We don't need them anymore.

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

As an owner of one of these sets myself (Season 19, Shadowcleaver set, Rank 85 Light), I understand the value veterans subscribe to their Top 100 rewards, I truly do - but I sadly cannot side with the opinion of the "it should've stayed completely and utterly exclusive" crowd, for a couple of reasons.


Disclaimer: The basis of one or more of my reasons is based on the assumption that reintroduction of those rewards will contain "Replica" as a distinct name or item property.

1.) Distinction between the original & replica set through the Replica tag will highlight who is just "cosplaying" and who is actually a veteran of their respective era. The gear name for glamour can be inspected by hovering over glamoured equipment, so your visual display of your deeds and achievements is not lost. (mounts might be a tad more difficult)

2.) With the advent of 6.1's Crystalline Conflict, we utterly and completely lost unique Top X rewards while also gaining fairly sizeable updates to casual reward systems. On one end welcome for casual players, but also terrible for promotion of Ranked in general. If Ranked Top X sets return eventually like they do with Feast Top X rewards, then this could offer a potential for NEW Top X rewards to be introduced with temporary exclusivity (visually) as more Replica sets can be made for those that weren't successful in initially earning them. This is a net gain for all participants and offers more options.

3.) There is potential for Replica sets to be introduced via a new reward system for Ranked that can be obtained on any skill tier, at different speeds (think Wolfmarks but for Ranked-only). Whether or not you agree with how it is distributed, I believe every opportunity of making Ranked be rewarding at a much lower barrier of entry is a good way to promote the mode and solve a lot of issues regarding player onboarding & churning over the course of a season.


Overall, it is not going to be the end of the world and instead it actually just opens more possibilities while also giving the option of keeping original trophies distinct to their owners. It's worth it.

[Astronis]

They do tho they have the original armor and mounts for the top 100.

Everyone else is getting Replica gear sets because this is an MMO and these are digital items meant for glamours, not real life like take a look deep within yourself if this is hurting your feelings for a game that the OP admitted he doesn't play often in the first place.

I'm not the one trying to demean and insult people for not being best pleased by the news.

[NegativeS]

This is, without a doubt, a 'boo-womp' moment.

I really don't get why people get this attached to pixels. The game has barely half a decade left before it burns out, does it really matter?

[Lord_Umbra]

Waah.. nothing should become unavailable it should remain always obtainable even the Legacy items it was a 3 months of sub campaign to obtain so just chuck them on mog story for like $20 since wont include a discounted sub. No In-game items should be permanently unobtainable even the trophies/titles should get re-used.

You got your exclusive time with the toy now it's time let others play with it.

[Batbrat]

I don't really like the argument of, "I worked hard unlike these next people getting it". Plenty of people would have been willing to work just as hard for it too. As it turns out, not everyone started the game from it's first day of launch. A lot of us come by waves of expansions. I was a sprout when that all happened, so I missed it. Doesnt mean I wasnt willing to work hard, nor anyone else. Some of us just werent playing XIV yet or at that point of pvping. There should always be an opportunity for currently paying customers to eventually be able to obtain or work towards something that they want later down the line. I think re-releasing as pvp rewards again would have been good. Either way though, a few years is a good amount of time to have something to yourself. And really, I'll take anything that isnt just "lets throw it into mog station and make people pay real life cash for it". Can you imagine if they did it like THAT? So.

[IOwn92FCHouses]

Waah.. nothing should become unavailable it should remain always obtainable even the Legacy items it was a 3 months of sub campaign to obtain so just chuck them on mog story for like $20 since wont include a discounted sub. No In-game items should be permanently unobtainable even the trophies/titles should get re-used.

You got your exclusive time with the toy now it's time let others play with it.

Lol nah. If you want 1.x achievements, titles, and the goober, get a time machine. The only reason you can spread your little opinion here is because we supported the game all those years ago when it was arguable to do so. You kids already got the earring and a few other things. You are undeserving of anything else.

Lucky, Square seems to respect that now. Womp womp.

[Shistar]

[...] how taking a boat from la noscea to thanalan had actual travel time so you had to sit in the hold and wait to arrive [...]

I knew about everything you mentioned except this one. That's WILD.
So what, you guys would "strategically" send your characters on a boat trip before bedtime/work or something, and watch them arrive next time you log in? Or were you forced to sit through that time fully online?


I would really like to see a way to re-earn these unobtainable rewards. I don't want them gifted to me.
If the tattoo ever makes a comeback, I want a challenge appropriate for it. I think a duty related to the Calamity and the fight at Carteneau, ending with the character getting sent to the future (more like back to the present) would be pretty epic. Perhaps it'd be a fitting reward for an ultimate based on the moments before the Calamity, rather than how UCOB is about the aftermath of it.


I really would love to be able to earn the Eversharp title too. It's not even an exclusive title or anything, it's basically just tons of participation. I think it'd be nice to bring these "not quite exclusive, just time-sensitive" achievements back. I understand people being upset over winners' rewards potentially being thrown into the wolves' den like they're any other piece of gear, though.

What about the legacy reduced subscription price?

Someone who had a legacy account told me they stopped giving the discount recently, though I assume he might have been mistaken since he doesn't use that account anymore? Either way, jealous of you guys. I love a good deal.

[Burmecia]

We losing mind over weird things today, huh

[moodud]

You need to understand, Yoshi P is breaking the emergency glass to draw people back after much failures. Unfortunately he’s been lying forever.
I hope they keep the original armors some unique traits to differentiate from the new reward ones.

I’m more concerned that some people that come to pvp just for the glams may not know how to play and may not contribute in the match much.

[Velthice]

I knew about everything you mentioned except this one. That's WILD.
So what, you guys would "strategically" send your characters on a boat trip before bedtime/work or something, and watch them arrive next time you log in? Or were you forced to sit through that time fully online?

It only took a couple minutes, it wasn't like, an actual voyage. If you've ever played Maplestory back in the day, it was similar to taking the airship to Orbis, about a ~5-10 minute wait.

This is the only image I have of waiting in the ship, and it's not much. I do remember the reason I took it wasn't because I was like "wow a ship" it was because it was the first time in game I was able to actually sit down on furniture, which wasn't very common, lol