Can we get some mini-event weekends?

It would be really cool if you guys could add some small event incentives on random weekends independent of your special events. Just add little boons to random game play elements for a weekend. Here are some examples.

3 day event suggestions Friday-Saturday

Double drops weekend
This weekend event makes all monsters whether field monsters, or dungeon and trial chests drop twice the loot. So hunters can get twice the materials, and pony/bird/wolf trial farmers have an increased chance to get their mount.

Double wolf marks weekend
Self explanatory. Get more wolf marks from pvp

Double tomes weekend.
Gear up just a tiny bit faster this weekend.

Double Hunt Seals weekend
Get more seals for your hunt efforts.

Black Friday Sale Weekend
All vendors whether the item vendor in Quarymill, or the tomes vendor in Mor Dhona/ Idyllshire/ Rhalgr's reach have discounted wares.

Double MGP saucer weekends
Get your saucer fix this weekend. Different from event since the related event NPC's and items are not included.

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Originally Posted by Lelila38

Sounds nice though I don't know how much programming work this would take. But things like double xp from fates or seals from hunts might liven up the world outside of towns a bit.

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I don't know why I forgot something so obvious! Absolutely!

Double XP Weekend


So these are just suggestions, don't have to use all or any of them, but it would be nice to see small community shake-ups in Eorzea outside of official seasonal events. I've seen other MMO's implement things like this, and it could see spikes in community activity during these weekends, like shorter pvp queues, larger groups running hunts, or more party finder groups running trial mount farms. If anyone has other suggestions feel free to add!

Sounds nice though I don't know how much programming work this would take. But things like double xp from fates or seals from hunts might liven up the world outside of towns a bit.

I would love to see this happen, good idea. This is probably the only thing that I like from F2P games.

They do it in FF11 nowdays so why not

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Originally Posted by Rinuko

They do it in FF11 nowdays so why not

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That cause XI pretty much a dead game now a days from what I have heard. Otherwise it was not a thing back in it prime either.

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Originally Posted by Lexia

That cause XI pretty much a dead game now a days from what I have heard. Otherwise it was not a thing back in it prime either.

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of course it is but having some buffs during the weekend wouldnt hurt anyone especially since there usually is higher login numbers on weekends

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Originally Posted by Lexia

That cause XI pretty much a dead game now a days from what I have heard. Otherwise it was not a thing back in it prime either.

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Monthly updates bringing more original and thought-out content that here is not what I would call a dead game.

Regarding OP, I'm sure Yoshida would come up with a stupid excuse not to implement this, as usual. Good idea though.

Why not, it sounds reasonable. Then...

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I like this. I don't see why people always refrain from improving already successful stuff.

If they did double xp weekends it might actually entice me to level more alt-jobs with the extra time I have on those days.

It won't happen for the one reason that it would make people feel like they "have" to login and it wouldn't be fair to them. Also the people who can't play just on weekends. Its the same old song and dance for everything.

Just make it a week long then.
On a side note, they already have plenty of stuff that makes you feel you "have" to log on. Weekly tomestone cap, weekly loot from 8 man raid, weekly loot from 24 man raid, gathering and crafting tomestones, wondrous tails,... I could go on for a while, but you get the point ;)

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Originally Posted by Lelila38

Just make it a week long then.
On a side note, they already have plenty of stuff that makes you feel you "have" to log on. Weekly tomestone cap, weekly loot from 8 man raid, weekly loot from 24 man raid, gathering and crafting tomestones, wondrous tails,... I could go on for a while, but you get the point ;)

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But this would be considered events and once you advertise it as that people look at it differently than just logging in on normal days.

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Originally Posted by bass9020

But this would be considered events and once you advertise it as that people look at it differently than just logging in on normal days.

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This is kinda different from normal events though. It's not like a seasonal event where not logging in ensures you miss something exclusive. All this is is extra incentive for people to play on random non-seasonal event weekends. It's really not all that unfair for someone to miss a double drop or double xp weekend, and that more people would feel obliged to login is kinda the point. I work every other weekend, and would miss a lot of this, and yet here I am suggesting it anyway. All it is, is a little incentive for extra community involvement in different activities, and no one is going to be hurt if they can't make one.

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Originally Posted by storm

This is kinda different from normal events though. It's not like a seasonal event where not logging in ensures you miss something exclusive. All this is is extra incentive for people to play on random non-seasonal event weekends. It's really not all that unfair for someone to miss a double drop or double xp weekend, and that more people would feel obliged to login is kinda the point. I work every other weekend, and would miss a lot of this, and yet here I am suggesting it anyway. All it is, is a little incentive for extra community involvement in different activities, and no one is going to be hurt if they can't make one.

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Im not against it in any way, I agree with having some more interesting non seasonal events. Im just saying its gonna cause issues with the people who think its unfair. I log in almost everyday so I think its a great idea!

My whole point is Yoshi would rather not give us things like this just so people can call out and cry about them, its pretty much the reason we lack long term substance content as well.

Someone said make it an entire week event, BOOM problem solved. And if anyone complains about that... I'll send my Exdeath minion over to their house/inn room for a visit!

Why not make it less than double?

Maybe give everyone in the world the effects of FC buffs, but maybe 3rd tier, on top of the regular stuff?

"Hmm, 20% exp bonus on everything next week? Well, I have been putting off leveling my gatherers..."

Definitely not guys, server limitations of course.

While i would love it ... i bet it wont ever happen cause ... "server can't handle it" or some other crap .. :/

agree with the OP all the way. I think it shouldn't be too hard if they simply tied it to the duty roulette bonus. Doesn't even really have to be an event if it happens every weekend.

The servers would not be able to handle it, would be with Yoshi-P would say.

Double exp on every fate sound awesome I miss the fate days back in 2.0 when fate was actually a way to level

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Originally Posted by bass9020

Im not against it in any way, I agree with having some more interesting non seasonal events. Im just saying its gonna cause issues with the people who think its unfair. I log in almost everyday so I think its a great idea!

My whole point is Yoshi would rather not give us things like this just so people can call out and cry about them, its pretty much the reason we lack long term substance content as well.

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People cry about everything anyway. I'd like some more random events that's not seasonal.

As long as we don't have to buy loads of Mt. Dew and Doritos to redeem the codes for double xp.

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Originally Posted by Laerune

This is probably the only thing that I like from F2P games.

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These weekends are an incentive to get people to play F2P games. Doing mini-holidays similar to WoW would be better for the subscription model, since no one will want the F2P cash shop where you pay to advance your exp bonus(this game isn't turning into SWTOR).

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Originally Posted by Mandudez

As long as we don't have to buy loads of Mt. Dew and Doritos to redeem the codes for double xp.

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Mountain Dew and Doritos would mean Overwatch event :O!
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This is an idea I can get behind. I'd love a weekend earning extra seals or tomes or whatever. Maybe even larger bonuses to daily roulettes? More small events/quests in Gold Saucer?