Any Chance For An Event for Blue Onion Helm?

[worldofneil]

Since they put the Raven Earring in an event

Raven Earrings were an in-game rewards. Onion Helm was from purchasing 1.0 collectors, it's not really the same thing and the debate rages on about whether they should have reissued the Raven Earrings which SE since said they wouldn't do again etc.

[Reynhart]

Raven Earrings were an in-game rewards. Onion Helm was from purchasing 1.0 collectors, it's not really the same thing and the debate rages on about whether they should have reissued the Raven Earrings which SE since said they wouldn't do again etc.

Exactly, they had no issue putting that reward back then, so something that only required additionnal money shouldn't be that big of a deal. That's why I would be ok with having it on the Mogstation.

as far as the Onion Helm went, this is the reason actually SE specifically added the Red Onion Helm and the Peregrine Onion Helm to 1.0 - so that those who did not get the Collector's Edition of 1.0 still could get an Onion Helm... of sorts. And this has continued into ARR as well.

Problem is that the Red Onion helm is tank exclusive while the "proper" onion set is for DRG. And manikins in fractal that wear the DRG set have the blue Onion helm.

[Aristotle]

I doubt they would make it an event prize. Re-release through the Mogstation is much more likely.

[Enkidoh]

I assume SE's backflip with validity of the 1.0 Onion Helm codes (unused Onion Helm codes were initially redeemable upon ARR's launch) is an attempt to try and stop the recent incidence of unopened copies of 1.0 (both the Standard and Collector's Editions) going for enormous prices on online sites like eBay simply for the codes (although the registration codes for the game itself is still redeemable - as even though the 1.0 client itself is now obsolete and completely useless, the 1.0 codes are actually accepted as a code for ARR (and the 1.0 CE registration code actually also is accepted by the SE Account System as a ARR CE too, meaning you get the ARR CE bonus items automatically, even if the 1.0 CE item code no longer works.), not helped by SE encouraging retailers still with old unsold 1.0 client stock to be returned to them for disposal, meaning those copies which 'slipped through the cracks' so to speak would be even more valuable and sought after.

Because item codes included with Collector's Editions or merchandise are never made available through other means, I do not see SE ever bringing the 1.0 special items (Onion Helm, Garlond Goggles, Asuran Armlets, Sprint Shoes) back I'm sorry to say (as far as the Onion Helm went, this is the reason actually SE specifically added the Red Onion Helm and the Peregrine Onion Helm to 1.0 - so that those who did not get the Collector's Edition of 1.0 still could get an Onion Helm... of sorts. And this has continued into ARR as well.

[TheGrimace]

After they got so many complaints that they offered legitimate versions of the White Ravens and Manderville Earrings last Rising, Yoshi P did apologize for not atleast making the items replicas of the originals. Hindsight is always 20/20.

Maybe they'll add in replicas of items like the Onion Helm sometime, but I hope they don't. Let some things be exclusive to those who supported the game during its darkest period.

[Reynhart]

Let some things be exclusive to those who supported the game during its darkest period.

We received the Legacy status for that. I really don't think an item most likely bought before knowing that the game would fail bears any big relevance. Especially since you probably have several people who bought the Collector early on but still bailed out of the game and thus, aren't considered Legacy players.

[Lacan]

So did they recently change the 1.0 codes to make them expire? Because I got that blue helm and it was years after 1.0 was a thing, I'm sure of it.

[Cabalabob]

I’d like to see the full 1.0 onion set as an event. I only ever managed to get the onion doublet when I played 1.0. Apparently you can get it through retainer quick ventures but I’ve been sending those out for what? 3 years now? And still haven’t gotten a piece of the set, let alone 2 pieces.

[Eriane_Elis]

A few months ago they had an event that let you experience the calamity and also obtain the 1.0 earrings or whatever it was. There was a lot of people complaining about it because it devalued their ego somewhat. But it was enjoyable and it's not like these things should matter so much if they were once limited but no longer are. They are not physical copies of something and hold no real value. Most people don't even use the limited items they obtained from long ago, so they are kept in storage for the sake of collection. It would be really nice if they brought back old 1.0 items like that, at the very least through the mogstation.

[Duskane]

they could just add it
make one fit in armoire and recent one doesn't
everyone gets the helm and people who got it originally get the benefit of having it in armoire
¯\_(ツ)_/¯