Have you seen it?!...*cough*

[zdub303]

Wow... this is a pretty cool place! Just went there... had no clue it even existed. Nice little easter egg.

Well played SE... well played...

[Crevox]

Wow... this is a pretty cool place! Just went there... had no clue it even existed. Nice little easter egg.

Well played SE... well played...

This isn't supposed to be hidden or anything. In beta we went there to test PVP. They just never removed the NPC to take you there.

[zdub303]

This isn't supposed to be hidden or anything. In beta we went there to test PVP. They just never removed the NPC to take you there.

Very few people knew/know of it though, still kind of neat to see it.

[Johnist]

Its been there since Phase 3 / Early Access.

I have used it often for just the retainer bell and sanctuary and moogle (great for crafting and mailing items or selling them!)

[Shioban]

im confused.. please tell more

Wolves' Den
For most, the Calamity will be remembered for the destruction it wrought upon the realm; however, what is oft overlooked is the fact that selfsame destruction also gave rise to myriad creations─one example being an odd crucible-shaped island thrust up from beneath Galadion Bay. Eorzea was not but two moons removed from the Calamity when a crew of Roegadyn Sea Wolves returning to Limsa Lominsa in the battered remains of the Braveheart discovered this newly formed anomaly. Moving quickly so as not to allow her enemies a foothold so near the thalassocracy, the Admiral laid claim to the island and had it transformed into a military training facility of sorts, naming it the Wolves' Den, after the brave men and women who first happened across the place.

Urged by its allies in Gridania and Ul'dah, the Maelstrom soon opened the Den's doors to members of all the Grand Companies of Eorzea, with the hopes that through the staged battles waged within, the cumulative strength of the realm's defenses would burgeon.

This is The Wolves Den, the PVP area coming in Patch 2.1 for FFXIV:ARR which is due to come out on December 17th 2013.

[To visit it in-game, go to Moraby Drydocks in La Noscea. Take the boat to 'The Wolves Den Pier', Aleport I think also offers a boat for this]
[But bear in mind, that currently you cannot participate in any PvP until December 17th hits.]

PVP = Player Versus Player (You against other actual players)
PVE = Player Versus Environment (In-game NPCS, not other players)

Essentially you can pitch yourself in pre-made or random groups of 4 or 8 people,.
You have the same abilities (as far as we know) as normal, however there is a special set of PVP abilities (to balance out the PvE skills)




Videos showcasing the PVP area in action;

FFXIV NYCC2013 The Wolves' Den
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bei96BMUa9w
FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 2.1 - A Realm Awoken [ See; 1:13 ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_aliYN8hNk#t=73

Essentially you pit yourself as whatever class you want into the area, faced against another namesless group of adventurers under the name 'Fresh Meat' you'll fight to the death.

Once the last member of a group falls, the team left standing wins. The assumption currently being we gain points/tokens for winning in exchange for PVP specific gear.