Valentine's event 2019 info released

[Hestzhyen]

Besides pointing out the obvious above..

If you want it to be for boys make it for boys. You can make it about your husbando! It's just a promo image and two of the girls are the same as every year.

I intend to come back of course- I have a burning need to know how the Hildibrand arc ends. But I won't resub early just to catch this event since it seems pretty meh with the rewards. The advertising being all girls with nary a boy in sight only hurts it's image IMO. If we're following some NPCs around helping them find love or cope with heartbreak, can I at least help a generically cute guy instead of a generically cute girl?

[Nyvara]

I intend to come back of course- I have a burning need to know how the Hildibrand arc ends. But I won't resub early just to catch this event since it seems pretty meh with the rewards. The advertising being all girls with nary a boy in sight only hurts it's image IMO. If we're following some NPCs around helping them find love or cope with heartbreak, can I at least help a generically cute guy instead of a generically cute girl?

So you got me wondering. So I went back looking up each of the Valentione’s Day promos till 2015 and it looks like every other year has guys in it. (ok granted two had blank faced generic guys and one was a wedding couple but still!) So Next year should have dudes! Maybe.

Failing that Find you a cute guy and follow HIM around as he follows the cute girl around!

I Get where you are coming from though.

[Baxcel]

I like the rewards personally *frantically covers my main class and crafting class im currently working on*

But in all seriousness the story will probably be able heartbreak due to the blades mostly due to the tonberry one.. But definitely gotta wait..

Also that DRK is becoming the poster boy for the next expansion maybe they were thinking people would be leveling that class up in perp for it?

[Kupocoubo]

I'll pass.

[Shougun]

This made me laugh. I think that would be a little bit awkward for some men here in the states "Hey bubba! I just got to say I love you man!" I know I would be a little bit like "uhm..thanks?"

Most Asian cultures are pretty open about those things I recall watching men in Singapore holding fingers ( not hands) as they walked down the street. Like you say we don't know the story. It could be about a Dark Knight Highlander guy loving a lalafell chef...

I had a Korean friend who touched me (not bad like it sounds lol) and it took me while to not mentally fire up "I AM BOY, U BOY, NO TOUCH". Since I knew the intent was well meaning I just decided to get over it and adapt than tell them to stop, besides it wasn't so far as hand holding just way more in my bubble than I was used to (because they liked me, which was cool cause I thought they were too lol).

Definitely in the states though there are things I see girls do that I just cant fathom seeing the other way around without like at least a whisper of "you like the man, yes? this isn't platonic sanctioned activity" lol, like I regularly saw girls in high school exchange stuff for valentines or just be that extra step of friendly (like touching, again not pervy lol). I think everyone would have talked about it if two guys shared a chair and exchanged chocolates. Of course thats a while ago so what I think is normal or not is probably a bit different from those currently in school, and where as you said seems to be Asians (or at least some Asian cultures) are more open to male bonding (location, age, etc).

I still feel it's unlikely the event is going to explore some cultural issue (or present it in a "lesson teaching" manner even if it does), but maybe we can all come back and be like OMG WOW can you believe they wrote that (good or bad lol).. in like 7 days .

[Melorie]

Ew. Terrible rewards. I wasn't expecting anything amazing but these are just... so low effort to the point that it's a bit embarassing.

[WhiteArchmage]

I...the housing items are nice to look at, the cake would especially look nice in my café (and the mammet is DYABLE) but... even the promo image shows the lalafellin CUL just...crafting lol because that's the only way you'll see the knife.

Also, the promotional page also hints that the maze is making a comeback... I loved doing that last year!

[Duskane]

"Love and affection-its not just for couples!"
I don't think it's really implying the elezen and the hyur on the art are gay but if people want to believe that then ok.

[Fourbestintoner]

They must have forgot about the event and reused the first assets they could think of that were planned for Golden Saucer.

[Aster_E]

Given the lore of Nym, it's so fitting that we see a Lalafell wielding the Tonberry Knife.