Announcing the 8th Vana'versary Mog Bonanza! (04/14/2010)

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Mog Bonanza, the Stuff of Adventurer Dreams

Ever wonder what it would be like to bathe in a pool of gil or bask in the attention of your peers as you strut through town square with a kraken club-caliber weapon swaying at your hip? If your answer is yes, then the Mog Bonanza is not an event you can afford to miss!

As a show of gratitude to all of you who have helped to make Vana'diel such a vibrant realm of adventure for these past eight years, we'll be giving away some of the most extravagant prizes ever to grace a Mog Bonanza! Don't miss this chance to turn your Vana'dielian dreams into reality and become the envy of all fellow adventurers. Ridiculous amounts of gil or super-rare items of legend—or both—await you!

How to Play

The Mog Bonanza is a number-guessing game in which you pick a five-digit number of your choice, kupo. Playing is simple! Purchase a Mog Bonanza marble (*1) from a Bonanza Moogle at designated areas (*2), then have the vendor inscribe your desired five-digit number on it, kupo. If you can't decide on a number, we moogles will be more than happy to pick one for you. The winning numbers will be announced at a later date, so sit tight and leave the rest to Lady Luck, kupo!

The conditions for winning are as follows:

Rank 1 prize: all five digits matching.
Rank 2 prize: the last four digits matching.
Rank 3 prize: the last three digits matching.
Rank 4 prize: the last two digits matching.
Rank 5 prize: the last digit matching.

* The winning number for each prize rank will be drawn separately. In the event that winning numbers overlap for multiple prize ranks, the higher-ranked prize will be given precedence. For example, should the winning numbers for ranks 4 and 5 be “11” and “1” respectively, the holder of a bonanza marble etched with the number “11111” will be awarded with a rank 4 prize.

*1
Up to 10 Mog Bonanza marbles can be purchased per character. You can have the same number inscribed on multiple marbles. This will mean bigger earnings should you have a winning number.

*2
Purchase your Mog Bonanza marbles, check winning numbers, and collect prizes from Bonanza Moogles at Port San d'Oria (I-9), Port Bastok (L-8), Port Windurst (F-6), or the Chocobo Circuit (H-8).

FINAL FANTASY XI 8th Vana'versary Mog Bonanza

Price: 2000 gil per marble.
Marble sales period: Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 01:00 to Thursday, June 7, 2010 at 01:00 (PDT)..
Winning numbers announced: Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 01:00 (PDT)..
Prize collection period: Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 01:00 to Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 01:00 (PDT). .
Eligibility: Only characters for whom 45 days or more have passed since creation can purchase bonanza marbles.
* The winning number will be randomly determined in a strictly supervised process.
* Employees of Square Enix, Square Enix Inc. and Square Enix Ltd. and their relatives are forbidden from participating in the Mog Bonanza.

How to Check the Winning Numbers

The winning numbers can be confirmed via the following two methods during the designated prize collection period:

1) Viewing the system message displayed upon logging into the game.
2) Speaking with a Bonanza Moogle at one of the following locations: Port San d'Oria (I-9) / Port Bastok (L-8) / Port Windurst (F-6) / Chocobo Circuit (H-8).

Prize List

Each Mog Bonanza marble with a winning number entitles you to an item of your choosing from the list of prizes in the corresponding rank.

