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Commemorate the Launch of Heavensward with the “Welcome Back to Eorzea” Campaign!


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In commemoration of the launch of Heavensward, we’re excited to welcome adventurers back to Eorzea with the “Welcome Back to Eorzea” campaign! Pick up the adventure where you left off with special items that can be exchanged for item level 120 equipment during the campaign period!<div news-detail-line"="">

Eligibility

Players who have subscribed to FINAL FANTASY XIV prior to March 31, 2015 and have not logged into the game between Wednesday, April 1, 2015 and Sunday, June 7, 2015.

* Those who are playing the Free Trial version are not eligible.

Campaign period

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 2:00 a.m. (PDT) to Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 2:00 a.m. (PDT)

Campaign bonus items

When logging into the game with an eligible character, you will be given 10 silver chocobo feathers that you can use to exchange for item level 120 equipment. Silver chocobo feathers can be exchanged via the Calamity Salvager NPC that is located in each city-state.

*The silver chocobo feathers will be sent to characters via the Moogle Delivery Service.
*If you have reached the maximum number of campaign item letters (20), you will need to delete previously stored/read campaign item letters to clear space so that the new letter can be delivered.
*If the campaign item letter is not received during the campaign period, you will not be able to obtain the bonus items.


Be sure not to miss out on this great opportunity!

SOURCE: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/3ee8ce49640c3c4cfd0a2235f307f53b0d1aa8e0

NO FREE MONTH !!

 

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So the game is not dying or purging players, like some here claim.

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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,975
    But apparently they've lost enough players to make it worth the effort to entice them to come back.

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  • HellboundHeartHellboundHeart Member UncommonPosts: 390
    Originally posted by Kyleran
    But apparently they've lost enough players to make it worth the effort to entice them to come back.

    How's that, if you get ilvl 115 gear from Heavensward quests. LMAo. What the'll be good for 1 level, till people start getting this kinda gear LMAO: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/7984895/

     

    It's to help people the are under geared. For those who don't raid and shit. If the game wanted people back so bad they would have givin a free month or at least a free weekend.

     

    Am I right?

  • monochrome19monochrome19 Member UncommonPosts: 723
    I want to return but I dont see the point without buying HW, I guess I could finish leveling an alt, but besides that ....
  • HellboundHeartHellboundHeart Member UncommonPosts: 390
    Originally posted by monochrome19
    I want to return but I dont see the point without buying HW, I guess I could finish leveling an alt, but besides that ....

    Ummm, I may have a solution for you, buy Heavensward.

  • mayankingmayanking Member UncommonPosts: 162
    meh didn't like the idea i don't get a free month for buying there 40 dollar expansion if it was 30 without free month i'd be ok but no thx. my friends are already 60 and completed alot of the content -.-
  • HellboundHeartHellboundHeart Member UncommonPosts: 390
    Originally posted by mayanking
    meh didn't like the idea i don't get a free month for buying there 40 dollar expansion if it was 30 without free month i'd be ok but no thx. my friends are already 60 and completed alot of the content -.-

    What expansion gives free game time?

     

    Well? I'm waiting?

  • RoinRoin Member RarePosts: 3,444
    Originally posted by Darkfalz89
    You guys will have to excuse hellbound, hes a "new account" that suspiciously became the third musketeer to defend FFXIV. As you can from his post history hes done everything in this power to be: kind/courteous/understanding/respectful of his fellow FFXIV players to such a degree that some of his responses receive mod edits. He even goes out of his way to not be too aggressive when convincing others to purchase the game. The idea of free game time for an expansion Is silly, but If you haven't purchased HW by now you may as well wait for alexander to drop go from there. By then we will know if there are some surprises or its just the usual content barrier laden content-less themepark game its been so far.

    So guess we'll also have to excuse you for following him to this thread. Probably going to get a temp ban for this. You really need to stop though Darkfalz. We get it, you dislike FF ARR. Yet we find you just about every damn thread talking about it. Do you have Stockholm syndrome or something? Did the game kick your dog? Raise your taxes? Do you want to show us on the doll where the bad game touched you?

