Would FF14 Ever do a Yearly Player Choice Gift?

[CuriousPerson]

I was a little curious about something and wanted the community's opinion on this.

Besides the yearly Christmas/New Years events that take place in-game and reward the player with new items, would a sub reward system to choose a single yearly item from the loot pool (dating back to 1.0) ever be implemented in-game.

I feel Legacy content such as the tattoo, pre-order items, Ultimate gear as well as some end-game content should be restricted to obtain. But everything else would be fair game. For one, it would incentivise players to return yearly and play the game again. It would also be exciting to see players flexing a single piece of armor that is no longer obtainable. It could be a mount, a housing item, anything.

The items of course would have to be marketboard prohibited as to not destroy the market. And some items may be devalued but I'd think a yearly choice of an item would be a beneficial addition to the game, both in monetization and in player incentives.

Thoughts?

[Alpheus]

FFXI had the Mog Bonanza but that was filled with items and Ultimate Weapons (Relic, Mythic, Empyrean, Aeonic) that literally could change how you play your Job be it AoE Esuna (XIV Esuna not XI Esuna which was this weird thing, but most clear-able ailments had their own spell for the cleanse and their Mythic weapon yagrush would AoE all those cleanse spells when equipped for the cast; while Esuna proper only worked in Afflatus Misery Stance which had its uses but rarely used cuz Afflatus Solace stance gave all your single target heals a stoneskin effect) for WHM or Uncapping your Ninja Shadows so you are granted 20 of em and you get a offensive bonus for having X amount of 'em for NIN or breaking the Magic Mitigation cap for PLD.

Closest thing XIV has to that is the Ultimate Weapons and those just take a commitment of like-minded individuals to get rather than the super grinds the XI items required (but they were relevant for many years and updated whenever the lvl cap was raised after nearly a decade at the 75cap; so they were worthwhile game changers). Mog Bonanza worked cuz XI had phat thicc horizontal gear progression and I just don't think the vertical progression XIV employs could facilitate this kind of giveaway, which is a shame because I loved the Mog Bonanza (even though I never won anything).

If anything I think the closest we'd ever get is Mogtome Events and the items on offer there. I just wish for the most recent one, they added Aglaia to the Mogtome Event (to basically incentivize casuals to grab their coins for 6.3 tome upgrades) and give the on content/meta 24man a spark of relevance before the next one comes along.

[CuriousPerson]

...No, wait what?
this has nothing to do with FFXI or the Mogtome Event (Aglaia also wasn't part of the last tome event, it was the HW Alliance Raids). I'm referring solely to cosmetic items, for instance, seasonal pvp gear that's unobtainable, mounts from pvp, items from eureka, and any and all expansions.

I just want to see items brought back, and it's not like it would be a yearly set of items. It would only be one item a player gets to choose a year.

It could be a yearly event, to get a token from a duty to spend once. Or it's a yearly mog station item that you can exchange for the item.
It would be either a payed item on mogstation or a new mechanic/event. This has nothing with how you play the job.

[LianaThorne]

...No, wait what? is this a AI generated post? this has nothing to do with FFXI or the Mogtome Event (Aglaia also wasn't part of the last tome event, it was the HW Alliance Raids). I'm referring solely to cosmetic items, for instance, seasonal pvp gear that's unobtainable, mounts from pvp, items from eureka, and any and all expansions.

I just want to see items brought back, and it's not like it would be a yearly set of items. It would only be one item a player gets to choose a year.

It could be a yearly event, to get a token from a duty to spend once. Or it's a yearly mog station item that you can exchange for the item.
It would be either a payed item on mogstation or a new mechanic/event. This has nothing with how you play the job.

Not while they can profit off of cosmetics and other things via the Mogstation instead. All of the old seasonal & event rewards (for the most part) are already there. Anything that isn't there is meant to be exclusive, especially old pvp rewards because they were tied to rankings. I'm not sure what is or isn't available in Eureka but you can educate me if you'd like. Some events in particular (like XVs, XIs, Yokai, etcc.) do come back every once in a while but since they came back recently it might not be super soon...not sure if XV is coming back at all now that I think about it

As far as expansion stuff, what do you mean? Can you give me an example?

We get our free stuff through the events occuring in current year and it's pre-picked by them. If you want older stuff, please take out your credit card or build a time machine.

[rainichan]

...No, wait what? is this a AI generated post? this has nothing to do with FFXI or the Mogtome Event (Aglaia also wasn't part of the last tome event, it was the HW Alliance Raids). I'm referring solely to cosmetic items, for instance, seasonal pvp gear that's unobtainable, mounts from pvp, items from eureka, and any and all expansions.

I just want to see items brought back, and it's not like it would be a yearly set of items. It would only be one item a player gets to choose a year.

It could be a yearly event, to get a token from a duty to spend once. Or it's a yearly mog station item that you can exchange for the item.
It would be either a payed item on mogstation or a new mechanic/event. This has nothing with how you play the job.

The Mog Bonanza they're talking about also has some cosmetics, but also has some hard to obtain items. They were using it as an example of something that a game that SE also maintains has done (and still does) in the past for something like what you're talking about.

Anyway, the last time they brought back something from 1.0 that were purely cosmetic, there was a pretty large(?) backlash from the like, 10 1.0 players who got upset that a Rising event brought back the White Ravens and Manderville Earrings as rewards for the event quest (Rising 2018 iirc) because "they should stay limited" and "you promised these items would stay unobtainable". There were plenty of 1.0 players who had the item that didn't care and were all for it, but ultimately the people who wanted them to stay unobtainable forever won out - the Manderville Earrings were given out at the end of the 1.0 Hildibrand quests and are just a metallic red weathered earring model, and the White Ravens were the earrings that dropped from the final boss fight against Nael in Rivenroad from 1.23b. I played 1.0 only briefly and while I had an active account and could have played to get a few of the cosmetics they gave out, I wish I had kept playing for some of them (I've never seen anyone with the Dalamud Horn, I know someone has one, I want to see it ffs, SMN 2.0 AF isn't good enough ) and while I would love for some stuff to get, it likely won't happen.

