9th Vana'versary Festivities on the Way! (04/07/2011)

[TacoTaru]

May 16, 2011 will mark a very special occasion--the ninth anniversary of FINAL FANTASY XI. We'll be celebrating this momentous day with a wide range of events to be held in both Vana'diel and the real world. Read on for a preview of just a few of the things you can look forward to!

9th Vana'versary Fan Art Contest
An annual tradition continues, as artistically inclined players are invited to fashion masterpieces commemorating the occasion. Entries will be accepted from Thursday, April 7, with the winning submissions set to be announced on May 16. Check out the contest page to find out how to enter!

Vana'diel Census 2011
After a one-year hiatus, the census is back and better than ever! Our tireless statisticians are scouring the realm, collecting data that promises entertain and inform even the most inquiring adventurer. How many of your peers possess that most prized weapon of legend? The answers to this and other fascinating bits of Vana'dielian trivia will be revealed in mid-June!

9th Anniversary Mog Bonanza
The Moggy New Year Bonanza seems like it was just yesterday, you say? It matters not to your moogle friends, who are preparing a veritable hoard of lavish prizes to commemorate this special day. Marble sales are scheduled to commence in late May after the version update. Are you feeling lucky, kupo?

Adventurer Appreciation Campaign
We simply couldn't let another year go by without showing due gratitude to all of you who have stood strong for Vana'diel through the years. Set to run for two weeks starting May 16, this year's campaign will feature a special present sure to appeal to the fashion-minded adventurer!

And that's only the start of it! Seasonal delights, including the Egg Hunt next week and Festival of Swords to follow, promise mirth and merriment, while the forthcoming major version update in May will usher in exciting new challenges. Numerous refinements to existing content are also in the works, including new limit break quests for adventuring fellows and more. We think you'll agree that Vana'diel's ninth year will be a grand one indeed.

Stay tuned for further details, and in the meantime, we look forward to your fan art submissions!

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...88/detail.html

inb4 special present is still an exp ring no one will use.

[Ocara]

I hope festival of swords has that all jobs 1h sword again (the malice absorbing one). gogo proccing red lotus/seraph blade on mnk. I was looking for it yesterday and realized I tossed it not too long ago.

[Charismatic]

You won't be procing Seraph blade on MNK no matter what you do.

[Aurara]

event gkt again, can i have it D:

[Shenrien]

Marble sales are scheduled to commence in late May after the version update. Are you feeling lucky, kupo?

only thing I'm seeing.

[Ocara]

You won't be procing Seraph blade on MNK no matter what you do.

Can use with war sub and war gets at level 43, what am I missing here?

[Charismatic]

Can use with war sub and war gets at level 43, what am I missing here?

my bad, could have sworn seraph blade was one you co uldn't get even with the sub... was thinking of the wrong WS

[Spira]

useful information from this new entry:

version update is in May.
(implied) no level cap increase for players

thats about it..
but the milestone timeline should be rather interesting

as for the adventure appreciation.. some kind of costume thing or official dat swap seems to be in order? idk

[Divinius]

(implied) no level cap increase for players

My assumption is that the next level cap increase will be delayed until the devs have new higher level content to go with it. Since we've seen no indication of anything like that yet, I'd tend to agree with this implication.

[Terrestrialrage]

gogo proccing red lotus/seraph blade on mnk

Trainee Sword Rare Ex
[Main] All Races
DPS: 25 DMG:1 Delay:240 Latent effect: Alchemy skill +1
LV 1 All Jobs

Quest took literally 20 minutes.

[Absolutely Virtue]

I guess I'm the only one who finds the census thing interesting. I wish they published more data about the playerbase.

[Gergall]

only thing I'm seeing.

"while the forthcoming major version update in May"

In case April had not been ruled out. I wasn't keeping track.

[Mrbeansman]

I guess I'm the only one who finds the census thing interesting. I wish they published more data about the playerbase.

It'll be kind of cool if it includes Empyreans along with relics and mythics to get a more accurate look at how many there are.

[Necronus]

I guess I'm the only one who finds the census thing interesting. I wish they published more data about the playerbase.

I usually like reading the census. I missed not having one last year.

[Toth]

The new year has not been especially grand for the game so far so hopefully we will start learning soon what they are doing for new content. This time last year we knew about Abyssea and a timeline of what 2010 ultimately offered.

[Gwynplaine]

The new year has not been especially grand for the game so far so hopefully we will start learning soon what they are doing for new content. This time last year we knew about Abyssea and a timeline of what 2010 ultimately offered.

For real.

There's usually one or two less interesting misc. updates in between bigger content releases so I can handle it for now. But I'm waiting to find out if anything is happening this year that's not just cleaning up old stuff we've done. Otherwise 2011 is gonna be another 2009.

[Jaxzer]

Honestly if I don't see some sort of timeline soon just going to stop paying. Haven't logged in since february.

[Karbuncle]

Honestly if I don't see some sort of timeline soon just going to stop paying. Haven't logged in since february.

K. Really you should probably just quit if the only thing that might keep you remotely interested is a Timeline of things to come. It'll save you money in the long run. And you can always come back if you see something you like.


Anyway, I look forward to a Timeline being presented. I also look forward to what the new Appreciation gift may be, Though i hope they also let us get the Exp ring still. I still have some low level jobs i like exping on for now

And i can join in the "Consensus" Love. I thought they were always interesting, and i take the time myself to fill them out Each year.

[Gwynplaine]

Whatever this "special" fashion gift thing is, wouldn't it have to exist in the data now already? Unless they give it out post update.

[Devolver]

Whatever this "special" fashion gift thing is, wouldn't it have to exist in the data now already? Unless they give it out post update.

They said this was beginning after the update, so I'm sure something will be added in then.