Announcing Coverage of VanaFest 2012!

[Tile]

You better believe that there will be tweets. You can guarantee that there will be videos. And you can bet that there will be contests!

Are these Contests going to be for people that aren't at the VanaFest, like all us NA that will be keeping an eye on what your doing, and if they do happen will they be include the in-game items we won't be able to get?

[Camate]

To whet your appetite a bit on this lovely Tuesday, I have two things to share with you.

In case you are planning to tune in to the VanaFest 2012 live stream, I figured it might be a good idea to give you all a nice schedule so you can plan accordingly.
*Please note event times are subject to change.

*Though schedule says PST, times are for PDT.


One of the things they will have on tap at VanaFest is a café consisting of food found throughout Vana’diel. Many of which I am sure you have consumed in-game. Our counterparts in Japan are working with top chefs and experimenting with only the most delicious ingredients to bring the flavor of Vana’diel to life.

Here is an example of one of the many dishes they have perfected.




Ah yes, the legendary meat mithkabob. How fondly I remember ingesting this protein rich treat as a young adventurer while leveling in Valkurm Dunes!

Anyone want to take a guess as to what real life ingredients were used to make this? (I suppose if you can read Japanese you can find the answers on the Japanese forum, but that’s no fun!)

• Kazham Pepper = ?
• Mhaura Garlic = ?
• Wild Onion = ?
• Cockatrice Meat = ?

[SpankWustler]

• Kazham Pepper = ?
• Mhaura Garlic = ?
• Wild Onion = ?
• Cockatrice Meat = ?

My extraordinarily fat guess is:

The two end pieces are chicken, with one piece of possible chicken in the middle that might be different than the other two. It may be duck, or it may just be thigh meat while the other two pieces are breast meat.

Green peppers of an unknown variety; I have no idea what kind of peppers grow in Japan and are frequently used in food there. I know bell peppers are common, but those look too round and vaguely phallic to be bell pepper slices.

White onion is pretty obvious. It looks like there's a big chunk of roasted clove of garlic on the end. I hope for the sake of whoever is eating those things that the cook does an okay job cooking the garlic, whole pieces of garlic can weird off-tastes if cooked too briefly or too long.

The secret ingredient is neither love nor hatred, but deranged indifference. This most secret of seasonings tastes kind of like the flop-sweat from Joker's green hair as he feels totally empty inside after triumphing over Batman. It blends surprisingly well with the subtle heat from green peppers.

Does it raise your attack IRL too?

I suspect do not provide an attack bonus in real life, however, the announcements from the Development Bros might.

If battle events occur in real life, Community Bros, we will keep you in our thoughts. My advice is to hide behind the fattest person you see who is not vigorously imitating a windmill.

[Savlyn]

This is fun! Nevermind a NA vanafest. This suffices lol

[Fusionx]

This is fun! Nevermind a NA vanafest. This suffices lol

You've clearly never been to a FanFest. Watching tweets and a few videos is nothing compared to actually being there.

[Savlyn]

You've clearly never been to a FanFest. Watching tweets and a few videos is nothing compared to actually being there.

I was being sarcastic. Haha. Of course it isn't equal; that's the reason we have three threads now asking for a NA fest.

[Helel]

Does it raise your attack IRL too?

[Raucent]

aye its a tad annoying to hear and see what we all miss out on><

[Fusionx]

aye its a tad annoying to hear and see what we all miss out on><

The worst part for me will be not being there so I can buy all the merch they have. I need more for my collection ; ;

[Karbuncle]

I remember Stocking up on Mithkabobs back in 2003-4 (Ish? Been too long.. i Dont remember...), Back before Chains of Promathia... I was in Kazham, their Auction House was linked to god knows where back then, and Mithkabobs/Chiefkabobs were the best food ever...

I hate time >:\