FFIX Missed opertunity...

[Nights-Rune]

So 9 was re-released on steam recently naturally I am bias since its by far my fave of the franchise and generally an underrated gem of a game. Yet I can't help but be disappointed there was no mini event or item or celebration of this of any kind. I love little nods to past titles and think there should be a little celebration and such when old ones are re-released. A) it gives fans a nice little bonus and B) it may well generate some interest in them for players of the MMO that have not been FF fans or have not played certain titles.

Please give us something. Just a little tie in celebration. 10 is out on steam soon I hear, please at least do something for that? I really would love a little nod to 9 though... just saying.

[Lambdafish]

Neither will happen. Xiv tends to, or at least has a history of ignoring remasters, especially when they are simply PC ports. I too want more IX and X stuff in the game, but I feel the only remake that we have any chance of celebrating is the VII one, and even then I wouldnt get your hopes up.

[Nekotee]

Last I check it already happends

Veteran reward rank 13
The tantalus set which the outfit from FF9

[Nights-Rune]

I just really think they should. They really should for 7 since everyone loves it because it was an awesome game. I suppose it narks me more because IX has always been so ignored when its one of the best. I keep seeing items of clothing now replaying 9 and thinking "I wish I could get that in XIV" I think they are kinda missing a trick here. Its not like it has to be OTT or in your face. Just a little fan service and maybe a chance to get a newcomer interested in trying an older title. Hell I would be happy with like a hat or shirt in the cash shop or something. X was popular enough so I hope we will get something. I would take a dress or a skirt or shirt, hell just any nod really. I honestly think they are missing a trick.

[Nights-Rune]

Last I check it already happends

Veteran reward rank 13
The tantalus set which the outfit from FF9

Yes and that is awesome and I love things like that but I am more on about something new when re-makes/ports/re-masters come out to celebrate them and spotlight them a little. I mean lets face it there are way way more outfits than just that that I would adore getting my hands on. I just think its worth a little celebration when oldies get a new lease. Think of all the people who could become interested in playing it if suddenly a new staff or sword or outfit from that game shows up just as its re-released somewhere. Fans get a little nostalgia kick and newbies may get to experience something they haven't. Also stuff like this can really boost sales... I mean I may have missed IX getting re-released if steam wasn't so in my face about it.

[Super-Pucelle]

Ozma incoming for next 24-man raid, from what I heard. Better than nothing.

[Lambdafish]

Honestly I would rather they stick to permanent in game rewards like vet rewards, gold saucer rewards and cameo bosses (or God forbid, cash shop if they really must). I don't know if you remember the lightning event but people are still complaining that they missed it, and the same will happen for these events.

[Enkidoh]

The thing is, I'm actually wishing SE had never implemented the FFXI and XIII events, as all it has done is then create this unrealistic expectation among the player community that SE will now automatically do an event for every game in the series just because they did ones for XI and XIII, which they never once stated they would. The FFXI and XIII events (and the Dragon Quest event too for that matter, but hardly anyone ever remembers that) were actually exceptions rather than the rule, and actually had a deeper meta connection to Naoki Yoshida in particular and FFXIV in general.

Specifically, the FFXIII event was actually born as the result of a private joke Yoshi-P shared with Lightning Returns's producer Motomu Toriyama, the later whom had miqo'te starting armour and the GC level 50 GLA/PLD weapons as gear in LR-FFXIII, and Yoshi joked that (paraphrased) "he would find some way to repay the compliment," by "finding a way to have Lightning appear in FFXIV." Of course officially it was also cross marketing for Lightning Returns's Japanese, US and European launches.

In a similar vein, the two FFXI events were officially to celebrate certain milestones in FFXI's long service, the first event was part of FFXI's eleventh anniversary of service (a similar event actually ran in FFXI involving FFXIV spriggans appearing in Vana'diel and running rampant), while the second event was to celebrate the final storyline mission expansion for FFXI called Rhapsodies of Vana'diel. Meta wise though, the FFXI events were also Yoshi's way of saluting Hiromichi Tanaka, the original producer for not just FFXI but FFXIV's original version (version 1.0) as well, the later which Yoshi succeeded Tanaka as producer and director of after 1.0's disastrous launch and development (which led to ARR). FFXIV was originally intended to be FFXI's spiritual successor (and the two games share a lot of concepts, player races, beasttribes, monsters etc), something it has now arguably attained, and thus the second FFXI event in particular referenced that. And the Dragon Quest event was to celebrate Dragon Quest X's first anniversary of service, the meta connection being Yoshi previously worked on DQX's development team before joining the FFXIV team, and it was a fond reference to his former project.

And even then, Yoshi already stated a long time ago that they will not be doing crossovers with FF games whose characters are either "deceased" or "games whose stories are complete". Accordingly it's possible we'll maybe see a FFXV crossover event in the future, and maybe a FFVII-themed one... but other games you probably have a better chance of seeing Nintendo sell Mario to Disney and go back to making playing cards than a <insert favourite FF game title here> crossover event in FFXIV. But then, stranger things have happened...

[AnimaAnimus]

Not everything they release that is stamped with Final Fantasy needs a celebration event. Especially a rerelease that is just ok. Sure I could see vii having one unfortunately, because vii is getting a whole new remake, but ix was just an ok port with some enhanced graphics and stripped of things that made it better, like its original font. They couldn't even be bothered to remake the backgrounds so the game looks even more odd.

They really should for 7 since everyone loves it because it was an awesome game.

Not everyone. I, along with many many others, feel it was the worst of the franchise, with its whiney emo protagonist and it's cry baby with mommy issues antagonist. I wanted them both to fall off a cliff. They story was just so so, the game was short and whatever good qualities they had were ruined with Cloud's annoying angst. Myself I feel VI was the best, others have other top pics, it's just that those vii fans are so loud ppl think its the top fan favorite.

[Iromi]

Last I check it already happends

Veteran reward rank 13
The tantalus set which the outfit from FF9

That is not really an event or something..it is just something the game auto mails you for subbing. OP I believe was asking for an event and something larger then that. In no way shape or form does the veteran reward make people aware that the remaster is out. So...last I checked it did not happen. :x