Starlight Celebration and FFXI Update

[Aangeliceus]

Seasonal Event + FFXI Update

Master, Master!

The Starlight Celebration is here again, kupo!

The lights! The sweets! The presents!
Just thinking about the fun keeps me awake all night, kupo!

............Ummm...
......Hrmmm............
Alright, you got me! I just can't keep a secret away from my favorite adventurer...

As you already know, the Starlight Celebration will begin in a few days. But what you don't know is that we Moogles are in a pickle, kupo. The trees that we had made for this year's festivities have vanished from Windurst! And what's worse, a terrifying treant has suddenly shown up at the Dhalmel Farm and is wreaking havoc on the locals, kupo!

Come to think of it, I haven't heard from my brothers and sisters working in Bastok and San d'Oria. What if there are crazy trees running amok in their towns as well...?

Wait a minute... Treants in the towns...?
Didn't something like this happen a few years ago? There was some kind of freak accident at the Rhinostery in Windurst, right? If this is the same thing, we're in biiig trouble!

Anyway, as long as these freaks of nature are trouncing about our towns, everybody will be too scared to come out and take part in the Starlight Celebration's festivities, kupo! Even the smilebringers have said that they won't pass out their presents until they're sure the children will be safe.

Ah, what to do? What to do!?
The treant won't go away, kupo!

Well, I guess it has come down to this...
My colleagues and I must take up arms to protect the city from fear!
Oh, don't worry. We'll do all the work. But, we sure could use a cheer or two from our humble masters, kupo!



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Event Period
After the 12/19/2006 (Tuesday) maintenance, until 12/31/06 (Sunday) 24:00.

Event Locations
During the event, in the below areas, a moogle will be ferociously fighting a treant wandering in the city.
Northern San d'Oria / Bastok Market / Windurst Woods

Event Stores
The below areas will have some Starlight Festival-related items for sale temporarily during the event.
- Northern San d'Oria (D-8)
- Port Bastok (L-8)
- Windurst Waters (G-10)

 

[Aangeliceus]

Maint Date/Time

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</TD></TR><TR><TD width=480><TR><TD width=500>All Worlds Maintenance (Dec. 18)</B></TD></TR><TR><TD>

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<!-- ** --><TABLE class=ta_info3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=480 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=500>At the following time, we will be performing FINAL FANTASY XI maintenance on all worlds. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XI will be unavailable.

Thank you for your patience.

* The client software will also be updated at this time. Once this maintenance is completed, the client update will start automatically after logging back into FINAL FANTASY XI. Please follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

* You may receive errors such as "POL-1160" or "POL-0010" during the download process due to heavy server traffic. If you are unable to access the update, we ask that you please wait a while and then try again. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in making this a smooth version update.

* For the update details, please refer to "Topics" on the official
PlayOnline.com web site or PlayOnline Viewer which will be available on Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.

[Date & Time]
Dec. 18, 2006 from 9:00 to 14:00 (PST)
* Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.

[Affected Services]
FINAL FANTASY XI

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[Sassafras]

RE: Update & Starlight Celebration

FFXI schedule shows Maintenance on the 18th, however Starlight Celebration says it starts after Maintenance on the 19th...

 

[Aelfinn]

19th JST?

they've done that before.

 

[Aangeliceus]

19th would be correct for JST people, 18th for the rest of us.

 

[Nekio]

During the event, in the below areas, a moogle will be ferociously fighting a treant wandering in the city.

MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

 

[Fodder]

Let's have us a coordinated multi LS event targeting [Twinkling Treant]

 

[Apollyonzorz]

Ya i remember they had an event where everyone could fight a treant that was outside the city. Upon its defeat the server got some unlock. i think it was the outpost teleports. Not sure i had just started and was to low to be involved.

Can we fight this treat too?

 

[Manikalas]

Yeah, this sounds a lot like the Twinkling Treants event that took place soon after NA release. But I think this will be different since the event seems to be confined to the major cities. (In the Twinkling Treants event, they were in about a dozen zones that they were in with Moogles so you didn't lose exp.) We will have to wait and see what this might entail. I just hope it isn't something silly like we can only dmg it by throwing Christmas decorations at it or something bizarre like that.

 

[Nekio]

Well, it's in the actual city zones themselves, so unless SE pulls a Christmas miracle out of their ass, we're not going to be able to even draw our weapons. I'm just stoked I get to see a moogle in battle!

I'm totally picturing a Yoda-style fight ala Episode 2.

 

[Sassafras]

Yeah, this sounds a lot like the Twinkling Treants event that took place soon after NA release. But I think this will be different since the event seems to be confined to the major cities. (In the Twinkling Treants event, they were in about a dozen zones that they were in with Moogles so you didn't lose exp.) We will have to wait and see what this might entail. I just hope it isn't something silly like we can only dmg it by throwing Christmas decorations at it or something bizarre like that.

Treant Event!

 

[Manikalas]

Wow, I'm shocked to see screenshots from that far back. I remember seeing one roaming around West Sarutabaruta and thinking to myself, "Ooo, I haven't seen that before here, but since I'm a lvl 20 blm, I should be able to take it." It then proceeded to bitch slap me and run off. It was wild though, so many deaths because of the treants caused the newbie areas to fall under beastman control. lol

Good times.

 

[Benny]

I will die of happiness if we get to fight treants again. I was out of town for christmas the *entire time* they were out last time, and I missed it all .

-benny