Can we have the hellhound gearset available to buy with Trophy Crystals?

[Vandso]

That's the only unobtainable thing that I want back, really. We have the hellhound weapons, the hellhound barding but the hellhound gearset is lost in time forever. If possible make it glowy like the weapons, something that you can spend by achieving high ranks in ranked CC.

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

This topic along with various related Feast rewards gets brought up regularly in the PvP section of the forum and generally repeats the following key points:

1.) Rerelease is okay, if the prestige of the original is in some shape preserved (item quality, rank stamps, calling the new replica)

2.) Should definitely be part of Ranked. Not necessarily top 100, think of how Overwatch 2 handles competitive points for gold and emerald weapons.

3.) Yoshi P having a repeatedly clear stance of not wanting to rerelease feast top 100 items and JP players liking the prestige they bring for top performers.

This includes the Feast Season 5 Hellhound Armour. Frankly I'm stunned why they'd drop that set in the benchmark selection when hardly anyone can have it, unless they have a plan to rerelease it.

Feel free to check out the PvP subforum.

[Eastwall]

This topic along with various related Feast rewards gets brought up regularly in the PvP section of the forum and generally repeats the following key points:

1.) Rerelease is okay, if the prestige of the original is in some shape preserved (item quality, rank stamps, calling the new replica)

2.) Should definitely be part of Ranked. Not necessarily top 100, think of how Overwatch 2 handles competitive points for gold and emerald weapons.

3.) Yoshi P having a repeatedly clear stance of not wanting to rerelease feast top 100 items and JP players liking the prestige they bring for top performers.

This includes the Feast Season 5 Hellhound Armour. Frankly I'm stunned why they'd drop that set in the benchmark selection when hardly anyone can have it, unless they have a plan to rerelease it.

Feel free to check out the PvP subforum.

Can you please elaborate on point 2?

[Toukichiful]

3.) Yoshi P having a repeatedly clear stance of not wanting to rerelease feast top 100 items and JP players liking the prestige they bring for top performers.

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On the Japanese side of this forum, there are continuous complaints about this matter, particularly regarding the subpar quality of the feast and the suggestion the rewards should be reinstated in some form. Additionally, there's a tendency to place blame on Western players, alleging cheating or boosting during the modes history anyways devaluing the rewards. Essentially, they are scapegoating Western players to advocate for the feast reward returned. However, Square Enix operates as a Japanese business, and in their culture, limited-time events hold significant prestige. Thus, it's not merely a gaming issue but a cultural one as well.

[Raim]

All of the previous Feast sets and Hellhound armor should be available in 7.X but for a tremendous amount of trophy crystals or wolf marks. Like 20,000 each piece. And they can name the set differently like "Pretender's Shadowcleaver Set" or "Replica Shadowcleaver's Set" as stated above to differentiate it for people who earned it originally.

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

Can you please elaborate on point 2?

Sure, in a nutshell the Overwatch 2 Ranked currency system works like this:

• Get a small amount of points for wins (10) and draws (5) regardless of rank. Unlockable in question is 3000 points.
• Unsure if it is still in Overwatch but would suggest it anyhow for FFXIV - a bunch more points for end-of-season tier reward
  (i.e. more points if you are in Crystal > Diamond > Platinum > etc., like with Trophy Crystals now, could always give a bonus to Top 100/30/1)
• Gold Weapons are always available, Emerald/Jade weapons are the year 2024/2025 reward. For FFXIV purporses would drop the latter for now since we don't have Ranked Top 100 rewards to cycle through anymore (sadly)

Basically, it incentivizes you to keep playing and winning, it incentivizes you to score high - but at the same time it will NOT lock you eternally out if you do not score high, so even a Gold, Silver or Bronze player can eventually reach something.

This is "actual" ranked currency, not the meme we call Trophy Crystals (lol) or Commendation Crystals (why is it Diamond+ only, not a wolf collar replacement).

All of the previous Feast sets and Hellhound armor should be available in 7.X but for a tremendous amount of trophy crystals or wolf marks. Like 20,000 each piece. And they can name the set differently like "Pretender's Shadowcleaver Set" or "Replica Shadowcleaver's Set" as stated above to differentiate it for people who earned it originally.

To add to this post, why not a proper Ranked currency rather than Trophy Crystals / Wolfmarks? If anything lower-rank Ranked PvP could use the incentive over using the casual currencies (Trophy Crystal shop really needs a viable sink and the old Battlepass items though, for real now). Would also probably be easier to stomach for those who have fought for it.

[Araxes]

I wonder how many Times Yoshi P will have to say NO until they get the drift.

[Reimmi]

I wonder how many Times Yoshi P will have to say NO until they get the drift.

I never understood how ff14 and wow spend such an exhorborent amount of resources on unique pvp items for something not even 1% of players participate in (feast/arena)

[Boa-Noah]

I never understood how ff14 and wow spend such an exhorborent amount of resources on unique pvp items for something not even 1% of players participate in (feast/arena)

Same reason, if they let other people get it the PVPers would feel less special, can't have that.

[Reimmi]

Same reason, if they let other people get it the PVPers would feel less special, can't have that.

Yeah but the weird part is they never give reskins, usually unique models for stuff.
seems like a mismanagement of resources, mmo pvp is super giga niche so it's weird they put unique models and stuff in content not even 1% of players do