FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Jul. 19)

Wow, this thing is huge. [Event-Related] *A new chapter has been added to "Chains of Promathia." *A new quest called "The Fellowship Quest" has been added. Upon completion of this quest, the player will receive an item used to call an NPC. -The NPC may not be called during NPC escort quests, but may be used along with beastmasters' pets, summoners' avatars, and dragoons' wyverns. -The NPC may only be called in certain field areas. -The NPC may fight monsters, gain experience, and level up with the player. -A player fighting with an NPC fellow will receive only 70% of the usual experience points gained for solo battles. -The NPC may be called only when there are less than six members in the player's group. A party may contain a maximum of three NPC fellows, along with the three players who have called them. -If the NPC's level exceeds that of the player, its status will be adjusted to match the player's level. -The NPC's equipment will occasionally change after fighting several battles. -The NPC will leave if the player: -temporarily logs out to PlayOnline -logs out -enters a different area -is KO'd -All NPCs in a party will leave if the party attempts to increase its total number of players and NPCs to seven. *Several new quests have been added, including: -A quest in which the player may acquire headgear that resembles various beastmen -Rematches with mammets and the Mithran sin hunters And more! *An NPC that tells the player's fortune regarding titles and other "elements" has been added in Mhaura. *Character title selection has been changed in the following ways: -It now costs less gil to change a player's title. Also, it now costs no gil at all to check the player's list of available titles. -The NPC bard that changes player titles will now sing out the player's title just before changing it. -After changing the player's title, the NPC bard will sing out the new title. Nearby PCs will also be able to hear the new title. -The player will now have the option to have a random title selected for him or her at no cost once each day (Earth time). -Titles earned by defeating NMs are now available for selection not just at Selbina and Mhaura, but also at Kazham and Rabao. *A chocobo riding game has been added. The player must deliver a chocobo from the chocobo stables where the quest was offered to a designated nation. *Players are now able to talk to an NPC and check the remaining time until they are able to reenter the battlefield for the ENM quests "Pulling the Strings" and "Automaton Assault." *"Return Ring" and "Homing Ring" have been added to the list of items that may be earned by exchanging conquest points. *If a player has completed the quests to get a pair of Mannequin Pumps or a Minstrel's Dagger but disposed of the item he earned, the player may now reacquire the item at the same place he attained it. *Mythril Plate Armor has been added to the list of equipment that may be stored as a key item. *A new NPC that will trade items for treasure earned by defeating Lumorian monsters has been added. [Battle-Related] *Players are now able to earn experience from monsters of a wider level range than previously possible. Experience points earned by defeating "decent challenge" and "easy prey" monsters will also increase in some instances. *Experience chain bonuses in level-restricted areas of Chains of Promathia are now determined by the level of the player while in that area, rather than the player's actual level. *Monster locations have been adjusted, particularly in Chains of Promathia areas. The following areas will be affected: Bibiki Bay, Uleguerand Range, Attohwa Chasm, Newton Movalpolos, Promyvion – Holla, Promyvion – Dem, Promyvion – Mea, Promyvion – Vahzl, Lufaise Meadows, Phomiuna Aqueducts, the Sacrarium, Riverne – Site #A01, Riverne – Site #B01, the Garden of Ru'Hmet, Ro'Maeve, the Boyahda Tree, the Den of Rancor, the Shrine of Ru'Avitau, Kuftal Tunnel *The damage and accuracy of a player's ranged attack are now calculated based on the distance of the player from the monster. This determination varies from weapon to weapon, as does the ideal distance for maximum damage. In addition, the higher the monster's level is with regard to the player, the less damage will be dealt with a ranged attack. *The player's enmity now decreases when a shadow image created by Utsusemi is absorbed by an attack. *Weather will no longer have an effect on the distance a player can be detected for monsters that detect based on the use of magic. *Several new notorious monsters have been added. *Creatures summoned by monsters (excluding elementals) have had their names changed to "(Monster's name)'s Avatar" for consistency. *The strength of monster techniques has been adjusted, particularly in Chains of Promathia areas. *A player who is KO'd, revived, then while still in a weakened state KO'd again will now, after a second reviving, temporarily experience a weakened attack and accuracy loss for magic and ranged attacks. *Before the update, a player who fought a monster without using auto-attack would retain his claim on the monster, even if he was KO'd in battle due to poison, etc. This has been fixed so that when the player dies, the monster becomes unclaimed. *Before the update, a monster that was claimed by a party or alliance would occasionally go unclaimed when magic or a weapon skill was used on the monster as the monster moved out of range before the magic or weapon skill could strike. [Item-Related] *Trading a wijnruit and 99 ninja tools to a certain NPC can now earn the player a toolbag. This item may be gathered in stacks of twelve, essentially increasing the player's ninja tool inventory capacity twelvefold. *New synthesis recipes have been added. *Prices at guilds have been changed to reflect the amount of each item