Lamest Moonfire Faire by far

literally just cutscenes with the recycled jumping puzzle with like two new planks

Speak for yourself, it was fun.

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Originally Posted by Koros

literally just cutscenes with the recycled jumping puzzle with like two new planks

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The best thing with those events is the "skip cutscene" button

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Originally Posted by VelKallor

Speak for yourself, it was fun.

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It's ok to have low standards, dont worry we know

I do have to say though, smol miqos are adorable in the "interactive cutscene"

Tbh after re-thinking a bit, the interactive cutscene was kinda fun, but yeah its still not enough sadly.

I've never cared much for these personally so correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the norm for Moonfire events? I was under the impression that it's almost always been a jumping puzzle with nothing at the top except bragging rights, alongside a short story with a summer themed outfit at the end. Granted, there was that one abysmal year with the polar bear mount where we received no tower and no outfit, but that was an exception and not the rule, and people were pissed that the usual structure was missing. I wouldn't call the event lame for just doing what people who like it all expected and wanted to see. It just sounds like it's not for you. And that's fine. It's not for me either. More and more often I'm coming to terms with the fact that things I consider kind of boring and half assed in FF14 are actually things that most of this community gobbles up and sincerely enjoys.

On a purely cosmetic level, as someone who doesn't watch Sentai stuff at all, I found the costume to be disappointing. I already avoid full helmets on my character because the horns jut out and look misplaced. This helmet is no exception. The body suit as well, hides the tail for some reason and operates as a 1-piece, meaning mixing and matching is impossible. Mixing pieces from this set could've made the event worthwhile for players who aren't Sentai fans as well, but nope. If you simply don't care for that genre, then this event might leave you cold. Or at least, that was my experience, idk. I will say though, Viera are eating good for once. A helmet they can actually wear, that accounts for their ears. Very cool for them, and definitely a long time coming. It's great if you're a viera who's also into Sentai stuff. If you don't fall into that Venn diagram though, then you might not be very enthusiastic about this.

idk, I'm kinda waiting for the inevitable "what do you mean no swimsuit this year????" threads we'll get once people begin waking up and logging in and realizing the reward is a suit referencing a genre they probably haven't even thought about in over 20 years lol. I really wish the devs had taken the time to make it multiple parts. the gloves could've accomplished something nice on their own, but the suit as a whole is such a niche thing that it'll only see the light of day (for me at least) in memey cosplay runs or something.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

I've never cared much for these personally so correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the norm for Moonfire events? I was under the impression that it's almost always been a jumping puzzle with nothing at the top except bragging rights, alongside a short story with a summer themed outfit at the end. Granted, there was that one abysmal year with the polar bear mount where we received no tower and no outfit, but that was an exception and not the rule, and people were pissed that the usual structure was missing. I wouldn't call the event lame for just doing what people who like it all expected and wanted to see. It just sounds like it's not for you. And that's fine. It's not for me either. More and more often I'm coming to terms with the fact that things I consider kind of boring and half assed in FF14 are actually things that most of this community gobbles up and sincerely enjoys.

On a purely cosmetic level, as someone who doesn't watch Sentai stuff at all, I found the costume to be disappointing. I already avoid full helmets on my character because the horns jut out and look misplaced. This helmet is no exception. The body suit as well, hides the tail for some reason and operates as a 1-piece, meaning mixing and matching is impossible. Mixing pieces from this set could've made the event worthwhile for players who aren't Sentai fans as well, but nope. If you simply don't care for that genre, then this event might leave you cold. Or at least, that was my experience, idk. I will say though, Viera are eating good for once. A helmet they can actually wear, that accounts for their ears. Very cool for them, and definitely a long time coming. It's great if you're a viera who's also into Sentai stuff. If you don't fall into that Venn diagram though, then you might not be very enthusiastic about this.

idk, I'm kinda waiting for the inevitable "what do you mean no swimsuit this year????" threads we'll get once people begin waking up and logging in and realizing the reward is a suit referencing a genre they probably haven't even thought about in over 20 years lol. I really wish the devs had taken the time to make it multiple parts. the gloves could've accomplished something nice on their own, but the suit as a whole is such a niche thing that it'll only see the light of day (for me at least) in memey cosplay runs or something.

