- The Celestia Citizen (“A New Anniversary Rising” Edition)
Hello, my fellow Celestians! And welcome to another edition of the Celestia Citizen! It is September 2024, and we are now in the last days of summer for another year. This time of year was also the return of the annual The Rising event in-game for Final Fantasy XIV. However, due to the event scheduling between newsletter releases, the event has now concluded. Still, it will serve as this month’s newsletter theme, complete with this spiffy image for the 11th anniversary of the event.
Now, what is the Rising? The Rising is an event that commemorates the Seventh Umbral Calamity in-world and experiences new stories each year to pay tribute to this in-game history. When the game relaunched as A Realm Reborn following its original release back in 2013, the Rising replaced the Foundation Day event that the original FFXIV had. Both The Rising, and the Make It Rain campaign, were both created for ARR while other events within ARR had existed within the original game.
Do not fret, though, as we still have plenty of fun events on the way. We have our weekly rotation of regular events for our FC, as well as our drawing closer to seasonal or special holiday events in the coming months. As things cool down for the year, let your excitement warm up for what is coming!
Refer to the News below for the schedule for some of our upcoming and recurring events, and be sure to sign up if you are interested via our Discord server!
Final Fantasy XIV News
PvP Series 6 – Running from Patch 7.0 to Patch 7.1: Link
Live Letter LXXXIII – Scheduled for September 28th: Link
Responding to Feedback on Player Character Models (Following Patch 7.0): Link
Free Company News and Social Events
FC Buff Rotation (Beginning 7/30) – Based on voting results, a new FC buff schedule will be in rotation for the FC. The current schedule is included here, and also included in the FC Announcements on the Discord server.
Celestia Dawntrail FATE Farm (Weekly, Beginning 8/9) – FC members will have opportunity to participate in FATE runs across all of Dawntrail’s zones to level jobs, farm Bicolor Gemstones, and complete Shared FATE progress. Requirement is a Level 90 combat job. Refer here for the link to the Discord server and the direct invitation through Sesh: Link
Lalaball III (Winners) – On 8/17 our third Lalaball event was held. Listed are the winners of the event. Congratulations to our winners!
1st Place – Faey Baali & Gwyn Cinder’sol
2nd Place – Karah Thrace and Dr-victor Vondoom-esq
3rd Place – Lucie Purr and Simera Yeep
Honorable Mentions (To the Lalaballs) – Simera Yeep, Brownie Bites, and Sadie Hara
Saturday Map Runs – With the release of Dawntrail, this recurring event has returned as of August 3rd at 5PM ET, and is recurring every Saturday at same time. Refer here for the link to the Discord server and the direct invitation through Sesh: Link
Monday “Old Content & Primal Learning” Events – Every Monday, event for running old content and learning Primal fights will be held. Please refer to the Discord server link here for all of our signups, which will include these events: Link
Tuesday Rotation – Tuesday will now a rotating event, which will be held at 6PM PT/9PM ET until Patch 7.1. Please refer to the Discord server link here for this specific signup (rotation will include current raids, old content, maps, special runs, etc.): Link
Shark Week Returns! – Please reference the Discord post here for information on our upcoming Shark Week event, scheduled to begin on Thursday, 9/26 thru to Wednesday, 10/2: Link
Murder Mystery Redux – Please keep an eye out for the return of our murder mystery event via the Discord server and under our signups channel: Link
Halloween Event – Please keep an eye out for our annual Halloween event via the Discord server and under our signups channel: Link
Beyond the Light Interview
What is your in-game character’s name?: Majestic Eagle
What race are you currently in-game?: Miqo’te
What drew you into your current choice of race?: I have had the chance to try out the many different races, and I find that the Miqo’te is the nice in between of everything. It’s not too small, so I can actually see whats going on around me, and not too big that it takes up my entire screen. They are also the cutest with their tails, and have amazing hairstyles to choose from and the ability to wear any hat in the game if I want.
When did you first start playing FFXIV?: July 2014
What drew you to pick up and play FFXIV?:
I was playing the original Destiny and a friend of mine from there convinced me to come over and try out Final Fantasy.
