So now contest prizes can be bought?

[DevonEllwood]

That said, I'd be a little pissed if I had won the Scarf of Wondrous Wit that I requested from the latest screenshot contest, only to find out I could have gotten it essentially for free a week later.

There's even a current contest going on where people can pick their prizes and the scarf is one of them.
https://fanfest2.finalfantasyxiv.com...ostume-contest

They can do whatever they want, but I'm still just wondering why they felt this was needed. If they're going this route, I'll be waiting for the old PVP rewards then.

[BillyKaplan]

Having the in-game item proves I won. Or at least, it did.

How many people walked up to you and went "oh cool you won that contest!"? Zero? Just about? Most like, if you even bothered to wear the items, people would ask you where you got it from and then be disappointed they can't get it for themselves. That's the extent of interaction between you and other people in the game regarding these items.

There's even a current contest going on where people can pick their prizes and the scarf is one of them.
https://fanfest2.finalfantasyxiv.com...ostume-contest

That I don't get. Though I suppose it would've been worse if it was the only prize available for that contest. If you get several of them, or can choose, it mostly makes the scarf redundant as a prize.

As for the earring debacle:
1. Yoshi replied because of how much that debate blew up, not necessarily because he agreed with the sentiment. Regardless...
2. It's very likely this was planned well beforehand, and they couldn't apply the feedback from the earrings. Keep in mind these things take time to approve and modify.

[ko_]

How many people walked up to you and went "oh cool you won that contest!"? Zero? Just about? Most like, if you even bothered to wear the items, people would ask you where you got it from and then be disappointed they can't get it for themselves. That's the extent of interaction between you and other people in the game regarding these items.



That I don't get. Though I suppose it would've been worse if it was the only prize available for that contest. If you get several of them, or can choose, it mostly makes the scarf redundant as a prize.

As for the earring debacle:
1. Yoshi replied because of how much that debate blew up, not necessarily because he agreed with the sentiment. Regardless...
2. It's very likely this was planned well beforehand, and they couldn't apply the feedback from the earrings. Keep in mind these things take time to approve and modify.

you're correct. these things are planned WAAAAY ahead of time, and most likely by the time he made that reply this event was already finished approved and waiting for release. And you can't just stop something fro mbeing released without causing some issues with the devs and other teams. I mean you COULD but good luck pissing off your bosses and other workers. I think alot of people need to remember that cause it seems like they don't and only react with raw emotions. But yeah you're correct, this was most likely WAY ahead.