Another disappointing event.

[Tiggy]

The only improvement on events I want is for there to be lv 50 versions. I mean. Here we are fighting Shantoto and it has to be at such a low level I can't use most of my skills. I understand you want low level versions for newer players, but why do you have to constantly make them so low level in it's entirety? A level 50 fate tweaked to be a bit more difficult would have been loads of fun. This low-level only stuff needs to stop.

I miss ffxi events a lot it was more interesting and creative than what we have right now.

How so? Other than fates as a new gameplay device the events are very similar in execution and storytelling. You talk to a few npcs. Gather a few items. Maybe you swap some items with other players (easter eggs anyone). Either way it's the same type of content we saw in XI.

[Orophin]

How so? Other than fates as a new gameplay device the events are very similar in execution and storytelling. You talk to a few npcs. Gather a few items. Maybe you swap some items with other players (easter eggs anyone). Either way it's the same type of content we saw in XI.

Don't you mean rape people on the AH for colored eggs?

[lackofwords]

I miss ffxi events a lot it was more interesting and creative than what we have right now.

How so? Other than fates as a new gameplay device the events are very similar in execution and storytelling. You talk to a few npcs. Gather a few items. Maybe you swap some items with other players (easter eggs anyone). Either way it's the same type of content we saw in XI.

Feast of the Swords, where you had to chase down an enemy, time your attacks and defense to avoid damage from an rogue enemy.
Starlight Celebration, had a silly speed run game, and they even added a mini-game resembling Mastermind to it.
Sunbreeze Festival probably my favorite one of them all. They have 3 mini-games.

• Discerning Eye game where you have to spot what is wrong with the picture
• A Shooting Gallery game, where targets pops up and you have to shoot the right ones
• A Chocobo catching game, a 2d top down view where you catch falling chocobo chicks and avoid harmful items

The list goes on, and they seem to be adding more little games to each event over the years.

The only one that I remember where you didn't have any event activities was the Doll Festival.

[Tiggy]

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And we didn't see events like those for quite a while after launch. You can't compare all the years of FFXI to a few months of FFXIV, and even if you did so far the current events are very similar to the FFXI events in how they structure them and how they deliver them to the players. Also XI had many more years to diversify and thus you get a couple of more interesting events, and the ones near the beginning of XI's lifetime were very similar to what we see now in FFXIV. Go talk to a few npcs, maybe stab something real quick, go talk to the npc again. It's generally the same content.

[lackofwords]

And we didn't see events like those for quite a while after launch. You can't compare all the years of FFXI to a few months of FFXIV, and even if you did so far the current events are very similar to the FFXI events in how they structure them and how they deliver them to the players. Also XI had many more years to diversify and thus you get a couple of more interesting events, and the ones near the beginning of XI's lifetime were very similar to what we see now in FFXIV. Go talk to a few npcs, maybe stab something real quick, go talk to the npc again. It's generally the same content.

The early years of FFXI events weren't completely bare of activities.
Such as Goldfish scooping for the 2004 event (July 23-Aug 8 2004), which was Summerfest until they've renamed/re-branded it Sunbreeze the following year, to has been there the entire time.
Same goes for the Valentione (Valentines) matching pairs, and Egg Hunt (Easter) collecting eggs.

I can't account for what events were occurring on FFXI JP release date of 2002, though I heard it was as much as a mess as FFXIV 1.0 was on release.

I had acknowledged that they've added more activities to the base event activities, and that they are growing.

Though I'm repeating myself from the earlier post in this thread, it bares repeating.
If you take a look at FFXIV 1.0 events, they've managed to at least provide engaging events when Yoshi took over. That is after the first few events, with Tanaka's casual bells concept... and Yoshi taking over post 2011.
FFXIV 1.0 was released on Sept. 22, 2010,

• Starlight Celebration (Dec 15-31 2010) the crafting items given out with Bells
• Valentione's Day (Feb 1-15 2011) more crafting items given out with Bells
• Little Ladies' Day (Feb 17-March 1 2011) again... Bells.
• Firefall Faire (Aug 11-29 2011) where you had to escort a bombard.
• All Saints' Wake (Oct 18-Nov 1 2011) with the quiz and riddles of FFXIV lore.

Compare this to FFXIV 2.0 events (post Aug. 27th 2013)

• Moonfire Faire (Sept 9 2013) FATE item drop at Costa del Sol, FATE exist outside of event time frame
• All Saints' Wake (Oct 18-Nov1 2013) A fetch'em side quest chain
• Starlight Celebration (Dec 18-31 2013) FATE again, this time event specific FATE
• Heavensturn (Dec 31-Jan 14 2014) A fetch'em side quest chain
• Valentione's Day (Feb 2-17 2014) A fetch'em side quest chain

I'm assuming the FFXI, FFXIII-3 and Dragon Quest X FATE events won't be reoccurring. But who knows...

[Enkidoh]

To be fair to SE, I never even bothered with any of the seasonal events in 1.0, other than the first Moonfire Faire in 2011 (and even then all I did was grab the swimwear, I never bothered hunting down the stupid bombs or anything - I just couldn't be bothered doing it). ARR I actually feel like doing the seasonal events as they're just more engaging.

[lackofwords]

To be fair to SE, I never even bothered with any of the seasonal events in 1.0, other than the first Moonfire Faire in 2011 (and even then all I did was grab the swimwear, I never bothered hunting down the stupid bombs or anything - I just couldn't be bothered doing it). ARR I actually feel like doing the seasonal events as they're just more engaging.

I think I might have chose a poor set of words.
I didn't quite mean 'engaging' as being alluring or appealing. I in fact did mention that this Valentione side quest series were quite amusing and endearing.
and of course ze puff-puff from Dragon Quest X tickled my funny bone.

I was just hoping for some sort of silly game that'll break the status quo of what is already offered in the game.
Not to have another FATE that is more or less the same content that we can encounter in all over Eorzea.

You can call these events stupid no matter how they present them. But I enjoy the silly games, that's just me.

[Arriko]

You can call these events stupid no matter how they present them. But I enjoy the silly games, that's just me.

I have to agree. I really like the event quests that have been in game so far. I like the little outfits we have gotten and the easy handful of exp that comes along with it. They are just events, nothing more nothing less. However I am disappointed with this valentines day one, only for the fact that I don't have anyone to swoon over with my amazing personality and take awesome screenshots with for the contest! haha you'll always have people on the opposite side of the spectrum. Maybe down the road they will make more "challenging" holiday events for the people that have been disappointed this far.