FFXI’s Starlight Celebration: game bundles and multiplayer maps

It’s the season for giving, for caring and sharing,
With buying and selling and killing all ’round,
So let’s have a Fantasy quite worth enjoying
By slaying the treants that abound!

Yes, adventurers. Starlight is upon us, and in preparation for the Starlight Celebration, Square Enix has set up some gifts for Final Fantasy XI fans in the form of new content and special game bundles.

The new content is a holiday-themed quest chain and some new PvP areas to play in. The quest seems to involve two different problems. First, the trees made for this year’s celebration have gone missing, which means you’ll probably have to go find them. Second, and somewhat more interestingly, is word of treants terrorizing Dhalmel Farm, with the possibility of them being in towns as well. Before this year’s smilebringers can give gifts and new items to people, you’re going to have to go out and take those treants down.

For PvP fans with the Treasures of Aht Urgan expansion pack, you’ll have a lot more to contend with as new areas have been opened with a new gameplay style: Salvage. In Salvage PvP, your task is to check on four different ruins and get the treasures within. It won’t be easy, however, as the site describes what you’ll have to get past:

The main objective of Salvage missions is the exploration of the archaeological remains of four newly opened areas (Zhayolm Remnants, Arrapago Remnants, Bhaflau Remnants, Silver Sea Remnants) and the eradication of the demonic beasts that rule their deepest depths. However, this will not be as easy as it sounds. A powerful force known only as the Pathos of Alzadaal limits the abilities of all who enter, making them easy prey for the hordes of fiends waiting in the shadows.

Finally, for people who are interested in getting into the game, we’ve got more info on the latest version of the Vana’diel Collection. As we mentioned before, the Windows-only Final Fantasy XI Vana’diel Collection 2007 has all the games and expansions, an exclusive fold-out map with walkthroughs for beginners. What we also know now is that the Collection includes two thirty-day free trial passes for yourself and a friend to try the game out. Definitely a worthwhile Christmas gift for gamers at a US$ 30 price tag.

For more info on these new additions, don’t hesitate to check the site below (it’s the FFXI official site). Enjoy!

It’s the season for giving, for caring and sharing,
With buying and selling and killing all ’round,
So let’s have a Fantasy quite worth enjoying
By slaying the treants that abound!

Yes, adventurers. Starlight is upon us, and in preparation for the Starlight Celebration, Square Enix has set up some gifts for Final Fantasy XI fans in the form of new content and special game bundles.

The new content is a holiday-themed quest chain and some new PvP areas to play in. The quest seems to involve two different problems. First, the trees made for this year’s celebration have gone missing, which means you’ll probably have to go find them. Second, and somewhat more interestingly, is word of treants terrorizing Dhalmel Farm, with the possibility of them being in towns as well. Before this year’s smilebringers can give gifts and new items to people, you’re going to have to go out and take those treants down.

For PvP fans with the Treasures of Aht Urgan expansion pack, you’ll have a lot more to contend with as new areas have been opened with a new gameplay style: Salvage. In Salvage PvP, your task is to check on four different ruins and get the treasures within. It won’t be easy, however, as the site describes what you’ll have to get past:

The main objective of Salvage missions is the exploration of the archaeological remains of four newly opened areas (Zhayolm Remnants, Arrapago Remnants, Bhaflau Remnants, Silver Sea Remnants) and the eradication of the demonic beasts that rule their deepest depths. However, this will not be as easy as it sounds. A powerful force known only as the Pathos of Alzadaal limits the abilities of all who enter, making them easy prey for the hordes of fiends waiting in the shadows.

Finally, for people who are interested in getting into the game, we’ve got more info on the latest version of the Vana’diel Collection. As we mentioned before, the Windows-only Final Fantasy XI Vana’diel Collection 2007 has all the games and expansions, an exclusive fold-out map with walkthroughs for beginners. What we also know now is that the Collection includes two thirty-day free trial passes for yourself and a friend to try the game out. Definitely a worthwhile Christmas gift for gamers at a US$ 30 price tag.

For more info on these new additions, don’t hesitate to check the site below (it’s the FFXI official site). Enjoy!