Beat the Heat with the Sunbreeze Festival! (07/24/2009)

[Katalyn]

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Ah, summer in Vana'diel—a season of scorching days and sweltering nights that will have you working up a sweat just standing around in your subligar.

But don't just stay cooped up in your Mog House casting Waterga on yourself until the cool breezes of autumn blow in. Why, you'd be missing out on one of the liveliest celebrations of the year!

Hark!
Don't you hear the powerful swoosh, boom, and crackle of fireworks in the night sky? The joyous strains of a summer melody in the air?
That's right, friend—the Sunbreeze Festival is just around the corner!

Read on for the cool, refreshing details!

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Illustration: Mitsuhiro Arita


When
The festivities will begin on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) and run until Monday, August 17th at 1:00 a.m.

Where
Fireworks displays, Sunbreeze dances, and other festivities will commence each day at nightfall in the following locations:

West Ronfaure / East Ronfaure
Southern San d'Oria / Northern San d'Oria / Port San d'Oria
North Gustaberg / South Gustaberg
Bastok Mines / Bastok Markets / Port Bastok
East Sarutabaruta / West Sarutabaruta
Windurst Waters / Windurst Walls / Windurst Woods / Port Windurst
Eastern Altepa Desert / Western Altepa Desert
Rabao

Fun and Frolic
Not content to merely soak up the ambiance? Fear not, for the locations below will feature delightful games with a chance to win exclusive Sunbreeze Festival prizes!

Southern San d'Oria (H-9) / Port Bastok (K-8 ) / Windurst Woods (K-12)

*Fancy yourself a mini-game master? This year we have a special treat for you! Earn yourself a HQ yukata via one of the aforementioned games, then participate once more while decked out in your new duds, and you'll qualify for an advanced mode offering increased challenge and reward!

Piscine Pursuits
It just wouldn't be a Sunbreeze Festival without everyone's favorite event—the thoroughly gratifying goldfish scoop! Players may test their skills of aquan acquisition at the following locations:

West Ronfaure (G-11) / South Gustaberg (E-8 ) / East Sarutabaruta (H-8 ) / Rabao (F-7)

Trade your catch to vendors and you'll accrue points—commensurate with the variety of fish you've snagged—that can be redeemed for a veritable host of valuable prizes!

Item Vendors
Did you miss last year's Sunbreeze festival? Are you dying to get your hands on a stylish yukata to complete your collection? Just pay a visit to one of the vendors in the areas below!

Northern San d'Oria (D-8 ) / Port Bastok (L-8 ) / Windurst Waters (G-10)

This is a rare opportunity to acquire items you may have missed in past events—don't pass it up!

Love this event! :D

[The Stig]

*deletes/replace sunbreeze festival music that the update replaced/restored*

The tune makes me rage.

[nivlac]

yay finally lol

[Melios]

Guess there's no Fantastic Fraulein Mumor?

[Dimmauk]

*deletes/replace sunbreeze festival music that the update replaced/restored*

The tune makes me rage.

I like the seasonal music.

[ronin sparthos]

Guess there's no Fantastic Fraulein Mumor?

Good, that thing was horrible. >.>

[Pikarya]

My guess is that the updated yukatas and crafted bugcages (like the goldfish tank from previous years) will be the rewards.

[Silenka]

This is my favorite seasonal event, I started playing during the sunbreeze festival. I've always loved the fireworks, the music, and the overall feel of a japanese festival they implement into the zones. Summer being my favorite season, and loving japanese culture, it just makes me super happy lol. Too bad it doesn't last very long...

[terranova]

*deletes/replace sunbreeze festival music that the update replaced/restored*

The tune makes me rage.

I missed it 2 years in a row(each time I took a break, august fell right in my break time). When it first started as Summerfest, it has this cool tune..

They got rid of that? D:

[Not Kuno]

Wait they got rid of the music?

[SephYuyX]

No

[Tiberon]

Wait they got rid of the music?

Just everyone wishes they did

[Mistress Stowastiq]

Time to stockpile fishtank sets for crafting!

This is my favorite seasonal event, I started playing during the sunbreeze festival. I've always loved the fireworks, the music, and the overall feel of a japanese festival they implement into the zones. Summer being my favorite season, and loving japanese culture, it just makes me super happy lol. Too bad it doesn't last very long...

I love it too. I took pics on all of my characters last year, so cheesy. I like watching the Taru's dance in Sandy of course Tarus always = cute as hell.

[PrincessBard]

Time to stockpile fishtank sets for crafting!

You, my friend, are riding my wavelength.

[urat]

It's looking like the reward for this year might also be giving us some but- er "glowflies" for making those cages. Looks to be pretty similar to the lower fish tanks so thats my guess.

Time to go fish up some goldfish in al zhabi in preporation! :3

[terranova]

Just everyone wishes they did

I like it.

Though I tend to like upbeat music anyway.

[urat]

The new yukatas should give us access to the /dance5 emote, SUNBREEZE SHUFFLE!

[mackerel]

*deletes/replace sunbreeze festival music that the update replaced/restored*

The tune makes me rage.

Which files are the sunbreeze music and fireworks in? They must die!