    You have a very unhealthy fixation with a game you clearly dislike.  Jeez I don't like GW2 or Eve-Online but you don't see me in every thread related to those games.

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  • WaldoeWaldoe Member UncommonPosts: 642
    Originally posted by Roin
    Originally posted by Darkfalz89
    You guys will have to excuse hellbound, hes a "new account" that suspiciously became the third musketeer to defend FFXIV. As you can from his post history hes done everything in this power to be: kind/courteous/understanding/respectful of his fellow FFXIV players to such a degree that some of his responses receive mod edits. He even goes out of his way to not be too aggressive when convincing others to purchase the game. The idea of free game time for an expansion Is silly, but If you haven't purchased HW by now you may as well wait for alexander to drop go from there. By then we will know if there are some surprises or its just the usual content barrier laden content-less themepark game its been so far.

    So guess we'll also have to excuse you for following him to this thread. Probably going to get a temp ban for this. You really need to stop though Darkfalz. We get it, you dislike FF ARR. Yet we find you just about every damn thread talking about it. Do you have Stockholm syndrome or something? Did the game kick your dog? Raise your taxes? Do you want to show us on the doll where the bad game touched you?

    You have a very unhealthy fixation with a game you clearly dislike.  Jeez I don't like GW2 or Eve-Online but you don't see me in every thread related to those games.

    Lol don't mind him and the constant crap he spews. FF:ARR is doing more than fine without him. In fact, his constant negative comments have not stunted the games healthy growth the least bit.

     

    One does wonder about the obsessive fixation though. It is probably to the point where help should be sought but that is not my call. 

  • WaldoeWaldoe Member UncommonPosts: 642
    Originally posted by Darkfalz89
    You guys will have to excuse hellbound, hes a "new account" that suspiciously became the third musketeer to defend FFXIV. As you can from his post history hes done everything in this power to be: kind/courteous/understanding/respectful of his fellow FFXIV players to such a degree that some of his responses receive mod edits. He even goes out of his way to not be too aggressive when convincing others to purchase the game. The idea of free game time for an expansion Is silly, but If you haven't purchased HW by now you may as well wait for alexander to drop go from there. By then we will know if there are some surprises or its just the usual content barrier laden content-less themepark game its been so far.

    And a post to actually call out the blatant hate....

     

    A barrier that people have been well aware of for a very long time. You know....the one where the FF team wants you to actually play through the story. You know....the focal point of all games in the FF genre. Comment is an absolute troll status joke.

     

    Alexander drops in ~two weeks. I see no point in waiting. Another solid piece of advice.

     

    Content-less....this is where it is clear you are not here to be constructive in the least bit. The team that makes this game has pumped out more quality content on a regular basis than I have seen in any recent MMO that comes to mind. The fact that you do not find all available activities to participate in fulfilling enough is a personal problem.

     

    Toss out a few  games with more content in patches AND faster delivery. I want dates and patch notes. I am prepared to show you them for FF.

  • fivorothfivoroth Member UncommonPosts: 3,916
    Originally posted by Darkfalz89
    You guys will have to excuse hellbound, hes a "new account" that suspiciously became the third musketeer to defend FFXIV. As you can from his post history hes done everything in this power to be: kind/courteous/understanding/respectful of his fellow FFXIV players to such a degree that some of his responses receive mod edits. He even goes out of his way to not be too aggressive when convincing others to purchase the game. The idea of free game time for an expansion Is silly, but If you haven't purchased HW by now you may as well wait for alexander to drop go from there. By then we will know if there are some surprises or its just the usual content barrier laden content-less themepark game its been so far.

    Just because he recently joined doesn't mean his opinion should be dismissed like this. 

    Actually all his points are true. Expansions don't give free time. Never. Ever. Or is there an exceptional example I have missed?