the guild currently has in stock. The cost may rise to a maximum of five times the original price. *Some of the treasure items earned from notorious monsters in the Boyahda Tree have been changed. *The way that the following items are acquired has been changed: Archer Ring, Leaping Boots, Emperor Hairpin, Peacock Charm In addition, players may receive an EX/Rare or EX item with the same attributes from the monsters who previously dropped each of the above items. *The effects of the following items have been altered: Poison Potion, Venom Potion, Paralyze Potion, Sleeping Potion, Silencing Potion, Blinding Potion, Vitriol, Instant Warp, Bastok Mines gate glyph, Bastok Markets gate glyph, Port Bastok gate glyph, Eastern San d'Oria gate glyph, Western San d'Oria gate glyph, Northern San d'Oria gate glyph, Windurst Waters gate glyph, Port Windurst gate glyph, Windurst Woods gate glyph, New Year's gift, Cantarella, Black Drop, Muting Potion, Invitriol, Warp Cudgel, Trick Staff II, Treat Staff II, Teleport ring: Holla, Teleport ring: Dem, Teleport ring: Mea, Teleport ring: Vahzl, Teleport ring: Yhoat, Teleport ring: Altep, Memento Muffler, Gargoyle Boots, Zoolater Hat, Root Sabots, Aries Mantle, Anubis's Knife, Oscar Scarf, Kinkobo, Carpenter's Belt, Blacksmith's Belt, Goldsmith's Belt, Weaver's Belt, Tanner's Belt, Boneworker's Belt, Alchemist's Belt, Culinarian's Belt, Fisherman's Belt, Counter Earring, Tactical Ring, Wing Gorget, Healing Feather, Spirit Lantern, Astral Pot, Homing Ring, Return Ring, Absorbing Shield, Tavnazian Ring, Ducal Guard's Ring, Maat's Cap, Kingdom Stables Collar, Republic Stables Medal, Federation Stables Scarf, Cursed Beverage, Cursed Soup *The item "Timepiece" has been added to the list of special items a player may receive 100 days after participating in the Vana'diel Adventurer Recruitment Program. *The following item names have been changed in the English version: Panzer Mask -> Panther Mask Panzer Mask +1 -> Panther Mask +1 Amemit Mantle -> Amemet Mantle Amemit Mantle +1 -> Amemet Mantle +1 *The item name "Comet" has been changed to "Little Comet." *An attribute of the following item has been changed: Darksteel Pick +1 Delay:312 -> Delay:303 [System-Related] *Region Info may now be viewed from all areas. *Messages may no longer be sent using /tell to a player on the user's blacklist. *Along with the introduction of the Fellowship Quest, players may now combine text commands with to target their NPC fellows and execute their desired actions. Only the player who called the NPC may target it using . [Other Content] *The following changes have been made to Ballista. -If one side of an official match is low on members, entry into that force is now possible even if a match is already underway. In this case, experience may still be gained if certain conditions are met, just as if the player had entered the match from the start. Also, if a player enters during a match, both forces will receive a message notifying them of the new entry. The player must have the following in order to enter a match already underway: -A Ballista License -Enough gil to enter the match -The minimum level required for the match being played -A player who has just entered an official match or a match in Diorama Abdhaljs-Ghelsba that was already underway will temporarily be placed under "Preparing for Battle" status. -Players may now borrow the key items "Ballista Earring" and "Ballista Band" free of charge from the Pursuivant in Ru'Lude Gardens. Ballista Earring: When in possession of this item, the player will receive information about the next Ballista match and the entry registration time when entering San d'Oria, Bastok, Windurst, or Jeuno from one day prior to the match (Vana'diel time) until the end of the entry period. Ballista Band: When in possession of this item, the player will be given the choice of whether to keep or throw away the first Petra he quarries. Ownership of a Ballista License is not required to borrow the above items. The player may return the items simply by speaking to a Pursuivant. -Players are no longer able to adjust Petra selection settings in Diorama Abdhaljs-Ghelsba. The player will be given the option of what to do with the first Petra quarried only when in possession of the new key item "Ballista Band." -The following rules have been changed from special rules to standard rules. -Camp locations will change when the number of participants in a match is 40 or less. -The number of Rooks will be reduced to two when there is a significant difference in the number of players on each side. -Players will now receive experience points for participating in an official match. -The system of "Open Entry" for official matches, in which all adventurers were allowed to join the force with the smallest number of participants, has been done away with and replaced by a system called "Temporary Entry," in which players may join a force regardless of allegiance. However, the player's entry is temporary, and similar to Diorama Abdhaljs-Ghelsba's "Auto-Balance" feature, the players may be redistributed for balance when the match begins. -In Ru'Lude Gardens, the player will be able to view Diorama Abdhaljs-Ghelsba's reservation status. Reservations for the next two days (Earth time) will be shown. -The NPC Tillecoe will now inform the player of the match's level restriction when a match at Diorama Abdhaljs-Ghelsba is set to allow general participation. -Temporary items will now be distributed at the start of official matches held at the Pashhow Marshlands. -A section of the Ballista rulebook that is read out by the Pursuivant has been changed. -The rate of success for Foe Lullaby and Horde Lullaby has been lowered for players with bard as a support job. -A limit has been imposed on the amount of HP that can be absorbed by Bloody Bolts' HP Drain effect during Ballista.

