Retail Differences

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

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.