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i mean, the jumping puzzle was brand new in 2016 or something, i dont remember, and you used to have stuff like a maze dungeon (think it was valentine) or special FATEs to go along with seasonal events lol

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Originally Posted by Koros

i mean, the jumping puzzle was brand new in 2016 or something, i dont remember, and you used to have stuff like a maze dungeon (think it was valentine) or special FATEs to go along with seasonal events lol

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Yeah man I'm not out here trying to defend this event since, again, imo moonfire's always been kinda samey. It just seems obvious that this is what the people want, so this is what we're all gonna get. Every year. Forever.

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

It's ok to have low standards, dont worry we know.

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The weird thing is that he used to have pretty decent standards for WoW. Not sure what happened between then and now, but I guess he decided to bury them in his backyard.

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Originally Posted by Koros

i mean, the jumping puzzle was brand new in 2016 or something, i dont remember, and you used to have stuff like a maze dungeon (think it was valentine) or special FATEs to go along with seasonal events lol

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I still remember the instanced puzzle dungeons that Square Enix used for one Halloween event... and then we never saw them again. Even after multiple people requested them to come back. Most people probably don't even know what I'm talking about...

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Originally Posted by Wilford111

I still remember the instanced puzzle dungeons that Square Enix used for one Halloween event... and then we never saw them again. Even after multiple people requested them to come back. Most people probably don't even know what I'm talking about...

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They went away because FFXIV's instance servers are the run by the equivalent of a hamster running on a wheel while they're burning in the background (/s).

We've had multiple instances of the game crashing, people not being able to access instance servers (Raubahn EX) because too many people are using them at once.

Same reason dots for almost every job went away. Too much for the game to "handle". Almost every single decision is made because of the technical debt of the base 1.0 code that they built the 2.0 code on top of.

Any time you have to ask: Why can't we have this common feature other MMO's have (doesn't have to even be a moddern MMO)? Technical debt.

/endrant

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Originally Posted by Deceptus

They went away because FFXIV's instance servers are the run by the equivalent of a hamster running on a wheel while they're burning in the background (/s).

We've had multiple instances of the game crashing, people not being able to access instance servers (Raubahn EX) because too many people are using them at once.

Same reason dots for almost every job went away. Too much for the game to "handle". Almost every single decision is made because of the technical debt of the base 1.0 code that they built the 2.0 code on top of.

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I dunno if that's really relevant since they worked just fine when they came out.

Out of all the Moonfire Faires so far, I have to say that this one is definitely the most recent.

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

The best thing with those events is the "skip cutscene" button



It's ok to have low standards, dont worry we know

I do have to say though, smol miqos are adorable in the "interactive cutscene"

Tbh after re-thinking a bit, the interactive cutscene was kinda fun, but yeah its still not enough sadly.

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This coming from someone who accepts mediocre content for the sake of grinds

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

This coming from someone who accepts mediocre content for the sake of grinds

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This coming from someone who did MSQ 4 (or 5, not sure) times and dares call eureka/bozja a "pointless" grind

i like the new outfit i just wish it didnt have those annoying buttflaps, why does every outfit in this game need buttflaps

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

This coming from someone who did MSQ 4 (or 5, not sure) times and dares call eureka/bozja a "pointless" grind

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You don't even play any of the content anyway. Just stuck being a housing Andy and defending its terrible system from anyone who dares criticize it.

Oh yeah also how dare I call out Eureka a grindy nonsense rather than being more substantial and fun. I'm sure I hurting the feelings of the Pagos/Pyros bots.

OK I derailed there, I have yet to do the event because of work but thats dissapointing to hear that the quest itself doesn't amount to much.

