Has there been any discussions or rumors about bringing back The Feast rewards?

[Valence]

Just because you don't want to admit it was there and happened often doesn't mean it didn't, especially with the amount of coverage it got to the point it's been argued the reason the Feast was removed to begin with was because it was a lost cause, or that the reason Ranked Crystalline Conflict offers virtually nothing worthwhile is because they didn't want to create another reason for people to cheat for time-limited rewards (not that it stopped all of them, but it seems to have stopped most). Incidentally, Ranked has consistent queue problems even on the busiest data centers, can't imagine why, it's almost like there's no real incentive and you can't trust everyone who might play.

But let's pretend for a moment that cheating occurred 000.1% of the time like you say it did, I wouldn't even personally benefit from the Feast coming back and the rewards returning because I already know it's beyond my skill level (same reason I don't play Ranked even if it had amazing rewards), but the more people keep trying to argue against it, to having something else worth playing for season after season, the more I'm convinced its either because they know the cheating would be just as bad (if not worst) or because they're trying to make the rewards seem so absolutely worthless, they're best left forgotten to history. With that in mind, I certainly hope I never see the people who demand the Feast rewards stay exclusive ever complain about Series rewards coming back, because clearly if they love one type of timed-exclusive and FOMO, they must surely love the other, and the next time a seasonal reward goes into the cash shop, I expect a round of applause for that matter.

1) Where did I say it never happened? And why do you then proceed to say that I said it did 0.001% of the time? Make up your mind?
2) If you think the Feast was removed because of win trading, I think you're really fooling yourself. Team ranked was, not the solo mode. Feast has gone because Feast was not successful. Win trading wasn't the problem, the main issue has always been alt accounts being allowed on leaderboards by the way, which isn't cheating, but I'm actually annoyed that it took the devs 10 years to do something about that only in 7.1.
3) Ranked has queue problems because ranked, like in any multiplayer game, is a small minority of players, which compounded by XIV being a MMO with many other things to do in, makes that not everybody is queuing 24/24 for ranked. Queues not being always active just because "win trading is pushing people away"... That's borderline conspi.
4) Are you implying I'm arguing against your toxic conspirationist takes just because I'm aware and profiting of cheating myself? The moment you will understand that you're literally flinging shit at everybody playing the mode with your takes, perhaps we'll be able to talk in a less confrontational manner, but for now, you're being incredibly offensive and crummy.
5) If you're not even playing the mode, I have no idea how you can even gauge or state that the cheating is I quote, "rampant". Play the mode seriously for multiple seasons, and maybe I'll take you more seriously, because right now this is just baseless rumourmongering.

Hell, it's not even like my own efforts in PVP haven't been equally invalidated because of cheaters and premades, where I can not say with certainty that all of the mounts, minions, emotes, glams, and titles I have weren't earned illegitimately because that's just how often the spoon-feeding seems to happen ...but if people are going to insist that cheating is non-existent and premades a non-factor, then I guess I'm way better than I think and should in fact want the Feast back for myself after all then, eh?

1) Feast was a mediocre mode, good riddance.
2) My post history should be enough to show that I have stated multiple times that I don't give a crap about old exclusive top 100 rewards to make a come back for everyone to enjoy.
3) Nobody is insisting that cheating is non existent, that's just you strawmaning.

[Atreus]

The only people invalidating their efforts are the Feast-goers themselves. Either they're too scared of new competition (or cheaters) when it comes to bringing the mode back, or the rewards are literally not worth the effort to return even as 1 mogtome garbage. So which is it? I wouldn't even stand to get the rewards myself because I wouldn't play the mode, but that doesn't mean I don't want it back for others to play if they want to, especially with PVP already feeling like a neglected mode. Ha... or maybe you're one of those casuals who's miffed about the glut of hardcore content for PVE that the idea of adding hardcore content for PVP is going too far? It's okay, you're among friends on that account when it comes to casual starvation right now.

Hell, it's not even like my own efforts in PVP haven't been equally invalidated because of cheaters and premades, where I can not say with certainty that all of the mounts, minions, emotes, glams, and titles I have weren't earned illegitimately because that's just how often the spoon-feeding seems to happen ...but if people are going to insist that cheating is non-existent and premades a non-factor, then I guess I'm way better than I think and should in fact want the Feast back for myself after all then, eh?

This is the most unhinged thing I've ever read. Find Hydaelyn.