Teorem
07-11-2007, 04:15 PM
The following changes will go into effect immediately, EXCEPT the increase to entry fees. Please read the following carefully, especially if you are a relic upgrader.
Entry fees increased
Entry fees will be raised to 20k per member, per run.
The increase to fees will not be in effect until 1 August 2007.
This should be sufficient amount of time for you to go out and make enough gil to adjust to the increase for the runs in the near future.
Currency costs lowered
The linkshell will now begin offering currency at the following rates:
Singles: 4k
Hundreds: 600k
Singles that have had their distributions announced will not be adjusted. Hundreds will be retroactively adjusted to match the current rate.
There will be no distinguishing between costs of currency received through in-zone drops, currency recycled, and currency reoffered after being returned by another upgrader.
Minimum gil payout
Currency lotters will now be assured a minimum return of 30000 gil per run where lotting currency is an option. There will be no gil return in CoP Dynamis zones.
This value assures that members lotting currency will recoup their entry cost, as well as half the entry cost of another run.
Medicines
In addition to the Icarus Wings provided at the Dynamis Lord, the linkshell is going to begin experimenting with providing Poison, Venom, and Sleeping Potions for use during Dynamis-Xarcabard. Members are still expected--and even more so now--to bring their own Opo-opo necklace (melee) and Reraise item. Members will roughly be provided with 2 Poison/Venom Potions and 6 Sleeping Potions (enough for 150%TP).
For details about how to get an Opo-opo Necklace, read the quest summary at FFXIclopedia (http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/Wrath_of_the_Opo-opos).
The reason why this is "experimental" is that although I can estimate how much medicine we will use per run, I want to see the actual use for a few runs to get a better idea of how much we will spend and how it will affect our budget. I am also prepared to pay fair market cost for medicines if any of our in-house alchemists want to spend time synthesizing for us, otherwise I will just get them from the Auction House as usual.
Changes to currency returns
If a member chooses to give up their relic upgrade, currency will be reimbursed at the current singles-rate, regardless of how many singles or hundreds pieces were purchased during the upgrade process.
For example:
If a member has bought 200 Bronzepieces and 2 Silverpieces from the linkshell and gives up his upgrade, he will be reimbursed for:
(singles + 100 * hundreds) * current singles rate
(200 + 100 * 2) * 4k = 1600k
, regardless of the original cost of the currency.
Members that complete their relic upgrade will not be affected by this change at all.
Currency Reminder
All distributed currency, until you turn in your Stage 5 upgrade, remains property of the linkshell. If you quit your upgrade, the linkshell, or the game, you are expected to return the currency you bought through the linkshell, so it can be redistributed to other relic upgraders. Upgraders returning their currency will be reimbursed whichever current method is being used to determine such value.
Any current relic upgrader that, in light of the reimbursal change (the note on ownership of currency is only a reminder, as it has been policy from the start), decides to end their current upgrade has until 31 July 2007 to notify me and be reimbursed using the old currency system and values.
Entry fees increased
Entry fees will be raised to 20k per member, per run.
The increase to fees will not be in effect until 1 August 2007.
This should be sufficient amount of time for you to go out and make enough gil to adjust to the increase for the runs in the near future.
Currency costs lowered
The linkshell will now begin offering currency at the following rates:
Singles: 4k
Hundreds: 600k
Singles that have had their distributions announced will not be adjusted. Hundreds will be retroactively adjusted to match the current rate.
There will be no distinguishing between costs of currency received through in-zone drops, currency recycled, and currency reoffered after being returned by another upgrader.
Minimum gil payout
Currency lotters will now be assured a minimum return of 30000 gil per run where lotting currency is an option. There will be no gil return in CoP Dynamis zones.
This value assures that members lotting currency will recoup their entry cost, as well as half the entry cost of another run.
Medicines
In addition to the Icarus Wings provided at the Dynamis Lord, the linkshell is going to begin experimenting with providing Poison, Venom, and Sleeping Potions for use during Dynamis-Xarcabard. Members are still expected--and even more so now--to bring their own Opo-opo necklace (melee) and Reraise item. Members will roughly be provided with 2 Poison/Venom Potions and 6 Sleeping Potions (enough for 150%TP).
For details about how to get an Opo-opo Necklace, read the quest summary at FFXIclopedia (http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/Wrath_of_the_Opo-opos).
The reason why this is "experimental" is that although I can estimate how much medicine we will use per run, I want to see the actual use for a few runs to get a better idea of how much we will spend and how it will affect our budget. I am also prepared to pay fair market cost for medicines if any of our in-house alchemists want to spend time synthesizing for us, otherwise I will just get them from the Auction House as usual.
Changes to currency returns
If a member chooses to give up their relic upgrade, currency will be reimbursed at the current singles-rate, regardless of how many singles or hundreds pieces were purchased during the upgrade process.
For example:
If a member has bought 200 Bronzepieces and 2 Silverpieces from the linkshell and gives up his upgrade, he will be reimbursed for:
(singles + 100 * hundreds) * current singles rate
(200 + 100 * 2) * 4k = 1600k
, regardless of the original cost of the currency.
Members that complete their relic upgrade will not be affected by this change at all.
Currency Reminder
All distributed currency, until you turn in your Stage 5 upgrade, remains property of the linkshell. If you quit your upgrade, the linkshell, or the game, you are expected to return the currency you bought through the linkshell, so it can be redistributed to other relic upgraders. Upgraders returning their currency will be reimbursed whichever current method is being used to determine such value.
Any current relic upgrader that, in light of the reimbursal change (the note on ownership of currency is only a reminder, as it has been policy from the start), decides to end their current upgrade has until 31 July 2007 to notify me and be reimbursed using the old currency system and values.