After soaring through the skies and journeying through the vast lands beyond Ishgard, the opportunities for discovering new vistas of peace, tranquility, and excitement have risen straight through the clouds. If you’ve found such a place and would like to share with fellow adventurers, why not create a sightseeing treasure map for others to find your special location? By participating in the Cartographers and Seekers Contest, we’re giving adventurers the option of either creating a map to a location you want others to find, or deciphering the location of another adventurer’s map for a special in-game item reward. Thirty entries from each category will be awarded a prize, so put your cartographic and seeking skills to the test!
Contest Entry Period
Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 12:01 a.m. (Pacific time) to Friday, October 9, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. (Pacific time)
Theme
Creating and deciphering sightseeing treasure maps.
Prizes
Cartographers category
Up to 30 entries will be chosen to win the following prize for the “Cartographers” category.
One (1) in-game item of your choice from the selection below:
- Ahriman choker
- Mandragora choker
- Bluebird earring
- Scarf of Wondrous Wit
Seekers category
Up to 30 entries (up to 240 players) will be chosen to win the following prize for the “Seekers” category.
One (1) in-game item of your choice from the selection below:
- Ahriman choker
- Mandragora choker
- Bluebird earring
- Scarf of Wondrous Wit
* This is a virtual item and has no real world monetary value.
* Please note that prizes are transferable only to the characters’ linked to the Entrant’s service account.
How to Enter
Cartographers Category
- Step 1: Create a treasure map of a location in Final Fantasy XIV which you would like to share with other players.
- Map size must be minimum of 300 by 300 pixels.
- Maps must not include areas that cannot be accessed by normal means. (Example: personal chambers, personal housing, and free company housing.)
- Step 2: Post the image of the map in the Cartographers thread on the forum. Be sure to include the following information:
- Character name
- World name
- Name of the location where the map is for.
- The in-game item prize that you would like to receive from the list above. If no item is selected, one will be chosen for you.
- Step 3: Once the submission period has concluded, you must post a screenshot from the location in which the map was created for in the Answers thread along with a link to your original entry.
*Please note the Answers thread will be created once the submission deadline has concluded. Answers must be posted by Monday, October 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. (Pacific time)
Seekers Category
- Step 1: Select one of the sightseeing treasure maps posted in the Cartographers thread, decipher the map, and take a screenshot of the location. (*You may collaborate with other players, but only a maximum of 8 people may work together for a single submission.)
- Step 2: Post the screenshot in the Seekers thread on the forum and be sure to include the following information:
- Link to the post from the Cartographers thread on the forums in which you used to decipher.
- Your character name as well as the character names of additional collaborators
- World name
- The in-game item prize that you would like to receive from the list above for the entrant as well as all of the additional collaborators. If no item is selected, one will be chosen for you.
Cartographer's Thread / Seeker's Thread
Rules for EntryWhen posting your screenshot images, you may utilize image hosting sites such as Flickr, Imgur, Yfrog, etc.
- The screenshot must be taken by the user who is submitting.
- You may use image editing software to crop your screenshots.
- You may not use image editing software to alter, enhance, or add more features to your screenshot.
- Maps that are in locations of areas only accessible through the use of clipping or other abnormal means will result in disqualification.
- Failure to post a screenshot of the correct location in the Answers thread with a link to your original entry will result in disqualification.
- Please see the full terms and conditions below.
Please note that some image hosting websites, such as Flickr, will delete images when an account is inactive for a certain amount of time, so make sure to verify this when choosing a site to host your entry image.
Please Note
- You may enter in both categories multiple times; however, you can only be selected as a winner for one category.
- Only your first entry in each category will count.
- Prospective contestants must have a North America Square Enix Account to enter and must be in the US or Canada (excluding Quebec). Must be 18 or older (or 13 or older with parent’s approval).
- For the Seekers category, a maximum of eight players may collaborate for a single submission. Each collaborator will be awarded a prize.
- Normal forum rules apply to all posts within the contest thread.
- Square Enix reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display.
- Square Enix reserves the right to remove or take down any content in its sole discretion.
Forum Submission Rules
- Inappropriate submissions will be moderated. If an entry falls under any of the below categories, the submitter may be disqualified and the post may be deleted by a moderator:
- Any posts containing obscenity, vulgarity, discrimination, or any other offensive subject matter
- Infringements upon copyright/intellectual property, personal credit, privacy, etc.
- Counter to public order and/or morals
- Submissions with content judged to be grossly deviant from the established theme
- Submissions that otherwise violate the full terms and conditions below
Selection
The Community Team will select winners for each category based on the following:
Cartographers category: Maps will be judged on the creativity of the location selected.
Seekers category: Screenshots will be judged on the accuracy of the maps location, creativity, and overall execution.
Winners will be announced on or around November 20, 2015.