FFXI Upgrades
[06.26.02]>> By Cloudclone

On June 11th, Square made the following upgrades to Final Fantasy XI:

Auction house added.
Notorious Monsters aka Named Monsters added.
Browsing of "Vana'diel Tribune" allowed in the Mog House.
Distribution of experience among party members and party bonus modified.
Thief's surprise attack damage modified when successful.
Thief's treasure hunter effect modified.
Thief's "Steal" ability time restriction shortened to 5 minutes ( previously 15min. )
Binding time for Black Magic shortened.
Quests gained by support jobs changed playable level to 18.
Some of the Quest Item gained by fighting certain monsters changed.
Battle Message colour changed.
Fixed "Raise" bugs.
Raised the probability of getting a Crystal when participating in Conquest.
Signet can be gained from various National Consular Mansion.
Changed North Gustaburg Guard's position.
Changed high priced items.
Changed Fishing related item price.
Changed Guild/Shop's closing time and date.
Changed Guild Item's price list.
High quality item can be made using item synthesis.
Part of quest's remuneration changed.
Home delivery: you are able to send more than one high quality item.
Item element tolerance value and magical effect will be indicated.

On the 14th of June 2002 there was another upgrade process for Final Fantasy 11.
The following is what is changed in the upgraded FFXI:

Message related error correction.
Cursor errors when making/deleting characters.
Correction for Language Filter Function.

With the upgrading process, server maintenance will also take place from 0800 to 1200 ( Japan Time ). Server will be stopped during maintenance.

~Source: FF11 Online Network