Bring back the Dalamud Horn, I'm begging you Yoshi-P

[CuriousPerson]

"As far as expansion stuff, what do you mean? Can you give me an example?

Broadly speaking, any item from any of the expansions

[Fawkes]

Anyway, the last time they brought back something from 1.0 that were purely cosmetic, there was a pretty large(?) backlash from the like, 10 1.0 players who got upset that a Rising event brought back the White Ravens and Manderville Earrings as rewards for the event quest (Rising 2018 iirc) because "they should stay limited" and "you promised these items would stay unobtainable". There were plenty of 1.0 players who had the item that didn't care and were all for it, but ultimately the people who wanted them to stay unobtainable forever won out - the Manderville Earrings were given out at the end of the 1.0 Hildibrand quests and are just a metallic red weathered earring model, and the White Ravens were the earrings that dropped from the final boss fight against Nael in Rivenroad from 1.23b. I played 1.0 only briefly and while I had an active account and could have played to get a few of the cosmetics they gave out, I wish I had kept playing for some of them (I've never seen anyone with the Dalamud Horn, I know someone has one, I want to see it ffs, SMN 2.0 AF isn't good enough ) and while I would love for some stuff to get, it likely won't happen.

I mean yeah, things they said wouldn't be obtainable should've stayed unobtainable. They could've solved the problem by having them be "replica" items from the get-go but they didn't. Also they are the absolute worst glamour items we've ever gotten from any event, you can barely even see earrings and they don't look special at all. I agree Dalamud Horn would've been a better choice since it's actually a unique glamour item and wasn't as hard to obtain as White Ravens. But also probably make a new version of it, both to not offend people with the original and also because it's bright pink and not dyeable.

[CuriousPerson]

So would a alternative be to create a variation of those old unobtainable armor sets keeping the over aesthetic of the item the same, just tweaking it so it's under a different name and a recolor, design?

There'd still be the exclusivity of the old items as they retained the name, the newer version would be like a augmented version in a sense.

I saw someone on Sarg with the Dalamud Horn once :') it looked really nice :''). There was also a time I stumbled across a player in Eureka on my main in Pagos who had the asuran armguards (had to look that one up and omg).

[rainichan]

I mean yeah, things they said wouldn't be obtainable should've stayed unobtainable. They could've solved the problem by having them be "replica" items from the get-go but they didn't. Also they are the absolute worst glamour items we've ever gotten from any event, you can barely even see earrings and they don't look special at all. I agree Dalamud Horn would've been a better choice since it's actually a unique glamour item and wasn't as hard to obtain as White Ravens. But also probably make a new version of it, both to not offend people with the original and also because it's bright pink and not dyeable.

I'd be fine with a replica Dalamud Horn, that's essentially what the Sylph tribe mount is with the goobbue - it has the flower crown instead of the rug.

But like all seasonal glam items, or even something like the White Ravens: how often do you actually SEE them on a player after the requisite "look I got the thing" 2 weeks is up? Not often. It was the same after the Rising event where the earrings were offered, and I don't think I've seen them on anyone prior to that and I've been on Balmung since it was merged into Balmung from 1.0. There are some items that it shouldn't matter, but things like the special chocobo or pineapple tattoo that said "I was there" should stay locked.

So would a alternative be to create a variation of those old unobtainable armor sets keeping the over aesthetic of the item the same, just tweaking it so it's under a different name and a recolor, design?

There'd still be the exclusivity of the old items as they retained the name, the newer version would be like a augmented version in a sense.

I saw someone on Sarg with the Dalamud Horn once :') it looked really nice :''). There was also a time I stumbled across a player in Eureka on my main in Pagos who had the asuran armguards (had to look that one up and omg).

I have the Hermes Shoes on my 1.0 character got that from having an active FF11 account at the same time when I activated my FF14 account. It has the same effect as the Strider Boots from Eureka, just a different model. I like rocking them in glams on that character haha. One of my friends has the Garlond Goggles, and I have the blue Onion Helm on every character I make thanks to my 1.0 CE. I'm big jealous that you've seen the Dalamud Horn though! It just looks SO COOL, and I'm mad at myself for not playing at that time to get it.

[Fawkes]

So would a alternative be to create a variation of those old unobtainable armor sets keeping the over aesthetic of the item the same, just tweaking it so it's under a different name and a recolor, design?

There'd still be the exclusivity of the old items as they retained the name, the newer version would be like a augmented version in a sense.

I saw someone on Sarg with the Dalamud Horn once :') it looked really nice :''). There was also a time I stumbled across a player in Eureka on my main in Pagos who had the asuran armguards (had to look that one up and omg).

Well they already gave away White Ravens so it's tough to argue that anything really needs to be preserved at this point aside from legacy tattoo/mount stuff. I've got Asuran Armguards and I don't care if they give those away again (as long as I can get Garlond Goggles).

There's stuff like "dated gear" from 1.0 that's just regular gear, but in 1.0 gear didn't have class restrictions and that was carried over in those items, so if you had it in 1.0 and didn't throw it away then you can glamour some ugly old heavy armor on your mage jobs! There's no good argument against them just adding all dated items to the calamity salvager for anyone to buy, it would actually free up some of my inventory space if I could toss them and not have to worry about never being able to get them again.