Hi All,

With the new December 2004 Patch, SE seems to have made some major changes to the way Food works in FFXI. Besides the general categories (listeed in the Update Notes), they also stated:

"The duration and effect of several foods have been adjusted.

Effects
Limits have been introduced to certain statuses that are affected by consuming meals and drinks. Those statuses are as follows:
attack/ranged attack/defense/accuracy/ranged accuracy/HP/MP

These limits vary with the type of food, as well as the consumer's job and level. We suggest trying many different combinations to see which foods are most effective in different situations."
http://www.playonline.com/updateus/041209we8yu0.html


So it seems that Foods will now vary by Level and Job (which could make a new "Food Effects List" properly updated, a challenge . The goal of this post is to try to aggregate as many Food Changes / New Effects into a concise post to help everyone benefit.

I managed to run a few tests with the Same Job, but Different Level (for various foods) last night. (Using SE's New Food Categories (listed in December Patch Notes)):


*** Meat dishes ***
Mainly improve attributes such as STR, attack, and ranged attack.

Meat Mithkabob
(Level 1 MNK) STR +5, AGI -1, INT -2, Attack +54.5% (Attack changed from 11 -> 17)(Note: If we subtract the Attack boost due to STR +5 (where 2 STR = 1 Attack), then the Attack boost is +31.8%)

(Level 75 MNK) STR +5, AGI +1, INT -2, Attack +16.3%

Meat Chiefkabob
(Level 75 MNK) STR +5, AGI +1, INT -2, Attack +17.5%

(Note: this is seems to be the biggest “nerf” in that a standard Synth is now only yields 6 Mithkabobs (instead of 12) and the Attack Bonus #’s are down for high level jobs using them.)

Dhalmel Pie
(Given that this recipe is much higher level than a Meat Mithkabob, I decided to try these out and see what changes there were (rather big change for this food!))
(Level 75 MNK) HP +25, STR +4, VIT +1, AGI +2, INT -2, MND +1, Attack +12.3%

(Note: considering Dhalmel Meat is much cheaper than Cockatrice Meat, this could be a potentially cheaper alternative for Attack/Melee food .


*** Sushi ***
Mainly improve attributes such as DEX and accuracy.
There are also some types of sushi that improve ranged accuracy.
Example: Carp sushi


*** Fish dishes ***
Mainly improve DEX.
There are also some dishes that improve accuracy and ranged accuracy.
Example: Salmon sub


*** Seafood dishes (other than fish) ***
Mainly improve defense.

Black Curry
(Level 75 MNK) DEX +2, VIT +4, INT +1, Defense +15.7%, HP Regen While Healing +2


*** Cereals ***
Mainly raise maximum HP.
(The effects of most cereals did not require adjusting.)
Example: Roasted corn


*** Vegetable dishes ***
Mainly raise AGI and ranged accuracy.
Example: Pea soup


*** Mushroom dishes ***
Mainly raise MND, maximum MP, and enmity.

Witch Kabob (UNCHANGED)
(Level 75 WHM) MP +15, MND +4, MP Regen While Healing +3


*** Pies ***
Mainly raise INT and maximum MP.
(The effects of most pies did not require adjusting.)
Example: Apple pie

*** Snack foods ***
Mainly raise amount of HP and MP healed when resting.
The effect duration of snack foods has been reduced to three minutes; however, synthesis production quantities, as well as maximum stack quantities, have been increased.
Example: Garlic cracker


*** Sweets (other than pies and snack foods) ***
Mainly raise maximum MP.
Example: Snoll gelato


*** Drinks ***
Mainly refresh MP.
(The effects of most drinks did not require adjusting.)
Example: Pineapple juice


*** Others ***


More Updates to come! If anyone wants to contribute, please post your Level, Job and note the actual Base Stat and Attack / Defense / Elemental changes as possible. Sorting through all the different effects per Level and Job will be a monstrous undertaking, but hopefully we can sort through this, and most importantly, discover lots of new tasty Foods to try out and use that give great bonuses to help us all kick-butt and conquer the monsters of Vana’diel! (^_^)

Enjoy.

dont they stack to 99 now though?