Augmented Items Abound! (07/13/2009)

Augmented Items Abound! (07/13/2009)


Hear ye, mighty champions of Vana'diel!
Have you gazed longingly at the augmented apparel donned by your
lower-level peers, wondering when similar equipment would be introduced
for those of powers puissant? Consider your wait over! A host of new augmented
items designed especially for high-level characters will be one of the many exciting
additions in the upcoming version update.

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Further Fields of Valor!

Elite training regimes will be added to the following areas:
Cape Teriggan / Eastern Altepa Desert / The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah / Ro'Maeve /
Yuhtunga Jungle / Yhoator Jungle / Western Altepa Desert / Valley of
Sorrows / Ru'Aun Gardens

Thus far, Elite training regimes have yielded augmented items intended
for players level 50 and below. Those who demonstrate their valor by
completing the new regimes in the fields above, however, will be
rewarded with a new selection of augmented items suited for levels
above 50.



A New Challenge Awaits!
The greatest heroes and heroines of Vana'diel—those
who have achieved the pinnacles of their respective professions—can
also look forward to a new quest that will test the limits of their
prodigious powers, and promise rich rewards in kind.
With hordes of fell beasts threatening their ancestral homelands, the pixies would
entreat your aid. By entering into a pact with the fey folk to slay one
of their notorious foes, high level players will have the opportunity
to obtain an augmented item to add to their arsenal.
While Fields of Valor and the elite training regimes offer quick, straightforward
objectives that can be enjoyed by lone wolves, this new quest is
intended to provide a significant challenge to full parties of up to
six veteran adventurers.

To participate in this quest, players
must first craft a suitable weapon via a set of new recipes that will
be introduced in the coming version update. Entrust one such weapon to
the new quest-giving NPC and successfully complete the assigned task,
and your weapon will be retuned, freshly endowed with an augment of
impressive potency. Should the initial enchantment not be to your
liking, you will also have the opportunity to slay a different foe—up
to a maximum of five times—to receive a new augment that may better
suit your needs.



This quest will offer something for everyone, as each member of the
victorious party who has accepted the quest will be eligible to reap
the augmented reward. Even players who have not accepted the
augmentation quest will be compensated for assisting fellow adventurers
with a bounty of their own.