    Heavensward is worth it right now if you enjoy FFXIV. I am not a raider and I won't raid in Heavensward but there is a lot of other content which I found enjoyable. Although I only play the game for something like 3-5 hours a week...

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  • HyanmenHyanmen Member UncommonPosts: 5,357
    Originally posted by Waldoe

    Lol don't mind him and the constant crap he spews. FF:ARR is doing more than fine without him. In fact, his constant negative comments have not stunted the games healthy growth the least bit.

     

    One does wonder about the obsessive fixation though. It is probably to the point where help should be sought but that is not my call. 

    The more vocal haters a game has, the more successful it actually is. WoW has proven this to be true.

    Success rubs some people the wrong way, especially when a hater feels that said success is not warranted (because he doesn't like the game).

    Using LOL is like saying "my argument sucks but I still want to disagree".
  • HellboundHeartHellboundHeart Member UncommonPosts: 390

    This sit retracted the post and corrected it :

     

     

    Catch-Up Perks for Returning

    This portion is a rewrite of an earlier explanation, in which I misunderstood a promotional offer by Square Enix for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward.

    Originally, I thought it was a free month thing with additional perks, but rereading the informaiton (and thanks to the commenters mentioning it below) led me to make an immediate request for edits.

    Basically, players rejoining the game through subscriptions who were subscribed to FFXIV before March 31, but did not log in between April 1 and June 7 will get "10 silver chocobo feathers that you can use to exchange for item level 120 equipment."

    These silver chocobo feathers can be exchanged via the Calamity Salvager NPC that is located in each city-state.

    If you focus on one character, you can actually complete the Realm Reborn Story with the right item level, along with earning dungeon currency for buying additional item level 120 equipment. Not a bad show, really.

    In any event, I’ll leave you guys with this video of an iconic Final Fantasy Theme Song, as rendered by 143 laptops. Cheers!

     

    Source: http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/feature/9820/Eorzea-Reborn-A-Flying-Quest-and-the-Return-Home-Campaign.html

  • monochrome19monochrome19 Member UncommonPosts: 723
    Originally posted by HellboundHeart
    Originally posted by monochrome19
    I want to return but I dont see the point without buying HW, I guess I could finish leveling an alt, but besides that ....

    Ummm, I may have a solution for you, buy Heavensward.

    Eh, maybe eventually when I have nothing to play, as it stands now I'm not very impressed with the xpac.

  • HellboundHeartHellboundHeart Member UncommonPosts: 390
    Originally posted by monochrome19
    Originally posted by HellboundHeart
    Originally posted by monochrome19
    I want to return but I dont see the point without buying HW, I guess I could finish leveling an alt, but besides that ....

    Ummm, I may have a solution for you, buy Heavensward.

    Eh, maybe eventually when I have nothing to play, as it stands now I'm not very impressed with the xpac.

    Here, watch these: 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp5HtF2gdpo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgmP1iPhTU

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4iPAyfZP1U

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f98fYVVHG3M

     

    IDK if this will help but, at least give it a watch.

     

  • monochrome19monochrome19 Member UncommonPosts: 723
    Well, yeah, its nice, but honestly my only reason for buying was Astrologian because it looked AMAZING. But then when the mechanics were revealed I was a bit disappointed, they just mashed SCH and WHM together. I was hoping it had a more unique identity.
  • Jwhite2501Jwhite2501 Member CommonPosts: 5
    Originally posted by fivoroth
    Originally posted by Darkfalz89
    You guys will have to excuse hellbound, hes a "new account" that suspiciously became the third musketeer to defend FFXIV. As you can from his post history hes done everything in this power to be: kind/courteous/understanding/respectful of his fellow FFXIV players to such a degree that some of his responses receive mod edits. He even goes out of his way to not be too aggressive when convincing others to purchase the game. The idea of free game time for an expansion Is silly, but If you haven't purchased HW by now you may as well wait for alexander to drop go from there. By then we will know if there are some surprises or its just the usual content barrier laden content-less themepark game its been so far.