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This is funny
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:30 PM Rating: Decent
yeah everyone is posting because their bored/frustrated with the wait time on the update so I'll add my 2 cents (for the fourth time in 24 hours) ^^

Just successfully got into FFXI started the version update and my ISP craps out and I lose the internet ENTIRELY for half an hour xD

@1:51:15, hope your all getting some progress with this (biot)ch also.
ha
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:27 PM Rating: Decent
I think the point is that we do not need you to tell us to "chill out". We know it is a game. No one is hating on you, but you opened your trap to state an opinion and got slapped down. If you were a man, I would tell you to "man up" and zip it. Since you're not and I've never known a female to shut it when obviously in error, I expect you'll continue your flame war. Why don't you let the frustrated people be frustrated and leave them alone without exacerbating the situation with unneeded, silly, motherly advice. Grats on you getting on the game though. I hope I don't get stuck with the kind of crap you are all putting up with right now. 1.5hrs until I leave work.
RE: ha
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:33 PM Rating: Decent
Well put and eloquently stated, Link. This isn't a stab towards Thieven so much as the flaming crowd in general. This is a place we're allowed to vent even what others would consider unneccessary and over-emotional reactions. That's what happens when you just post from what's floating about in your head. I don't flame, I disagree, I don't rate down, I rate up, and I don't see the point in blasting away at others who, clearly, are too frustrated and stressed to listen. The best you can do for people like that is be patient, be calm, and be comforting.

But, hey, bring on the flames. ^^ A few more days on this site and you can't help but become adept at dodging or dousing them. XD
Dang Error ; ;
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:16 PM Rating: Decent
37 posts
Well I can atleast easily get the update started now thats an improvement when it got to step 2 I was all like w00t maybe it'll work... but then the error came up of course as soon as I said that. XD
O_O
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:16 PM Rating: Decent
dang i finally got through to the download part only 12 hours after the servers came back online....anyways it says 6 hours to download the files....wtf is up with this SE said 28 mins lmao

Edit: Lmao now its up to 8 hours....awesome i had a ton of stuff to do today....not lol

Edited, Tue Jul 19 15:21:44 2005
Blah Blah Blah
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:14 PM Rating: Default
[b][/b]Its cute you can hate on me cause i put up a "Chill Out" I pay for my account as well besides my car house and other notes.. And why hate on me cause i tried once to get on and i did... lol..... As for my advice im all good.. I clean for myself.. so i thank you for your reply... and as sterotypical as this sounds "Boys will be boys" This girl will wait to see the day you all change!
RE: Blah Blah Blah
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:21 PM Rating: Decent
I'm not hating on you at all, Thieven. =\ Wow, misunderstanding is a cruel and constant mistress at my side. >.< And yeah, boys will be boys, girls will be girls, so instead of hating on them, just sit back and laugh. ^^ I'm glad you got your cleaning done, I need to finish up mine before I go because my roommate has a nigh-phobia when it comes to cleaning the bathroom ( don't ask me why, I keep the place spotless -_-; ). And next time you put up a "chill out", ease up on the whole sexist curveball you seem to keep throwing around. Sort of tends to rile people up more than chill them out, you know?

