Spring is nearly upon us and with the turning of the season blossoms have appeared in Vana'diel! To celebrate the special occasion we're calling for the creative aid of adventurers who can help document the momentous occurrence by providing a screenshot of their adventures during the seasonal bloom.

Take an exceptional screenshot of your character in either Bastok, San d'Oria, or Windurst enjoying the cherry blossom decorations and we'll award qualifying participants with a special reward of their choice!

Campaign Period
  • Campaign Start Date:
    Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 12:00 a.m. (PST)
    Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 8:00 (GMT)

  • Campaign End Date:
    Friday, March 11, 2022 at 6:59 a.m. (PST)
    Friday, March 11, 2022 at 14:59 (GMT)

Theme
Submit a screenshot of your character enjoying the cherry blossoms available throughout Vana'diel during the Doll Festival (EU).

Awards
The first 250 qualifying submitters from Twitter, and the first 250 qualifying submitters from the Official Forum, will each receive their choice of one of the following in-game items:
  • Eastern Umbrella
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  • Byakko Masque
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  • Marvelous Cheer
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  • Royal Chocobo Beret
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  • Pink Subligar
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* Please make sure your delivery box isn’t full. We will not resend the award if your delivery box is full at the time of delivery.
* If submitting through the Official Forum the award will be delivered to the character on the submitter’s forum handle. You can update your forum handle from the Settings > Edit Character option under the My Settings menu.
* If submitting through Twitter the award will be delivered to the character whose name and world is listed in the Tweet.
* Prize delivery is scheduled on or about April 15, 2022.


How to Obtain an Award
Official Forum Submissions:
  • Submit a screenshot that meets the campaign’s theme. The screenshot must depict a very clear image of either your character, an NPC, a place, or a thing.
  • You may practice submitting and formatting your post in the discussion/practice thread.
  • Once you are ready, please submit your screenshot in the submission thread.

Twitter Submissions:
  • Log in to your Twitter account (if necessary, first create a Twitter account for free at Twitter.com).
  • Follow the official English Final Fantasy XI Twitter account (@FFXI_EN) from your Twitter account.
  • During the Entry Period post a Tweet including the following:
    • Attach a screenshot that meets the campaign’s theme. The screenshot must depict a very clear image of either your character, an NPC, a place, or a thing.
    • Character Name
    • Character World
    • Prize
    • Hashtags: #FFXI and #VanaBloom
    • Caption (optional)

Templates
Official Forums:
Prize:
(Caption)
Twitter:
Character Name:
World:
Prize:
#FFXI #VanaBloom
(Caption)
Example Submission:
Official Forums:
Prize: Eastern Umbrella
Enjoying the cherry blossom while viewing the airship taking off in Bastok.
Twitter:
Character Name: Okieeomi
World: Asura
Prize: Eastern Umbrella
#FFXI #VanaBloom
Enjoying the cherry blossom while viewing the airship taking off in Bastok.
You must abide by the following rules and guidelines when making your submission:
  1. One (1) submission per account. If multiple submissions are posted, only the first submission will be accepted.
  2. You must have a Square Enix Account.
  3. You may not submit the same screenshot you used in previous campaigns. Any submissions that merely repurposes the same screenshot for another campaign will be disqualified at Square Enix’s sole discretion.
  4. If a screenshot contains the names of other players, please ask those players for permission before submitting the screenshot. If you are unable to obtain permission from the other player(s), you must hide their name(s) before submitting the screenshot.
  5. You may use image editing software to crop, alter, enhance, or add more features to your screenshot as long as the resulting image clearly shows that it is FINAL FANTASY XI-related.
  6. Square Enix reserves the right to disqualify, remove, or take down any content at its sole discretion.
  7. Normal forum rules apply to all forum posts.
  8. Square Enix reserves the right to remove or take down any content at its sole discretion.
  9. You must be at least 13 years old to participate.
  10. By submitting a submission, you grant Square Enix permission to share the submission post on Square Enix’s social media channels.