April Fools Event Request

Some of the best events I have ever been a part of in Gaming have been April Fool's Day Events.
Here are some suggestions:
1) Zombie event. People log in and there is a new merchant in town selling suspicious treats. If you eat them you become a zombie. You can then infect other players by /bite (I would recommend this only work if you are within 2 yalms or some other close range). The effect of being a zombie is a green cast to the skin. You can still do all regular content. All effects end the next day.

Variations on this type of event would include everyone becoming a chocobo, or a lalafell.

2) Invasion event. One of the major cities is invaded by something. For example there could be aliens invading Ul'dah. Players can only defeat the aliens with "ray guns" that can be gotten from strange new merchants.

3) Random dungeon. The duty finder randomly drops parties in a new dungeon as a prank. The new dungeon is something short and fun like Turn 3.

4.) The devs announce that FFXIV ARR is ending because a few people on the forums didn't like it, and are instead making FFXI 2.0. Please look forward to it.

And then April Second comes and they laugh at all the people who thought they were being serious.

5) Crafting is actually useful.

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Originally Posted by Dav

2) Invasion event. One of the major cities is invaded by something. For example there could be aliens invading Ul'dah. Players can only defeat the aliens with "ray guns" that can be gotten from strange new merchants.

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First thing i thought of xD
Stack up thos elixiers they gonna ask for them

Everyone gets free Mythic Weapons (new Relic weapons) in a similar manner to how we got them after 1.0s final save (sleep in Inn, wake up and check bed, had a weapon under your pillow).

When checked all the weapons are Excalipoor level.

SE sends everyone a fortune cookie that (after use) sends you another message that contains a message you have to decode. Once solved, you come to the realization that the decoded message is nothing but a hilarious finish line xD

Through a series of clever quests added for the day, picking up on the most impossibly connected hints that aren't really there, players will be able to confirm the existence of half life 3 FFVII full remake for ps4 how Hildibrand actually saved the world from Bahamut

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Through a series of clever quests added for the day, picking up on the most impossibly connected hints that aren't really there, players will be able to confirm the existence of half life 3 FFVII full remake for ps4 how Hildibrand actually saved the world from Bahamut

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But that actually happened... How can it be an April Fools joke if it's 100% true?

Give Fisher the ability to Summon Leviathan with LB3. Thank You.

i remember the Beta prank from last year when people could log in with characters from other players.

that would be funny again.

*Looks at the previous post and sighs, murmuring under her breath "If only that was a joke..."*

ANYWAY, I remember Yoshi's April Fool's Day prank last year where the development team had a laugh at the community's expense over the constant whining for new races (or rather, recycled FFXII races), and posted mock-up pics of the supposed new race for the game, 'bangarra'. It was funny just how many people took it seriously. :p

All endgame content drops three times the usual pieces of gear during the day. As soon as midnight comes around and it's April 2nd, there's a rollback to the night of March 31st.

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*Looks at the previous post and sighs, murmuring under her breath "If only that was a joke..."*

ANYWAY, I remember Yoshi's April Fool's Day prank last year where the development team had a laugh at the community's expense over the constant whining for new races (or rather, recycled FFXII races), and posted mock-up pics of the supposed new race for the game, 'bangarra'. It was funny just how many people took it seriously. :p

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I believe you were referring to the Viangaa.

My dream FF14 April Fools event would be to change everyone's race for the day to specific ones.

Roegadyn M > Lafafell F
Miqote F > Roegadyn M

etc.

Everyone logs on only to find their character in an inn, naked with nothing in their inventory(and proceed to have a minor heart attack). There are broken, conspicuous looking, potions on the floor all around them. If you look closely enough, the liquid from the potions spell out "April fools". As soon as you leave the inn you get all your gear back from a character who says he found them on top of the roof.

Square Enix to announce Red Mage... I'd love it and hate it at the same time.

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Originally Posted by Antanias

I believe you were referring to the Viangaa.

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Oh gosh I just googled; wish I hadn't meow..; w ;

How about SE promises an April Fools event .. and fails to deliver....
Too real?

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Originally Posted by Elim

Everyone logs on only to find their character in an inn, naked with nothing in their inventory(and proceed to have a minor heart attack). There are broken, conspicuous looking, potions on the floor all around them. If you look closely enough, the liquid from the potions spell out "April fools". As soon as you leave the inn you get all your gear back from a character who says he found them on top of the roof.

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That would be awesome. How about instead of the inn you wake up in random FC houses?

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Originally Posted by DarkStar

4.) The devs announce that FFXIV ARR is ending because a few people on the forums didn't like it, and are instead making FFXI 2.0. Please look forward to it.

And then April Second comes and they laugh at all the people who thought they were being serious.

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This......

Make everyone who logs in be naked and have no access to their inventories, and whenever they try to hit ctrl-i the screen goes black and boops back on with everything normal and big ass letters spelling out "April Fool's" or the FFXIV equivalent.

All day server maintenance announced.

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Originally Posted by Antanias

I believe you were referring to the Viangaa.

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That's what is was called! Thank you! :D I wracked my brain for ages trying to remember exactly what the name they used for it was and I just settled on 'bangarra'. :p I still remember the stir that one pic caused though - I bet Yoshi and the team are still chuckling about it. :p

Anyway, thanks for that. :D

I like the idea of an April Fool's Event Quest Chain where Hildibrand takes the player on an amazing quest to find a great blade of legend, only to reveal that it is Excalipoor, which would have the special ability of reducing all damage dealt while Excalipoor is equipped down to 1. Or even have some "Replica Weapons" from all across the Final Fantasy franchise, but as they are replicas, the weapons themselves only do 1 damage and have a high rate of decay, requiring them to be repaired after approximately 10 uses.

This would also allow for players to "pretend" they're using powerful weapons through the "Glamours" System, when they really aren't.

Or have a multi chain quest which culminates into a fate. Getting gold is necessary to get a certain item. You go to the npc to trade it...your reward? 1gil.

Uh... guys.. why can't we get an event that allows us to go set ppl's FC Houses ON FIRE!

Imagine the shiits and giggles.

Announce that everyone with a FC house has failed to make their interest payments and that the local housing coalition will revoke all access if they do not pay it in 24 hours. Just give no other details and watch people freak the hell out.

Or add an achievement like "Witness the epic battle between Bahamut and the Primals in the skies above Ishgard" with the tagline (if clicked in your achievement page) that reads "You totally didn't miss that, right?"

The best part is S-E will have to work very little for these kinds of ideas to work.

A well-made set of fake patch notes works well too.