Moonfaire - The Ranger Pose Emotes really should've been an earnable reward

So while I though the little seasonal quest was cute and all as usual, its no surprise how a little bit shortsighted it was for them try to promote a Mogstation emote into this year's Moonfaire theme.

Especially when it was used to promote the event in official social media. Why couldnt those ranger poses be temporarily given away as an in-game reward for participating on say a daily quest or FATE like other seasonal events? (yes I know because money).

Im not even necessarily mad that we have mogstation items but it would've been at least some good will between the dev team and their playerbase if they'd used this event to make them earnable, rather than just have them be on discount at the shop.

I don't think they'd do that, just do to the fact that they've never given people previous year(s) items in any single event they've ever done. They won't change anything about it if they know people will just buy items they missed in the shop.

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Originally Posted by Bacent

I don't think they'd do that, just do to the fact that they've never given people previous year(s) items in any single event they've ever done. They won't change anything about it if they know people will just buy items they missed in the shop.

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pssht pretty much the reason yeah. It still sucks though.

Maybe if a lot of people cared about it in social media, they would start doing that.

They were earn able in a previous version of the event.

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

So while I though the little seasonal quest was cute and all as usual, its no surprise how a little bit shortsighted it was for them try to promote a Mogstation emote into this year's Moonfaire theme.

Especially when it was used to promote the event in official social media. Why couldnt those ranger poses be temporarily given away as an in-game reward for participating on say a daily quest or FATE like other seasonal events? (yes I know because money).

Im not even necessarily mad that we have mogstation items but it would've been at least some good will between the dev team and their playerbase if they'd used this event to make them earnable, rather than just have them be on discount at the shop.

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They were earnable rewards.

You just had to play the game when they were available.
Pity that you decided to play other games huh.

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Originally Posted by DixieBellOCE

They were earnable rewards.

You just had to play the game when they were available.
Pity that you decided to play other games huh.

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That or most likely I didnt start playing FFXIV at the time of the event's release. I keep forgeting that many of the mogstation items were originally earnable

I'd agree with you on Advent of Light since that's new but the reason they were using the ranger emotes in promotion is because they were earnable a few years ago when the Posing Rangers were the focus in Moonfire. They've been consistent that the only way to get the previous rewards is Mogstation.

https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...oonfire_Faire/

Generally, when a seasonal event comes up, the items previously obtainable from the event become available on the mog station. Technically I have a lot of "mog station items" and I didn't pay for any of them because I was just there for the events.

This seasonal event previously had a power rangers sort of crossover going on but a lot of people think this is a new thing. There is some previous gear from this event on the mog station that also refers to the rangers.

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Originally Posted by Jeeqbit

Generally, when a seasonal event comes up, the items previously obtainable from the event become available on the mog station. Technically I have a lot of "mog station items" and I didn't pay for any of them because I was just there for the events.

This seasonal event previously had a power rangers sort of crossover going on but a lot of people think this is a new thing. There is some previous gear from this event on the mog station that also refers to the rangers.

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Yeah I had the witch's broom for years because it was a really early Halloween reward and they didn't put it on the Mogstation for ages. Glad others can get it now.

The previous season items should just be a few dollar bundle if they are going to go this route.

Going this route however, also means the "straight to mogstation" items are extra dodgy. Basically MTX can sod off.

Ngl, this year's moonfire faire glam made me think it's given to nudge people to buy those ranger poses lol.

Sounds like Mogstation Faire to me tbh.

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Originally Posted by Minifie

also means the "straight to mogstation" items are extra dodgy.

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Those items would never see the light of day if they weren't commissioned by an SE Marketing Unit.

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Originally Posted by DPZ2

Those items would never see the light of day if they weren't commissioned by an SE Marketing Unit.

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you're coping

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

you're coping

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I'm being realistic. Coping is "straight to the mogstation is dodgy", rather "straight to the mogstation is a business decision on the part of a Marketing Unit, not CBU3".

You realise the last time they let us get old event rewards was in 2015? You let them drug you with the mogstation juice and now they know you will buy it.

I've been there for every event over the last 8+ years. Haven't had to buy any of those items yet.

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Originally Posted by DPZ2

I've been there for every event over the last 8+ years. Haven't had to buy any of those items yet.

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Benefits of actually playing the game, right :D

I've missed a few over the years and just bought them anyway, it's not like they cost a lot.