*gasp* That man called a woman a sexist!
..... Yeah, I did. -_-

Rate up for you, Thieven, for having the guts to at least say something whether or not I disagreed with it. I might hate what you have to say, but I'll fight to the death for your right to say it. ^^

Edited, Tue Jul 19 15:23:28 2005
yah!
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:08 PM Rating: Decent
/Cheer Crosshavoc
New quest....
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:06 PM Rating: Decent
now all we need is the requirements to do the quest like fame and stuff >.>
For What Its Worth
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:58 PM Rating: Decent
When I came came home from work today, my FFXI update had 802 files to go with and estimated time of 10+ hours. O.O

I cancelled the update, and when it was done checking what files it needed to download it was still the 802 files but it estimated the time to be around 35 minutes. Sure enough, it took about that time to download the remaining files.

I am now logged in and right now on Titan there are only 495 other players. Jeuno looks like a relative ghost town :-)
We should all be thanking SE - I think?!?!?
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:55 PM Rating: Decent
If indeed they have FINALLY found a way to CRUSH the Gilselling industry we should THANK them for FINALLY taking notice of what we have been BEGGING for.

I myself welcome the changes and I appreciate the fact that it shows Intent on the part on SE to stamp out the Bots and Gilsellers and the Risruption that they cause to EVERY gamer.

However, it will be interesting to see the Backlash that occurs from the direction of Disgruntled Gilsellers, we have all seen that the Mainframe CAN be hacked, although SE have been able to curb most attempts up until now.

This could be the Beginning of a Beautiful gaming Utopia, or the Beginning of the end......

Good luck to everyone, I know I am going for my Companion NPC, my leaping boot, emperor pin and Peacock charm alternatives. Let's bring this game back to life and make it worth playing again.

[b][/b]POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!

Oh, and by the way, I also waited 12 hours before I was able to even start the update, but hey, I had a day off work, I had a STACK of new DVD's to watch, so I turned on the Laptop, put it next to my Desktop Computer and errrrrr....... Multi-tasked lol.

Very little done today but at least I will be able to play soon enough. ETA: 7:52:09 with 2MB Broadband lol, 38 minutes my ******

Happy Gaming!!

Edited, Tue Jul 19 15:28:22 2005
Finally
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:53 PM Rating: Decent
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338 posts
/cheer I can finally do the update!!!
FINALLY
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:52 PM Rating: Decent
Looks like my update has stopped freezing up. It's at 70% at the moment. 30 minutes remain...I just hope this won't be for nothing.
Insert desk, bang head here
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:51 PM Rating: Decent
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100 posts
I've gone through Step 1 of the Update about 20 times now....as soon as Step 1 finishes it looks like it's going to start Step 2, but instead I get a POL error before it gets to 2%...gah this is getting frustrating...
RE: Insert desk, bang head here
# Jul 19 2005 at 4:13 PM Rating: Decent
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100 posts
So yea, 2 hours later...I get to 47% complete then it just....stops...

*bangs head*
Your new friend
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:50 PM Rating: Good
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119 posts
Now I'm not sure because I haven't done the quest but I bet you, the new friends are what SE thinks best complaints your job/subjob. Like a mage would need a nice tank, a DD might need a healer, a tank would need a DD (melee or magic not sure). Maybe even your friend changes jobs to suit you as you change jobs around.
Yay
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:32 PM Rating: Decent
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70 posts
lol I finally got the ability to update at 2:31 EST and it took 10 min total =) I'm so ha[[y
YAY
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:22 PM Rating: Decent
Finally! after like 1034123412 attempts to update im finally updating, first time on POL i got to 13% and it froze... second time around 2:10pm EST it went through, and now updating the big bamma jamma at 2:15pm EST, now i have to wait like 90 min for the update to finishing dl'ing but IM IN! w0000000000000000000t
RE: YAY
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:46 PM Rating: Decent
I thought I was in @ 98% and I got this.
POL error 777 wrote:
Hey, Mike, this is God speaking. I just want you to know that I hate you with a burning passion of fire. Seeing as how love this game so much and it literally consumes your life I thought that instead of just sending you to the bowls of Hell with the rest of my ******** I'd grant you immortality and make it so this update NEVER DOWNLOADS until 3 seconds before the Apocalypse.
please
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:18 PM Rating: Decent
where is the Fellowship quest ? what country? wich person? i need more info!!!!!
RE: please
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:32 PM Rating: Excellent
I had this sent to me this morning:

Getting your "little buddy" .....

