Making Clouds Hair a Contest item was a mistake

This is an ICONIC hairstyle that should have been available to the masses. I don't know why they keep doing this. First with the hair, and then again with the Ronkan umbrella.

I think at the very least they should make a second variation of Clouds hairstyle, and make that available for all players. You shouldn't have to win a contest to get the hairstyle. It's just insulting to Final Fantasy fans who may want the hair of their hero.

I'm not really invested in this sort of stuff, but even with a sort of sloth view on the subject I think that's not a great idea... If I had wanted that hair, as it is certainly a classic, I would feel very crestfallen at that point.

At the very least mog shop (and heck the contest winner could pick a mog shop item, that's fine). Personally I think they should associate the games to their items. Buy FFVII Rebrith for X Y Z, etc, etc. Get people investing in their other games and getting related rewards back into FFXIV. Moves sRPG players into the MMO, moves MMO into the sRPG, and it makes the fans who were going to gobble it up get a win win. Any cross over events 100% chance repeat on the release date of the game (after release of the content).

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Originally Posted by DamianFatale

This is an ICONIC hairstyle that should have been available to the masses.

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i agree /10char

I don't see whats wrong with allowing it to be on the store, contest winners got it for free, others have to pay, seems legit to me

Just participate in the contests. Or whatever, maybe it should be on mogstation, or achievement point shop since Cloud's getup it veteran reward.

I have Cloud hair on 2 of my characters, + the screenie I took won my friend the serpent of ronka parasol.
Gonna try for Gaelicap next when the alright opportunity rises.

Pity the rl promotions are such a pain. Would love to get the grey cloud mount, dont really like the yellow one.

You want so bad to look like an already existing character, when you look so cool as you are now. Everyone and their grandmother running around with Cloud's hair would diminish its iconic status. It's why I can't take Igeyorhm seriously.

I managed to win the hair in a contest, but I'm a viera so I can't use it anyway u.u

The hair doesn't even look good on most people who do have it

"Making Clouds Hair a Contest item was a mistake"


Fixed that for you. It looks terrible on absolutely every character.

You know what I do with this kind of BS? (Don't care if I offend people and get banned, perhaps it will actually be a blessing) I fucking mod it, in fact, all my characters are modded, because this game character creator is disappointing beyond measure.

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Originally Posted by Ritsuka-55

You know what I do with this kind of BS? (Don't care if I offend people and get banned, perhaps it will actually be a blessing) I fucking mod it, in fact, all my characters are modded, because this game character creator is disappointing beyond measure.

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lmfao bruh what are these forums at this point

I'm about to get the ire of a lot of people, but Cloud has generic anime boy protag hair. There is nothing special about it.

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Originally Posted by SieyaM

I'm about to get the ire of a lot of people, but Cloud has generic anime boy protag hair. There is nothing special about it.

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But you're talking the truth, though...

I would have some sympathy if I hadn't literally "won" at least 3 contests just by participating, because they stated they were giving away x amount of prizes, and less than x amount of players submitted entries.

Most recently was the NA fanfest contests in 2023. There were 4 categories with 50 prizes each, 200 possible prizes, and players were allowed to enter 1 entry in all 4 categories. I submitted entries in 2/4 categories, didn't get picked in one category at all, but the 2nd category I entered in only had 37/50 winners... which means only 37 ppl even entered so they all automatically won. That was 13 prizes that weren't even awarded cuz not enough players participated. I also observed some players that won in multiple categories so they presumably won multiple prizes from one contest.

I'd first need to see every contest at maximum participation without a significant increase in the amount of prizes before I'd start rallying behind things needing to be changed.

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Originally Posted by Ritsuka-55

You know what I do with this kind of BS? (Don't care if I offend people and get banned, perhaps it will actually be a blessing) I fucking mod it, in fact, all my characters are modded, because this game character creator is disappointing beyond measure.

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holy based
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...45/967/03d.jpg

Also, there is already precedent for contest prizes becoming accessible in other ways... but think they've only done it for one item so far tbf

Scarf of Wondrous Wit started as a contest prize, and then at some point, during an anniversary event iirc, they just let ppl buy it for a pittance of gil from an event NPC.
So there's that...

My biggest issue with contest prizes in general is, they never seem to actually run contests!
I have managed to catch 2 and get prizes from them but from what i have seen they are like hens teeth, like to me it feels like they add prizes more often than they actually hold contents for said prizes lol.

Maybe you wouldn't have missed the Fall Guys event if you had been playing during your non-work hours instead of posting threads like this.