Glam and gpose area still looks cool but seriously wish they'd give you at least a playable FATE or have more meat into the questline.

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

This coming from someone who accepts mediocre content for the sake of grinds

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

This coming from someone who did MSQ 4 (or 5, not sure) times and dares call eureka/bozja a "pointless" grind

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And now kiss

Fight fight fight!
Kiss kiss kiss!

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Originally Posted by Thurmnmurmn

Fight fight fight!
Kiss kiss kiss!

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Gotta make a comic about it first

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

You don't even play any of the content anyway. Just stuck being a housing Andy and defending its terrible system from anyone who dares criticize it.

Oh yeah also how dare I call out Eureka a grindy nonsense rather than being more substantial and fun. I'm sure I hurting the feelings of the Pagos/Pyros bots.

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Do you always go in threads this angry and look to pick fights and call people names when you don't agree with someone opinion. Who cares if people like housing or enjoy grinds in "OPTIONAL CONTENT THAT YOU DONT HAVE TO DO".

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Originally Posted by Nebelheim

Do you always go in threads this angry and look to pick fights and call people names. Who cares if people like housing or enjoy grinds in "OPTIONAL CONTENT THAT YOU DONT HAVE TO DO".

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Thank you, didnt even bother to respond to it tbh, not worth it xd

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

Thank you, didnt even bother to respond to it tbh, not worth it xd

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yeah they dont seem worth responding to i been called a troll and whatever else by them for daring to mention ff11 and was treated like i hate ff14 lol.

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Originally Posted by Nebelheim

Do you always go in threads this angry and look to pick fights and call people names when you don't agree with someone opinion. Who cares if people like housing or enjoy grinds in "OPTIONAL CONTENT THAT YOU DONT HAVE TO DO".

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Because everything is fair share of criticism? Also so it's OK for Stormpeaks, AwesomeJr, Koros etc to respond and insult other posters directly all the time but when I do it, all of a sudden Im the villian?

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

Because everything is fair share of criticism? Also so it's OK for Stormpeaks, AwesomeJr, Koros etc to respond and insult other posters directly all the time but when I do it, all of a sudden Im the villian?

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So because others do it, it's ok for you to do it?
Not a good take mate.
I'm not defending them doing it either.

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Originally Posted by Thurmnmurmn

So because others do it, it's ok for you to do it?
Not a good take mate.
I'm not defending them doing it either.

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Yeah its real annoying right? when you're suddenly the receiving end of people being so antagonistic? Maybe they should quit that behavior then.

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

Because everything is fair share of criticism? Also so it's OK for Stormpeaks, AwesomeJr, Koros etc to respond and insult other posters directly all the time but when I do it, all of a sudden Im the villian?

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So you think that because they insult people that its ok for you to come into threads angry and insult people you disagree with. If the things you disagree with makes you so angry to the point of insulting others maybe its time to take a break from the forums. I think them insulting others also makes them horrible but so far i haven't been insulted by them as i have from you when i never done anything to you to warrant being insulted in previous threads. All i did was mention wanting grinds and mention features ff14 could bring from ff11 only to be attacked and treated as a troll by you.

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Originally Posted by AwesomeJr44

The weird thing is that he used to have pretty decent standards for WoW. Not sure what happened between then and now, but I guess he decided to bury them in his backyard.

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The gif in this signature has a better outfit and more fun than Moonfire 2023.

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Originally Posted by Nebelheim

They seem to do that a lot i just recently started posting again after not posting on the forums for 4 years only to be called a troll and inciting drama by that person just because i had a opinion they didn't like.

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Welcome back to the forums. Lol

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Originally Posted by ZephyrMenodora

Welcome back to the forums. Lol

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I guess ateliers accusations towards me was a welcome back gift since they think I'm possibly another titanmen alt lol.

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Originally Posted by Nebelheim

I guess ateliers accusations towards me was a welcome back gift since they think I'm possibly another titanmen alt lol.

