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With the November update coming up, Square Enix has revealed more information about the soon-to-be changes to Final Fantasy XIV.  The updates contain many items players have been requesting since the game’s release, and a list of key adjustments follows:

November & December Updates

• Addition of new guildleves and adjustments to existing ones
• Targeting improvements
• Adjustments to classes and combat balance
• Notorious Monsters and monster population rebalancing
• Various synthesis changes and additions; specifically noted are a list of your eight most recently used recipes, and fewer commands to begin crafting
• Retainer and bazaar interface tweaks; retainers can have their equipment changed, and icons will indicate a bazaar’s status (buy, sell, repair, etc.)
• Implementation of an item search feature
• Additional chat filters and log window tabs, along with other chat improvements
• Anima reduction costs for teleportation, with further reductions for three destinations pre-marked by the player
• Server load issue maintenance

First 2011 Update

• Further guildleve, synthesis additions and adjustments
• New main and class quests
• Further class/combat rebalancing
• New battle content: Notorious Monster-related, hamlet defense battles, and item exchange quests
• Graphic displays to clarify an action’s effective range
• Repair control improvements; fewer commands needed to initiate repairs
• More retainer improvements: higher inventory capacity, larger bazaar capacity, sale/purchase history
• Delivery service
• Various UI changes: main menu, inventory, interactions, on-screen information
• Improved action/trait menu response time
• Improved keyboard & mouse controls: drag and drop functionality, mouseover help text, right click menus
• The addition of player-created companies (guilds), along with company-owned ships and buildings
• An in-game/Lodestone mail feature

The full list of changes can be read at the Lodestone.