Part 1
Talk to Luto Mewlirah in Upper Jeuno just past the AH and the church.
She asks you to help her investigate people in Jeuno who carry mirrors.
This is where you choose your race/gender of your NPC friend.
When you go around Jeuno, certain NPCs like Red Ghost in port, and Akta in Ru'Lude Gardens will ask about the characters physical features. "Was her hair up in a bun? Was it this color? etc etc". This is the CHARACTER CREATION process cleverly disguised, because this will determine how the NPC will look.
When you've talked to at least one, talk to Bheem the NPC at the gate to Battalia Downs in Upper Jeuno for a cutscene. After that, go talk to Luto again for a Silver Ingot.

Part 2
Zone out of UJ and come back to Luto for another cutscene involving a little girl that's gone missing. Go talk to Bheem and he says your NPC friend went to Eldeime Necropolis after talking to that same little girl.
Go to G-8 entrance to Eldeime Necropolis in Batallia Downs
F-9 in Eldeime Necropolis is a ???, talk to it to trigger NM battle.
You do the battle with your new NPC friend. It was REALLY easy since your NPC friend will help quite well.
After NM fight return to Upper Jeuno and talk to Luto for another cutscene. After the cutscene, zone out of Upper Jeuno and come back and talk to Luto again for another cutscene.

Part 3
You and your NPC friend are sent to Sandy to find another magic mirror.
Talk to Portaire in Cargo Room B of Port Sandy for a cutscene.
After that, head to Ghelbsa Outpost to the hut.
You'll get a BCNM fight called "Mirror, Mirror"
The fight is 1 on 1 capped at level 40 against a Carrion Dragon, and isn't too hard even if you stroll in without appropriate gear.
Halfway through the battle, your NPC friend will join you to help you finish things off. After the battle, head back to Jeuno and talk to Luto. After the cutscene you'll get the "Signal Pearl" and the ability to call on your NPC friend in future battles. Happy hunting!


RE: please
# Jul 19 2005 at 7:26 PM Rating: Decent
36 posts
other NPC is kuah Dakonsa in Lower Jeuno
RE: please
# Jul 19 2005 at 2:05 PM Rating: Decent
sweet. ive been waiting for this all day. if it's legit, THANK YOU.
Can numbers go that high?!
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:17 PM Rating: Decent
Wow.... this is what I get for having my PS2 refurbished and forced to reformat my entire hard drive...

"Checking... 11469 Files" XD!!!

Hmm... I think I'm going to just mess around on Diablo for a bit and then off to work. Hopefully the download won't suddenly stop while I'm gone. o.o
Huh?!
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:14 PM Rating: Good
I got fed up, and totally logged out of POL and figured "You know what, let's start from the beginning." I got back in, and on the FFXI main page, the ticker at the top says a message that wasn't there before 5 seconds earlier. From reading others' posts, they've seen this message for some time. Wonder why I didn't before. Maybe i can actually download now...
RE: Huh?!
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:19 PM Rating: Decent
This is kinda starting to pease me off.. Yesterday and today are my days off, and it's just, you know, you wanna play whn you wanna play and have time, sucks when you can't. If I don't get on today it'll be Friday or Sat before I get another chance, since I work 12 hour shifts. I come home after having a long and tiring 3 day weekend shift, and I wanna unwind and relax by logging in and doing some stuff/getting some stuff done and I have to wait.

By the time I can actually log in and play it'll be too late, that or I won't be in the mood to play. I was in the mood to play yesterday damnit. :-)
RE: Huh?!
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:15 PM Rating: Good
POL-1160! I never thought I'd say it, buddy, but I missed you T_T that POL-0006 is a real jerk!
WOOT
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:13 PM Rating: Decent
IM downloading lol yay!!!
Meh.
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:07 PM Rating: Good
This wouldn't be so bad if the past four days weren't absolutely terrible for me (2 1/2 days loss of power), but yeah... now i'm getting a little edgy. Mainly because now I can't get past POL-0006 still, been like that for 30 min. Or more, I forget...
Alternative
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:07 PM Rating: Decent
Hehe, good luck trying to DL the update right now. I said forget it :)

I'm playing Maplestory, its a 2D MMORPG type game and its fun when ffxi is down :D
You can DL it if you wanna play it at maplestory.com
Its free and quiet fun
288th speaks
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:06 PM Rating: Good
OMFG! I Finaly got in after 27 hours, check this.. 287 users on Remora!

