Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Anniversary time!

May 16th, less than a month away now, marks the 9th year FFXI has been in service. Having only played in 4 or 5 of those years, it seems like such a long time now that it's been in service. Aside from Everquest, it's currently the longest running commercial MMORPG, and that seems impressive looking at the variety of them that exist today; Guild Wars, WoW, Lord of the Rings: Online, Rift, the list goes on.

In celebration of yet another anniversary, Square-Enix is hosting another fan art contest to match the occasion. I wish I had two things: art talent and a current subscription to FFXI (which is a requirement for submission).

The prize is unknown as of now, however, last year's prize was primarily an in-game item of little to not value, which was likely supposed to be just a status symbol.

Last year's winning entry. Click for enlargement!

Official details and rules can be read here.

3 comments:

  1. It has been incredibly interesting following your insights for the semester and at the same time learning about a game system that I knew nothing about.

    You did a great job incorporating your life experiences with in-game insights. It was a cool juxtaposition. Great use of images.

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  2. I can totally relate to most of your blog posts. The nerd in me loves Bill's and your blogs the most. I kind of want to try this game now. But I probably won't have time :( I can understand why you would long for the game, I sometimes long for WoW but then I remember I have no money...or time.

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  3. Cool blog. My favorite entries were the ones where you compared the games to real life. I enjoyed reading this.

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