    Just because he recently joined doesn't mean his opinion should be dismissed like this. 

    Actually all his points are true. Expansions don't give free time. Never. Ever. Or is there an exceptional example I have missed?

    Heavensward is worth it right now if you enjoy FFXIV. I am not a raider and I won't raid in Heavensward but there is a lot of other content which I found enjoyable. Although I only play the game for something like 3-5 hours a week...

    Ya know, I read all his posts too and though he could have been a little nicer, he is right and has yet to be wrong.

     

    i don't like how he delivers it but, for some people I guess you have too.

  • RizaunRizaun Member UncommonPosts: 30
    Originally posted by Waldoe
    Originally posted by Roin
    Originally posted by Darkfalz89
    You guys will have to excuse hellbound, hes a "new account" that suspiciously became the third musketeer to defend FFXIV. As you can from his post history hes done everything in this power to be: kind/courteous/understanding/respectful of his fellow FFXIV players to such a degree that some of his responses receive mod edits. He even goes out of his way to not be too aggressive when convincing others to purchase the game. The idea of free game time for an expansion Is silly, but If you haven't purchased HW by now you may as well wait for alexander to drop go from there. By then we will know if there are some surprises or its just the usual content barrier laden content-less themepark game its been so far.

    So guess we'll also have to excuse you for following him to this thread. Probably going to get a temp ban for this. You really need to stop though Darkfalz. We get it, you dislike FF ARR. Yet we find you just about every damn thread talking about it. Do you have Stockholm syndrome or something? Did the game kick your dog? Raise your taxes? Do you want to show us on the doll where the bad game touched you?

    You have a very unhealthy fixation with a game you clearly dislike.  Jeez I don't like GW2 or Eve-Online but you don't see me in every thread related to those games.

    Lol don't mind him and the constant crap he spews. FF:ARR is doing more than fine without him. In fact, his constant negative comments have not stunted the games healthy growth the least bit.

     

    One does wonder about the obsessive fixation though. It is probably to the point where help should be sought but that is not my call. 

    I agree, it's really sad how some people spend so much time of their lives just bashing games, but pathetic people are gonna do pathetic things I suppose.

  • YashaXYashaX Member EpicPosts: 3,100
    Originally posted by HellboundHeart
    Originally posted by mayanking
    meh didn't like the idea i don't get a free month for buying there 40 dollar expansion if it was 30 without free month i'd be ok but no thx. my friends are already 60 and completed alot of the content -.-

    What expansion gives free game time?

     

    Well? I'm waiting?

    GW2's expansion gives free game time, includes the base game for free, and is only $10 more ....

    ....
  • vivifloxviviflox Member Posts: 15
    ok  to uninformed or just freakin haters, stop spreading lies, i am coming from the game, they are not loosing people, all servers were full before heavensward came, now we are in1000 queues even 2 weeks later. sorry to burst your bubbles. they are giving a free campaign and you even start dissing at that? lol freakin people
  • RizaunRizaun Member UncommonPosts: 30
    Originally posted by YashaX
    Originally posted by HellboundHeart
    Originally posted by mayanking
    meh didn't like the idea i don't get a free month for buying there 40 dollar expansion if it was 30 without free month i'd be ok but no thx. my friends are already 60 and completed alot of the content -.-

    What expansion gives free game time?

     

    Well? I'm waiting?

    GW2's expansion gives free game time, includes the base game for free, and is only $10 more ....

    GW2 is buy to play, so the expansion doesn't give you any free time, and FFXIV ARR + HW costs $59.99.

  • YashaXYashaX Member EpicPosts: 3,100
    Originally posted by Rizaun
    Originally posted by YashaX
    Originally posted by HellboundHeart
    Originally posted by mayanking
    meh didn't like the idea i don't get a free month for buying there 40 dollar expansion if it was 30 without free month i'd be ok but no thx. my friends are already 60 and completed alot of the content -.-

    What expansion gives free game time?