Edited, Tue Jul 19 14:06:49 2005
Sigh
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:00 PM Rating: Decent
Estimated time remaining 2 hours and 3 minutes

Looks like I won't be playing before I go to work XD
It probably won't even finish either, I will come home from work and my PS2 will be on fire! /cry
FELLOW SHIP QUEST
# Jul 19 2005 at 12:56 PM Rating: Decent
I hope this helps! This is the info I have compiled:

Part 1
Talk to Luto Mewlirah in Upper Jeuno just past the AH and the church.
She asks you to help her investigate people in Jeuno who carry mirrors.
This is where you choose your race/gender of your NPC friend.
When you go around Jeuno, certain NPCs like Red Ghost in port, and Akta in Ru'Lude Gardens will ask about the characters physical features. "Was her hair up in a bun? Was it this color? etc etc". This is the CHARACTER CREATION process cleverly disguised, because this will determine how the NPC will look.
When you've talked to at least one, talk to Bheem the NPC at the gate to Battalia Downs in Upper Jeuno for a cutscene. After that, go talk to Luto again for a Silver Ingot.

Part 2
Zone out of UJ and come back to Luto for another cutscene involving a little girl that's gone missing. Go talk to Bheem and he says your NPC friend went to Eldeime Necropolis after talking to that same little girl.
Go to G-8 entrance to Eldeime Necropolis in Batallia Downs
F-9 in Eldeime Necropolis is a ???, talk to it to trigger NM battle. You do the battle with your new NPC friend. It was REALLY easy since your NPC friend will help quite well.
After NM fight return to Upper Jeuno and talk to Luto for another cutscene. After the cutscene, zone out of Upper Jeuno and come back and talk to Luto again for another cutscene.

Part 3
You and your NPC friend are sent to Sandy to find another magic mirror.
Talk to Portaire in Cargo Room B of Port Sandy for a cutscene.
After that, head to Ghelbsa Outpost to the hut.
You'll get a BCNM fight called "Mirror, Mirror"
The fight is 1 on 1 capped at level 40 against a Carrion Dragon, and isn't too hard even if you stroll in without appropriate gear.
Halfway through the battle, your NPC friend will join you to help you finish things off. After the battle, head back to Jeuno and talk to Luto. After the cutscene you'll get the "Signal Pearl" and the ability to call on your NPC friend in future battles. Happy hunting!


Edit: As far as I know, you get no say in the job of your companion. Mine is the Mithra named Raka Mhaimov, she wields a sword and shield and has Provoke. I suspect she may be a Paladin or a Warrior, but I will have to conduct more testing to see.

Also: Didn't realize there was another compilation up when I wrote this, sorry...

Edit2: The AI so far is fairly intelligent, and managed to keep hate during the Dragon battle despite Ramuh whacking away with the best Bloodpacts I could dish out. At the very least, the AI knew to keep hate off of soft ol' me. ^_^

Edit 3: Big update! If you go to a Rendesvous Point you can call your NPC friend to chat. Just talking apparently brings up idle chat about past events. You can see their level and "fighting style" (Mine says "Shield") or you can ask them to tell you what they're doing, when their HP is low and when their MP is low. At the moment, I cannot determine if you can change their fighting style, but I imagine you can.

Edited, Tue Jul 19 09:18:31 2005 by Quixotica

Edited, Tue Jul 19 09:29:54 2005 by Quixotica

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RE: FELLOW SHIP QUEST
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:56 PM Rating: Decent
THANK YOU! (rate up)

I was wondering if there was a level cap to accept the quest and what level you were when you killed the NM
RE: FELLOW SHIP QUEST
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:53 PM Rating: Good
I would think these NPCs would do well to keep hate off you and your party if they're tanking. After all, they know what we don't (exact hate each member has) and can use abilities when necessary to pull extra hate (i.e. Warcry). Although not having seen this NPC in action yet, I'm curious to see it work. Of course, I can see many AI flaws it could possibly have... but it sounds awesome, can't wait to get mine :D
RE: FELLOW SHIP QUEST
# Jul 19 2005 at 1:44 PM Rating: Default
THNX!!!
improve it
# Jul 19 2005 at 12:55 PM Rating: Decent
Thank god, I'm working right now... I'd probably burn my house down in frustration if I had to go through this update crap today. SE needs to improve the update process a little bit.
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