Rank 1 (All five digits)
gil (*1)
Ridill Kraken Club
Hofud Valkyrie's Fork
Mog Bonanza Kupon A (*2) Ares's Cuirass
Skadi's Cuirie Usukane Haramaki
Marduk's Jubbah Morrigan's Robe
Novio Earring Defending Ring
Shadow Mantle Shadow Ring
Mog Bonanza Kupon P (*2) Ebisu Fishing Rod
Rank 2 (Last four digits)
gil (*1)
Black Belt Velocious Belt
Homam Corazza Nashira Manteel
Mog Bonanza Kupon X (*2) Byakko's Haidate
Aurum Cuirass Oracle's Robe
Enkidu's Harness Herald's Gaiters
Joyeuse Saber Shoot
Opal Silk Birdman Cape
Rank 3 (Last three digits)
gil (*1)
Hauteclaire Seveneyes
Homam Cosciales Nashira Seraweels
Mog Bonanza Kupon B (*2) Barbarossa's Zerehs
Algol Trotter Boots
Voyager Sallet Hermes' Sandals
Star Sapphire Imperial Wootz Ingot
Vampiric Claws Mog Bonanza Kupon L (*2)
Rank 4 (Last two digits)
Khroma Ore Behemoth Hide
Damascus Ingot Damascene Cloth
Moldavite Earring Bounding Boots
Empress Hairpin Nidhogg's Scales
Wootz Ore Orichalcum Ingot
Yoichi's Sash Vilma's Ring
Odin Statue
Rank 5 (Last digit) (*3)
Miratete's Memoirs Pest Repellent
Mercenary Camp Entry Slip Training Grounds Key
Martial Ball Invite Cordial Invite
Adamantoise Statue Behemoth Statue
Fafnir Statue Shadow Lord Statue
Alexander Statue

*1 [ Regarding Gil Prizes ]

The amount of gil awarded for each rank will be determined by first taking a percentage value (listed below) of the proceeds of marble sales in all worlds, then further dividing the resultant figure by the total number of winners representing each rank.

Rank 1 → 50%
Rank 2 → 23%
Rank 3 → 27%

For example, in the case that marble sale proceeds total 10 billion gil, with 50 rank 1, 500 rank 2, and 5000 rank 3 prize winners, the amount of gil awarded to the winners of each rank would be as follows:

Rank 1 Prize: (10 billion x 50%) ÷50 = 100 million
Rank 2 Prize: (10 billion x 23%) ÷500 = 4.6 million
Rank 3 Prize: (10 billion x 27%) ÷5000 = 540,000




*2
[ Mog Bonanza Kupons ]

Speak to a Dealer Moogle posted at one of the below locations to trade your Mog Bonanza Kupon for the corresponding relic armor item.
- Port San d'Oria (I-9) - Port Bastok (L-8)
- Port Windurst (F-6) - Chocobo Circuit (H-9)


Mog Bonanza Kupon A
This coupon can be redeemed for one of the items listed below:
- Ninurta's Sash - Mars's Ring
- Bellona's Ring - Minerva's Ring
- Futsuno Mitama - Aureole
- Raphael's Rod


Mog Bonanza Kupon P
This coupon can be redeemed for one of the items listed below:
- Hachiryu Haramaki - Nanatsusaya
- Dorje - Shenlong's Baghnakhs


Mog Bonanza Kupon X
This coupon can be redeemed for a Dynamis-Xarcabard relic armor item of your choice.

Mog Bonanza Kupon B
This coupon can be redeemed for a Dynamis-Beaucedine relic armor item of your choice.

Mog Bonanza Kupon L
This coupon can be redeemed for one of the items listed below:
- Merciful Cape - Altruistic Cape
- Astute Cape - Justice Torque
- Hope Torque - Prudence Torque
- Fortitude Torque - Faith Torque
- Temperance Torque - Love Torque





*3
[ Accessing “Hero's Combat,” “Heroine's Combat,” and “Mercenary Camp” ]

1) Proceed to the Stellar Fulcrum at the top floor of Delkfutt's Tower while in possession of one of the following items: Cordial Invite / Martial Ball Invite / M. Camp Entry
2) Trade the item to the “Qe'lov Gate” battlefield entrance.
3) Depending on the item traded, you will be given the choice of entering one of the following battlefields: Hero's Combat* / Heroine's Combat / Mercenary Camp
4) Standard battlefield rules apply after you have gained entry.
Only one member in your party is required to perform the above steps in order for all party members to be granted access.

