Gender Locked Items (Lightning Edition)

[Alhanelem]

Of course I can't be 100% sure, but i'm pretty confident that Square Enix won't re-flag the quest again later for people to obtain a second set of lighting/snow gear, it wouldn't make any logical sense.

How does it not make logical sense? If they run the event again, you get to play it again. This was true for many event quests throughout FFXI's history. You can't say with such confidence it won't happen because it HAS happened in the past.

There isn't even the slightest bit of harm in doing it either- the worst thing that can happen is you don't get a reward for doing it the second time.

I guarantee you that next summer you'll be able to get more wet bombard ash and buy more fireworks n stuff with it. In the cases in XI where the event changed from the previous version, the items from the previous version were made avialable for purchase with gil. I understand the cynic in you is telling you SE wouldn't do it just because it would be a nice thing to do, but that is not a valid argument or reason for the opinion.

[Shioban]

I understand the cynic in you is telling you SE wouldn't do it just because it would be a nice thing to do, but that is not a valid argument or reason for the opinion.

The EVENT runs again. So for those that miss the event have the change to participate again.

It will be the exact same event that will open itself again.

Think of it as them turning Costa Del Sol off for an afternoon and turning it back on again, will your progress rest on all the quest you did there? No.


Your comparison to the summer-gear isn't applicable it was purchased via a vendor there was no quest, this is a quest which from the evidence the game has provided thus far will not be re-flagged.

It IS a valid argument, the ""inner-cynic"" in me would rather express my feeling on the matter than being the optimist going "OH BOY LETS WAIT TILL FEBRUARY, ALHANELEME SAID THE QUEST WILL REFLAG" when its too late to do something about it.

I would rather have an explanation or an insight into this, what portion of this is hard for you to understand?

[EmSix]

How does it not make logical sense? If they run the event again, you get to play it again. This was true for many event quests throughout FFXI's history. You can't say with such confidence it won't happen because it HAS happened in the past.

There isn't even the slightest bit of harm in doing it either- the worst thing that can happen is you don't get a reward for doing it the second time.

I guarantee you that next summer you'll be able to get more wet bombard ash and buy more fireworks n stuff with it. In the cases in XI where the event changed from the previous version, the items from the previous version were made avialable for purchase with gil. I understand the cynic in you is telling you SE wouldn't do it just because it would be a nice thing to do, but that is not a valid argument or reason for the opinion.

Why are you comparing the event quests in XI to those in XIV?
The event quests in XI were made to be repeatable - instantly repeatable. As soon as I completed the quest, I could do it again right away, literally the second after finishing it.
The event quests in XIV do not work the same way. After finishing the Lightning/Halloween quest, you cannot restart them.
I fail to understand why you're using this as an argument. Additionally, you're comparing trading some ash into an NPC to completing a quest, they are very different.

[Boa-Noah]

I understand the cynic in you is telling you SE wouldn't do it just because it would be a nice thing to do, but that is not a valid argument or reason for the opinion.

You're thinking about things done in XI but XI is not XIV, it's not the same team or engine either so using XI as a basis for your assumptions is wrong, not even mentioning that you haven't adressed what has already been said about duplicate gear sets and why it's a problem, further there is already mention that the quest will not reset between now and when it runs again as if you haven't completed it before it ends this time you will be able to finish it next time.

The only thing that has been confirmed is that the event will be repeating, presumably for anyone that missed this time to get the rewards.