Return home during the Holidays

[Divinas]

I'm very saddened by the return home to Vana'diel happening during the holidays. The holidays are about spending time with family, so many of my friends are not going to be able to come back because of that or they are out of town.

Sounds like they contribute to the pandemic.

[Lockhart]

Sounds like they contribute to the pandemic.

The judgement of a random internet stranger means nothing to me. However; regarding what this post was actually about, the dates of free login if you missed that part, your post adds nothing and can actually constitute as spam. If you would like to post why you like or do not like the dates off this specific campaign your opinion is welcomed.

[Pixela]

I honestly don't see anything wrong with Alhanelem. He believes in freedom of speech (even though, you all make him to look good most of time). Surely, his reactions may sound "antagonistic" due to his higher post count but the way his words sounding does not. You have every right to ignore, disagree, or do like what he has been doing for years. "I pay a month and I have a right to complain."

The worse thing is you talk with ghetto people.

He is responsible for mass numbers of people being banned from here over the years, this is why I warn new posters when he tries to antagonize them for no reason. This thread is a prime example in how he is going after lockhart for no reason, but there are many others. Look how the thread started and then what he turned it into. Here is the strategy, attack, attack, they respond in kind, raise shield of "you are harassing me", report, attack, attack, raise flag of innocence even though he started slinging the mud.

He has been doing this for 5-6 years.

[Zehira]

He is responsible for mass numbers of people being banned from here over the years, this is why I warn new posters when he tries to antagonize them for no reason. This thread is a prime example in how he is going after lockhart for no reason, but there are many others. Look how the thread started and then what he turned it into. Here is the strategy, attack, attack, they respond in kind, raise shield of "you are harassing me", report, attack, attack, raise flag of innocence even though he started slinging the mud.

He has been doing this for 5-6 years.

I think we are aware that he is being infamous on the official forum. I am not the one who judges people. Forum moderators do. Odd enough if you are not aware, there is an option to add anyone to ignore list. Go to any user's profile and add to ignore list. People on the official FFXIV forum do that all the time.

[Divinas]

The judgement of a random internet stranger means nothing to me. However; regarding what this post was actually about, the dates of free login if you missed that part, your post adds nothing and can actually constitute as spam. If you would like to post why you like or do not like the dates off this specific campaign your opinion is welcomed.

Dates are perfect. It's to stay home this year. Companies have been doing this on purpose in many areas / release. Doesn't matter what you think of my post, what I said is in fact the truth.

[Pixela]

For people that don't know, FFXI and FFXIV (as well as other online games they run) were all put into closer managerial control a few months ago, so they "work together" more now instead of all being isolated entities. They simply staggered the free access times of FFXI and FFXIV since they were competing with each other. However large or small the impact, the point remained the same.

[Alhanelem]

He is responsible for mass numbers of people being banned from here over the years, this is why I warn new posters when he tries to antagonize them for no reason. This thread is a prime example in how he is going after lockhart for no reason, but there are many others. Look how the thread started and then what he turned it into. Here is the strategy, attack, attack, they respond in kind, raise shield of "you are harassing me", report, attack, attack, raise flag of innocence even though he started slinging the mud.

He has been doing this for 5-6 years.

This is a complete lie and you know it. Maybe you know people who are banned from the foruims but Square Enix banned them, not me and you can't prove that I even reported them. If someone got banned, it's because they broke the rules. How is that in any way my fault? Even if you could make the case that I'm some sort of snitch (You can't), if they didn't break forum rules, they wouldn't have given anyone anything to report them for. Further, you don't have to be reported by a user to get banned.

Your post once again amounts to baseless libel, a smear campaign. The very idea that you actually believe I intentionally bait people into breaking rules to get them banned is pure insanity and completely unfounded and false. And I haven't reported you once even though you've made claims like this multiple times. So if you get banned, you dug your own grave.

I think we are aware that he is being infamous on the official forum. I am not the one who judges people. Forum moderators do. Odd enough if you are not aware, there is an option to add anyone to ignore list. Go to any user's profile and add to ignore list. People on the official FFXIV forum do that all the time.

It's really as simple as this. If you really don't like someone and you're afraid they're going to get you to do something you wouldn't normally do, then BLOCK THEM. Why would you allow yourself to be baited by someone you personally believe is a baiter? Ultimately, "he made me do it" isn't a valid excuse for doing something wrong, and the forum gives you the appropriate tools to avoid that exact kind of situation. You just have to use them. I'm probably on quite a few people's block lists, and wh ile I think that's unfortunate, I'm glad they had the foresight and common sense to not allow themselves to be subjected to something they didn't like.

