New Vanafest incoming.

**Septimus** · 2012-06-05 14:58

Originally Posted by Yugl

The big announcement is that we've all beaten the game.

Edit: Just to clarify, Tanaka needed to write a dissertation on the effects of bad MMORPG on stress level. Little did you know that we've been participating in a research study that Tanaka is finally ready to present to his colleagues at Tokyo University. Grats Tanaka and I'm sure you'll make a fine psychologist.

But we will have the last laugh. His paper will not be accepted because he didn't get informed consent from the subjects. Revenge!

**Buffy** · 2012-06-05 18:34

Originally Posted by Churchill

I'm predicting server merges (3 servers -> 1 server) as the big announcement.

I'd quit, lol.

**Khamsin** · 2012-06-05 18:35

Originally Posted by Septimus

But we will have the last laugh. His paper will not be accepted because he didn't get informed consent from the subjects. Revenge!

In November, ten years after the PC release of FFXI in Japan, for one day only the wall'o'text that we have all been trained to ignore and skip every time we log in will be amended with "Enter the game to consent to being used in a study."

**Chamaan** · 2012-06-05 21:16

Super announcement will be that Tanaka is being replaced as director of FFXI by a cat, like that cat, Tama, that is a train station master in Japan. New-director-cat-san will wear a little hat, and children can come to pet him in the lobby. His first regime change: All crafting skills will be replaced with new variants of fishing. Such as fish sawing for furniture, fish weaving for cloth, and fish smelting for metal armor.

**Kincard** · 2012-06-05 21:43

I don't get why people think there will be a big announcement of any sort. When they announced Abyssea/Cap increase they had said before the show there would be a "Special announcement" or something similar. I don't remember them saying anything similar this year. I don't think any of you should think of this as anything other than a celebration of a decade of FFXI- wouldn't seem right to not have Vanafest.

**Kyte** · 2012-06-05 22:18

They did, actually.

**Kincard** · 2012-06-05 22:51

I don't remember them saying anything beyond the generic "it's gonna be a fun event guys" shit that anybody trying to throw a party would say. I don't remember them specifically promising anything special this year.

**Alkar** · 2012-06-06 13:26

Originally Posted by Kincard

I don't remember them saying anything beyond the generic "it's gonna be a fun event guys" shit that anybody trying to throw a party would say. I don't remember them specifically promising anything special this year.

You're not reading the official forums it seems. Lots of teasing going on.

**Kincard** · 2012-06-06 22:38

Yes, there is teasing, but I want to see a source on the debs saying anything similar to what they said the year the announced Abyssea and cap raise. That year they specifically said they would have something very special to show us at Vanafest. This year there's been plenty of teasing but I don't remember them ever saying there would be any sort of groundbreaking announcement.

**Chamaan** · 2012-06-07 03:10

It was in a thing from the beginning of the year about the 10th anniversary. I think Camate posted it, I don't remember where it was though. He said there was something big he was excited about that was getting announced this year but that "perhaps I've said too much..."

**Apelila** · 2012-06-07 03:44

what dates are the vanafest? i don't feel like searching the thread. can it be put in the title?

**Fereydoon** · 2012-06-07 03:55

23rd-24th? At least the thing on the front of BG says the 23rd.

MaachaQ · 2012-06-07 06:11

Found the post, maybe: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...-VanaFest-2012!

Announcing Coverage of VanaFest 2012!

Just in case you all missed the official announcement on PlayOnline, the North American Community Team will be making an excursion over to the far eastern lands of Yokohama, Japan to cover VanaFest 2012 scheduled to take place June 23rd-24th!

It's been two years since Devin and Matt from the North American Community Team set out on their adventure to Tokyo to cover VanaFest 2010 for the community. They were able to bring all of the hottest news straight from the development team to the adventurers around the world. In the two years since then, FINAL FANTASY XI has evolved by leaps and bounds and the level cap was raised to 99. Well, they too have leveled up to the max to bring you even bigger and better coverage this year.

Yes, the intrepid duo plan to set out once again on a quest to bring everyone the hottest news, craziest revelations, jaw-dropping-est... things that happen at VanaFest 2012! You better believe that there will be tweets. You can guarantee that there will be videos. And you can bet that there will be contests!

