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Repeat Login Campaign No. 4 Has Begun!

Gear up for another exciting month of FFXI, as our fourth Repeat Login Campaign is officially underway! Login points will be awarded to faithful stalwarts once per day just for logging in, and may be exchanged for a variety of in-game items!

Thursday, October 10, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. (PDT) to Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. (PDT)

* Those logged in when the campaign commences will need to either relog or change areas to receive their points.

Read on for a list of available items and details on how to participate.

Announcing the Schedule for Repeat Login Campaign No. 4!

Citizens of Vana'diel, in response to your overwhelming support of the previous login campaigns, we are pleased to bring you the fourth installment in this massively popular series!

This latest campaign is scheduled to run from Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. (PDT) to Saturday, November 2 at 7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Login points will be awarded to faithful stalwarts once per day just for logging in, and may be exchanged for a variety of in-game items!
* Those logged in when the campaign commences will need to either relog or change areas to receive their points.

Read on for a list of available items and details on how to participate.

Melvien’s Personal Reflections: Curses from on High

My dear pioneer, you come at a most opportune moment.

Your name rings through these halls, with my master chanting it like a mantra.

There have even been hushed whispers that you have parleyed with the enigmatic leafkin queen...

But don't misconstrue this curiosity as some backhanded attempt to pry information from you. No, I have stopped you at these gates for a discussion about master Melvien.

You see, his health has been faltering of late.

He has always been the type to throw himself into his work—that much is certain—but the past fortnight, the candles in his quarters have remained lit until the moon begins to set. He has never had such difficulty finding slumber previously.

Come to think, his aberrant schedule commenced not long after the discord that swept the castle gates, when the heads of the Twelve Orders assembled for a colloquy about matters of great import.

His face a ghastly white, the master scurried home and shut himself in for hours. Now it is a chore to get him to consume even the most digestible biscuit or agreeable cup of tea as he sits at his desk consumed in thought.

What could have transpired at the castle to cause such a sudden change?

Read on to learn of the tragedy that befell the grand chancellor as witnessed by the heads of the Twelve Orders.

Mog Bonanza Prize Distribution Period about to Come to a Close

Attention, citizens of Vana'diel! The time to claim your prizes from the Mog Bonanza that began on Tuesday, July 16 is about to come to a close.

Distribution will cease on Monday, October 7 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT)

Winning numbers may be confirmed and prizes received at any of the Bonanza Moogles located in the areas given below. Make sure you exchange your bonanza marbles before time runs out!
Port San d'Oria (I-9) / Port Bastok (L-8) / Port Windurst (F-6) / Chocobo Circuit (H-8)

* Bonanza Kupons and the respective items that they may be traded in for may continue to be exchanged after Monday, October 7 at any of the Dealer Moogles in the following areas.
Port San d'Oria (I-9) / Port Bastok (L-8) / Port Windurst (F-6) / Chocobo Circuit (H-8)


Read on for details about the Mog Bonanza

System-related Adjustments

The following thread has been added to the Updates section of the forums.

[dev1160] Item Help Text Display Expansion
[dev1161] New Storage System: Mog Case
[dev1162] Item Delivery
[dev1163] Vendor and Auction House Item Display
[dev1164] Config Additions
[dev1165] Title Screen Additions

For more information, please refer to the above link.

Furthermore, multiple issues with the new user interface have been rectified.

Melvien’s Personal Reflections: Fruits of Labor

Oh my, are these the Adoulinian tomatoes everyone has been lauding of late? I am certain that my master appreciates your kindness, but I do not recall ordering any of them...

My apologies. I was not aware that they were meant for Castle Adoulin.

If it helps assuage your concerns in the least, this hillock has winded the best of us, and has sent me tumbling head-over-heels to the bottom more than once. Be not ashamed of not making it to the top in a single spurt, and take as much time to recuperate as you require.

For me? Why thank you.
Mmm...it is plain to see why these tomatoes have won such voracious acclaim in so short a time. Those grown on the surrounding islands resemble the wrinkled and frail fingers of mead-flushed octogenarian spinsters, and they taste of drought and death. This one, however, is as healthy as any I have ever seen, and its flavor is simply to die for. They are truly a miracle in the making.

They were plucked fresh from the Civic Arboretum, you say? Well then, please do me the favor of congratulating Chalvava on a job well done the next time you see her. I cannot recall the last time I indulged in such a tantalizing piece of produce.

Speaking of the arboretum...it may not be around long enough to produce a second batch of these decadent tomatoes.

I only say so because hearing grievances from facility opponents on both sides of the colonization movement has become as much a part of my master's daily routine as getting up in the morning. A particularly vocal critic recently assailed us with such a vitriolic rhetorical bombardment that I thought my ears would bleed.

I am not sure how Sir Malecroix stemmed the tide of anger, but he assured me that the storm had passed and that I needn't worry about such enraged visitants any longer.

Read on for Minister of Finance Melvien de Malecroix's introspections regarding the call to close the Civic Arboretum.