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Would be some next level Titanman alting, pulling out an account from 2014 haha.

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

Because everything is fair share of criticism? Also so it's OK for Stormpeaks, AwesomeJr, Koros etc to respond and insult other posters directly all the time but when I do it, all of a sudden Im the villian?

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ok lmao you're literally here just for one purpose it's ultimate cringe

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

I just desperately want to be proven right or shout hard enough to make others see some plausibility for their argument, or people seeking validation or whatever.

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you gotta stop before you turn into ben shapiro one day

Isn't this the status quo though? I can't think of a re-occuring event that doesn't feel like the bare minimum copy-paste job that ultiametly only exists to add more future content for the mogstation in a year.

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Originally Posted by Oizen

Isn't this the status quo though? I can't think of a re-occuring event that doesn't feel like the bare minimum copy-paste job that ultiametly only exists to add more future content for the mogstation in a year.

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it's a decline from the HW/early SB status quo sadly

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Originally Posted by ZephyrMenodora

Would be some next level Titanman alting, pulling out an account from 2014 haha.

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It be like chaos ff1 level of time loop stuff where I'm the titanmen of the past coming to destroy the forums lol.

I mean, did you expect anything else? Like not to bash the event (Not played it yet) but this has been the games MO since... well, ARR as far as I can remember haha. There have been some fun and really nice little quests over the years, but it would be great if they did more with them.

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Originally Posted by Oizen

Isn't this the status quo though? I can't think of a re-occuring event that doesn't feel like the bare minimum copy-paste job that ultiametly only exists to add more future content for the mogstation in a year.

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You just ruined the event for me. Now I will always see this as Mogstation Faire.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

idk, I'm kinda waiting for the inevitable "what do you mean no swimsuit this year????" threads we'll get once people begin waking up and logging in and realizing the reward is a suit referencing a genre they probably haven't even thought about in over 20 years lol. I really wish the devs had taken the time to make it multiple parts. the gloves could've accomplished something nice on their own, but the suit as a whole is such a niche thing that it'll only see the light of day (for me at least) in memey cosplay runs or something.

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To be honest, I don't really mind the lack of swimsuit via the event, considering the fact that they gave us a new one via Island Sanctuary.

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Originally Posted by Hurlstone

I mean, did you expect anything else? Like not to bash the event (Not played it yet) but this has been the games MO since... well, ARR as far as I can remember haha. There have been some fun and really nice little quests over the years, but it would be great if they did more with them.

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um 100% no lol, seasonal events used to have mini dungeons and minigames and what not. now it's just boring cutscenes with ultra cringe characters

i literally dont even remember the npc's name despite doing it just hours ago. it was that forgettable. he wears a mask cos he's shy?? ok??? who cares????

they put in literally negative effort into these events these days, please just give us the reward with mogmail or something

now they even make the interactive cutscene unskippable despite it being utterly pointless

like imagine forcing people to watch wattpad.com/fanfiction.net Girl Pirate x Boy Pirate [1m1f] teenage girl ships, and bringing up old seasonal event npcs that no one even remembers

i swear to god this game is literally turning into teenage fujoshi deviantart/wattpad/fanfiction catering services when it comes to sidequests

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Originally Posted by Hurlstone

I mean, did you expect anything else? Like not to bash the event (Not played it yet) but this has been the games MO since... well, ARR as far as I can remember haha. There have been some fun and really nice little quests over the years, but it would be great if they did more with them.

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The first summer event in 2013 and the couple events after i remember being more fun and felt like they had more to do quest wise. But i could also be misremembering since its been so long.

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Originally Posted by Koros

um 100% no lol, seasonal events used to have mini dungeons and minigames and what not. now it's just boring cutscenes with ultra cringe characters

i literally dont even remember the npc's name despite doing it just hours ago. it was that forgettable. he wears a mask cos he's shy?? ok??? who cares????

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Are you wearing a mask today because you’re feeling shy?