Final Fantasy XI Server Bug Forces Direct Game Master Intervention Across All Worlds
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Square Enix has reported a server side issue affecting Limbus in Final Fantasy XI, where defeated Notorious Monsters have been reappearing due to lost defeat records. Because Limbus rewards are calculated based on confirmed kills during a fixed tally period, the issue created a risk of reduced treasure quality for players despite monsters already being defeated.
To prevent any negative impact on rewards for the current period, Square Enix opted for a direct manual solution. All affected Notorious Monsters will be treated as defeated across every world, with official Game Masters visiting each server to individually defeat them and restore proper progression tracking.
We have confirmed an issue in Limbus where defeated Notorious Monsters may reappear in some cases. Our investigation revealed that this occurs because the server-side data recording the defeat status of Notorious Monsters is unexpectedly being cleared. We have implemented an interim measure to prevent this from happening again. However, there is currently no way to tell if a Notorious Monster is still undefeated or has reappeared due to the data being cleared. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. If the Notorious Monsters remain undefeated until the end of the current kill tally period, they will not be counted as defeated for this period. This will affect treasure coffer changes in the next period. Therefore, for this period, we will treat all Notorious Monsters as defeated across all worlds. To achieve this, Game Masters will visit each World in sequence and defeat each Notorious Monster individually. We apologize for the inconvenience, but if you intend to fight Notorious Monsters for the purpose of obtaining unique data, please challenge them by the date and time below. Game Master schedule: From Jan. 29, 2026 17:00 to Jan. 30, 2026 06:59 (PST) We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. |
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