How far have you gotten into the MSQ (Main Story Questline) of FFXIV?: End of Dawntrail MSQ
What was your first (job? class? role?) when you started?: Thaumaturge
What motivated you to pick that first (job? class? role?): I picked up that class not knowing anything of the game. I didn’t take any time to research what any class did. I just wanted to play the game with friends.
To date, what favorite jobs/roles/classes do you have?: Summoner, Warrior, and White Mage
What kind of content do you enjoy?: Crafting and/or Gathering, Duty Content, Side Quests, Collectible Gathering
What would you say is your favorite content type from FFXIV? And why?: I love to do crafting and gathering the most. When I returned to the game after a 4 year break, someone from Celestia was kind enough to make me a set of gear for my first class to 90, and that was the thing that got me going into crafting and gathering the most. I now spend time making gear and everything for everyone that I can.
What is one thing you like about FFXIV that distinguishes them from other MMOs?:
I really like the fact that I don’t have to change characters every time I want to play a different job. I also believe that the team that makes Final Fantasy are some of the best story tellers in the business. Their art teams come up with amazing designs and are always trying to challenge themselves to make it even better. The music in this game is amazing. Almost any zone I go to, I could spend hours just sitting there listening to it.
If you could make at least 1 change to FFXIV based on personal preference, what would you pick and why?:
Why in the heck do we not have a Tackle Box??? Its been 6 expansions so far and the people have been yelling for it from the shores of La Noscea all the way to the Sea of Stars.
What is your most memorable/favorite moment in FFXIV?:
My most favorite moment was when I was progressing through the Final Coils of Bahamut, and was fighting Bahamut himself. That fight was amazing. My heart was always racing, the music fit that fight perfectly, and when Bahumut did Gigaflare, it was the first time that I felt like the world could really end with such an existential threat. Then the chaos of add phase, having to dodge divebombs from all angles of the arena, trying to stay alive to take care of the minions, and then finally to reach the final phase and take Ahk Morn like a boss.
When did you join Celestia?: August 2023
What drew you to join Celestia?: When I returned to the game, I returned to a Free Company that had died. The only one left in the FC was the leader and his alts. I tried to go find some friends that I had played with previously to find that they aren’t really active anymore outside of major patches. They, though, recommended me to check out Celestia and the rest is history.
What do you like about Celestia as a Free Company?: I like the fact that we are a full service Free Company. We have groups that like to do almost any content in the game at most any part of the day. I love that we have a dedicated group of artisans willing to help everyone out in making everyone their gear, food, potions, and most importantly, housing items, so that they can be as unique as they can be. I also love that help is just a shout away in chat. It doesn’t matter what the content is, they just love doing all types of content.
What is your favorite weekly event to participate in with Celestia?: I am going to be biased on this one because I am the leader of it, but my favorite activity is Raid Night, where we go and fight the bosses in the current raid tier or alliance raid. Those instances have always been some of my most favorite activities to do on a daily or weekly basis.
Thank you to our monthly newsletter participant for a wonderful interview! 🙂
Call 2 Interview (For Beyond the Light)!
We currently are in need of more FC members willing to participate in our Beyond the Light interview!
If you do wish to participate, and have any questions, or if you are not certain if you have already participated, please message me directly on Discord under Scarlette Valanorr.
The link to the interview form is here, as well as hosted under our Discord server > #announcements channel!
Important: There is a new interview form open to ALL members, whether a Google Account is used or not. Pictures are optional, and those selected to be interviewed for newsletter will be followed up with for possible pictures.
Form Link: Link
Announcement of New Members!
The FC welcomed a large number of new and returning members for August. Please refer here for our newly joined members, and be sure to welcome them in game!
New Members
Jinjo Kokonos
Koharu Ajisai
Aleysia Skyfire
Etienne Shauphaux
Boiled Cabbage
Ds Smurfette
Nadia Starr
Orianna Reveck
Alexander Wyndveil
Bucatini Marinara
Velana Redleaf
Aria Calypso
Twitch Fenstock
Modara Uchiha
Koria Katmora
Returning Members
Len Lee
Eryssea Val’kyrie
Redh Leonhart
Tazanteous Masamune
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