Valentine's event 2019 info released

[MariaArvana]

Meanwhile I just wish tights/stockings didn't just abruptly end at the ankles. It's a bit of a peeve of mine.

That's due to how they handle gear in this game. Our characters are essentially legos - our feet and legs are separated and get swapped out whenever we equip something new and "pop in" together to form our character models. For them to create stockings that go farther than the ankles, they'd need to create a piece of feet gear that "continues" it; while wearing anything else than the "continued" footwear would return you to the 'abrupt end' issue. or they could make a leg piece that occupies both the feet & leg slots - but you'd give up your choice of footwear.

[ChaseNetwork]

You just talk to the fortune teller you have to talk to for another quest, she has an option to buy a special potion. The magic pot is "hidden" such that he's fairly easy to see if you were walking by. (Magic pot is north of the lancer guild aetheryte). I don't think people needed any mining to find it, although it just sort of seems to be "there".

Here's my experience:
I found that Fortune teller
I bought her elixer
I did small talk with her.
She didn't mention anything about a Black Boar Gate.
Told me doom would find me.
Told me to buy her Elixers.

Looked here. No one mentions it.
I look on Reddit. They tell me it's at Black Boar Gate behind a house, and they knew because they data mined it even before the event.
After some asking around, someone finally said that the Fortune Teller would mention avoiding Imps by the Black Boar Gate.

I have no reason to walk by Black Boar Gate of any information I was given.

[Shougun]

I have no reason to walk by Black Boar Gate of any information I was given.

If you're suggesting it feels like it was just placed there cause whatever, then yeah okay it felt like that I agree lol.

[Alestorm]

That's due to how they handle gear in this game. Our characters are essentially legos - our feet and legs are separated and get swapped out whenever we equip something new and "pop in" together to form our character models. For them to create stockings that go farther than the ankles, they'd need to create a piece of feet gear that "continues" it; while wearing anything else than the "continued" footwear would return you to the 'abrupt end' issue. or they could make a leg piece that occupies both the feet & leg slots - but you'd give up your choice of footwear.

Maybe code in something to the legs itself or the shoes to detect certain items and continue them. It sometimes makes glamours annoying to work with since it bothers me so much.

[Transient_Shadow]

I was legitimately disappointed with the Valentines day event. The entire time I was expecting the two npc's to finally confess their love for one another but nah SE had to stick with the old "their just good friends" trope.

If they really wanted to focus on non romantic love then they should have made it about the Grandfather and his Granddaughter learning to bond with one another despite hardships they have faced. The story feels rushed and unfinished. The entire time it's heavily implied that they secretly cared for one another but didn't want to drive the other away by confessing.

I feel like SE wimped out plain and simple.

[Shougun]

In terms of the event I had fun with the actual game portion, the maze and trial concept is fun - they should keep adding to and playing with stuff like it (imo). Also it gave me the feeling they could make some bomberman content for the Saucer or an event, especially seeing that YoshiP has some literal experience making those games (not suggesting bomberman should be for valentines, just had a "oh seeing this then I think that could be fun!" feeling).

I was however very confused on how the elixir (item needed to get sword and knife) related to anything and felt it didn't belong, that they maybe just wanted to add a few items to the cash shop later.. or something. Now that the game is a few years old and there are seasonal events stacked upon seasonal events it would be nice if they added a one time grindy quest to earn one previous reward. Perhaps from a list of content 2 years or older, so SE doesn't take away from the pool of people who'd likely buy but also don't make it feel like an ever growing mountain of "tough kupo nut". Or.. if they keep stacking all these housing items behind the wall use that money and make some instanced housing (like Wild Star), please.. I know I have no power here lol, but it would be great to see all that housing related money funded into a future proof housing system (make it account bound instance if it's too much data for each character). An alternative idea is on the anniversary event they make an event to earn a one time from previous seasonal(s), in this way it's one item a year rather than one item from a previous seasonal a year (making it an easier sell to the company).

For the story it was fine, I think on a platonic level it would have been more interesting with two males but honestly whatever not an issue to me besides a vague "would have been different". I don't think SE wimped out making some romance they were afraid to do (maybe they were, but I don't think so). As SE has done it before in stuff. I can think of a few occurrences (like that hard mode dungeon) and it's all been story telling wise and not some self back patting bludgeon telling people how to be or think (doesn't matter on what issue that I agree or disagree, I dislike "let me teach you" bludgeon pieces). So I think they're doing great so far. I'm not worried if SE did tell a story like that next year or whatever quest but I think them feeling like that they HAVE to would ruin the element of smoothness they've done so far (so hopefully they don't feel compelled to, but neither feel compelled not to).

[Eryna]

I look on Reddit. They tell me it's at Black Boar Gate behind a house, and they knew because they data mined it even before the event.
After some asking around, someone finally said that the Fortune Teller would mention avoiding Imps by the Black Boar Gate.

I have no reason to walk by Black Boar Gate of any information I was given.

It was annoying to find the imp without any clue.
I did the quest with my main and some alts and the problem is that the message with the hint given by the Furtive Fortune-teller is random.

[hynaku]

No point getting the knife for glamour since it is offhand item you will only see if your crafting item that uses it. Been better if it was for paladin weapon glamour instead.

[AmemeAmeklin]

Best event ever.


That said, I'd have to say the search for the two weapons was definitely...not that easy. Especially since I kept getting the same fortune every time. Someone had to tell me where it was.

[xbahax92]

And as we can see, the knife or the gigas sword had no relation to the event. They were just added to make the event rewards dont look so empty. Not everyone owns a plot and not everyone is interested in housing decoration (lets be honest here, nobody cares for your plot except your friends maybe)
Starlight event was not brilliant, but it was a helmet for every playable character. If we remove the sword and knife, well furniture only would of been pretty lame for valentines event.