Where did the Series 1 Malmstones rewards vanish to?

[ConcernedPerson]

https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/m...almstones1.jpg

"level 5 - Emote /determined. This the the WoL's signature "fist clap" emote. Gotta do the job!

level 10 - Astra Framer's kit. This a profile kit with border, background etc.

level 15 - False Shaded Spectacles. Fashion accessory spectacles so you can use it alongside with hats or other head glam!

level 20 - Umbra Framer's kit. This a profile kit with border, background etc.

level 25 - Archfiend Attire Coffer. This is the "signature" Crystalline Conflict glam from the patch notes"


I cannot find these items on any vendor now, nor can I find a way to access a separate tab/etc. to pull up the series one malmstones chain as shown above.

My understanding before 6.2 landed was that we would still be able to access and buy these things prior to season 3. So, where are they?

[Blinding_Awesomeness]

Can't log in to verify right now, but according to the patch notes:

"Rewards from Series 1 can only be claimed until the end of Series 2. To claim rewards, select Series Malmstones from the PvP Profile window, then select Previous Series."

Sounds like you already checked this, but just in case.

[ConcernedPerson]

Yes, I'm losing my mind over here trying to figure out what the deal is. I saw this page. I see their screenshot:
https://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/ee...png?1661247382

My screen does not show this previous series button at all. I'm starting to wonder if it's a bug. I'm on PS5. I will go report in bugs.

[Blinding_Awesomeness]

Could very well be bug, and that really suks. Hopefully someone else online can confirm.

[ConcernedPerson]

someone else had already reported it as a bug so I added on there: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...mstones-in-PvP

[HermitUK]

My understanding before 6.2 landed was that we would still be able to access and buy these things prior to season 3. So, where are they?

It's really bad wording on their part and I expect quite a few people have missed out on the rewards because they didn't realise they were retiring. From what I've seen ingame today:

1. You only see the "Past Series" button if you have unclaimed rewards - I had 5 of the infinite Trophy Crystal rewards waiting to be picked up, so I could see it. Once I claimed them, the button no longer appears.

2. You can pick up rewards from Series 1 in Series 2, if, and only if, you'd earned but not claimed them when Series 1 was active. There's no way to earn them any more - PvP exp goes towards the Series 2 reward track, so there's no way to earn points for the Series 1 rewards.

3. They're not available from any PvP vendors at present.

The messaging on this was terrible because their wording made it sound like the rewards weren't going anywhere, when in fact the ability to earn them was disappearing completely. If anyone has found something I missed, do point it out.

My guess is they might add these to Trophy Crystal vendors at some point in the future (or, heaven forbid, cash shop). The ability to earn them by playing PvP is gone, though, by the looks of things.

[NorthernLadMSP]

You have to click into the Malmstones tab and then in the upper left corner there's an option to view the prior season.

[ConcernedPerson]

It's really bad wording on their part and I expect quite a few people have missed out on the rewards because they didn't realise they were retiring. From what I've seen ingame today:

1. You only see the "Past Series" button if you have unclaimed rewards - I had 5 of the infinite Trophy Crystal rewards waiting to be picked up, so I could see it. Once I claimed them, the button no longer appears.

2. You can pick up rewards from Series 1 in Series 2, if, and only if, you'd earned but not claimed them when Series 1 was active. There's no way to earn them any more - PvP exp goes towards the Series 2 reward track, so there's no way to earn points for the Series 1 rewards.

3. They're not available from any PvP vendors at present.

The messaging on this was terrible because their wording made it sound like the rewards weren't going anywhere, when in fact the ability to earn them was disappearing completely. If anyone has found something I missed, do point it out.

My guess is they might add these to Trophy Crystal vendors at some point in the future (or, heaven forbid, cash shop). The ability to earn them by playing PvP is gone, though, by the looks of things.

I am feeling really frustrated right now. I imagine there are going to be a lot of furious players about this extremely poorly communicated situation. I guess I'm lucky that I was nearly done -- and honestly, I thought I had more I needed to trade in, but maybe I'm misremembering, based on your experience. But man does it feel like b.s. overall. I didn't rush it because they specifically said we had until the end of season 2 to claim them. Instead I was out there blue farming for the moogle event and doing FC events. Pain. What's the point of the live letter if it doesn't prepare you appropriately? grumble, grumble... angry lalafell faces...

[HermitUK]

I am feeling really betrayed by Yoshi P right now. I imagine there are going to be a lot of furious players about this extremely poorly communicated situation. I guess I'm lucky that I was nearly done -- and honestly, I thought I had more I needed to trade in, but maybe I'm misremembering, based on your experience. But man does it feel like b.s. overall. I didn't rush it because they specifically said we had until the end of season 2 to claim them. Instead I was out there blue farming for the moogle event and doing FC events. Pain. What's the point of the live letter if it doesn't prepare you appropriately? grumble, grumble... angry lalafell faces...

Just to further add to the confusion, when they announced Series stuff prior to 6.1, they said previous rewards would eventually be purchasable (see https://twinfinite.net/wp-content/up...asy-XIV-43.jpg). But they've not mentioned this once since, so no idea if they mean 6.25, or 6.3, or next expansion, or what.

[Roegadoom]

Yeah, I wonder how much the word "eventually" (or "後々" in the original, meaning "distant future") is carrying the weight of that sentence. But had I seen that before, I wouldn't have expected them to be on a vendor already. I feel more misled by other players than the devs, but a bit disgruntled about it either way. In so many ways, the game doesn't require you to constantly keep up, with all the various catch-up mechanics, but there are some things where you miss out on, possibly forever, if you don't do them while they're hot. It's hard to tell sometimes which is which in advance.

I took a break from the game, came back, and ground out series XP as fast as I could without killing myself, and it still was only enough to hit series level 20. So I'm a bit miffed to miss out on the Archfiend Attire, and a bit annoyed that I'm going to need to commit even more time on a regular basis to PvP going forward if I don't want to miss other things as well. There are so many things to do in the game that it's hard to keep up on them all!