White Raven earring given out at The Rising event 2018

[Aviars]

It isn't necessarily in our nature to be selfish. That's a learned behaviour for the most part.

It is not selfish to expect other people to do the same thing for the same reward. Try again

[Nestama]

It is not selfish to expect other people to do the same thing for the same reward. Try again

I beat T9, so obviously it's fine for me to get the earring.

Granted, it was when T9 was given the Echo buff (the only "nerf" in the fight), but regardless, I've beaten it. Also beat T7 before that was nerfed. Gosh, what a stressful fight that was when I was tasked to deal with Renauds.

[Theodric]

It is not selfish to expect other people to do the same thing for the same reward. Try again

It is.

Beating a fight in the original version of a game that had to be shut down and relaunched is objectively not that big a deal. Especially when five years have passed since that point. Those who managed to complete it will still have access to their earrings. The developers are not taking them away from those players, nor are they stripping away the memories of the players in question.

Everybody agreed to the Terms of Service when they made their account. The Terms of Service state, specifically, that the game can and will change over time. On a legal basis, that also covers things like the developers stating one thing and then doing another. If those speaking out about this are truly so disheartened, then the best thing for them to do is speak with their wallets and take their leave of the game.

At the end of the day, it's just that - a game. It's really not that big a deal.

I beat T9, so obviously it's fine for me to get the earring.

Likewise. I'm also a big fan of all things Garlemald, so I'll definitely appreciate them for what they are - a cool piece of Garlean themed gear.