FF XIV Lame events

[TessaJalloh]

i'm seeing two camps in here.

Those who enjoyed the events in guild wars 2. (which i half did. i find that they're too convoluted and involved most of the time. and i don't think a jumping puzzle makes for a good focus point for an event.)

And those who enjoy something a little simpler. where it's the people you're with that make the event truly worth it. A time of the year where gameplay can take a backseat and community can take over and you can just chill out. (cold pun).

[Tagihi]

Someone else think FFXIV events are lame and completly un-original...

Yes, it is possible that they are. But they have also asked people to get suggestions for good events that can work for everyone.
So if you have a good idea post it then in the suggestion thread.

[whoopeeragon]

Yes, it is possible that they are. But they have also asked people to get suggestions for good events that can work for everyone.
So if you have a good idea post it then in the suggestion thread.

Keyword is 'everyone'. Not just yourself. Keep that in mind if you want to suggest an idea, OP.

[AsahinaMyLove]

I was pretty disappointed on the easter egg event this year :X

Kill the easter rabbit and steal his easter eggs! was it? Lol

I would have done and expect this:

- no questline with uhm.. sorry to say that - lame storyline :x
- all open world maps(towns too!) has eggs hidden, we can search and collect them! (No dusty rabbits we have to KILL for 1 egg Lol... wasnt it kinda cruel wehad to kill easter egg rabbit?)
- hidden eggs has a respawn time of 5secs (not HOURS like the "Kill the 1 hidden dusty rabbit)
- hidden eggs are in random places (not fixed locations like Hunts targets -> easy to find)
- 20-40 hidden easter eggs per map (depends on how big the map is)
- collected eggs can be turned into different prices in event NPC shop


these are just ideas I just maded in 5mins. o_o

[Alberel]

Someone else think FFXIV events are lame and completly un-original... lifeless? Its like its always the same... do some stuff a few times to colect a few things a grab some vanity crap. Ppl can grab everything they want from the event in 1-2 days.

Events are not giving any reason to play... they usually helps mmo to retain players... to entertain besides the eternal gear treadmill... but at least for me are not working at all. X-mast event was too focused on showing a story many of us dont care (and skip) instead of actually making ppl play and new year looks like the same.

Other games build even dungeons for big or seasonal events.. jumping puzzles... scenarios... BIG dinamics events... etc etc. And i am talking bout B2P games :S this its a P2P, we shoul have bether stuff

It seems you're describing GW2 events exclusively. You have to bear in mind that GW2 events are pretty much the only content that game ever gets and they're exactly the same every year. The reality is that those events were all made during the game's original development and are simply timed content that only becomes available at certain times of year. The devs put no real effort into it at all when the events come around each year, they just press a button to turn it on.

At least here in FFXIV the event is different every year with a new story that the devs have developed especially for that year. I honestly hope that no dev ever uses GW2 as a model of how to handle content because ANet royally screwed that one up. The season 2 living story is the first real new content that game has seen since release and even then it's laughably small compared to anything this game gets with each update.

GW2's events are great, I admit, but only the first time you do them... after that first year they're the same every time and you wish they'd just put a small bit of effort into actually adding something new that wasn't exclusive to the cash shop.

[Valoiz]

I think bout building seasonal dungeons (simply by modify adds), jumping puzzles, guildhest, chain Fates (like svara)...

Also i am FC master so i usually buy all the furniture for our house. Only 2 players in my FC owns a house so noone else care bout furniture. Some owns personal rooms but the only indoors furnitures are boxes and a doll...

Also most of the players i know dont glamour gear (i do). Its hard to make mmo players run even to main story... know lots of ilv 110+ (2+ jobs even) players that havent kill normal Levi atm.... so add LONG stories (+ lame hats/furniture) can discourage ppl. Games like Atlantica Online and Wakfu have X-mast/Hallowen worlds/maps open all december.

Some games do "calendar" events giving stuff for loggging every day and something big if u fullly log till dec 24 (these ones are great to motivate ppl to log) - Could give +exp food for example (no 3%) / even a sand of time for final gift.

#Sorry4MyBrokenEnglish

[Tonkra]

Someone else think FFXIV events are lame and completly un-original... lifeless? Its like its always the same... do some stuff a few times to colect a few things a grab some vanity crap. Ppl can grab everything they want from the event in 1-2 days.

Events are not giving any reason to play... they usually helps mmo to retain players... to entertain besides the eternal gear treadmill... but at least for me are not working at all. X-mast event was too focused on showing a story many of us dont care (and skip) instead of actually making ppl play and new year looks like the same.

Other games build even dungeons for big or seasonal events.. jumping puzzles... scenarios... BIG dinamics events... etc etc. And i am talking bout B2P games :S this its a P2P, we shoul have bether stuff

Lighning, shantotto event where they built extra FATE's and Cutscenes for it?

Shantotto Event (FFXI): (was aussum^)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE-dlKx3wdk

Dragon Quest Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEDsqgt4wU4

Lighning Event (FFXIII) - consisted of many chapters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSM4inAWF2I



Right... ALL ^^

though i also hope for more of this. a FF7 collaboration would be great^^

[Valoiz]

Lighning, shantotto event where they built extra FATE's and Cutscenes for it?

I liked Shantotto Event event too but was more like a 1 time thing/ also Dragon Quest Event

Lighning Event was ok cuz at least u could get some nice weapon skins / also one of the best male gear skins so far - Ithink has been the best event so far compared to x-mast/hallowen

But they all have something in common... u can get all u want (not much in most cases) in 1 day

[Felis]

1.0 event: Right click a bell every hour. The end!

and craft together the event gear

[SinSiew79]

Honestly I do agree a little with OP in that the seasonal events are a little dull. What I'd love to see as a reward, especially for christmas is what they did in FFXI, where you could get 3 different INDOOR trees, one from every starter city.

Because right now, all I can get are white trees with either a red, green, gold or blue topper that I can only put outside FC house, so unless you want a forest of trees outside your house if every member in your FC gets 1 (or all) trees, it's just a waste of Green Fallen Stars.

I can't even get any of the other things like Housing ITems (for indoor use) Foods, Gift Bags Armor or the Misc. Items.

I am sick of white trees!