I was scrolling on tiktok and a young individual post at this and people in the comments were speculating that this person may have been part of a guild I don't have any information other than the avatars shown in the video. But if you knew this person then I am sad to report that they may have passed

Say hi if you see my optical hat sticking above the crowds!

Edit: not featured is a kraken club which broke in my car 😢

Small update to my previous post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxi/comments/1w11rjd/i_found_my_lost_2004_ffxi_account_after_20_years/

I found my old 2004 account buried in a old hotmail. Password reset and I found out it was banned! At first, support basically told me twice: old ban, old logs, nothing to do.

Then I posted here.

A few of you told me to check the Auction House history. I did. My normal activity ended on Fairy in 2009, then suddenly there were transactions on Sylph in 2010, a server I never played on.

That was the crack in the wall.

I sent everything back to Square Enix, including the fact that the ban notice had gone to an u/yahoo.it address that was not mine. I dug out the old linkshell forum on the waybackmachine to provide further proof that our LS held a final event in 2009 and we closed shop planning to move onto FFXIV. After a series of relentless probing and mail bombing from my side and eventually they escalated the case, investigated it, and confirmed the account had been accessed by a third party.

The disciplinary action was removed.

So: I got the account back!

My old main and mule were untouched. There was, however, a mysterious new Hume WAR1 in Eastern Altepa Desert with 10 gil and 4 Sneaking Oils.

No idea. Deleted. Archaeology over.

Naturally, I went straight back to where I had left off: leveling BLU.

Valefor is quiet, mostly JP, and honestly that suits me fine.

Big thanks to everyone who replied to the first post. Without this community telling me where to look, I probably would not have found the evidence that finally made the difference.

And fair credit to Square Enix too: once the case reached the right team, they did investigate it and fixed it.

After 20 years, the old time capsule is open again.

I am a bit lost, I read that I should go to an NPC called Selele and she told me to eat food and then fight a mob in the world. But it killed me and a lot of my attacks missed.

I guess I have no weapon or abilities yet, I started as a Red Mage. But I don't see where my abilities or weapon is.

Any help, or a better guide would be appreciated.

I played XIV for a decade, I have every right to poke fun at it.

P.S. the installation isn't bad if you can read and follow instructions.

Man that hits so hard. I'm going to go take a break back into Vana'diel for now.

EDIT: This is the ending screen for the FFXIV Echoes of Vana'diel questline

The Vana’diel Compendium

This is a fan-produced project aimed to spotlight the rich lore throughout Final Fantasy XI. This book will cover all the lore, cutscenes, and storylines of Final Fantasy XI between the Base Game and Chains of Promathia. To supplement the information given in-game, several official online lore sources as well as lore books only released in Japan are also being referenced for this project. These sources include:

• The Game Itself

• Vana’diel Tribune

• Official Site

• Life in Vana’diel Encyclopedia (JP only)

• Final Fantasy XI Story Ultimania (JP only)

• The 10th Anniversary Lightning Brigade Encyclopedia (JP only)

Help Needed:

If you are interested in helping with this project, we could always use the extra help! This includes:

• Proof Readers - More people to look over each no page after it’s finished. 

• Writers - Nothing complicated, just short first-draft summaries on various topics. 

• Photos - We need a lot of photos of different zones.

Started playing two months ago, I'm 19 and this game is way older than me i love its old game design.

The envirronements are really well made i think its one of the most beautiful game I've ever played I'm at the end of rise of the zilart and the areas are really pretty!

Neil joined the XI team in 2012, and worked on the English translations for Seekers of Adoulin, Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, and The Voracious Resurgence. He was also the localization director for the SaGa series since 2017. He was very passionate about his work on his social media and enjoyed sharing information about the translation process, and also shared his multi-year fight against cancer. Thank you for your work Neil, and rest in peace.

I feel a sense of nostalgia for a game I've never played before... I'm loving playing games on old monitors.

This encounter came out on May 13, 2024, and has stumped every group that has attempted it until early this morning. After one year, 10 months, and 3 weeks, the first clear of the Wing of War Master Trial has been confirmed.

For those who aren’t aware, Wing of War is the newest Master Trial in FFXI. It consists of two bosses, Chaos and Bahamut. The health of both bosses needs to be taken down to near-death before either can be defeated. If you were to try defeating one before the other’s health has been reduced, the boss would use Benediction, healing for nearly 18.5 million HP. This encounter has a 1-hour time limit; both mobs have consistent ways of dispelling, and Chaos has a method of fully cleansing debuffs.

The encounter received a shadow nerf several months ago, but even after the nerf, no group was able to clear it for months, due to how insane the core mechanics of the fight are.

Congrats to everyone who was involved!

Edit: Here is the write-up of one of the guys on the actual team. Please check it out!
https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/58900/wing-of-war-cleared/