     

    Well? I'm waiting?

    GW2's expansion gives free game time, includes the base game for free, and is only $10 more ....

    GW2 is buy to play, so the expansion doesn't give you any free time, and FFXIV ARR + HW costs $59.99.

    If you don't have the base game, the GW2 expansion is bundled with the base game and gives you unlimited free game time all for less than the cost of just the FF14RR expansion and just one month game time.

    ....
  • danwest58danwest58 Member RarePosts: 2,012
    Originally posted by YashaX
    Originally posted by Rizaun
    Originally posted by YashaX
    Originally posted by HellboundHeart
    Originally posted by mayanking
    meh didn't like the idea i don't get a free month for buying there 40 dollar expansion if it was 30 without free month i'd be ok but no thx. my friends are already 60 and completed alot of the content -.-

    What expansion gives free game time?

     

    Well? I'm waiting?

    GW2's expansion gives free game time, includes the base game for free, and is only $10 more ....

    GW2 is buy to play, so the expansion doesn't give you any free time, and FFXIV ARR + HW costs $59.99.

    If you don't have the base game, the GW2 expansion is bundled with the base game and gives you unlimited free game time all for less than the cost of just the FF14RR expansion and just one month game time.

    Yea and GW2 has a cash shop that is in your face at all times.  ARR has a cash shop of stuff that is very cheap that is hidden.  Plus GW2 does not use the Trinity system you basically heal yourself and some classes you can solo the instances your self.  Very Single Player Driven game.  FFXIV pushes people to group and groups are required for a lot in this game, plus Jobs are built for grouping not single player.

    Since I will no longer play any non P2P games I will never play a game like GW2 also I dont like that it does not have a Trinity.  So trying to say this game is B2P and using it as a tempting thing, its really not.  I would rather go buy a single player game and never have to see or deal with cash shop stuff ever.

  • vectrexevovectrexevo Member UncommonPosts: 167
    I have 2 days left of my sub...  I do not think I will re-sub. Just to boring, plus the quests, OMG, the quests.. run to b, back to a, back to b, back to a, back to b, run to the guy 5 feet from you, back to b, then back to a....  O..M...G    
  • danwest58danwest58 Member RarePosts: 2,012
    Originally posted by vectrexevo
    I have 2 days left of my sub...  I do not think I will re-sub. Just to boring, plus the quests, OMG, the quests.. run to b, back to a, back to b, back to a, back to b, run to the guy 5 feet from you, back to b, then back to a....  O..M...G    

    Yea the quest here are not so good.  Kind of like how I feel about SWTOR quest, I got board with them easy.  Though I am not playing this game for the quest I am playing for the Dungeons so thats why I like the game.  This game was never designed for the quest it was designed for Dungeons and Raids.  

  • DullahanDullahan Member EpicPosts: 4,536
    Originally posted by Hyanmen
    Originally posted by Waldoe

    Lol don't mind him and the constant crap he spews. FF:ARR is doing more than fine without him. In fact, his constant negative comments have not stunted the games healthy growth the least bit.

     

    One does wonder about the obsessive fixation though. It is probably to the point where help should be sought but that is not my call. 

    The more vocal haters a game has, the more successful it actually is. WoW has proven this to be true.

    Success rubs some people the wrong way, especially when a hater feels that said success is not warranted (because he doesn't like the game).

    This isn't exactly the case. Its not that people hate on games simply because they are successful, people hate the fact that the success of some titles has stifled the advancement and innovation in the industry.

    While the industry has been off following models and formulas rather than making the games they're passionate about, they've left players with a very limited selection of games. That pisses people off, so they blame it on WoW.  Its displaced anger really, but what do you expect; with billions of people on the internet, the MMO industry has followed behind a game pulling a mere 10M of those potential players. Its disappointing to see a genre that once had so much potential fall so short.


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