Happy 7th Vana'versary! Adventurer Appreciation Campaign Back With a Vengeance! (05/01/2009)

[Septimus]

Happy 7th Vana'versary! Adventurer Appreciation Campaign Back With a Vengeance! (05/01/2009) http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics.../4468/4468.jpg
Seven years...
That's right folks—seven glorious years have zipped by at the speed of a race-bred chocobo since adventurers began stepping forth into the wilds of Vana'diel. This year, as in the past, we will be holding the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign as a way to express the incalculable feelings of gratitude we harbor for all the loyal and stalwart adventurers out there. And to make this year's celebration even more festive than previous occasions, there are plans for—

Hm? That moogle over there with her head in a turban is gesturing for me to shut my trap like there's no tomorrow. I guess I'd best leave the rest to the professionals...

Proceed here to lend an ear to the overexcited moogle's spiel.

Ahem! Ladies and gentlemen!
It is with pleasure in plenitude that I, Nomad Moogle Kupolette, divulge to you these terrific tidings. Perceptive persons endowed with that keen adventurer's sense are undoubtedly already aware: the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign is once again upon us, kupo!

This year, we moogles have joined together as one and prepared a little something to express the frenetic feelings of fondness we have for all adventurers. And it goes without saying that the chronicled accounts of your exploits in Vana'diel have also been prepared for your perusing pleasure, courtesy of the MHMU, kupo!

But wait, there's more!
As has become the established tradition, munificent supporters of this year's event have forwarded to the MHMU bundles of letters laced with words of encouragement, kupo. I have taken the liberty of hand-picking the choicest samples to be recited here and now.

To kick off, we have a message penned by the hand of His Royal Majesty King Destin of San d'Oria himself, kupopopo! Can you believe it!?

Esteemed adventurers of Vana'diel.
Your steadfast courage and valor have earned you a place in the hearts of San d'Orians from all walks of life.
Forever shall your names be etched into the history of our glorious nation, that our posterity may draw inspiration from your deeds generations hence.

Wow! Such lavish praise, and from a reigning monarch, no less! Now that's music to the ears, kupo! I'm getting all excited in anticipation of what other compliments lie in wait in the letters to come!

Next, a message from promising young Mythril Musketeer, Naji, of the Bastokan Republic, kupo.

Hey, adventurers. Don't you go getting cocksure now, just because it's this time of year.
I'll admit that you lot pull your share of the workload. But hey, so do I. The difference between us, you see, is that you'll never catch me groveling for attention. Protecting the nation and her citizens from harm is simply my job, and damned if I expect any special treatment for it.

Ehrm...people sure have unusual ways to express their appreciation, kupo...
Let's move right along, shall we?

Ah, the next congratulatory missive hails from Mindartia. Obviously our Windurstian counterpa—oh, it seems I was mistaken, kupo. It's actually from—good Goddess—Castle Oztroja!? Why, it's none other than the great leader of the Yagudo, Tzee Xicu! A rather touching gesture from our beastman rivals, don't you think, kupo?

Hark, unclean adventurers; accursed worshippers of the false Goddess.
Your wicked existence, while an affront to the true faith, strengthens the bonds of the noble Yagudo race. To you blasphemers do we owe our unfaltering unity.
May death take you and your tainted kith and kin.

Ehrm...it would take a first-rate field surgeon to extract the compliments from this passage, kupo...
Hey, lookie here...
Why, it's a gilded letter bearing the seal of Aht Urhgan, kupopo! Could it truly be from Her Imperial Majesty...?

A sizeable enemy force threatens to overwhelm a detachment of Imperial troops out in the field. Make haste and extract—

Whoops! How did this Assault order get mixed up in the mail?
But more importantly, I wonder if they have the situation under control out in the Near East, kupo...

Urgh, I think I'm going to be sick if I see another letter...
"If you want something done right, do it yourself, kupo," is what Mother always used to say.
So here goes nothing, kupo! Ahem!

Most respected adventurers!
On behalf of the denizens of Vana'diel, I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation for your tireless efforts in protecting the past, securing the present, and painting a brighter future for all the land.
Thank you! Thank you from the bottom of my moogle heart, kupo!

In closing, I'd like to mention a succulent piece of gossip I recently caught wind of, kupo.
Rumor has it that "Mog Tablets"—ancient treasures long dismissed to have been merely moogle myth—have reemerged after millennia in evanescence! Some say that the soul of the great moogle king, Kupofried—may he rest in peace—well pleased with the valorous display of adventurers, brought these magical artifacts back from the far reaches of living memory, kupo.

