White Raven earring given out at The Rising event 2018

[Rita1989]

I have been playing since 2.0 release and didn't even know these earrings even existed until today.

I asked a couple of 1.0 players who have it and no one really cares or have even worn the earrings as glamour since 2.0

A lot of the feast rewards and Ultima weapons can be gotten for a price due to RMT from people who are doing the content so these rewards are already tainted.

Let's be honest how many people have ever noticed those earrings and even if they brought back the fight at level 50 to give the earrings as a reward at this point it could downed by anyone unsynced in under a minute you have had the items exclusive for almost 5 years at this point which is longer then any other content and still have stuff that is exclusive.

[MageBlack]

I wanted to be upset about this but its FFXIV, there is no such thing as having unique items or trophy pieces. Everything can either be bought or will be handed to you if you wait long enough. I wonder if they will be adding legacy status to any accounts created during the 2.X once 5.0 launches. crap... I shouldnt give them any ideas...

[Mahrze]

I wonder if they will be adding legacy status to any accounts created during the 2.X once 5.0 launches. crap... I shouldnt give them any ideas...

Still don't see what's wrong with that if they meet a sub days threshold.

[Sarevok_Thordin]

Make it a replica, not an original.

Problem solved.

I can say without a doubt that the original item should remain as such, noticeable or not it is a prestige item.

[Genz]

SE is just being coherent in making sure that nothing in the game is important.

[Enkidoh]

I'm curious though; just how many people actually finished that fight in 1.0 to even win those earrings? I'd wager not very many. Thus that probably influenced SE's decision to bring them back now during the Rising.

Besides, gear in this game stopped being truly 'exclusive' a long time ago. It's only a matter of time before other old items are also added back into the game (like 'dated' gear). I do sympathize with the frustrations of those who are not happy with this development though, but unfortunately, that's the way it seems the game is going now.

Having said that, there has been players actually requesting the White Ravens to be added back into the game in the past so Yoshi is only trying to keep everyone happy I guess. Sadly though, inevitably someone is going to be disappointed, and this time it's Legacy players.

[Iscah]

If the event is centred on the Calamity, is it possible they actually are bringing back the original battle in which you earn them?

[Enkidoh]

Doubtful, given this event only requires level 15, where as the original Nael fight in 1.0 was level 50 (1.0's level cap). Also I suspect the White Raven earrings are actually extra items you can gain, the true main rewards seem to be instead Stormblood related (the orchestrion roll for Revolutions and a wind-up Cirina minion). But we'll find out soon enough either way.

[Kuroka]

I do understand all your frustrations, rly... but still, this is the Rising event, the one and only time where i do find such rewards fitting, after 5 years its nice to get smt like that.

[Darrcyphfeid]

If the event is centred on the Calamity, is it possible they actually are bringing back the original battle in which you earn them?

"People in the know" indicate it's an instanced area full of FATEs for you to grind. That's how Square envisions what happened in the final days of 1.X where the GMs were having fun spawning hordes of mobs and the players, in kind, had fun fighting them and doing things like The Great Goobbue Wall of their own volition.