* Participants of the Hero's Combat battlefield may further choose from one of the following three courses:
- The Indomitable Triumvirate (versus all three opponents)
- The Dauntless Duo (versus two opponents)
- The Solitary Demolisher (versus a single opponent)

[ Accessing “The Gathering Storm” ]
1) Proceed to the Mamool Ja staging point with the following item in your possession: Tr. Grounds Key.
2) Use the Tr. Grounds Key item on yourself, and then examine the “Runic Seal” battlefield entrance.
3) Select “The Gathering Storm” battlefield option to enter.
Standard assault rules apply after you have gained entry.
Only one person in the party is required to perform the above steps in order for all party members to be granted access.
Neither changing areas nor logging out of the game will affect your eligibility for battlefield entry after you have used the item.

[ Accessing “The Swarm” ]
1) Proceed to D-9 in Rolanberry Fields [S] with the following item in your possession: Pest Repellent.
2) Use the Pest Repellent item on yourself, and then examine the “Fortilace” battlefield entrance.
3) Select “The Swarm” battlefield option to enter.
Standard battlefield rules apply after you have gained entry.
Only one person in the party is required to perform the above steps in order for all party members to be granted access.
Neither changing areas nor logging out of the game will affect your eligibility for battlefield entry after you have used the item.


* Please remember that all prizes won in the Mog Bonanza are virtual goods and cannot be redeemed for real-world money.

[Pikarya]

Square-Enix, ruining hopes & dreams since 2008.

[Dooom]

Range of prizes gets bigger every time. Good stuff.

[Meian]

This is starting to feel like it is every update they have this. What has been the time line between each one? Seems shorter and shorter...

Edit: Odin statue isn't in rank 5 but Alexander is?

[Seanr]

Woot Inventory -10 incoming.

[Edrakali]

Odin statue isn't in rank 5 but Alexander is?

It makes sense. Alexander is already a statue so it takes much less effort to get one compared to a lively pony.

[Loziel]

They really should make the The Non relic top tier weapons upgradable with the magian system. I mean, whats the point of giving you something that is awesome and hard to get at 75 yet will be out of date when level 80 > 85 > 90 weapons start popping up.

Let me do something with mah fork!

[Valisk]

When they say "only characters for whom 45 days or more have passed since creation can purchase bonanza marbles" does this consider mules or main character only? Basically, can I create 19 mules today and be eligible to get marbles on all of them?

[Sev]

anything you created in the past and deactivated also works

[NynJa]

When they say "only characters for whom 45 days or more have passed since creation can purchase bonanza marbles" does this consider mules or main character only? Basically, can I create 19 mules today and be eligible to get marbles on all of them?

Any mules you have deactivated work.

If you plan to ninja all your marble sales June 6th, you have till April 22 to create mules.

[Not Kuno]

fuck you I have no fucking room anymore argh

[Myrrh_Quetz]

I can't believe they haven't added a marble bag by now.

[Fiendishone]

* The winning number will be randomly determined in a strictly supervised process.

I call shenanigans.

[Dooom]

fuck you I have no fucking room anymore argh

Bonanza's are good for one thing: they force me to throw away/sell/mule junk I barely use just so I can afford inv-10 without being totally ruined.

[Draylo]

Ugh just when I was finally starting to clear some inventory space...

[Xanthe]

Gotta love the new Bonanza Kupon: L. Sea torque or cape of your choice!

[Darlin]

I still will never understand how they rank Joyeuse over Hauteclaire and Seveneyes. Afterall, isn't it pretty much 100% drop?

[Dimmauk]

Gotta love the new Bonanza Kupon: L. Sea torque or cape of your choice!

Yeah, I thought that was cool too.

[Ksandra]

I'm going to start having a lot of statues it would seem.

[Meian]

Glad I finally upgraded the last two parts of gobbiebag... +20 inventory spaces go!