Stay tuned for all of the details as we unravel their plans for the future!
What this didn’t mention is that we will actually be live streaming the whole thing and giving Community Team digests covering the information and exciting things taking place at the event!

Hope you are all looking forward to this and we will be giving you updates as the event draws near!

**Weeks** · 2012-06-07 06:16

So they're hyping it up about as much as they do holiday events where you can get a new costume. Yeah, you're totally not setting yourself up for disappointment by expecting something comparable to the level 99 announcement.

**Eurell** · 2012-06-07 06:53

Originally Posted by Camate

All good theories and guesses.

But if you really want to know...

Spoiler: show

.

**Kaisha** · 2012-06-07 06:54

I don't see why they'd even host the event if they had nothing to announce that'd require us to throw money at them. I doubt these events are cheap to operate even after you hit your attendance ticket-price quota.

**Byrthnoth** · 2012-06-07 07:13

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...herjar-renewal

[dev1056] Einherjar renewal

A new version of the Odin's Chamber battle for level 99 adventurers has been added to the Hazhalm Testing Grounds.
- Entry Procedure: Trade a Smouldering Lamp to the Entry Gate after having aquired the designation "Elite Einherjar" and the valkyrie feather key items from each of the three Wings.
*The Odin's Chamber and Odin's Chamber (Lv.99) battle occupy the same area. If one battlefield is already reserved by a party, a different party may not reserve either.

The procedure for entering Odin's Chamber has been revised.
- Trade a Smouldering Lamp to the Entry Gate while in possession of the valkyrie feather key items from each of the three Wings.

The following items may now be purchased from the Nashmau NPC Kilusha in exchange for ampoules of therion ichor:
Valkyrie's Tear / Valkyrie's Wing / Valkyrie's Soul

*The above items will only be available for purchase if the player possesses the "Mark of the Einherjar" key item.
Players may trade a Valkyrie's Tear, Valkyrie's Wing, or Valkyrie's Soul to the "???" target in Hazhalm Testing Grounds to obtain one of three possible key items:

ItemKey ItemValkyrie's TearRossweisse's Feather
Grimgerde's Feather
Siegrune's FeatherValkyrie's WingHelmwige's Feather
Schwertleite's Feather
Waltraute's FeatherValkyrie's SoulOrtlinde's Feather
Gerhilde's Feather
Brunhilde's Feather

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If you wish to discuss or submit feedback on this topic, please use the [dev1056] tag.

Odin every other run with no required feather mules! Badass!

**Michelob** · 2012-06-07 08:45

Am I the only one confused by the statement about the new entry? I can only assume that they are making it so that you need only one feather from each wing, however it doesn't distinctly say one from each. It just says "in possession of the valkyrie feather key items from each of the three Wings." It could also be assumed from that statement that you'll need all feathers from each with and the only thing they are changing is the ability to purchase KIs.

Also Byrth, why are you saying Odin every other run? Couldn't you just purchase all the KIs and do them every run? I know plenty of people like me who have 400k+ ampoules.

**Byrthnoth** · 2012-06-07 08:51

You certainly could, but you'd still net-positive Ampuoles if you alternated.

I figure they have to be saying you only need three feathers total for all of your people (no more feather mules), or it wouldn't be a revision at all... unless they meant "reversion" and we're back to everyone needing 9. Either way, they need to get better translators.

**Kincard** · 2012-06-07 09:41

Originally Posted by Weeks

So they're hyping it up about as much as they do holiday events where you can get a new costume. Yeah, you're totally not setting yourself up for disappointment by expecting something comparable to the level 99 announcement.

Exactly- there's nothing in that post other than "There's gonna be lots of exciting things going on guys!", which is something they say about everything. The year they announced Abyssea they specifically said there was going to something special announced rather than a generic "lots of exciting announcements to come". I'm not saying there won't be anything announced, it's just a bad idea to expect anything when nothing was really promised.

RE: Neo Einherjar. They're changing Odin V.1 so that you only need one feather from each wing from the sound of it. So yes, no more feather mules.

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