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Originally Posted by SieyaM

I'm about to get the ire of a lot of people, but Cloud has generic anime boy protag hair. There is nothing special about it.

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And his game is mid

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Originally Posted by SieyaM

I'm about to get the ire of a lot of people, but Cloud has generic anime boy protag hair. There is nothing special about it.

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It's funny to me, because even though FF7 -by no means- pioneered the "weird anime hair" trope, whenever I would see anyone with a stupid looking hairstyle in other games, people would go "look at this final fantasy lookin' ass dude" because it was just understood that final fantasy characters had weird over the top hair
yet here in ff14, you have people (me too) just begging for some regular normal looking cuts because they're tired of looking like their barber came to work drunk all the time, lol

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Originally Posted by BristolRuss

Making Clouds Hair a Contest item was a mistake"

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Fixed that fix for you.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

It's funny to me, because even though FF7 -by no means- pioneered the "weird anime hair" trope, whenever I would see anyone with a stupid looking hairstyle in other games, people would go "look at this final fantasy lookin' ass dude" because it was just understood that final fantasy characters had weird over the top hair
yet here in ff14, you have people (me too) just begging for some regular normal looking cuts because they're tired of looking like their barber came to work drunk all the time, lol

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Jandelaine tries his best.

Just enter every screenshot contest they do, and eventually you'll win. Those are nearly always randomly selected winners.

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Originally Posted by BristolRuss

"Making Clouds Hair a Contest item was a mistake"


Fixed that for you. It looks terrible on absolutely every character.

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Looks good on me

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Originally Posted by Duskane

Looks good on me

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You just came to brag tastelessly.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...d6b2f2fd0ad648

1500 random winners
Make sure to read the fine print since there are Requirements for this one about what STICKERS and FRAME to use in your image.
Cloud hair is a prize.

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Originally Posted by Aelin_Ashryver

I managed to win the hair in a contest, but I'm a viera so I can't use it anyway u.u

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Same, and I was so happy when I got it on my main.

Being a Viera hurts.

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Originally Posted by Aniise

Same, and I was so happy when I got it on my main.

Being a Viera hurts.

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Main reason I haven't changed to a Viera. Hoping they do add it one day

I have the Strife haircut... too bad I'm a bnuuy boy and can't use it :)

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Originally Posted by VictorSpoils

You want so bad to look like an already existing character, when you look so cool as you are now. Everyone and their grandmother running around with Cloud's hair would diminish its iconic status. It's why I can't take Igeyorhm seriously.

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if this arguement had any merit none of the rest of clouds costume would be so easily obtained. this is the price you pay when you play a themepark MMO. it felt wierd for me on DBXenoverse II when everybody has fused zamasus hairstyle, but at the same time i thought it was cool so many other ppl liked it too

I mean I play a female au ra I wouldn't want to look like another cloud clone among the masses. I like to feel unique

Personally I would be ok with it if this wouldn't be limited to one single social media platform you would have to register to this time. If they'd include all sorts of social media and the forum, it would be a different thing because chances are there is at least one among them a person already has and could use. Alas, they don't, so yeah, it would be nice if we'd have another way of getting these items.

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Originally Posted by Rowde

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...d6b2f2fd0ad648

1500 random winners
Make sure to read the fine print since there are Requirements for this one about what STICKERS and FRAME to use in your image.
Cloud hair is a prize.

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It's the usual text stickers, but the specific frame seems like a wierd requirement. Maybe trying to cull the entries since, just looking at the initial twitter responses, lots of people are missing the frame.

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Originally Posted by DrForester

It's the usual text stickers, but the specific frame seems like a wierd requirement. Maybe trying to cull the entries since, just looking at the initial twitter responses, lots of people are missing the frame.

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ahhh okay
i usually don't enter the twitter contests

I think it go down to the point of being a rare item , as you said , it's a iconic thing that represent a famous character , so making it a rare reward can be understandable
but it always show up in an event , better then old feast rewards , [ Gear ]

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Originally Posted by Rowde

ahhh okay
i usually don't enter the twitter contests

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If you have any interest in the prizes it is usually worth entering them as the winners are randomly selected. You don't need to be a gpose master to have fair chance of winning. Just make sure you follow all the rules.

I personally think it's fine that it's a contest item. It's nice to have some neat things to get in contests...

My personal issue it that it is not account wide... I have it on my main, so if I want it again on another character I have to keep entering the contests, which in turn also means someone else can't get it because I win again.

Now I have Clound Hair

https://i.imgur.com/4riI0EA.jpeg

It was a mistake...