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

So while I though the little seasonal quest was cute and all as usual, its no surprise how a little bit shortsighted it was for them try to promote a Mogstation emote into this year's Moonfaire theme.

Especially when it was used to promote the event in official social media. Why couldnt those ranger poses be temporarily given away as an in-game reward for participating on say a daily quest or FATE like other seasonal events? (yes I know because money).

Im not even necessarily mad that we have mogstation items but it would've been at least some good will between the dev team and their playerbase if they'd used this event to make them earnable, rather than just have them be on discount at the shop.

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They already replied, the gogo posing ranger emotes were earnable in https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...oonfire_Faire/
it was a good event, with a fate and 3 emotes, an armor set, orchestrion roll, housing item.

Until 2015 it was possible to find items from previous events (yukata and bikini) then they decided to change things.

Honestly, and this is hardly 1) a new idea and 2) mine, buuuut:

They should just straight up allow a certain amount of Achievement Certificates (Vet Tokens) to purchase Mogstation things. Even if the exchange rate was like 10 Crysta/cents/yen per token, it'd be better than literally nothing to use them with. And it would allow newer players access to things from past events while not just letting them have everything.

I just checked; I have 218 "Achievement Certificates" and own/have every single thing listed. If they did the 10 cents to 1 token, I'd still only have like $20. That's not a LOT for the 10ish years of play, but it's also better than (Again) nothing at all.

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Originally Posted by Bacent

I don't think they'd do that, just do to the fact that they've never given people previous year(s) items in any single event they've ever done. They won't change anything about it if they know people will just buy items they missed in the shop.

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They actually used to.

The second moonfire faire gave the first's items on the vendor for something like 300 gil. Then they realized they can make money with kind of shallow reasoning and haven't done it since.

It would be stupid easy for them to just put the prior year's rewards on a vendor, whether it be for gil or for some token gotten from a fate or whatever, but they just don't. They know suckers will buy it from the mogstation regardless.

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Originally Posted by kaynide

Honestly, and this is hardly 1) a new idea and 2) mine, buuuut:

They should just straight up allow a certain amount of Achievement Certificates (Vet Tokens) to purchase Mogstation things. Even if the exchange rate was like 10 Crysta/cents/yen per token, it'd be better than literally nothing to use them with. And it would allow newer players access to things from past events while not just letting them have everything.

I just checked; I have 218 "Achievement Certificates" and own/have every single thing listed. If they did the 10 cents to 1 token, I'd still only have like $20. That's not a LOT for the 10ish years of play, but it's also better than (Again) nothing at all.

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I'd agree, on the condition that they make both achievements and all Mog Station items account-wide. Otherwise we'd have people botting alts through the MSQ to farm achievement points for the dyes that can be resold on the marketboard for easy gil.

Or just exclude the dyes. One or the other.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

I'd agree, on the condition that they make both achievements and all Mog Station items account-wide. Otherwise we'd have people botting alts through the MSQ to farm achievement points for the dyes that can be resold on the marketboard for easy gil.

Or just exclude the dyes. One or the other.

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Alternatively: Anything purchased with certificates has Untradeable + Market Prohibited on it by default. Problem solved.

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Originally Posted by Arzalis

They actually used to.

The second moonfire faire gave the first's items on the vendor for something like 300 gil. Then they realized they can make money with kind of shallow reasoning and haven't done it since.

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The first and 2nd moofire fairies only did that because there were actually two fairies in 1.0, with different rewards. So the first two events in 2.0 gave the 1.0 rewards as well as new ones.



After the 1.0 rewards were exhausted, they stopped doing that.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

The first and 2nd moofire fairies only did that because there were actually two fairies in 1.0, with different rewards. So the first two events in 2.0 gave the 1.0 rewards as well as new ones.



After the 1.0 rewards were exhausted, they stopped doing that.

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You're kind of proving my point. There's no reason they can't do it. They just choose to milk the playerbase for money instead.

For a game who's director says "You can play other games!" there's a lot of FOMO in this one. It's only going to get worse, too.

Unfortunately because they have monetized prior years' rewards, this will probably never happen. There would be too much complaining / demands for refunds from those who purchased these on the MogStations.

Nothing is truly free - either you paid for a sub that year, or you pay for the items as optional MogStation content later.

I do prefer when games let you earn prior years' rewards from their seasonal events though. They could have had earnable currency from an event Fate or the minigame to buy things we missed.