The journey through Heavensward was momentous and epic from the moment our Warriors of Light took their first steps through the gates of Ishgard. We traveled through Light and Darkness to the Far Edge of Fate, accompanied by cutscenes that made us beam with victory, sigh with relief, or even blink back some tears.

In honor and celebration of the finale of Heavensward as we head towards Stormblood, the Community Team presents our third take on a dub contest. We challenge you to select your favorite cutscene from 3.0 to 3.55 and add your own voice acting to the scene! You may select a scene that has already been voiced, or one without. The choice is yours, adventurer, so choose wisely between either the serious category or comedy category for your submission. The Community Team will be selecting up to three of the top submissions for each category and awarding player with a sweet package of prizes!

Contest Entry Period
Monday, May 8th to Friday, May 26th at 7:00 PM PDT.

Theme
Creating a voice over for your favorite cutscene in FFXIV: Heavensward.

Prizes

Runners Up
Up to twenty (20) selected entries from each category (40 total) will receive the following:
One (1) in-game item of your choice from the selection below:
  • Scarf of Wondrous Wit
  • Ahriman Choker
  • Mandragora Choker
  • Bluebird Earring
  • Noble Barding
* These are virtual items and have no real world monetary value.
* Please note that prizes are transferable only to characters under the same service account of the player who enters the contest.

Grand Prizes

Serious Category
Up to three winning submissions will receive the following prize bundle:
  • One (1) Moogle Lamp
  • One (1) Mandragora Plush
  • One (1) Stormblood T-Shirt
These will be included in addition to their choice of one (1) in-game item.

Comedy Category
Up to three winning submissions will receive the following prize bundle:
  • One (1) Moogle Lamp
  • One (1) Mandragora Plush
  • One (1) Stormblood T-Shirt
These will be included in addition to their choice of one (1) in-game item.

*Please note that only the player who submits the winning entry will be receiving the physical prizes, additional players who participate in the same entry will not be eligible for physical prizing, but will be rewarded with the in-game item prize.

How to Enter
  • Step 1: Select your favorite cutscene from Heavensward.
  • Step 2: Select which category you are entering your submission into (serious or comedy).
  • Step 3: Add your own voiceover to a character in the cutscene. (*You may collaborate with other players, but only a maximum of 3 people may work together for a single submission.)
  • Step 4: Post your dubbed video onto YouTube.
  • Step 5: Post a link to your video in the appropriate entry thread on the forum. Be sure to include the following information:
    • Character and World name of the entrant as well as all of the additional collaborators.
    • Submission title
    • Your choice of in-game item.
    Serious Entry Thread / Comedy Entry thread

You must abide by the following rules and guidelines when submitting your entry:
  • You must only use your own voice (or collaborators if entering as a team collaboration) in any voice overs.
  • You must use only in-game cutscene footage from 3.0 to 3.55. (Please refrain from using any cutscenes or information from Patch 3.56 quests.)
  • Serious category entries must stick to the in-game script verbatim.
  • Comedy category entries have free reign to create their own script.
  • You must be sure that any music follows the Material Usage License Agreement
  • You must, according to the Material Usage License Agreement include a copyright notice (either in the video itself or the video description) for any use of copyrighted materials such as screenshots, or gameplay video: “FINAL FANTASY XIV © 2010-2017 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.
  • You must, if you use a trademark in your video (such as “Final Fantasy” or any related logo), according to the Material Usage License Agreement, include a notice (either in the video itself or the video description) saying that the mark is owned by Square Enix, such as the following: “FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.”
  • You must keep your videos under 3 minutes (or 180 seconds).
  • You must record videos between 480p to 1080p resolutions with a 16:9 aspect ratio
  • You must follow the YouTube policies and guidelines, which can be found here.

You must use the format below for the video title:
[FFXIV-Heavensdub]Submission title

Example:
[FFXIV-Heavensdub]Super Cool Dub Remix


Please Note
  • One entry per person. Players may only submit to ONE category. If multiple entries are posted, only the first one submitted will be accepted.
  • Prospective contestants must have a North America Square Enix Account to enter and must reside in the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec). Must be 18 or older (or 13 or older with parent’s approval).
  • A maximum of three players may collaborate for a single submission. Players collaborating may not submit their own separate submission. However, collaborators on winning entries will each be awarded a prize.
  • Normal forum rules apply to all posts within the contest thread.
  • Square Enix reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display.
  • Square Enix reserves the right to remove or take down any content in our sole discretion.

Forum Submission Rules

Inappropriate submissions will be moderated. If entries fall under any of the below categories, it will result in a disqualification and the post will be deleted by a moderator:
  • Any posts containing obscenity, vulgarity, discrimination, or any other offensive subject matter
  • Infringements upon copyright/intellectual property, personal credit, privacy, etc.
  • Counter to public order and/or morals
  • Submissions with content judged to be grossly deviant from the established theme


Selection
The Community Team will select winners for each category based on the following:

Serious category: Videos will be judged on the overall execution and quality of voice acting based on the in-game script.

Comedy category: Videos will be judged on the creativity and humor as applied to the script, and the uniqueness of the entry.


Winners will be announced on or around June 9, 2017.