[Alhanelem]

The judgement of a random internet stranger means nothing to me. However; regarding what this post was actually about, the dates of free login if you missed that part, your post adds nothing and can actually constitute as spam. If you would like to post why you like or do not like the dates off this specific campaign your opinion is welcomed.

The dates for this campaign were specifically chosen so as to not step on the toes of similar campaigns being offered in Square Enix's other titles. It's really that simple. But again, aside from my opinions about the behavior you state you may be taking, I really have to wonder why you're here at all if you specifically only play during come-back campaigns and don't enjoy the game enough to play any more than that. I'm not saying this to be destructive or insulting, I'm just saying you should really think about this and whether you should continue to play at all or not. If you like the game, resub for a month or two. If not, Maybe find one you'd rather invest that amount of time in.

[Lockhart]

The dates for this campaign were specifically chosen so as to not step on the toes of similar campaigns being offered in Square Enix's other titles. It's really that simple. But again, aside from my opinions about the behavior you state you may be taking, I really have to wonder why you're here at all if you specifically only play during come-back campaigns and don't enjoy the game enough to play any more than that. I'm not saying this to be destructive or insulting, I'm just saying you should really think about this and whether you should continue to play at all or not. If you like the game, resub for a month or two. If not, Maybe find one you'd rather invest that amount of time in.

I'm really confused about why you think I'm only coming back for the campaign. Did I say that somewhere? If I was confusing somewhere I want to clear it up. I have been subbed for, basically all of time. The friends I usually talk into coming back, at least for the free login but usually end up re-subbing for a while, cannot or will not be coming back for this specific campaign due to the dates. I can appreciate why SE put the campaign where they did because it will be good for those people who are stuck at home and are not able to see their family or friends during the pandemic. If the pandemic is less of a concern a year from now, due to vaccinations or anything else, I'm just saying this placement doesn't seem to work for people I know. Which sucks because I really enjoy that time with friends, but I'm not angry or anything at SE. I was just suggesting that it be moved back to where it was in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Early November 9/10th until 19-24th. I'm not trying to get everyone ragging about the fact I have friends that will be spending the holiday with their family's without their FFXI desktop. If your looking to team up with something on the game, I am staying home for the holidays so don't worry about me infecting you!
I hope that's cleared things up for you and others. If anyone else would like to add their opinion of the dates of the campaign and add some reasoning behind it, I appreciate the feedback and hopefully if their is enough good feedback the campaign will happen at the best times for everyone. I just don't want this thread to be a bunch of people arguing about other peoples choices in their life outside of FFXI. I also would like it not be a argument ground for something other than the dates of the campaign because I feel like that takes away from the purpose of the thread. Thanks everyone!

[Alhanelem]

I'm really confused about why you think I'm only coming back for the campaign. Did I say that somewhere?

To me, it was implied by complaining about the timing of the campaign. A current active player has no reason to complain about this because they're already subbed, and this campaign isn't directed at them. Also, in a post after your first post, you stated:

I look forward to returning for a few weeks every 6months or so, will not be returning for this one.

which certainly sounds to me like you're only here during campaigns. But maybe that wasn't what you meant to suggest.

Also keep in mind we are free to discuss whatever aspects of the thread we'd like, and the original poster, be it you, me, or anyone else, doesn't get to write the rules for any given thread. If I start a thread and someone wants to go on a tangent, that's their prerogative. As someone on the autism spectrum with a resultingly blunt personality, I'm just trying to be clear that while it may annoy me if someone digresses from the very specific things I wanted to discuss in making a thread, I can't tell them not to, because I'm not the one in charge.

Aside from all that:

I'm sorry their campaign timing didn't align with your desires, and it's very likely the FFXI team is too. As was noted, they had to move the campaign to avoid it conflicting with campaigns in other games they service. I wouldn't assume that this is a permanent fixed schedule and that tehy plan to do it exactly this way next year. In fact, they probably wont. But in my original point, I was simply saying that a campaign during the holidays likely benefits a lot of people, just as it inconveniences others. That was the case for you this time. Perhaps next time they'll be able to hold it when you' ll be able to take better advantage of it.