White Raven earring given out at The Rising event 2018

[Canadane]

And I can safely say that every 1.0 player I have ever talked to has never mentioned them in any way. Ever.

So I really doubt they mattered as much as you try to make them out to be because it would be something worth talking about. People always mention the Golden Weapons from Ultimate Coil for instance. Whether they worth it or not, people love to show them off. Nobody did the same with these earrings. They exist. Period.

Have you ever asked?
Get a 1.0 player to talk about their time raiding in it and I'm sure they can give you some tales.

[Fawkes]

I still don't get all this hostility towards people who enjoyed having a little exclusive thing. I never heard of any 2.0 players saying they wanted these earrings before, most of you say you didn't even know they existed, so why is it so offensive to you that somebody liked having them be exclusive? Like half of this thread is people getting mad for no discernible reason.

[Penthea]

I still don't get all this hostility towards people who enjoyed having a little exclusive thing. I never heard of any 2.0 players saying they wanted these earrings before, most of you say you didn't even know they existed, so why is it so offensive to you that somebody liked having them be exclusive? Like half of this thread is people getting mad for no discernible reason.

Because many 1.0 players in this thread act like no one else could ever possibly deserve them under any circumstances.

[MomomiMomi]

I still don't get all this hostility towards people who enjoyed having a little exclusive thing. I never heard of any 2.0 players saying they wanted these earrings before, most of you say you didn't even know they existed, so why is it so offensive to you that somebody liked having them be exclusive? Like half of this thread is people getting mad for no discernible reason.

I don't care about the earrings, but I am entirely anti-exclusivity.

[TattoedEnigma]

People are literally crying over earrings from a game..... OP even stated they have high emotions.... this is what we’ve come to.

[Hestzhyen]

Ignoring the hysterics from both sides... The item could be a ring, boots, whatever... it has sentimental and some exclusive value. Why not have a little empathy and understand that the people who worked so hard to earn the items wanted SE to keep the promise they made? 99% of the stuff in the game becomes available to everyone eventually somehow, let the people who beat a super hard right before 1.0 shut down for good keep the badge they earned (after all it's just earrings, right?). They don't have to use it every day on every job to show how much they value them and the experience they had earning them. It's like saying you have to wear your favourite shirt every day or you have to give it up for charity because if you don't always use it, you must not really love it. Makes no sense.

Telling people to stop being "babies" and "children" just because you personally don't find the item valuable is super unempathetic. I'm glad YoshiP came here to apologize, and I hope they really do take care not to put valuable 1.x items in the game without differentiating them again at the very least.

[Penthea]

Ignoring the hysterics from both sides... The item could be a ring, boots, whatever... it has sentimental and some exclusive value. Why not have a little empathy and understand that the people who worked so hard to earn the items wanted SE to keep the promise they made?

Because the main argument in the thread no longer is that the earrings share the same name as the original 1.0 earrings, but that anyone who didn't play 1.0 doesn't deserve anything from it. They sound similar but they're really not the same. One is just wanting something rebranded, the other is supporting exclusion.

If the earrings had a different name this thread would still be here, but instead it would be people complaining about how they look identical to the original so players glancing at them won't know they're 1.0 veterans.

I completely understand wanting the earrings to have a different name, but much of the thinly veiled elitism surrounding anything related to 1.0 is frankly disappointing to read.

[Ozz]

If the earrings had a different name this thread would still be here, but instead it would be people complaining about how they look identical to the original so players glancing at them won't know they're 1.0 veterans.

I completely understand wanting the earrings to have a different name, but much of the thinly veiled elitism surrounding anything related to 1.0 is frankly disappointing to read.

The fact is 1.0, during the 1.2 cycle was awesome, because most people chose to snob it completely they now whinge because they feel entitled to what we got/earned.
The people who were there and played should be able to have our promised exclusive rewards kept that way. If they ever give out the legacy tattoo, choco and the original gobbuue - I would probably unsubscribe out of principle and not look back. This is from someone who has never been unsubbed - its just the way i feel. The JP's/SE seem so big on honour and keeping their promises - well we were told these were exclusive. They need to keep their word.

[Penthea]

The people who were there and played should be able to have our promised exclusive rewards kept that way.

Most of the time I disagree with this. I played WoW for a long time since very early days and I have a lot of nice stuff that is no longer obtainable. I never supported the exclusivity of it because it deprives other players of content to enjoy.

If they ever give out the legacy tattoo, choco and the original gobbuue - I would probably unsubscribe out of principle and not look back.

I strongly disagree with the idea of making the tattoo available to 2.0+ players because the tattoo's sole function is to mark someone as a 1.0 player. It does literally nothing else because it was designed to do literally nothing else. And it should stay that way.

However things like gear and mounts were not designed for purely cosmetic reasons given they have an actual use in-game, so in my opinion those are up for debate.

The JP's/SE seem so big on honour and keeping their promises - well we were told these were exclusive. They need to keep their word.

We were also told that housing wouldn't be tied to keeping a subscription active but you don't see threads about that promise broken despite the fact that players often mention how they feel their house traps them into paying for a game they want to shelve for a while. It seems people are very selective about what promises are okay to break.

[Hestzhyen]

Because the main argument in the thread no longer is that the earrings share the same name as the original 1.0 earrings, but that anyone who didn't play 1.0 doesn't deserve anything from it. They sound similar but they're really not the same. One is just wanting something rebranded, the other is supporting exclusion.

If the earrings had a different name this thread would still be here, but instead it would be people complaining about how they look identical to the original so players glancing at them won't know they're 1.0 veterans.

I completely understand wanting the earrings to have a different name, but much of the thinly veiled elitism surrounding anything related to 1.0 is frankly disappointing to read.

I'm pretty sure the people complaining about the item being introduced with "replica" in the title would be soundly laughed out of the forums. I do sympathize with them a bit but if the most important differentiator is kept- identifying who was there for the real deal vs. those who joined later- then it's okay.

And honestly, in the end, if there are people who don't want to share, then so be it. I totally get that even though XIV is apparently the wrong game if you want to have cool shinies to hoard and show off. I'm of the mind that exclusivity for being there at the time is not a bad thing, especially for something that had to be earned under the circumstances the original White Ravens were. If I was there and fought to earn it, and was promised it would never be re-introduced, I would be ticked off when it was offered for no investment later too.