Should rare gear from 1.0 be available to everyone?

[Meier]

No, I was heart broken when I saw them giving away more and more stuff from 1.0. It's not that I don't want people to have them..it is that back in 2011/2012 they were heavily advertised as "One time thing!" and "Better get it now you'll never see it again!" I would have subbed regardless because the 1.xx was so much fun...but now whenever I see someone in a kimono, etc I won't be able to think "Oh hey! Another 1.0 player!"

It's fine if they plan to bring back items but when they make the event the first time can they at least have the decency to put that it will be back next year or NOT say that it is a one time thing? They did this with the mount, the lightning event, the summer event (Said multiple times no plans to bring back bikinis so I rushed to get mine in 1.0) what is next...our dalamud horn and tattoo? Lot of bait and switch going on here..not really a fan of that.

[Tupsi]

LOL, can't be serious. The game sucked in all forms up to 2.0. Stamina was a disaster.

Stamina was the battle system - You couldn't spam to your hearts content or you would have no stamina to actually do attacks. The beta battle system was even better when it worked, you had 3 bars and your attack bar, depending on when you activated your skill (on which bar) you had accuracy/critical/power boost to your skill, it was actually pretty creative.

What you were thinking of is the Chinese MMORPG fatigue system to limit how much and often people can play, since XIV was originally set to be launched there as well.

[Meier]

snip.

Actually, it was the poor timing of the player polls which led to the games current state. They asked if we wanted the battle system changed when it was still 1.0. Not when it was 1.xx. SE put out the polls all at horrible, horrible timing. When 1.23 was around, the player base as a whole was satisfied with where it was. We thought that was the change that was happening...and all 2.0 would bring is fixed zones, no more lag and an IMPROVED 1.xx. Not this....stuff we have now. :/

[Niwashi]

It's fine if they plan to bring back items but when they make the event the first time can they at least have the decency to put that it will be back next year or NOT say that it is a one time thing? They did this with the mount, the lightning event, the summer event (Said multiple times no plans to bring back bikinis so I rushed to get mine in 1.0)

You're asking them to know the future. They aren't time travelers. They haven't been to the future. They can tell us what they're doing now. They can tell us if an item is connected to a particular event. But they cannot tell us whether the event is coming back or not until they decide whether to bring it back or not. In most cases, that's not a decision they're going to even look at at the time the event is first held.

Now, for some events, sure. The fall of Dalamud was a one-time event and SE knew that the whole time they were developing it. But most events aren't like that. Having no plans about something means just that, that they don't have any plans about what will happen with it. So it may come back or it may not. They can't tell you in advance because they don't know (and likely won't know for a long time).

[Velhart]

I wouldn't want others who didn't beat Darnus in 1.xx to have the White Raven earrings. To me it symbolizes the hardships I went through with the 1.xx client to beat the content in that game. Just handing them out to others who did not do this would greatly decrease the sentimental value to me.

[Tolmos]

They basically already did this with the Onion Knight helm. I have the original collectors edition, had used the code for my onion knight helm from that, and then saw a red one the marketplace -_-' It was quite exceptional.

Doesn't really matter, though. Honestly, more than anything, I just want the sunglasses from 1.0.

[Tharian]

And same for events?

You mean like all those events that are being repeated this and next month?

[Bluevann]

1.0 player and completely support this idea.

[Urthdigger]

I do think they should allow players to re-obtain certain things that are rare now, like the ilvl 52 stuff (why they made new darklight weapons instead of keeping the weapons with the darklight raiders' names is beyond me), but I do not think they should make the items that tied into the 1.0 story re-obtainable. Namely the moonlet, dalamud horn, or white ravens. And this is coming from someone who sorely wanted the white ravens, but was unable to obtain them.

On a related note, they should return all the achievements they didn't say were going to go away. Namely the off-hand gathering (minus fisher), hamlet, chocobo escort, etc. Heck, now that gil drops in dungeons they can return that achievement right now! Adjusted for the new worth of gil of course.

[Yukiko]

I just wonder why you care what "others" get or "how" they get it?
It smells like "I have something you dont, ... bla bla"

Most MMOs have "special" or "unique" items but after a while players can obtain them again, mostly just like seasonals after a year.
The difference to seasonals is that the players dont know "when", but mostly its after an year...
Furthermore they add new stuff, so those "eliteists" can continue to show others how "unique" they are!

Sorry, i still dont understand why others must be unhappy to make you happy?
I belive it is best for everyone if you can get those again, at least if you have the HOPE to get it someday.
Special the HOPE is the key here, pure psychology!