Island Sanctuary - THIS is reward for 29 weeks of Felicitous Favors?!

When Felicitous Favors were introduced and I saw mount for 200 vouchers, I was happy to see some tangible reward for system. I decided to go for it, get those 200 vouchers over 29 weeks (you can get 7 per week), expecting some fun Island themed mount - maybe real tractor? New bike? Though i was more expecting some island animals. Or maybe giant mammet.

Instead, we get another frikking mandragora. As if we didn't had 5 others already from island! It's one way to have mandragora as mount in loot boxes, other thing to be patient and collect vouchers over so many weeks only to get something SO disappointing.

Square Enix - you really dropped ball with this one. Why is it we can get fun mount from thing like Doman Castle (which btw looks more related to island than mandragora) but doing any long term activity gives us just lazy recolor?
Even if the mount would be recolored island pterodactyle or even nanny it would be more fun than this. Heck, recolored Ufifi would be nice, sice at least there is only one other, unlike mandragoras which we have 5 or 6 already!

Good job ruining my fun.

Well it might be themed mount for Pictomancer i guess.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-gm?authuser=0

People have been riding that mount for months now and you only figured this out now? The vouchers are tradable and it's also always been a rare drop from the coffer, alongside another mandragora mount.

Given the length of time to get enough vouchers it would have been nice if the mount had been more... desirable.

I've gotten 4 Adeniums from picking up the lootbox from the get go lol.

Idk what was going on in their head when they decided it can drop from the lootbox as well.

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Originally Posted by Sove92

People have been riding that mount for months now and you only figured this out now? The vouchers are tradable and it's also always been a rare drop from the coffer, alongside another mandragora mount.

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Really? So it's not only for vouchers but can drop from island loot crates? that's even more disappointing.
And yes, i knew not this is what it is at the end of Felicitous Favors and neither seen it before. I got different mandragora from loot crate.

Still that doesn't void the disappointment and lack of any try from SE. If it was say cart pulled by other mandragoras (like say Hippo cart) I would accept that without complain. This was just lazy

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Originally Posted by Mawlzy

Given the length of time to get enough vouchers it would have been nice if the mount had been more... desirable.

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If it was the only mandragora from Island, i would be ok with it. Or if it was somewhat more unique. But this...

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Originally Posted by Rein_eon_Osborne

I've gotten 4 Adeniums from picking up the lootbox from the get go lol.

Idk what was going on in their head when they decided it can drop from the lootbox as well.

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Oh. You are right. I got it from loot boxes on another character where i decided to go gatcha route. This is even more disappointing. Thanks poiting that out.

Like OP I've been trying to get it collecting the vouchers; really goes to show how hollow island sanctuary really is, either you gamble or wait 29 weeks.

Does the mount at least have particle effects?

Yet another low effort recolor, did you expect anything more?
"Here's a reused asset for your 29 weeks, good luck"

....Please look forward to it....

That's not as bad as the "reward" for reaching max island level. Four freaking cheese. And it didn't even unlock anything new in either of the currency stores.

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Originally Posted by Rein_eon_Osborne

I've gotten 4 Adeniums from picking up the lootbox from the get go lol.

Idk what was going on in their head when they decided it can drop from the lootbox as well.

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Lucky! I decided to go the loot box route, thinking surely my rng couldn’t be that horrible! But yes, yes it is… still haven’t gotten the Adenium and only saw 3 Peerifools. It’s selling for 5-6 mil on my DC, so I’m still waiting for a lucky loot box.

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Originally Posted by Amariel34

That's not as bad as the "reward" for reaching max island level. Four freaking cheese. And it didn't even unlock anything new in either of the currency stores.

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It would have been a perfect opportunity to throw in the recurring NPC outfit that seems to get used for a few sailor NPCs around Sharlayan Harbour. There's clearly some demand for it among fans.

yeah i just bought it for 2 mil
island sanc is just a dye bank for me now

I bare minimum my island and I am only realizing just now the buildings can be rank 5.

Oh well. Evidently I didn't miss much despite being rank 20 for ages.

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Originally Posted by Rekh

Like OP I've been trying to get it collecting the vouchers; really goes to show how hollow island sanctuary really is, either you gamble or wait 29 weeks.

Does the mount at least have particle effects?

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Particle effects XD, too precious. Though I just saw your join date so it all makes sense now. Welcome to FF XIV. This is the point where all the white knights come out and say this game is perfect and if you don't like it don't play it.

I feel bad you grinded so long I got it from a coffer on the second week after it was released x_x

when yoshi says they will add more "content" for IS in DT, I suspect they will just throw in a "here, collect 500 vouchers for a mount, there is your content"

It's far more pretty than the others, and has flower particle effects when you fly.
And they've already given us two tractor-bikes, a croc and a buffalo mount.
Hum, though maybe a island style Mikoshi, carried by mammots instead of Namazu...

A mikoshi like the Namazu but with the Felicitous Furball sitting inside of it, because you KNOW he's not going to be carrying YOU.

(Also for anyone who doesn't want to grind fo 29 weeks, you can buy the vegetal vouchers on the MB)

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Originally Posted by Amariel34

That's not as bad as the "reward" for reaching max island level. Four freaking cheese. And it didn't even unlock anything new in either of the currency stores.

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I kind of liked that for the story connection. Jullus and his friends giving us a reward that was within their means. That meant more to me than some new shiny for my mount or minion collection.

To the OP, IS gave us a lot of nice mounts. This isn't my thing so I didn't go for it. But there are some who do like this so I'm happy for them. I have mounts in the game I love that others don't care for, too.

I think it isn't that grindy in the sense of actual time you have to put in. About 5 Minutes every week over the course of six and a half month, actual effort to put in are 2.5 hours.

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Originally Posted by ACE135

I think it isn't that grindy in the sense of actual time you have to put in. About 5 Minutes every week over the course of six and a half month, actual effort to put in are 2.5 hours.

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You right, it's not literal grind. It takes a bit more time if you have to gather stuff for workshops and trying to get as much crowries as possible while doing Felicitous favors, but nothing overwhelmingly huge.
But it's a long wait (i should have used that instead grind i guess). I decided to took up long project game presented me and got very lame, i would even say insulting, reward. There is no way i would not feel extremely disppoited.

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Originally Posted by OgruMogru

I feel bad you grinded so long I got it from a coffer on the second week after it was released x_x

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Eh, good luck to you :) TBH I don't mind that, with my luck i would probably not get it from loot crates even after 29 weeks even if I knew it was there, I would still go for vouchers that would guaranteed it.
I just wanted something cool or fun. Not a mandragora that ran trough pictos atelier.

It's worth noting that the other more common mandy mount only comes from opening the boxes, so unless you want to buy the mount of the MB you'd need to be opening them anyway. If you just happen to get the 200 token one in the process, then yay.

Can get it way faster if buy them off the MB or have more than one account doing Felicitous Favors.

The island is for relaxing and laid-back development, not some grindy race to get the rewards.

I'm actually glad the rewards aren't super desirable, but just normal regular stuff so i'm not pressured into getting them.