Greetings,

I played the retail version of this game when it first launched in NA. It was my first MMO and I put in more hours than I'm willing to admit. So, I'm curious about this server to see if I can enjoy it as much as I did the first time around. Of course, there are some changes on this server. Which is to be expected and I have a few questions regarding it if anyone has the time or inclination to answer.

1) First, I found a list of differences from the retail version. "Worms move, goblin bombs do more damage and breath attacks do more damage." Is there a reason for this sharp increase in difficulty for specific mobs? Does it make up for mobs having reduced HP or granting more experience?

2) During retail, I remember making parties and looking for parties was an extensive process. Given the much lower populations on here how does this version of the game handle breaking level cap limits, story missions or exp parties in general? Is it faster to just solo?

3) In the list of changes it says 1x exp rate. I would normally assume that means no change in exp rate. But if that was the case it would make more sense not to mention it as a change. So, I'm curious what it means since it's probably obvious but I just don't see it.

4) if I download the torrent files. Does the game still need to update for hours after the first installation or is everything in the torrent up to date?

That's really all I have for now, so thanks for taking the time to read and thank you for the responses.

1. not sure why worms move, but its sortof funny to see. the damage of bombtoss, breaths, and other tp moves, i believe is a bug in the damage formula that is a work in progress. as recently as a week ago we've seen changes (improvements) to mob tp. the change in damage isnt very noticable unless youre fighting a mob Tough or stronger

2. partying and seeking party is alive and well here. at any given time there are usually 2 or 3 active exp parties in the dunes and in qufim. solo is as good (or bad) as ever. someone else will have to speak for limit breaks and missions

3. i think the 1x listing was only to differentiate from other private servers with inflated exp gain. exp here seems to range from 30-300 per mob, will 100 for even match

4. the install from start to finish, patching and all took me about six hours. Nasomi has a great process layed out in the installation tab. its pretty simple
http://nasomi.com/instruction.php

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Thanks for the prompt replies guys. I appreciate the insights.

Worms moving is intentional, ranged attacks are very strong so people were only exping on worms from level 14 til about 40 with exp pts made up of 5 DD's using bow or crossbow, or blms with 1 person capable of silencing, it was very efficient and very good exp, normal exp spots were ignored and if you were a job like mnk or drg that couldnt use a ranged weapon you were shit out of luck when it came to finding a PT basically. It also was a bad learning process for new people to XI since they didnt learn how to properly play, I remember after nas made them move, I did a normal PT on crabs in the dunes and I had a thf and war in my PT just standing there and only doing ranged attacks lol.