T.T Where is the Summer event ?

[Xieveral]

They didn't want the Aussies to play a summer event in winter. So they tried to put it in between the summer periods of the northern and southern hemisphere.

Summer starts at different times in different parts of the world. This is an Asian MMO, where summer starts in September.

The other seasonal events coincide with seasons of the northern hemisphere so I don't see why they would postpone the summer event but leave the others be.

[SarcasmMisser]

Summer starts at different times in different parts of the world. This is an Asian MMO, where summer starts in September.

That mythical country of Asia, with billions of people, hundreds of different languages and ethnic groups, at least for the most part learn how hemispheres work.

[nakano13]

If we're getting the speculated yukata, then I would guess the summer event to possibly coincide with Japan's O-bon festival which doesn't start until mid-August. Lots of cute girls wear yukata during O-bon, so it seems appropriate to me!

[Meier]

Summer starts at different times in different parts of the world. This is an Asian MMO, where summer starts in September.

No, seeing as this game sells to and has customers around the world..it is a world wide game.

[Shioban]

No, seeing as this game sells to and has customers around the world..it is a world wide game.

That doesn't really matter.

Yoshida answered this a while back actually, the game is developed in Japan by Japanese developers, therefore Japanese elements/seasons will be mostly adhered to.

[Ephany]

That mythical country of Asia, with billions of people, hundreds of different languages and ethnic groups, at least for the most part learn how hemispheres work.

Did you just call Asia a country? o.O
Asia is 48 countries.

[Dijana]

I think it's likely to be in 2-3 weeks. Thats just my guess though. ARR launched end of august iirc last year, and they had the summer event 1-2 weeks after. It was later than it had been previous years but they wanted to fit it in there so new players wouldnt have to wait a year for the swimsuits, so if the game hadn't been down it should have been before the end of august

[SarcasmMisser]

Did you just call Asia a country? o.O
Asia is 48 countries.

Apropos to my name, someone is missing sarcasm.

[Chiramu]

Really? I thought it started in March/April in that area. My mistake. o:

That's spring for Northern hemisphere. Summer is June-August, it also could be for the Summer festival in Japan which is at the end of Summer.

[LadyVal]

Japan, I believe, also considers summer to start when the hot rainy season ends. So it's not really summer until the rain stops.

And yes in the old Japanese calendar, summer was from early May to early August.