Only the Goddess knows what the appearance of these tablets heralds, but we magically attuned moogles are quietly confident that something stupendously special is brewing! We won't neglect to keep you up to date on the latest regarding these tablets, so stay tuned, keep that blade well-honed, and be ever ready for action, kupo!
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Illustration: Mitsuhiro Arita

Throughout the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign, moogles everywhere will be doling out interesting little tidbits of information concerning your adventures in Vana'diel. They have also prepared a veritable mountain of commemorative gifts to dispense to adventurers, so please do not hesitate to speak to any of the moogle NPCs located on the streets of the three nations during the campaign.

In addition, bracing information broken down on a world-by-world basis will be made available for your viewing pleasure via PlayOnline from May 16.

How to Access
From the PlayOnline Main Menu:
Games >> FINAL FANTASY XI >> Developer's Room >> Adv. Appreciation

*Players in possession of an Anniversary Ring obtained from either last year's Adventurer Appreciation Campaign or the Welcome Back Campaign must dispose of their ring before being eligible to acquire a new one.

*Disposing of an Anniversary Ring obtained via this year's Adventurer Appreciation Campaign will not make a player eligible to obtain another.

Event Schedule
Moogle NPCs can be found in the zones listed below throughout the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign.

Event Areas
Moogle NPCs can be found in the zones listed below throughout the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign.

Southern San d'Oria (J-9) / Northern San d'Oria (D-8) / Bastok Mines (I-9) / Bastok Markets (G-8) / Windurst Waters (F-5) / Windurst Woods (K-10)

Yay for Anniversary Rings!

EDIT-
Oh, and some tid-bits that oddly enough I dat mined earlier tonight about the rewards for this event:

"Thrifty Transit"!
A special treat for the cost-conscious adventurer!
For a limited time, all outpost teleport sites are operating free of charge, kupo!

"Martial Master"!
As an added bonus to your Signet, battle skills will increase more rapidly! There's no better time to master a new weapon!

"Blood of the Vampyr"!
Signets have been boosted with the abilities of Regeneration and Refresh!

"Treasure Hound"!
With Signet in effect, you will now be able to sniff out more treasure and gil! Great riches surely await you, kupo!

"Artisan's Advantage"!
Good news for aspiring artisans, kupo! The chance of your ingredients being lost in a failed synthesis attempt have been drastically reduced!

"Mystery Boxes: San d'Oria"!
What's this, kupo? Mysterious boxes have been sighted all over the Kingdom!
What wonders do they contain? You'd best find out before they get snatched up by monsters...

"Mystery Boxes: Bastok"!
What's this, kupo? Mysterious boxes have been sighted all over the Republic!
What wonders do they contain? You'd best find out before they get snatched up by monsters...

"Mystery Boxes: Windurst"!
What's this, kupo? Mysterious boxes have been sighted all over the Federation!
What wonders do they contain? You'd best find out before they get snatched up by monsters...

"Mystery Boxes: Frontier Lands"!
What's this, kupo? Mysterious boxes have been sighted all over the north and other distant lands!
What wonders do they contain? You'd best find out before they get snatched up by monsters...

"Swift Shoes"!
This is just the ticket for today's busy adventurer! For a limited time, provided that you're fully rested and healed, your legs will carry you with the speed of a chocobo!

"Ease of Exploration"!
As a special treat to our adventuring colleagues, explorer moogles have set up shop in San d'Oria, Bastok, Windurst, Selbina, and Mhaura!
For a limited time only, you can transport from one town to another for a nominal fee, kupo!

[Tomiko]

Fuck yeah, new Rings!

[Apelila]

Kupofried

Fuck the anniversary rings, are they releasing the kupofried ring?

Edit: Fuck yeah, those dat mines Sept posted are smexy.

[Castoth]

Fuck the anniversary rings, are they releasing the kupofried ring?

You're thinking too small. It sounds like we can probably have *both* at some point. That's freaking awesome!

[tonystigma]

Fuck the anniversary rings, are they releasing the kupofried ring?

Or are they hyping it for A Moogle Kupo d'Etat?

[Hyan]

Those bonuses better be permanent!!! ; ; so awesome

[Darte]

Hmm permanent signet enhancements?

I'll take that with a bit of salt and assume only during the event or some item that grants you the effect while under signet effect.

[Septimus]

Or are they hyping it for A Moogle Kupo d'Etat?

Considering that Kupofried is the great Moogle king of old who spread the 11 Moogle Tablets, I doubt that the Kupofried's Ring will be for the next expansion chapter.

But I guess I should share this, which I dat mined also earlier. Sit back and enjoy, oh gentle-reader.

What's a mog tablet!? What's a mog tablet, you say!?
Why, only the most awesome, amazing artifact in the annals of moogle history, that's what, kupo!

There's eleven of them in all, to be exact, scattered to the far reaches of Vana'diel and just waiting to be discovered by brave adventurers like you!

