Feedback to SE - Masquerade partyFollow

I think it's a spiffy idea having an event and such like that, but unforutnately I live too far to attend. =/ If they'd have multiple ones around, atleast one in each time-zone. it'd be nice.

i would go if ther wasnt problem with

1) distance
2) age
3) school

we need some thing to come to the east cost like in the Florida area

I'd go excpet for oen thing, Distance. Give us something on the east cost. I'd be willign to travle to NY from ATL for something like this.

(Yes I know if it was on the east cost, all the west cost people would complain, and it still leaves the canadians and overseas people out.)

When I read about the party I thought it was an excellent idea. It is an opportunity for all of us crazy FFXI fans to get together, share stories, win prizes and have an evening of fun. Then I got to the line about it being in CA. I live in Connecticut and that is one long haul to CA. I already pay a monthly fee to play the game, and I'm not about to pay a few hundred dollars to go to a party about it because I live in Connecticut. Please please please please give the East Coast something to celebrate by holding an event in the New England Area.

I would go... lodging isnt a problem... its that i have work that day... and its overtime also >.<

Plus... can we wear subligar?

I live in Singapore. A similar party in Japan would be infinitely nearer, and just as inaccessible.

<<< NYC

1. Reason: Too far

I already have an idea for my costume.

Is a bit too far from England but would be cool to go ^^ .... maybe SE should hold them all over so people from over the world dont have to miss out

I live in Maryland, and though I love SE, I don't love SE enough to cut out of college to fly across the country to cosplay as my Dragoon!

If there was a Baltimore, New Jersey, D.C., or even a New York event, I'd be there in a heartbeat!!!

The masquerade party is a good idea, it just isn't applied right. If they wanted to have something like that, there should have been calls for venues at major population centers across Japan, the US, Canada, Britain etc and some sort of prize support, memoribilia from the company sent out. Even company staff at some locations would have been great. Unfourtunately by focusing in on one LARGE venue instead of allowing a predetermined format, with support from the company, to occur at many locations within a 3-7day period, it's that many fewer people who will be there.

I'd love to go, but I'm in Canada -AND- I'm a student, so I don't have time to hoof it down to Sandiego or whereever it was they were hosting it. That much less revenue, player support etc for them. I would recommend in the future they make some sort of prepared format and either A) Travel to various cities across Canada and the US or B) Allow various venues, like the local anime club here (which has a huge building) to hold a preformatted event with official support from the company.

Also, one more thing SE needs to do: They need to add to the shop on their site costumes of every job's AF and AF2 armor sets. I dont mean no crappy wal-mart costumes either, I mean professionally made with strong, lasting materials. I'd be more than willing to fork over 200$ US to them for a decent, durable, well made costume of the Paladin, Ninja, or Dragoon AF / AF2, would probably eventually purchase a whole set.

Edited, Mon Oct 25 09:47:10 2004 by Yogeshi

Thanks for the chance to give feedback. It's great to know for sure SE will hear- more more more chances like this! I would love to go- but I'm not going to attend. :(


#1

I'm the same as everyone else with the location. If the playerbase and popularity of the party warranted it, it would be awesome to have them in "zones"- SE US (Florida! Yeah!), NE US, Midwest, CA. It sounds like a blast, but there's no way I'll fly out just for that... I'd bet a few people who could afford it would tour and go to each one, too.

Alternatively you could wrap it into a larger convention, like WorldCon, to give people more incentive to make a long trip. I still probably wouldn't do it, but I bet a lot more would.


#2

I'm also mildy disturbed by the age difference. SciFi/Fantasy events can get a bit... Well, you know. It's awesome that FF lets you totally break age (not to mention race and nationality) boundaries for teams and friendships! But, unfortunately, in the real world that doesn't work quite as well. What are the 15-year-olds going to do? They _will_ be there- are they going to be escorted by the parents who don't play? (Oh yeah, THAT'LL be fun, poor kids ^^) Or are they going to get dropped off and run around on their own? :::shudder::: That seems like a disaster waiting to happen, I'm afraid. It only takes one predator, and you know there's got to be at least one...

Sorry I guess I'm a glass-half-empty kinda guy. But I think that is a valid fear.


#3

SE should DEFINITELY put on a huge in-game celebration as well. Let's have GM's, especially some of the high-ranked ones, running around partying in the streets! I want to see them introducing themselves, handing out unique items, and shaking some hands. (Well, bowing anyway. ^^) Best of all, how about getting the Devs themselves online, to give panel Q&A sessions on each server? That would be great!


Overall it's an awesome idea even though I won't be there. I hope there will be many more celebrations for we citizens of Vana'diel for years to come!

I'd love to go! But I'm not driving 8hrs north to go to it. They need to hold more parties in different cities. If it was in Los Angles or San Diego I could go.