"NPC" and "Others" refer to anyone not in your party. However, your party and alliance's current target is considered to be part of the party or alliance.
So if you want to see a Toroma's abilities, i.e. the comment:
The Toroma readies Chaotic Eye
then you need to NOT FILTER the Special abilities initieated by party members (or by alliance members). NPCs and Others refer to anything not in your party or alliance that are NPCs and other parties, respectively.
Details on Current Known Issues & FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Dec. 11)
Since the implementation of the latest version update on Dec. 8, 2004, the following issue has been discovered. A new update to address it has been made and is currently being tested. Players will be informed as soon as a download date has been set.
- Game screen blackout issue within Dynamis. ("PlayStation 2" version)
Please refrain from entering into Dynamis before the issue has been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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At the following time, we will be performing a FINAL FANTASY XI version update. This update will not be accompanied by server maintenance. Usual play may continue for FINAL FANTASY XI. Thank you.
*The client software will be updated at this time. The client update will begin once you connect to FINAL FANTASY XI. Please follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
[Date & Time]
Dec. 11, 2004 7:00 (PST)
[Affected Services]
FINAL FANTASY XI
[Important Update Details]
-Screen blackout issue in the extremely congested areas, such as Dynamis, has been addressed. ("PlayStation 2" version only)
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