Coming from EVE Online, I still get a little nervous when a game company brings back a rare item for a promotional campaign. Yes, the controversy involving giving a batch of Gold Magnates to an in-game casino to give away will stay with me forever. But Final Fantasy XIV is a different game.
On Sunday, Square Enix announced a monthly contest giving away 2800 of the Original Fat Chocobo whistles as part of its 10-year anniversary. The rules are fairly simple, if one already has a Twitter account.
- Log in to your Twitter account (if necessary, first create a Twitter account for free at Twitter.com).
- Follow the official English (@FF_XIV_EN), French (@FF_XIV_FR), or German (@FF_XIV_DE) FINAL FANTASY XIV Twitter account from your Twitter account.
- During the Entry Period, Sponsor or Sponsor’s designee shall post on the FFXIV Twitter Account announcing the beginning of the Promotion (the “Announcement Post”).
- Retweet the Announcement Post.
- Post a reply to the Announcement Post that contains each of the following:
- The hashtag: #FFXIV10thSweepstakes;
- Your full in-game character name; and
- Your full in-game Home World name.
Of course, players can only have one mount, so no winning a second to sell it. Also, players who don't wish to out their characters on social media are a bit out of luck. But besides this, Square Enix is giving out 2800 mounts through August. So anyone wanting an old mount to complete their mount collections, here's your chance.