What happens if you find them? I thought you'd never ask, kupo!
Each tablet is inscribed with an ancient moogle poem of joy, and legend has it that if all are found, the ancient moogle magic of King Kupofried the Great will be released once more, spreading joy and happiness through all the land!

We explorer moogles have made it our life's work to recover the tablets and unlock their powers.
But with these short legs and little-bitty wings, we can't do it alone, kupo!

There! I've whipped up a spell that will instantly transport any tablets you find back here to me.
Come back if you find anything, and happy exploring, kupo!

Just sit right back and I'll tell you the tale, kupo.
Many, many ages past, we moogles had our own glorious kingdom.
It was truly the peak of moogle civilization, a veritable golden age for all mooglekind!

The seventh king of this great nation was the wise and kindly King Kupofried, a masterful magician famed as the father of the fantastic moogle magic that survives to this very day, kupo!

In his later years, King Kupofried embarked on what would become the greatest work of his illustrious reign.
Seeking to pass down the prosperity of his kingdom to future generations, he inscribed eleven incantations of moogle joy and happiness onto eleven stone tablets.

Sadly, the kindly king's intentions went unappreciated by his selfish sons and daughters, and many a fierce feud broke out over who would inherit these relics, kupo...

King Kupofried was greatly dismayed.
How could the poems that he had composed out of pure love and joy become the root of such strife?

In his despair, the king commanded his minion bats to scatter the tablets to the far corners of the world, where they would be seen by moogle eyes no more.

"Alas! I only wanted my children to be happy, kupo," he lamented, and flew away on his tiny yet majestic wings, never to be seen in his kingdom again.

Left without its wise monarch, the once-glorious moogle kingdom fractured into warring tribes, falling into unrest...and, eventually, ruin.
A tragic tale, don't you think, kupo?

We explorer moogles are the proud descendants of King Kupofried, living only to bring our last great monarch's unrealized dream to fruition.
We will--we must!--find the mog tablets and bring true joy and happiness to this world!

Hmm permanent signet enhancements?

I'll take that with a bit of salt and assume only during the event or some item that grants you the effect while under signet effect.

It looks like during the event, people will go out and find 11 Moogle Tablets. After you retrieve them, you will get bonuses when you have signet on and other special conditions. The dialog says that the tablets can be scattered back into the wilderness, so we will have to keep doing the event, it seems.

[crazyrabbit]

Looks like they forgot to add the time at event shedule <.>;
german page says tuesday 12th may 8am gmt till monday 25th may 8am gmt

[byte]

FUCK YEAH GIMME MY RING

[Astarael]

Looks like they forgot to add the time at event shedule <.>;
german page says tuesday 12th may 8am gmt till monday 25th may 8am gmt

thanks, was about to ask if i was missing something there

[aznmajiktaru]

fffffffffffuuuuuuuuuccccccckkkkkkkkkkkk yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ring

[Gouki]

"Swift Shoes"!
This is just the ticket for today's busy adventurer! For a limited time, provided that you're fully rested and healed, your legs will carry you with the speed of a chocobo!

This better have infinite charges and work outside the event.

[Mayareira]

Anniversary + Kupofried = SCH 75 in a week, go!

[Apelila]

You're thinking too small. It sounds like we can probably have *both* at some point. That's freaking awesome!

This is SE. I'm not getting my hopes up for them to utterly crush them.

[Colenzo]

inb4 neosutra shit storm

[Octavious]

Oh Yea Martial Master! :O I can finally cap parrying/shield easier (*'-')b and I'm really hoping that both rings are possible at the same time. Go Go shittons of exp! :D

[Esvedium]

inb4 neosutra shit storm

This made me laugh more than it should have. >_>

Excited for the ring again, obviously, but really interested in those signet bonuses. Wonder if the refresh/regen effect will stack with the FoV buffs. Would make drg/whm and to a lesser extent bst/whm a LOT easier to level!

[Septimus]

This made me laugh more than it should have. >_>

Excited for the ring again, obviously, but really interested in those signet bonuses. Wonder if the refresh/regen effect will stack with the FoV buffs. Would make drg/whm and to a lesser extent bst/whm a LOT easier to level!

I don't see why not. The only restriction in the text is that the Super Kupowers (bonuses from the tablets), well, we'll let the moogle explain it...

If you venture to far-off lands, the Super Kupowers will be unable to protect you...

What? What about the past, you say?
Of course the magic won't travel through time.
What a strange question, kupo...

So it looks like Original, RotZ, and CoP areas only. (Even in Sky and Sea if the dialog tables are to be trusted.)

[Neosutra]

inb4 neosutra shit storm

THIS FUCKING SUX, FUCK SE, FUCK THIS GAME!!!

Not really.

Pretty cool stuff, /cheer for xp rings. Also pretty intrigued by signet bonuses (and apparently signet Treasure Hunter++...)