Square Enix, why is this year's Heaventurn the same as last year's?

tbh I really think they just allocated all their resources into the Garo event coming in a couple weeks. The rehashed fate is just a result of that. Nothing to do with lore or feedback if anything, just resources and time.

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Originally Posted by Isala

.... might I remind you all that other MMOs do similar events as well, and actually update their events? ....

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WoW's were pretty much the same year after year before I quit. You might have some new items but it was the same characters and event related quests.

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Originally Posted by Isala

Just a small point of contention here. For those of you claiming that people should "Shut up and enjoy your free stuff", for a New Year's event, might I remind you all that other MMOs do similar events as well, and actually update their events? Just a thought, really, before you act like we should be grateful for getting anything at all. Holiday events are a genre standard. So, no. People actually do have a right to complain about the fact that their game fails to hold up to standards set across many, many other games.

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This is the first one that hasnt been a brand new event, oh the horrors.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

This is the first one that hasnt been a brand new event, oh the horrors.

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Yes, talking generally about FF XIV events, I'm quite happy with them, they tend do bring different ones with each seasonal events, as well as unique special crossover/promotional events.
Even when they don't, like for this Heavensturn, you still have new seasonal items available. Also we just finished the Starlight event so it's not like it's been a long time without a different event.

SE gives you many good things, no appreciation.
SE dose one thing you don't like, the game is dying.

SE fourm community. ^
(not everyone ofc)

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Its even more so for the fact that we actually pay for the damn game. I see this kind of effort in Free MMOs. If you are paying for a game and its hosting events yearly and seasonally, please actually use more assets to actually make the event fun instead of grind fest central. Halloween event was going in a right direction: ACTUAL MINIGAMES! and most of all was actually okay despite it being a stealth game, but it falls off because you only need to do it for a bit before you get everything you needed. Make it a worthwhile fun event with minigames, if needing more thats fine, and ontop of that, adding better rewards than orchestrion scrolls because at this point that seems to be the only reward they are bothering to just throw out atm instead of something worthwhile

even the outfits are super lame, Lightning returns came out with FULL outfits now this? not even the damn full set.

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Originally Posted by Yudzster

you get free stuff, shut up and either do it or don't

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I'll just wait until the stuff shows up in the cash shop. So I won't do it, I'll still get it and because I'll pay top dollar for anything on the cash shop, the prices will be rediculous.

You're welcome. ;)

I assume this is where the budget for the seasonal events drew thin. At least the localization team in setting this event made up for it a bit by knowing full well how people would perceive the wording they chose. Maturity where?

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Originally Posted by Khanscott

I assume this is where the budget for the seasonal events drew thin. At least the localization team in setting this event made up for it a bit by knowing full well how people would perceive the wording they chose. Maturity where?

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I think it's perfectly fitting for NA players.

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Originally Posted by SilkaN

Fix'd that for you.

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Very simple minded. Events are suppose to surprise the player, not give more of the same thing, then it's just a tradition. This event was lazy, and the only rewarding aspect is the chance to stand outside the "Event" Fate and raise any poor player who doesn't realize the standard bs of this game's mechanics, mess up and your screwed. Though that's just the "Event" using community as leverage when you think about it. :/

yeah it was really disappointing , was really looking forward to it

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Originally Posted by SilkaN

Fix'd that for you.

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Haven't done the event yet so can't comment on it, but I will expand on your attitude of "its optional" by saying that playing the entire game is optional (you wouldnt want a lazily made, rehash of a game). The knock on effect of your argument is that you ignore the fact that people get less interested in seasonal events as a whole. Apply that to the entire game and suddenly there are a lot of unsubs.

The "its optional" strawman is garbage because there are consequences to lackluster or rehashed content even if they are optional.

wasn't expecting much, as is my mental moto when SE adds stuff, plus as it was made for after christmas event they tend to devide effort between the 2 (1 year Heavensturn was awsome fun but Christmas sucked) I found it "okay" effort for the reward... then stayed at fate for 2hrs heal/raising ppl before turn in, which made me feal better so its a win for me anyway.

I liked the furniture. The event was short and sweet which is what I'd expect for something like new years. I'd rather they put their efforts in the original events like the Garo one.

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Originally Posted by DamianFatale

I think it more has to do with the tradition of rice pounding. If you even look at the text, you literally have the option to say you're familiar with it. It's all about tradition. I don't mind it being the same.

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Yes and the Starlight Celebration is a tradition of giving gifts to children, and Hatching-tide is always about collecting eggs, but they find ways to make those new and interesting every year.

A rehashed event isn't the end of the world, but it is disappointing.

The most work they put in an event is events that are paired with another IP. When it comes to FFXIV only events it follows the same tradition as update patches so it's hard to be disappointed when you already know what's coming.

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Originally Posted by Niroken

The most work they put in an event is events that are paired with another IP. When it comes to FFXIV only events it follows the same tradition as update patches so it's hard to be disappointed when you already know what's coming.

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All saints wake 2016

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Originally Posted by Lambdafish

All saints wake 2016

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Good way to follow that up with the next two. Guess I shouldn't give them such a hard time, they most likely spent their left over special events budget they got from the Yokai event and Halloween basically bottomed them out.

The dialog was priceless though.

A middle ground between the normal events and the yokai event would be nice. Or at least let us buy the prices only with event items instead of Gil. Really sad that this was over so fast. One fate which you did not even need to finish with gold, some short dialog and thats it. I remember a Christmas event from a free to play MMO..you got a snowball pistol from an npc and with that you had to kill the snowmen that spawned in the town. If you wanted to get all the prices you really had to grind for some time. But I had so much fun. The only truly funny event for me in FF14 was the last Halloween one with the haunted manor and maybe the easter ones. All the others are just over way to fast.

Give the main items after a short quest for those that don't have much time and let us others grind for more prices. And instead of locking it behind dailies, just let the people choose how often they want to do it per day. So even if someone has only time to play it on two days, they could still get a lot of items.