New Items and Balances to Synthesis (11/16/2010)

The large-scale version updates planned for late November and mid-December will see a number of additions and adjustments to both items and synthesis recipes. This Topics post will detail the nature of these changes, and introduce a new feature designed to aid in the synthesis process.


Additional Items: November, December
The majority of items will be added in the December version update. We also will be introducing gear with all-new graphics for each class in order to provide something for all players.

Below are some of the items scheduled for release in the December patch.


Additions and Adjustments to Synthesis Recipes

Released Recipes: November, December

The following adjustments will be made in the November version update in order to balance the degree of difficulty for synthesis.

-Reduction of rank requirement for several recipes
-Changes to materials required for several recipes
-Introduction of alternate recipes for several items
-Adjustments to the effect of each synthesis action on durability and quality
-Reduction in the number of crystals required for synthesis
-Increase in the number of crystals obtained as rewards for local leves
-These changes will be ongoing in the December version update as well, as we continue to focus on improving and balancing synthesis.


New Recipes: November, December
In addition to the balancing changes planned for existing recipes, we will also be introducing a number of new synthesis recipes.


Auto-Selection of Materials: December
To improve convenience while crafting, we will be adding a feature that allows players to select an item to synthesize from a list of previously used recipes. Doing so will automatically place the required materials into the appropriate slots.

As of the December update, these two synthesis histories, one for general synthesis and one for local leve synthesis, will each retain the eight most recent recipes made. The version update scheduled for this coming March will expand this feature to retain a player's entire synthesis history.


In addition to all of the above changes, the November version update will also see changes that allow for the stacking of certain items, as well as the removal of a Wear value for smallclothes.

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=35d3978cde9998cedf8b4ef437d9c287d9dc44f5

They should release a list of the recipe details. Perhaps they mean for players to find out but the excitement will only last for a very short time and everyone will end up searching recipes over the internet. Players don't really ENJOY the lack of information.