Suggestion: Bring back Vana'fest

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It's been a while since we last had an actual Vana'fest and so I was wondering if it would be possible to bring it back. With "Rhapsodies of Vana'diel" being the last major content we receive for the game and with PS2 and Xbox 360 support being dropped, I think it'll be a nice way to keep Vana'diel alive.

I also believe that it would be a good venue for SE to show off the upcoming native app and FF Grandmasters (even though we're not getting the latter of the two outside of Japan). Aside from that, it's an opportune way for SE to showcase how XI has evolved and changed over the years to both new and old players.

Here's a few more ideas I came up with as well.
- A Fan Gallery: This would give fans who like to produce any form of fan made media such art, fan-fics, and special videos off to the community.

- Tetra Master Tournament: Before FFXIV had Triple Triad, we had Tetra Master. Sure you had to log out in order to play it, but hey...who doesn't love a fun card game?

-Ballista and Brenner Tournaments: What better way to bring interest back to XI's pvp content? Winners would win event exclusive items that could be either ingame or irl.

- Cosplay Contest: Because who doesn't love to cosplay as their favorite characters or jobs? Once again prizes could be event exclusive items.

- Scavenger Hunt: Reminiscent of Chocobo Hot & Cold or The Mog Tablet quest, players would set out to find special items and whoever finds all the items wins a prize.

- Merchant Booths or Wards: This would perhaps be the most important as any sales would help generate funds to either keep the game servers going and/or maybe hopefully develop new content in the future. Some things that could be sold would be some of the game's music that can rarely be found nowadays unless you download it from somewhere, Books showcasing the art of Vana'diel or even Lore from the game, and then small novelty items.

I was a little skeptical on suggesting this since I'm not sure if a lot of people would still be interested in something like this, so it would be nice to hear from both the community and the community reps on this topic. Also even if this doesn't generate new interest in the game, I feel that one last Vana'fest would be a great way (aside from Rhapsodies of Vana'diel) to say thank you to you players.

I really do hope that this can be considered and happen one day.