Welcome Back Campaign Notification (09/21/2007)

[fussel]

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff ... etail.html

[Charismatic]

I can't get another anniversary ring? gay.

[Dank]

Since OP was lazy and didn't copy paste....

Welcome Back Campaign Notification (09/21/2007)

Back by popular demand, FINAL FANTASY XI will play host to yet another Welcome Back Campaign beginning at 1:00 on Tuesday, September 25.
This time around, returning Vana'diel expatriates will be presented with that ever-popular item--the Anniversary Ring! But you have to be quick because the accessory is available for a limited time only!
This campaign is a better time than ever to dust off your armor, sharpen that sword, collect a free Anniversary Ring, and get back in the chocosaddle again! Don't miss out!

Just what is the Welcome Back Campaign?

Designed specifically for those out there thinking of making a comeback to the online universe that is Vana'diel, the Welcome Back Campaign is a limited-time-only opportunity for players to restore characters to their past glory!
Applications made during the established time frame will see their characters restored in full and exactly as they left them. Better yet, they will be immediately capable of embarking on new online adventures.

Click here to see more details about the WBC!

Anniversary Rings available while supplies last

After the character has been restored and logged into the game, an Anniversary Ring will be made available through the method described below. The window to obtain the ring is as follows:

1:00, Tuesday, September 25, 2007 ~ 8:00, Monday, November 19, 2007

Eligibility

Only characters fulfilling the following two conditions will be eligible to receive an Anniversary Ring:

- Characters who did not receive an Anniversary Ring during the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign of May 2007.
- Characters who were created before Friday, June 1, 2007 and have logged into the game at least once since then.

*Characters meeting the above requirements can receive an Anniversary Ring even without participating in the Welcome Back Campaign.

How to get your ring

After making sure that you have an opening in your gobbiebag, simply go and talk to any of the Moogles located in the areas listed below:

Port San d'Oria (J-10) / Port Bastok (J-13) / Windurst Walls (C-14)

The fine print

- Though the campaign will welcome any players wishing to return to Vana'diel, the Anniversary Rings available will be available for a limited time. Therefore it is possible that some campaign participants will be unable to receive a ring. Your understanding is appreciated.

- Characters that have obtained an Anniversary Ring as part of the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign of May 2007 will be unable to acquire another ring, even if they come back to FINAL FANTASY XI as part of the Welcome Back Campaign.

- Used Anniversary Rings cannot be recharged during the campaign. Disposal of a ring will not enable a player to acquire another.

[fussel]

Since OP was lazy and didn't copy paste....

Less laziness but more the understanding of hypertext and all...

Only characters fulfilling the following two conditions will be eligible to receive an Anniversary Ring:

- Characters who did not receive an Anniversary Ring during the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign of May 2007.
- Characters who were created before Friday, June 1, 2007 and have logged into the game at least once since then.

*Characters meeting the above requirements can receive an Anniversary Ring even without participating in the Welcome Back Campaign.

F*ck yeah! AAC in May was in my three months FFXI break. :D

[Siniroth]

Fuck yeah, I can get my ring now

[inafume]

Since OP was lazy and didn't copy paste....

Less laziness but more the understanding of hypertext and all...

If ya paid attention to other threads similar to this, they include both.

[Dank]

Yup, always

Some people can't access that site from work.

[HAcoreRD]

THANK YOU SE! I missed my ring back in May!

Tuesday:
New "House MD"
Halo 3
Get Ring

Go go busy day!

[Venture]

I don't want your grinding trinket, SE. Just come out and say: "Yeah, don't worry about your Content IDs. We'll keep them forever, because we're not exactly at maximum server capacity in the first place." and i'll be happy coming back whenever I please.

[fussel]

Some people can't access that site from work.

Reason accepted, will cook copypasta next time.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

Yay, I get to get an anniversary ring

[Epical]

Damn you can't recharge.... I was so excited...

[terraflarex]

Welcome Back Campaign Notification (09/21/2007)
- Characters that have obtained an Anniversary Ring as part of the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign of May 2007 will be unable to acquire another ring

Failure.

[sbkujata]

Oh shit

[Francisco II]

Wow... it's about time... and really weird timing.

I got a buddy on my server - leveled MNK to 68... along the way, he got stuck in a zone, and something happened where he had to use his one time restore... and thus his initial character could never be salvaged.

He came back a few months later, rerolled as a BRD... quickly became regarded as one of the best on the server. Got 90+ leather, a dalmatica, relic armor, god gear, you name it... he also got RDM to 65+ ... He eventually quit again, for several months.

He was no longer able to restore, and waited for months and months for this to be announced again. Nothing was announced, he finally caved and made a new character... this week (and he's already got BRD unlocked, WHM ~35, BLM ~17 and Rank 5...)

Awesome news if he can get his 75 BRD & Dalmatica back, although I was kinda looking forward to redoing some of the CoP missions.

[rezn0r]

this is pretty off-topic but i was wondering if anyone here knew a good way to change a character's name without 2x server-transferring (and waiting 91 days...) - and if this new welcome back crap would temporarily offer up a nicer way of pulling it off. i have searched for threads randomly the past few weeks about this and none of them ended with any definite answer, and i've seen people say the obvious way (delete the content id / make a mule with the deleted name / restore the content id & be asked to change the name) doesn't work anymore. i just don't want to take a chance on losing the character if i don't know the facts.

before anyone asks about what i'm trying to hide, a friend quit the game in june & left me their account. it has the same things i have leveled but also smn & rdm @ 75 which i figured would be worth keeping alive even if just for PL purposes, but the real thing i want to save is his decently leveled clothcraft. i was going to attempt to finish leveling that & then would like to sign things with a name matching my account's characters (all nine inch nails songs, go ahead and laugh, it's fine).

thanks in advance.

[Tonko]

Step 1: Make sure the character you want to do this on has never used their one time restore.
Step 2: Delete character.
Step 3: Have friend make mule with old character's name.
Step 4: Call SE, Have them restore character using one time restore.
Step 5: Wait 1 weekish.
Step 6: Log in, forced to rename character.

I personally did this to shorten my name from it's 12 character original name down to the 5 it is now.

[Not Kuno]

I personally did this to shorten my name from it's 12 character original name down to the 5 it is now so I can get healed and level a tank job if I ever want to.

Fixed.

[Vuitton]

Can names be used if the person who had the name was permanently banned? That would be great if permanent ban = deletion, thus freeing up the name for use.

[Mayareira]

Can names be used if the person who had the name was permanently banned? That would be great if permanent ban = deletion, thus freeing up the name for use.

No.