So about the contests...why

I know that not everyone has one already, but why is it always the Arhiman choker as a prize?


It's a cool looking item, but it will just sit around for 6 months until vanity comes out.

I was wondering if other people wanted new prizes, or should it just be always Arhiman chokers until everyone has one?

Kinda makes it less special of a prize right?

It's a very small amount of people that actually participate in the contests. If it's not exclusively done in-game, it will always be a small amount of participants. That being said, I don't think it's really an issue. These contests are not needed and are there only for those who choose to participate. If the rewards are something you do not fancy, don't bother to do it. The choker is still rare enough to be something people can get excited for. In fact, I doubt it will ever reach an "uncommon" status, even if every participant got one (which would take years). The reason being what I had said; only a small percentage of people actually participate.

I want them to keep offering the Ahriman Choker as a reward for a long time or at least make it something you can get ingame during some other event. Yeah, that's what they should do, make the item a reward for a few months, then a few months after that they can make it obtainable in some event, then they can start offering a different item as a reward. That way we can all get one but the winners get to have it for a few months before everyone else.

I already have one, an other winners also, so I just don't really participate in them anymore because it's the same prize, can't really use two of them for anything.

The Itenerant Moggle sells them later on. It's how I got those cactar and bomb earrings.

I'd like a variety just because I already have my Ahriman choker. So there is no reason for me to participate in the contests anymore, which is a shame :/

I highly recommend that they do it in future same as sesional events!

1) Special item once a Contest
2) Special Contest once again with same item once a year
3) Not too many Contest

If they truly like to give them away, then they should adjust the WINNER numbers and not giving the same item for an other Contest.
The main purpose is to lure players onto the forums. That does not work always, just alone from the time it needs to prepare.

They should have the prize be related to the contest.

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Originally Posted by Autumnfire

They should have the prize be related to the contest.

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But then that would be like what they did with FFXI and we can't have that. The one time it was related to the contest was during 1.x era.

Greetings,

If you are already in possession of an Ahriman Choker and happen to have won another one (or want to try and win another one in an upcoming contest :)), we'll be allowing you to have it sent to another character on your account if you wish.

If you've already received a second one, first please toss it. After you do that you can contact a GM from the in-game support desk and let them know the World and character you’d like to have the Ahriman Choker sent to. Once you've confirmed the character is on your account, we'll deliver the item to the other character.

On a side note, we've prepared new community event items to be used in contests in the future, so please look forward to the participating!

Is OP Mr.T?

Also I still don 't have one yet.. So hopefully they do offer it a bit more.

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Originally Posted by Camate

If you've already received a second one, first please toss it. After you do that you can contact a GM from the in-game support desk and let them know the World and character you’d like to have the Ahriman Choker sent to. Once you've confirmed the character is on your account, we'll deliver the item to the other character.

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Is there a way to have the choker sent to another player who participated/helped with the screenshot that won the contest? I recently (somehow) was selected for both the Starlight and Heavensturn contests, which were running simultaneously, and I'd like to pass my 2nd choker to a friend who helped me out for those two contests. If I had known, I'd have let her submit the 2nd screenshot as her own entry into the contest...

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Originally Posted by Camate

Greetings,

If you are already in possession of an Ahriman Choker and happen to have won another one (or want to try and win another one in an upcoming contest :)), we'll be allowing you to have it sent to another character on your account if you wish.

If you've already received a second one, first please toss it. After you do that you can contact a GM from the in-game support desk and let them know the World and character you’d like to have the Ahriman Choker sent to. Once you've confirmed the character is on your account, we'll deliver the item to the other character.

On a side note, we've prepared new community event items to be used in contests in the future, so please look forward to the participating!

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I only have a single character on my account. Why can't I just gift the necklace to someone else? I have no need for two ahriman necklaces, much less two characters on the same account...

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Originally Posted by Camate

Greetings,

If you are already in possession of an Ahriman Choker and happen to have won another one (or want to try and win another one in an upcoming contest :)), we'll be allowing you to have it sent to another character on your account if you wish.

If you've already received a second one, first please toss it. After you do that you can contact a GM from the in-game support desk and let them know the World and character you’d like to have the Ahriman Choker sent to. Once you've confirmed the character is on your account, we'll deliver the item to the other character.

