[Request] Add alternative methods to getting old Feast rewards

[SoloWingMetatron]

I think it's fine for exclusive seasonal items to exist in PvP. If you put in the work you should get rewarded. However maybe colour variants or slight model changes of the Hellhound could be added to PvE content/Mogstation. It could be called an Aetherhound or something.

[Chevronone]

Im ok with things being exclusive. In fact, this game needs more exclusivity in its rewards (and im not talking about regional exclusives or Mogshop greed-grabs).

[ern815]

Could someone provide the list of Feast rewards over the past seasons? I only know that magiktech chair mount for the recent reward which looks cool.

[Stormfur]

TBH, ranked time-limited, exclusive rewards were a mistake. You just know people are going to cheat/boost/trade in order to get something so rare. And that sours the mode not just for those who take it seriously as a competition, but for anyone else who would like to dip a toe into the waters of PVP and try it as well.

It's easy to say "well just try it, make it to the top 100 and then you'll see how much time/effort goes into it, and you won't want to give everyone and their dog access to the same rewards."

(I don't...but I would like a version made available with collars...so at least you still have to Feast to get them).


You might be surprised to learn that it was the addition of the hellhound mounts that got me into PVP in the first place. And this was back when we had chat, so people could tell me what I needed to do and how things worked. Of course they also told me to go die in a fire, but I digress...

What they should have done from the beginning - knowing that people can and will cheat and circumvent the system and rules in place to get something so rare - was to rigorously watch those leaderboards like a hawk. Give priority to the first character on an account and boot the alts. Monitor suspicious behavior and boot the traders and cheaters. If you want to make it a real competition, be like a referee. Video evidence is practically impossible to fake, accept that in lieu of screenshots.

You cannot, cannot, cannot expect players to police a mode themselves. Some do try, but honestly, that is not and nor should it be their job. That's like asking students to manage a classroom.

So much of Feast right now is left to complete randomness. Who your teammates are and their respective skill levels. What class YOU are and how quickly (or slowly) you get to participate in a match. Add in lack of rank decay and your hands and feet are tied before you ever get out of the gate. If you still want to try despite all of this, then you've got to have luck on your side (at least from Gold and below) because you will be matched with people who don't know what they're doing, and your efforts will be a waste.

I've long advocated for Feast to either be a solely team-related mode OR to calculate points based on your own personal performance. The system as it stands right now is broken. It's the laughingstock of the rest of the game for a reason. And some players have tried hard to change that, but there's only so much we can do. Without intervention from the developers to say their piece on why it was done X way, and what's going to happen moving forward (or not), it's no wonder we feel like the mushrooms of the FFXIV world -- kept in the dark and...you know the rest.

[Stormfur]

You can just Google for FFXIV Feast Rewards and see what they were in past seasons. IIRC:

Season 1 and 2: Eagle Coat/armor
Season 3 and 4: Hellhound mounts
Season 5 and 6: Hellhound Armor (and weapons introduced with the Wolf Collars system)
Season 7 and 8: Aulas' chair

[Aviars]

I find it strange people get upset when the People selling those event items was trying to say #freeship wasn't free shipping. You know, as if a agreement or promise was broken.

And then you have the same people arguing that SE should break their promise/agreement with regards to Feast Rewards because they REALLY want those rewards. Can the community not be consistent or what?

[Gospel]

I find it strange people get upset when the People selling those event items was trying to say #freeship wasn't free shipping. You know, as if a agreement or promise was broken.

And then you have the same people arguing that SE should break their promise/agreement with regards to Feast Rewards because they REALLY want those rewards. Can the community not be consistent or what?

What promise? You keep parroting that silly little word like a child in denial. When did S/E ever once make that promise in regards to Feast? I'm still waiting for that evidence. You wouldn't happen to be a compulsive liar and assumption maker would you? To this day S/E hasn't made an official comment on the exclusivity of any of their Feast rewards. The truth is we've all just been floating along under the assumption that it's just the way it is and you appear to have convinced yourself that it must be some sort of pact they have to honor you at this point? You wouldn't ever be showing up in these threads otherwise if you actually knew. Talk about complete and utter delusion? I really don't care if they rerelease the rewards again or not but quit spreading misinformation.

The only reason why I keep monitoring these threads is because I'm hoping that this will finally be the one where we get a Rep to actually confirm if it will happen or not? I Honestly don't know why people won't ask this during the live letter Q/As? It would give everybody a huge peace of mind to finally know the answer. Heck, who knows? Maybe they will confirm it that the rewards will always be this way? Maybe they'll go through with their and the communities assumption that they'll be added to wolf collar list after x-amount of Seasons?

My hats off to you if they do confirm your hopes, but if they say otherwise then you're going to feel quit silly about yourself if you keep saying sputtering stuff like that.

[Aviars]

What promise?

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/002114.html

Here they state the armor is for the top 100 players and you won't be able to get it anywhere else other than top 100. Pretty much spelled out.

There are many more blog posts similar to this one that clearly spell out that these rewards are for people that get top 100.

Maybe you should try and do some research before calling people out. You are pretty much the only one who is denying that SE has said that these rewards are only for top 100 ranking players of those seasons they are offered.

[Squintina]

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/002114.html

Here they state the armor is for the top 100 players and you won't be able to get it anywhere else other than top 100. Pretty much spelled out.

There are many more blog posts similar to this one that clearly spell out that these rewards are for people that get top 100.

Maybe you should try and do some research before calling people out. You are pretty much the only one who is denying that SE has said that these rewards are only for top 100 ranking players of those seasons they are offered.

If they brought these rewards back as top 100 rewards, it wouldn't break their promise and would allow people who didn't get them before to try to earn them.

[Gospel]

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/002114.html

Here they state the armor is for the top 100 players and you won't be able to get it anywhere else other than top 100. Pretty much spelled out.

There are many more blog posts similar to this one that clearly spell out that these rewards are for people that get top 100.

Maybe you should try and do some research before calling people out. You are pretty much the only one who is denying that SE has said that these rewards are only for top 100 ranking players of those seasons they are offered.

All it says is that you get it from only doing Feast. Not seeing any quote in that blog saying they'll never release it again in that particular content? Even the way it words the Weapons is in the same light that they talk about the armor. Participate, do good, get prizes. Play Feast.

So the only thing you're confirming to me is that your guess is as good as mine and we simply just don't know?

But here's more food for thought. Why is it that only the top 10 get collars now instead of super fancy stuff like earrings and crowns like they did in the past?

"So how do you get your hands on these intriguing new weapons? The weapons will be purchasable with special ticket items earned through PvP. All players who finish this season of The Feast in the top 10 will be rewarded with enough tickets to exchange for the weapon of their choice. A daunting task, but trust me: they'll be worth it."

So want to explain to me then why the top 10 aren't getting anything exclusive anymore then save for #1? Sounds like to me they are getting ready to do something to the system cause if they would of followed their normal track record you'd be getting the helmet to that armor for getting top 10 and not just a freebie of extra collars. That's just an assumption though on my part.

Seems suspicious to me, so can you really act surprised when people keep asking this question as to which we haven't received an official answer to yet?