdds &#8220;Regen&#8221; effect<br \/>\nLv.50<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brass Grip<\/strong><br \/>\nDEX+1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platinum Grip<\/strong><br \/>\nAcc+2<br \/>\nAdd. Effect Stun<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katana Strap<\/strong><br \/>\nEnhances Zanshin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Staff Strap<\/strong><br \/>\nMP+20 Enmity-2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pole Strap<\/strong><br \/>\nDouble attack+2%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claymore Grip<\/strong><br \/>\nCrit rate+3%<\/p>\n<p>Ulthalam&#8217;s Ring looks awesome; if I had this I would replace my Sniper&#8217;s Ring +1 but it will be super rare.  It is most likely appraised from Assault ??? items like all the other items with &#8220;Assualt: &#8221; effects.<\/p>\n<p>I would really want the Pole Strap for normal monsters and Platinum Grip for high level monsters for acc and stun effect.  The sword strap with -3% weapon delay may not be the best for SAM since it will hurt our TP return for our 6-hit setup.<\/p>\n<p>Anyhow back to waiting for update to finish and praying for Yukikaze\/Gekko\/Kasha to not be gimped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some SAM related updates: Two-handed weapons will now receive larger benefits from a character\u2019s attributes, and will also inflict more damage when facing higher-level opponents or enemies with high defense. A new type of equipment known as &#8220;grips&#8221; can now be equipped in the sub-weapon slot while using a two-handed weapon. 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