On a side note, we've prepared new community event items to be used in contests in the future, so please look forward to the participating!

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Or just no have same person able for win twice and steal prize from someone else? I are fail for see why somebody would have need of more than one (let them "win", but give prize of someone else).

My complaint of contest are that it are very unfair for person who have no forum access, as they can never make for do submission for in game item.

please send me one, I have entered a couple contests but never won, sadly i dont have time to participate in them all but i would really like to win this

or [B]To the DEVS[B] please make some way of obtaining this in game once you start with another winning item

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Originally Posted by MurakumoMillennium

Or just no have same person able for win twice and steal prize from someone else? I are fail for see why somebody would have need of more than one (let them "win", but give prize of someone else).

My complaint of contest are that it are very unfair for person who have no forum access, as they can never make for do submission for in game item.

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1. SE can't stop people from submitting their entries. They have no control over it. You're asking SE to say 'ok, you got first place, now you can never get it ever again'. That's a huge slap to people who make an effort to participate in all the events the community holds, knowing that their extra efforts are wasted if they win. That in turn will lower interest in XIV events - not something we want at all, is it.
2. If they give the prize to someone else...what? So the champion of last year's event won this year's event again, but has to give their reward to some no-name person who probably just rocked up halfway and spewed anything out?
3. If you have in-game access, you have forum-access. It is entirely up the playerbase whether they want to submit or not.

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Originally Posted by Camate

Greetings,

If you are already in possession of an Ahriman Choker and happen to have won another one (or want to try and win another one in an upcoming contest :)), we'll be allowing you to have it sent to another character on your account if you wish.

If you've already received a second one, first please toss it. After you do that you can contact a GM from the in-game support desk and let them know the World and character you’d like to have the Ahriman Choker sent to. Once you've confirmed the character is on your account, we'll deliver the item to the other character.

On a side note, we've prepared new community event items to be used in contests in the future, so please look forward to the participating!

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Can I pass the choker to my another account since I own 2 accounts? Main reason is unable to post on main account.

Have people received them yet? I didn't get mine for the Havensturn win....

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Originally Posted by whoopeeragon

1. SE can't stop people from submitting their entries. They have no control over it. You're asking SE to say 'ok, you got first place, now you can never get it ever again'. That's a huge slap to people who make an effort to participate in all the events the community holds, knowing that their extra efforts are wasted if they win. That in turn will lower interest in XIV events - not something we want at all, is it.
2. If they give the prize to someone else...what? So the champion of last year's event won this year's event again, but has to give their reward to some no-name person who probably just rocked up halfway and spewed anything out?

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Because everytime someone are win second time, they rob someone else of rare exclusive prize. Winning again are reward nothing more than bragging right.

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Originally Posted by whoopeeragon

3. If you have in-game access, you have forum-access. It is entirely up the playerbase whether they want to submit or not.

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No because people make for get banned from forum. They are unable for do IN GAME contest because of OUT OF GAME forum. Now you might make for say "Well if they're banned from the forums they shouldn't be allowed to participate to begin with". But these people are no banned from game. They are for make play all day. They are still unable for take part in game contest because of forum. It are no forum contest, it are game contest with game reward.

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Originally Posted by MurakumoMillennium

Because everytime someone are win second time, they rob someone else of rare exclusive prize. Winning again are reward nothing more than bragging right.

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That is just how contests are, we have no control over what is chosen as a winner. I do agree that it can be a waste of a prize since it's rare/ex, but that's how it is.

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No because people make for get banned from forum. They are unable for do IN GAME contest because of OUT OF GAME forum...

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If the person got banned from the forum then it is the person's fault, the forums have a set of rules and not following the rules leads to being banned. (Example: Shaming someone on the forums by posting a screenshot about something like in-game harassment and not blurring or blacking out the harasser's name in the screenshot, or directly using said harasser's name in a post).

EDIT: I just saw your thread about an alternative entry method, and I agree that one should/could be implemented.

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Originally Posted by kingatlas

I know that not everyone has one already, but why is it always the Arhiman choker as a prize?


It's a cool looking item, but it will just sit around for 6 months until vanity comes out.

I was wondering if other people wanted new prizes, or should it just be always Arhiman chokers until everyone has one?

Kinda makes it less special of a prize right?

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OP...you look like Mr. T.