Quote Originally Posted by MistyMew View Post
So .....ffxiv events seem to be in line with the majority of games I have played, some years the ocassional cool thing may be added but mostly they are ALL repeats of last years event, some with the exact rewards even (im looking at you WoW) lol
This isn't true, actually. While the principles of each event have remained the same, the circumstances and story behind each even have been different.
Hell even the prizes are different. Last year the easter even had hats, this year they have earrings, just as an example.
It's not like they just flip on a switch, they actually take the time to make each holiday event different from, and accounting for, the previous year.
Also they CANNOT offer anything competitive for limited time events otherwise you really do risk hurting the economy, and they need to keep things scaled since these quests are technically designed for lower level players.
To give an example, the prizes for the regular seasonal events are pretty paltry, but can be done at any level. The lightning event, which rewards an entire outfit and weapons for every single class in addition to a unique hairstyle, actually has a requirement of lvl 44 to complete.
Basically, there needs to be risk involved for the prizes to be better. There's currently no real risk beyond around lvl 35 for most of the events, so there's no reason to make the prizes better.