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I have done some research myself concerning the inner "clock" of FFXI (in connection to crafting mostly) and am convinced that everything happens on the scale of a "tick" rather than seconds, although I don't have the proof yet. The big problem is ticks in FFXI are unequal, although they do follow a set pattern.



The pattern is directly related to RL seconds, in this manner:



1st tick = 2 seconds

2nd tick = 2 seconds

3rd tick = 3 seconds

4th tick = 2 seconds

5th tick = 3 seconds



For a total of 12 RL seconds per pattern. This then repeats ad infinitum.