Rising Event

[LyraKuroneko]

Is it possible that todays launch was a mistake and therefore the npc can't spawn because he is not supposed to do so?

A mistake they advertised days ago? A bit weird. They even had a system anouncement ready about it.

[Corue]

Is it possible that todays launch was a mistake and therefore the npc can't spawn because he is not supposed to do so?

The 5th anniversary site used to say that the event was supposed to start tomorrow but it seems it got pushed forward a day.

I wonder if due to spaghetti code that's actually what happened.

[Glenfiddich]

Yeah, but the lodestone says "27th". Confusing...

[Kurando]

Yeah, but the lodestone says "27th". Confusing...

It says the Anniversary of the actual game is on the 27th, not when the event starts. So perhaps something is expected to happen tomorrow, who knows...

[Glenfiddich]

Ok, back to light farming

[Helliebabe]

It's the 27th in Japan. Patch came out at midnight for them

[Squintina]

Would like to see what the Japanese is. A few posters on the JP forums have asked where the NPC is at, but mostly they’re still debating the White Raven Earrings.

本演習は新生祭の間、不定期に行わります。
参加する、実施期間中に受付の者へお申し出ください

「新生祭軍事演習」は、シーズナルイベント開催中の特定期間にかぎり、突入することができます。

なお、「新生祭軍事演習」には、突入可能な期間のみ出現する「市街地演習の案内係」に、話しかけることで突入することができます。

Google translate:

This exercise is held irregularly during the birth festival.
Please participate, please inform the receptionist during the implementation period

"Shinsei Festival military exercises" can only enter during a certain period during the seasonal event.

In "Shinsei Festival Military Exercise", you can enter by talking to "Information desk for urban exercises" that appears only during the period when it can enter.

Notes:
While it does say "irregular" and "certain period", that isn't necessarily the same as "random". It could be, so maybe the FR version is correct, but it could also mean that it works only during certain irregular preset times.

One of the JP forum threads states that JP players are guessing the event will be available during the 14 hour broadcast. Not sure where they got that idea, but I suppose that's just as possible as any other player guess here.

[HyoMinPark]

The 5th anniversary site used to say that the event was supposed to start tomorrow but it seems it got pushed forward a day.

I wonder if due to spaghetti code that's actually what happened.

Yeah, but the lodestone says "27th". Confusing...

The Lodestone is citing the Anniversary of the game. But according to the NA page, the event was supposed to commence on August 26th, 2018 at 8:00am PDT, which is actually August 27th, 2018 at 12:00am JDT. So the event started on time according to the NA webpage and the JP webpage.

[RiyahArp]

They probably took it down to change the reward, from the white raven earrings to replica ones or something else.

[Gugnir]

mmm nostalgia