Feedback related to Vana'Bout

[Alhanelem]

It was only experience points for me at first too, but after a while (of everyone doing the thing more?), examapopos appeared to my list as well.

From that I was guessing if you did things enough, more stuff will appear, but yeah, not sure now what their intentions with it were.

Well, now, a few days later, exemplar points is appearing as an option, even though the event was already over when that option wasn't visible. Regardless, neither selection works, because again, this section of the menu is a bug and the "Check overall rewards" option isn't even supposed to be there, because there are no "overall rewards" other than the bonus campaign, which is on the schedule.

This option isn't supposed to exist, and no selections beneath this selection on the menu actually function:

If you try to select anything here, it will act as if it's going to actually grant you a reward (and deny you access to others), but nothing actually happens.

The exemplar points option was not there when I went to report the bug. Regardless, neither selection actually does anything. And the known issue indicates the "check overall rewards" selection and everything contained within is not supposed to be visible to the player (at least, not currently):

We have confirmed the following issue. We are currently investigating and ask for your patience as we work to resolve the issue.

[Confirmed Issue]
- The option to "Check overall rewards" is displayed when speaking to the Coordinator Moogle NPC in Mhaura for the Vana'bout event.

Read: that menu option being displayed is the "issue." Honestly, this entire NPC dialog is pretty bugged. Some of the messages for some of the actual rewards that we ARE supposed to be able to get are not displayed correctly either.

[BobbinT]

came back on current return campaign, only to realize these Vana'bout about few days later. Decided to fully focus on Ambu. Thankfully, V2VD even soloable on my current ambu+2 gears. Sadly only got like 3-4 days before current Vana'bout expired. Unfortunately at the time, can't even solo V1VE myself, have to join party just for the sake of it.
But honestly, no complain so far other than that realizing this a bit too late & perhaps a bit overwhelmed due to FF11 itself already got so much things on my 2-do list. Well... there is that RoE global on total gallantry & especially hallmarks required being tad too much since the normal total hallmark from npc were way smaller, but i guess that's due to me only having small window time frame to do them.
Also, just finally got the time to log on forum due to how hectic my experience in FF11 this time, suddenly got so much to do. Guess this would be one of rare moments where I got truly overwhelmed. ^^;

[Alhanelem]

Wondering when round 2 will begin and what if any changes will be made? Guessing that it will start after the current campaigns conclude?

[Haldarn]

Yeah, I was kinda expecting Vana'bout to repeat with a different set of objectives each month so that the following month we'd get that campaign bonus.

Slightly concerned that there was no mention of it in the New Year letter. Hope they haven't just ditched the concept because it didn't have the impact they intended.

[RichLester]

I was expecting something to be mentioned in this month's updates forum posting but nothing. Most likely people will check the site to see what rewards there will be in round 2 & if the prizes are the same again. then forget it. No point. Too much effort for hardly anything so work on other things. As others have said before & myself, we don't have time for this game anymore. Couple of hours every now & then, an hour per day to do daily stuff & that's if I want to.

[Alhanelem]

vana bout 2 is coming in may and there will be varying/rotating objectives in different contents instead of just one kind of content

[RichLester]

Yep, saw the notes for this month's update on the main site. I'm hoping the overall rewards are much better than last time. Dunno how changing the objectives daily will work, though. I think it may be a double-edged sword as one day you can do most objectives but the next day, you can do hardly any & I expect Round 2 won't last long like last time, I bet.

[Alhanelem]

Yep, saw the notes for this month's update on the main site. I'm hoping the overall rewards are much better than last time. Dunno how changing the objectives daily will work, though. I think it may be a double-edged sword as one day you can do most objectives but the next day, you can do hardly any & I expect Round 2 won't last long like last time, I bet.

Literally anything is better than spamming the bejeezus out of Ambuscade.

[VanaFan82]

I hope that people who are start on Day 3 or Day 5 vs Day 1 are not automatically excluded from the highest tier of prizes.

[ManaKing]

Half the dailies being easy ambuscade and half not being related at all is a great change.

I have cleared the first 2 days' objectives fully and while the battlefields are tricky because of the level restrications, i cleared them with a party of 2 so they are definitely not extremely hard. The only objective I had trouble with was Incursion on day 1 because it requires 3 people and there was very little time for NA users to get it done before JP midnight. A small alliance let me join them or else I would not have been able to accomplish the objective, regardless of my desire to do so.

You could add an extra bonus to vanabout to allow entry into battlefields and content that normally require 3 people to have no requirements. I have been meaning to do Incursion and Peach Power recently but my free time doesn't doesn't line up with most of the people I play with. Dynamis D and Delve are always pain points for people.

Don't forget to keep making the rewards better every round. Stagnation is what we're really all fighting against. See Rapsodies for reference.