Name Day/ Birthday?

[Chanse]

At work and bored. Was doing some reading on FFXIV, read almost all of Yoshi's postings and interviews (via the sticky on this Forum). Read most of the topics... laughed, then visited xiv.pads.com to check out my status... then I glanced over my profile, saw my birthday and started to ask myself questions. Then decided to post it here to get some thoughts from other players.

I am not sure if this topic was discussed before. Nothing important to me, again, it's just curiosity and boredom.

Here are some of my questions and thought about this subject.

1. What does name day/birthday do? or what's the purpose other than knowing it's your birthday?

2. How do you know when or check when your birthday is coming up? or How do I read the days? I know it's made up of moon phases; 1st Sun of the Astral Moon, is that like the 1st of a certain month? lol....

My thoughts:

1. Would be nice to know my birthday so I can celebrate... or know others so I can cheer them on.

2. Be nice to get gifts from SE on my characters birthday... or an XP boost or something.

Anyways, just a random thought... and wondering if there was any more info about birthdays or name days... BORED.

Chanse

[Meow_Zedong]

The original team had plans for it do....something. I can't remember what they said.

Long story short, it doesn't do anything, and will probably be removed in 2.0

[Yelta_Sumasu]

Why do you think it will be removed?

[Meow_Zedong]

I've just never heard Yoshi-P mention anything about it. I'd imagine its just a relic of the old regime.

I could be wrong though, he could have a secret plan for it. who knows.

[Antanias]

It was part of Tanaka's ff14, since we're being ushered into the Yoshida ff14....

...it will likely disappear with Old Eorzea

[OMEGA_HACK]

Aw dont say that, I like the idea of birthday/nameday (whatever they want to call it) and the diety option. It gives it the FF Tactics feel to the game, I just wish the idea has somewhere to go and IS NOT scrapped @2.0

[normalforce]

Maybe we could get a huge cake for our name day! \(^_^)/

[Zenaku]

Each God does something and it was going to help you on with that. There one god for DOL which then help you be little better at it then anyone else that was the idea from the old team who knows what yoshi-p would do with it like other said it may be gone.

[Urthdigger]

1st astral moon is January, 1st umbral moon is febuary, 2nd astral moon is march, 2nd umbral moon is april... and "sun" is each day.

So, for example, my nameday is the 8th sun of the third umbral moon. This means mine is the 8th of June.

Also, each month has a given guardian. For June, it's Oschon the Wanderer.

[Chanse]

1st astral moon is January, 1st umbral moon is febuary, 2nd astral moon is march, 2nd umbral moon is april... and "sun" is each day.

So, for example, my nameday is the 8th sun of the third umbral moon. This means mine is the 8th of June.

Also, each month has a given guardian. For June, it's Oschon the Wanderer.

Really? Hmmm I likes. Gonna go check mine.