Retail Differences



This page will list most of the differences between Hokutens and Retail FFXI.

Retail Differences

 * 1) Weekly bonuses are added to signet
 * 2) 75 Cap (Missions - Zilart, CoP, some ToAU, and some WoTG) (Do not go past mission 16 for ToAU for now)
 * 3) EXP Rate and Page EXP are 2x retail values. Fame is 4x retail values. (NO Exp loss on Death)
 * 4) Experience points have been boosted 60% in Caedarva Mire, Bhaflau Thickets, Wajaom Woodlands and Mount Zhayolm.
 * 5) Soul Plates now drop from Heraldic Imps and Spongilla Flies @meritcamp imps. The plates still drop from the Puks, Mamool, Birds, and Puddings. Trade Soul Plates to Sanraku (E-8, Aht Urghan Whitegate) for a random amount of Zeni. No need to for a Soultrapper here!
 * 6) Subjobs are unlocked, there is no quest to complete.
 * 7) Skill Up rate is 9x retail, you can get up to .5 skillups
 * 8) Crafting Skill Up is 2.5x retail
 * 9) Exp Bands are altered to last longer and give more EXP (Can be purchased from @shop 8 more than 1 time per week, also once you have rank 8 in your nation this shop upgrades)
 * 10) Walking speed faster than retail
 * 11) Only one Limit break - level 70 Maat fight (NOTE: Blue Mage, Corsair, Scholar, Dancer, and Puppetmaster cannot be used for the Maat Fight)
 * 12) Start with 1,000,000 Gil
 * 13) AH is fully stocked at 100g per item with the exception of some HQ gear and cursed -1 items
 * 14) There are Custom @ Commands to make things easier for you
 * 15) The Chocobo Circuit is the Linkshell hangout spot. You can get there by typing @base. Shop NPC's have been modified to sell useful items for 100 gil.
 * 16) Relic Weapons have been altered and given a minor boost
 * 17) Mythic Weapons are obtainable! (see Modifications)
 * 18) Empyrean Weapons have arrived! Visit the Empyrean Weapons page for details on how to obtain them, as well as their stats.
 * 19) Bounding Boots, Emperor Hairpin, Kraken Club, and Peacock Charm drop rates have been largely increased!
 * 20) Custom warps for popular Exp camps found in @xpcamp warps
 * 21) Alexandrite can be traded for certain gear and weapons found on the Alexandrite List
 * 22) We have a Daily NPC that gives you a random amount of currency for Special Items.
 * 23) There is a Weekly NM Hunt That you can do to earn Bakka Wings. Trade these to Jadamo @base
 * 24) Relic Weapon times between stages reflect 2007 era and can be found Here
 * 25) AF can be bought from a shop at level 50 by using the command @af job, eg @af war or it can be quested too
 * 26) Custom content, including a beefed-up Jaggedy-Eared Jack, Bubbly Bernie, Dark Ixion, Ultimate Sky, and Ascended Sky!
 * 27) See Happo for all of your Limbus af+1 items!
 * 28) Trusts/Adventuring Fellows - Not implemented on this server.
 * 29) Chocobo Raising - Not implemented.
 * 30) Mounts - Not implemented.
 * 31) BLM - Elemental Seal acts as a enmity shed.
 * 32) MNK - Dodge acts as a partial enmity shed.
 * 33) PLD - Cover steals a portion of enmity from the target and redirects it toward the PLD.
 * 34) BLU -  Natively obtains Dual wield I at 75.  To equip an off hand weapon, you must use the /equipset function. Vertical Cleave will now grant 10 Blue Magic Skill and 10 attack when equipped.  c. Disseverment will now add 10 blue magic skill and 5 Magic attack bonus when equipped  d. Mind blast will now add 5 blue magic skill and 5 magic attack bonus when equipped.  e. Ice break will now add 5 blue magic skill and 5 magic attack bonus when equipped. Blue Mage can also equip Ridill via /equipset.
 * 35) Enhanced Defender for War, Mnk, Whm, Blm, Rdm, Drk, Bst, Brd, Nin, Drg, Smn, Blu, Cor, Pup, Dnc, and Sch; the job ability "Defender" will now provide the following. Significant physical damage reduction (Not calculated in -phys damage reduction cap). Significant magical damage reduction (Not calculated in -magical damage reduction cap) - Significant Subtle blow + (Calculated in Subtle blow cap.). Defender will no longer reduce attack by 25%. Defender will no longer increase defense by 25%. Berserk will cancel the above effects for the above jobs listed.  For jobs not listed, defender will continue to provide -25% attack and +25% defense, but will not provide the additional benefit.
 * 36) THF - Gains the effects of "Enhanced Defender" upon using Collaborator. This effect will last longer than the recast of Collaborator.
 * 37) SAM - Reduced version of the enhanced Defender while under the effect of Seigan, Hasso will cancel these effects.
 * 38) Chant du Cygne - Grants a similar buff to Migawari. This buff applies after using the weapon skill and will be removed upon taking damage that would have removed 75% of the player's max HP, or the timer running out between weapon skills. The effect will negate the total damage on that hit.
 * 39) DRG - Jump grants haste (magic type). This buff will last the same amount of time as the recast on jump.

Extra notes
- Relic Weapons and their weaponskills have all been given minor boosts. - Please do not install Light Luggage or Plastic Surgeon plugins. They can/will cause problems and crashes, both client and serve-rside.

- Please use /pcmd leave to leave an alliance. If you use the party menu/dissolve alliance options, it often crashes the server.

- Steam Cleaner spawns on his own and not from a detector.

- Some craft recipes will 'cap' at one level below what online guides say they will. It is best not to use synthesis support when leveling a craft.

- Beastmaster quest requires the chocobo quest to be completed to unlock.

- Sewer Syrup's location is not where listed on the wiki, he's in the hallway at I-8/I-9.

- You can only do one relic weapon quest at a time, even though it will allow you to start another (you will lose the weapons).

- Relic Weapon wait time stages can be found here (they do NOT match current Retail wait times).

- Argus and Leech King are now like retail.

- When unlocking Corsair, there is no need for the Lamia Key. The gate is always unlocked.

- All 10 Knight Crabs must be spawned for King Arthro to pop. If only 9 Knight Crabs pop and they are all killed, King Arthro will not pop. Kill all 10 and he will spawn shortly thereafter the 10th crab is killed.

- Brigandish Blade NM does not need a Buccaneer's knife in order to be killed.

- Sozu Rogberry does not require a flickering lantern, it's a lottery pop: Placeholders are the Tonberry Stabber mobs located directly adjacent to his 'room' on the third map of The Temple

- You need the Prelate Key in order to get through the door in Uggalepih to get to the Crimson-toothed Pawberry spawn point.

- Eastern Shadow in Fei'Yin is a lottery pop of the RNG Specter in that general area, with a 16-32 hour window after ToD.

- Job Testimony items can only be used once, and must be dropped from inventory after a Maat loss before a new one can be obtained.

- All wait times that refer to midnight are Eastern time, not Japan time.

- When using FFXIclopedia, hover over the arrow next to the "Edit" button and select "History" - then, choose a page version created in 2007-2008. Generally, these are more accurate to Hokutens than the current FFXIclopedia pages.

MORE TO BE ADDED/REMOVED AS THINGS CHANGE, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING NOT ON THIS LIST MESSAGE A GM OR LS LEADER!

... or submit a ticket.