Can we please get the questlines (and post-quest optional cutscenes) from previous festivals as either NG+ or accessible through a festival NPC?
This would benefit both sprouts and veterans. I've played since ARR's launch, but I have definitely missed a few festivals over the years. Plus, the questlines being one and done, never to be seen again if you weren't there, seems a bit of a waste. Its one of the few instances of FOMO in this game and with the NG+ system, it really doesn't have to be.
I'm thinking perhaps use the NG+ to stick us in a state of "2019 Velentione's Day" or "2015 Starlight" or w/e. And we'd be able to do the questline, but nothing else, like how NG+ works now. And we'd also be able to see the post-quest stuff. Like instances where you pick an NPC to talk to and get a short scene with them.
I know there are a few questlines that required a special FATE or group event to be completed, but I'd think those quests could be altered to just give you the tokens the group event would result in as a quest item upon Quest Acceptance, and then you can then immediately turn that quest item in to complete?
I wouldn't expect the festival rewards to be available. It'd be cool, but getting actual inventory items(or gil) in NG+ mode seems to not be a thing that can happen for technical reasons. Also, I don't expect them to put things back in-game that they've decided to put in the cash shop b/c business.