May Topics, 2009

The Brand New FINAL FANTASY XI Community Sites Page Is Here! (05/28/2009)

We are proud to announce the all-new, revitalized FINAL FANTASY XI Community Sites page!

With today's update, preexisting features such as the search engine and weekly rankings have become even easier to use! Additionally, the newly designed community site tool and community site kit have both undergone stunning makeovers that feature everyone's favorite FINAL FANTASY XI characters.

Need a little help in your adventures or in running your own site? Then be sure to visit the new Community Sites page!

Visit the new FINAL FANTASY XI Community Sites page here.
Click here for information on the community site tool.

Introducing the "Character Reactivation Service"! (05/27/2009)

Up until now, adventurers wishing to make a comeback from early retirement have had to wait for the limited-time event, the Welcome Home to Vana'diel Campaign, to swing around. But due to popular demand, from today onwards, we are proud to announce that this long-serving campaign has been succeeded by a permanent feature: the "Character Reactivation Service"!

Unlike the Welcome Home to Vana'diel Campaign of old, no bonus items will be distributed to users of this new service. However, we feel that this will be more than compensated for by the fact that your retired heroes can be restored to active service whenever the itch for adventure overwhelms you!

Seven glorious years have passed since adventurers began striking out for the far reaches of the ever-evolving realm of Vana'diel. What exciting changes has the world undergone since you last set foot upon it? There is only one way to find out!

Learn more about the "Character Reactivation Service" here.

Experience the Community Team Podcast Tour!  (05/20/2009)

The Community Team has concluded its first-ever Podcast Tour, and all three episodes are now live for everyone to listen to and enjoy! Pet Food Alpha spoke with Robert Peeler regarding the Community Team's role and the Square Enix commitment to global support, while He Says, She Says discussed in-game event planning with Matt Hilton. The tour concluded with Limit Break Radio speaking to both team members about the excitement of live events. Give each of the shows a listen today!

Tune into Pet Food Alpha, He Says, She Says, and Limit Break Radio today!

Mog Tablet Quest Redux! (05/19/2009)

Hail, gallant adventurers! Thanks to your feats of detection and derring-do, the lost Mog Tablets of King Kupofried have been recovered, and their mystic "Super Kupowers" freed to fill the realm with happiness and joy. The first phase of the quest will soon draw to a close, but fear not! After a random period of time (eight to twenty-four hours), the tablets will once more be scattered to the winds, and the quest will begin anew!

Would-be relic hunters be warned! The ethereal glow of the tablets will be faint this time around, testing your sleuthing skills to the fullest.

But stand strong, and shirk not from your moogle-appointed task! Restore the eleven tablets and their Super Kupowers to Vana'diel, and this time you could be among those to claim the elusive Kupofried's Ring!

Peruse the full details of the Mog Tablet quest here.

7th Anniversary Fan Art Contest—Results Are In! (05/16/2009)

When we announced this year's Fan Art Contest with a special 7th Anniversary theme, we fully expected our talented players across the globe to produce some truly spectacular specimens. Still, nothing could have prepared us for the veritable cornucopia of captivating masterpieces that were submitted!

After days and nights spent poring over more than four hundred highly worthy entries, our development and operations team members have selected the thirty pieces that we felt best captured the anniversary spirit while also exhibiting the highest degree of artistic expression.

Who will claim the coveted Crystal Prize this year?
The results you've been waiting for are here!

In the forthcoming days, all entries will be displayed on this site, so be sure to check back for yet more exemplary artwork!

The 9th Vana'diel Census Preliminary Survey (05/14/2009)

It's almost time for this year's FINAL FANTASY XI Vana'diel Census! We'll be taking a look behind the scenes at the numbers that made up your world in the past year.
For the 9th Vana'diel Census, we'll be trying something different: a preliminary survey to find out all about each adventurer's day-to-day life in Vana'diel.

That means we need your help! Even if you're a silent ninja, a shy scholar, or a bard with laryngitis, let your voice be heard! Together, we can make the 9th Vana'diel Census the best one yet!

The user survey has ended.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Mog Bonanza Imminent! (05/08/2009)

Ladies and gentlemen!
The event that adventurer dreams are made of—Mog Bonanza—is nigh!

Without a doubt, topics such as "what numbers are you going to pick?" and "what prize would you choose if you won?" are dominating conversations among friends and fellow linkshell members at this very moment.
Proceed here to learn how your dreams might be made reality via Mog Bonanza.

*Bonanza marbles will be available for purchase from Friday, May 15th, at 19:00pm.

Go All to Pieces—The Mog Tablet Quest Unearthed!
 (05/07/2009)

Psst, you. Yes, you, kupo! You know the nomad moogles, do you not?
Turbans wrapped around their heads, looking like they just came back from a cross-Vana'diel hiking expedition?
Well, believe it or not, some say that they're actually the descendants of an ancient, long-lost moogle civilization that holds the key to a fabled treasure, kupo!

What's that? Just another tall moogle tale, you say?

Fine, then! Don't read on. You don't know what you're missing out on, kupo...

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

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.