Quote Originally Posted by Drakezel View Post
The Lightning Strikes Event brought a lot of joy to Final Fantasy XIV players, both old and new.
I would love to argue that (FFXIII wasn't exactly well accepted by the fanbase) but I'll focus on your point instead

They simply... cannot do that. These events were a commercial advertisement. Nothing more, nothing less. Now that lightning returns is out, repeating that event would destroy its purpose, and wreak even more the lore of Eorzea. These events made absolutely no sense back then, and it would be even worse now...

Though, it it's only what bothers you, they could make the gear available by some sort or salvager somewhere.

(you can edit your post to bypass the 1000 limit)