Happy New Year 2024

(quick link to event guide)
==New Year's Wishes==
Happy New Year, adventurers! I would like to offer you my best wishes as we start the new year.
This is my first New Year's as producer for FFXI, and I feel a slight sense of relief now that it?s behind me and that everything went smoothly.
In May 2023, we finished up The Voracious Resurgence, which was a large part of our product roadmap and the last major update for the game. Even after The Voracious Resurgence ended, we have followed up with various initiatives designed to let players continue enjoying FFXI, which are based on the concepts of "stability" and the creation of an "archive" as their focus.
In order to ensure this sense of "stability," we have been upgrading the development team's equipment and other resources in order to update their work environment. Furthermore, we are making steady progress with replacing the FFXI servers and also ensuring that everything runs smoothly on Windows 11 as well. In terms of the game itself, we have introduced updates designed to improve the game's usability, such as the ability to configure your PadConfig settings without having to shut down the game client first.
Going forward, we shall continue our policy of implementing such changes aimed at maintaining this sense of stability that you have come to rely on.
Our other guiding concept this year has been that of creating an "archive" of the game, which are topics that fall outside of the game itself.
We have decided that one such effort, We Are Vana'diel—which was originally launched as a website to commemorate the game's 20th anniversary—shall live on in order to serve as a repository for various interviews, oral histories, and other assorted topics related to Final Fantasy XI over the years. The site has already been updated with new content, but we plan to include even more interviews with people that have been involved with the game's development. In this ongoing series, we'll ask them their thoughts about the game and some of the behind-the-scenes stories that occurred during the development process. We have even more updates planned for the future, so I hope you are looking forward to them.
On the music side of the game, we released FINAL FANTASY XI Gifts from Vana'diel: Prime Memories, meaning that all of FFXI's music is now available in soundtrack format. In November 2023, the main soundtrack was released on various music streaming services, which made it even easier for people to enjoy the sounds of Vana'diel.
Furthermore, we were able to hold our first IRL event in some time now with the Japan-only Treasures of Vana'diel exhibition! I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to everyone who made it out to the show.
It was nice seeing so many people come to enjoy the previously unseen development materials and all of the various merchandise that was made available for the exhibition. The success of the Tokyo event back in August led to many people requesting us to hold one in the Kansai region as well, so we have announced that the exhibition will be visiting Osaka as well. The content has been updated somewhat since we held it in Tokyo, so please stop by and check it out if you're in the area.
Now I'd like to take a moment to talk about 2024. Like we announced in May of last year, future game updates will contain minimal in-game content and focus primarily on operational maintenance. Compared to the past, when we released new content every year, there will not be as many updates to look forward to, but we will properly maintain the game and ensure that you can continue to enjoy FFXI for a long time to come.
In addition, it is our goal to continue creating content outside of the game itself in order to keep up with the excitement generated by you adventurers the world over. It is my strong belief that as the world of Vana'diel expands, it will continue to live on and thrive, especially within FFXI itself as well as various other related events.
One such upcoming event is a Japan-only dramatic reading based on the world of FFXI scheduled for Saturday, February 17th. This is an entirely new story that takes a completely different look at the world we've all come to know and love. We're also currently working on the Echoes of Vana'diel alliance raid content for FINAL FANTASY XIV.
Once the content is added to the game, we hope you'll enjoy this whole new look at Vana'diel as well!
As we embark on our journey into 2024, rest assured that all of us on the development and operations teams will continue to do our very best to ensure a stable and enjoyable gameplay experience for all of you adventurers. I hope that you continue to enjoy the world of FFXI.
Yoji Fujito
Director, FINAL FANTASY XI
==Event Period==
Sunday, December 31, at 7:00 a.m. (PST) to Monday, January 15, at 6:59 a.m.POL NA
Additionally, during the following period, Chacharoon in will sell special items that are only available for a limited time.
Sunday, December 31, at 7:00 a.m. (PST) to Sunday, January 7, at 6:00 a.m.
Read on for the list of limited-time items.
==Event Details==
During the event, lucky dragons will be parading around the following areas.</br>
Trade them items and gil to receive a variety of other items and magic effects.
==NPCs and related areas==
===NPC:===
*Dragatama
==Limited-Time Items==
Themed limited-time items will go on sale for one week after the start of the New Year (JST). There are two types of items, and each can be purchased once per Earth day, even though Chacharoon's dialogue appends "Done for today" to both after buying the first.
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Trade Chacharoon gil to obtain a New Year's Pouch.
*Trading him between 5,000 and 9,999 gil grants players one SP Gobbie Key per Earth day.
*Trading him 10,000 or more gil grants players one Silver A.M.A.N. voucher per Earth day.
==References==
Category:2024 Special Events