December 2025 Version Update

Re: Augments, Thorny posted a list in the Dev tracker page a few days ago, with some discussion on what goes where.

https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/51608/dev-tracker-discussion/605/#3772622

It looks like you may have missed anything in 0x01E[0-F] series? 9 there + 16 missing = full expected 25.

We already paired the augs with the most likely sets on the dev tracker discussion thread. I agree with the assessment people came up with


Blood pact damage can only go with summoner so that aug is 100% locked in, and the other stuff fits. The phalanx enhancement is for red mage paladin and rune, so that fits. the quad attack is more for dragoon and samurai while the enmity is for ranger and cor, the triple attack and store tp for monk thf and dancer makes sense and is the thing they kinda do, and that leaves only one aug left... which also makes sense. Warrior is the DA job so DA and PDL is right up their alley, and it fits ninja and bard fine too.

There is a pet buff paired with each of the pet jobs as well, which further supports the pairings. Drg, smn, bst and pup all have pet augs. So I'm pretty certain this is going to be correct.

Well some good news...new gear sets have a low material loss (ive not yet been successful, but only lost one mat, I am using shield for HQ only success. Lost a hydro oil lol Ill just wait till next month when prices will come way down since supply is RMT sold currently...

I just came here to say the same thing. Had 3 failures with no breaks. 4th failure lost my only ash wood, so will need to wait longer.

I broke 3 leathers and then lost one of the new mats, so I couldn't continue. It's great that the loss isn't guaranteed, still: the prices of the HQ armor will vary wildly based on the cost (and availability) of the new mats.

Some pieces will also be dramatically more than others because of the insane way they set the vendor mats. I made myself a little heat map and it's wild.

Pls share heat maps are cool

I may have oversold the complexity of my work, but the difference in cost of these is likely to be significant...

This assumes all new mats are = in value (unlikely) and that vendor mats = new mats (unknown).



#s are: number of vendor mats required (1.8 assumed for things that can HQ, no HQ assumed on cyan orbs) + number of [extra] new mats (hydro oil). Since all the crafts require 1 new mat, that is ignored (since it's equal across all 25 items).

lol... D followed by F. Flu A is bad this year, guys.

I assume you use HQ crystal? Also, anyone have data on that rusk + 1 ring as compared to the HQ synth +1 ring?

I don’t have an active sub rn.

Can someone briefly explain to me what the whole ‘race based drop items’ was about that SE posted in the Dec update?

Unanswerable. As of yet.

Used in some way to uncurse the new gear.

(...it's VERY unusual that you can sell them, but also trade 2:1)
((it means that even the shittiest shards (SMN *cough* TT)will have some value, but still weird))

It seems extremely clear from basic inference.

When opening the chest in Limbus, if your server killed enough NMs, you will have a chance to get a shard of your character's race.

These shards are, presumably, used to uncurse (and likely augment) the armor that matches your race's AA.

Taru: BLM, SCH, GEO, SMN
Hume: WAR, BRD, NIN
Elvaan: RDM, WHM, PLD, RUN, DRK, BLU
Galka: COR, RNG, SAM, DRG
Mithra: THF, DNC, BST, MNK, PUP

They didnt specify what treasure chests, they clearly mean gobbie box

Here's to hoping you can get more than one item per chest. Still need those matters...

So... your race determines what rewards you get. Could this be considered #RacialPrivilege ?

'Mithra have less opportunities for wealth than Humes'. ('cuz no one gives a ***about Bst vs. War)

We don't know. You can only assume.

You get your races shard, but what it does exactly you have to wait and see

Probably. Presumably. Most Likely. Is not knowing.

Hopefully even with 2 to 1 trade the race shards will be far from thr limiting factor... unless they are trying to cash in on their race change service.

The hissyfit that taru characters are going to throw if they have to get twice as many shards as the other races to get desirable gear is something you would think they'd be smart enough to avoid.

It would've made more sense if TT is head GK is body HM is legs MR is hands and EV is feet instead.

That way Taru wouldn't be getting *** over.

Just for clarity sense some of you aren't too bright. Every time a Hume does limbus they'll get a 1m shard. But every time a Taru goes they only get a 500k shard. Your character is only worth half a hume. Or you have to spend twice as much on the AH. Or you have to take twice as long to build your war sets. That's *** up.

Shards are AHable and tradeable, so not sure why are people even concerned. If you don't need one, sell/trade it and get other.

All of those sets (beside Taru) have pieces that will be highly popular.

We're...still not sure what a shard does...?

I really don't understand why so many people act like these things are a great mystery.

What do you think shards do, based on that description? They're used to make purification items. It's a direct quote, with absolutely no other interpretations.

There's a shard called Hope.
There's a Jewel of Reverence, which says "A brilliant stone brimming with immense hope. Its lustre emits energies of apathy, defeat, and ignorance."
There's a set of armor called Apathy
The HQ of Apathy is called Defeat
The HQ2 of Apathy is called Ignorance.
The NQ uncursed armor is called Hope.

Yeah, it's a total mystery. We have no idea what the shards do. We'll have to wait and see.

The mystery is why the *** you don't understand what words mean

And why I bother explaining it when you don't have a simple grasp of it. English is your first language, I'm not typing in hieroglyphs.

You don't know how it works. Period.

All the more reason to race change? :P

It makes purification items that are used to purify the cursed armor.

A shard of hope is used to uncurse:
Apathy/Defeat/Ignorance Masque
Apathy/Defeat/Ignorance Cuirass
Apathy/Defeat/Ignorance Cuisses
Apathy/Defeat/Ignorance Gauntlets
Apathy/Defeat/Ignorance Shoes

You do this by trading it to the Temenos Furnace with Alabaster Matter.

The fact that we don't know the number of units, the trading process, or whatever other menial details...doesn't mean we don't know what it does.


Funny you mention not understanding what words mean, because you've changed your words.


Here's a fun thought experiment for you, in case you're struggling to understand how *** stupid your point was.

Do you know what a nuclear power plant does?
Do you know how a nuclear power plant works?

Taurus are only half as tall as Humes, so their shards are worth half as much!! S-E marketing ploy to encourage players to use the race change so they can squeeze extra profit from the cash services!!

(It’s really just bad game design, probably anyway. But I couldn’t resist the height pun (punt?))

Every time a SAM makes a Masamune:
They have to farm Carabosse, a 2 KI pop from two NM's in close proximity
They have to farm Cirein-Croin, a 2 KI pop from two NM's in relatively close proximity
They have to farm Isgebind, a 1 KI pop from a NM thats nearby and KI is easily cleavable

Every time a WAR makes an Ukon or a THF/DNC makes a Twash:
They have to farm Glavoid, a 4 KI pop from 8 NM's all over the map
They have to farm Itzpapalotl, a 3 KI pop from 3 NM's, all of which in relatively close proximity, except one is not because of miasma
They have to farm Orthrus, a "1" KI pop from 2 NM's, cleaving for the pop items is less reliable than the direct KI cleave (light limitations)


Thats *** up.

Either the prices normalize naturally or ambitious folks pay the few bucks to race change. Win for SE either way, no big deal.

I haven't really seen anyone do a spreadsheet/sim quality breakdown of how the sets effect jobs, though. So, at this point there's probably not even a huge difference in perceived value of the 5 sets and people are probably fine with 1:1 trades with friends.

I like to think everyone got tired of the Hume's ***that they forced him into building BRD instead of being a one-trick DD, with the incentive of "you get your own BRD buffs"