Test Server "Official" Legion Event Tonight??

[Rianon]

I realize that there is a very good chance this belongs on the test server forum, but I thought I should ask this question here:

Is there some scheduled official event going down on the test server right now? It's roughly 3:30am EST, and outside the Legion NPCs are Mocchi, Foxclon, "Stafften", and the Live Vana'diel cam. If this is a scheduled event, how come we weren't notified?

[Alhanelem]

Because it's probably not an "event," they most likely just happened to be there for their own reasons. If it is, then it's probably a JP thing- check the JP forum, you might be able to glean something from it.

And yes, if it has something to do with the test server, it belongs on the test server forum.

[Babekeke]

Yeah, most NA are in bed, most EU are at work/school, only really JP/AU online right now and there's not a great number of AU players.
Therefore, we wouldn't be notified.

[Alhanelem]

It is a JP event.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/20058

Google translate it.

[Babekeke]

Join in! 123

[Alhanelem]

Well hopefully Camate.

I tried to ask Mocchi about it but I don't think he speaks english.

Hopefully they will arrange something at an NA friendly time.

[Dragoy]

Very nice that they don't even mention about it to the others...
Could be that they didn't want it over-crowded or something along the lines of that I guess.

Been around there but didn't bother joining them even if I could, since there's really nothing I can do to help with this specifically at the time, nor is there anything I would want to see, that I couldn't guess/imagine already.
Nevertheless, I would appreciate it if they would inform the users about this kind of things, so we could be of more help.

Oh well, this kind of things are to be expected, after all...

[Runespider]

JP only!

but yeah if the JP devs/reps planned an event and they can't speak english they can't really open it to everyone. I'm amazed the test server was released anywhere but JP in honesty so best to count your blessings.

[Dragoy]

And now they turned me into a Mammet.

I can't fight like this!
Hmmm, perhaps I don't have to if the monsters think I'm 'one of the good guys'.
Or would they think bad... hm... it depends, I guess.

But yeah, in a way I am surprised it's open for all, too, but there is localisation matters which it helps with, and on the other hand, I was always wondering why they did not take an advantage of free testers before this already.


Edit:

Actually, not a Mammet, since I do have a face.
Can't think of a name for the robed people that oft hang around with 'Naggy'.

[Alhanelem]

I was actually able to participate in this. I don't really know what Mocchi or any of the staff were saying, but it seemed like they were explaining how the system works and telling them what they were looking for as far as testing.

I stood around in the middle of the crowd, said {Red Curry Bun} 1g {Bazaar} {You can have this.} {You're welcome.} and gave a whole bunch of them red curry buns. A few minutes later I got a party invite, and a special linkshell for the event (one for each group of 36 people).

Eventually we went inside the Hall of Skies (by the way, there's 4 battlefields now instead of 3, and a fifth if you perform well enough in the others).
The area looks like GM jail, honestly. It's definitely not the Last Stand area being discussed earlier. There were 3 mobs up, a Lofty Wyrm, Lofty Behemoth and Lofty Adamantoise. Several people ran in and puleld the wyrm and about 10 people died in the first 2 seconds. Then people aggro'd the other two mobs and was a full wipe pretty quickly.

They started to wipe recover but I disconnected and then went to bed instead of came back because it was 5:30 in the morning.