Elemental Bugards roaming the wild

[MaverickDFZ]

What are they, what are they for, new years event?

I have seen Fire Bugards, Water, Wood, Gold etc wandering around in Konschtat Highlands, will try to trade a fire crystal to a fire bugard etc, will hopefully have updates later.

[Aeshma]

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It is indeed for the New Years event.

It's announced on the JP FFXI site, but it seems as though they are doing like last year, and not announcing the event in other areas FFXI is available until they reach midnight GMT and PST respectively.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11/polnews/news9426.shtml <- JP News post. I'd translate it, but Excite and Google butcher this one up badly.

I'll just say it mentions Bugards roaming, have an enjoyable new year, and the event duration is Dec. 31 7:00am - Jan. 15 12:00am (PST).

[neighbortaru]

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well it is the year of the boar in the lunar calender... i guess buggards was the closest they could get

[forster]

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ooops, oh well, the GMs must be getting a lot of reports about it, whats an accidental one more.

[Effedup]

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Here's the Google translation for everyone's enjoyment:

2007.01.01 (Month) 00:00 From: [huainaruhuantaji] XI New year did! Restraining, you say the celebration of New Year. During old year various things it was in this way, but with the effort only of the venture person, [vuana] [deiru] safety, it was possible to enter new year. Authorized personnel all, gratitude you say from heart. By the way in rumor of the wind, with the crowd of a certain large animal, presently has frequented in [vuana] [deiru] every place, so is. For the å‚ soldier of [ru] east graduate to say, “the animal which heals the fang that Bunyo and prosperity are administered, the time you say to my country. Some person misunderstanding the å…¶ [re], because the large animal of was accompanied, will not be? Though, the real thing those where either being similar is not attached it is mysterious, but it is with ......”. Passing the beginning of the year freely and easily with warm [moguhausu] and pleasantly it is potato, but chasing the animal of doubt, running around the fields and mountains, in addition fun. It could encounter the beautiful that animal, if, perhaps, luck opens from there. This new year, way it is happiness abundance one year for everyone, ....... * Opening period of the opening period event January 1st (Monday) has planned to January 15th (Monday) 17:00 time from 0:00.

[dirtyclown]

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Translated to Russian then back to English:

Here Google translation for the delight of everybody: 2007.01.01 (Month) 00: 00: [huainaruhuantaji] XI New year made! Curbing, you speak the celebration of New Year. During old year various things this was thus, but with the effort only of person of enterprise, [vuana] [deiru] security, it was possible to enter new year. Authorized personnel all, gratitude you speak from heart. By the way in the rumor of wind, from the boodle of some large animal, currently frequented in [vuana] [deiru] every place, so. For _ soldier [ru] east graduate to say, _the animal who heals fang that Bunyo and prosperity are controled, time you will say to my country. Some недоразумение person _ [subsequent], that is why that large animal was accompanied, will not? Though, real subject matter that where any to be similar do not is enclosed this mysterious, but it .. .. ..
_. Passing the onset of year freely and easily with warm [moguhausu] and nicely these potato, of but гонящееся animal doubt running round fields and mountains, besides fun. This could meet wonderful that animal, if, possible, luck opens from there. This new year, way this is the excess of happiness one year for everybody, .. .. ...
*Opening of the period of openning January of the event of period 1 (Monday) planned to January 15 (Monday) 17: 00 time from 0: 00

[Mhurron]

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English to Japanese back to English:

2007.01.01 (Month) from 00:00: [huainaruhuantaji] XI New Year! It is the festival model of control New Year. This way it was, that between various things of old year, but effort just of the speculation person and, [vuana] [deiru] safety, it was possible to enter into New Year. The appreciation which staff all you who are approved say from the center. In rumor of the wind where crowd by the way the specification which is being large has been attached, as for the animal, presently [vuana] [deiru often line it was] as for all places, so it is. [ru] For the soldier of the å‚ of the graduate the east which it should call “the animal prosperity which corrects the Bunyo fang is managed, time country which you say to me. The large animal was accompanied the person who misunderstands the å…¶ [to in regard because], it isn't? However but in the place where which which is similar is not attached, the real thing is that mystery of those, that and ......” it is. Beginning the year is transferred when it is warm, freely and easily, [moguhausu] or the potato, without pursuing pleasantly, it is and is not. The animal of the doubt which is moving around the field furthermore the mountain and the pleasure. As for that it is possible to encounter, if perhaps, luck the empty opens there, the beautiful that animal. This New Year, as for methodological that 1 years for abundant everyone of happiness, ....... * It is start period of start period it to be possible, (Monday) it planned on thing January 1st January 15th (Monday) from 0:00 17: Time of 00.

[Icemage]

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OK, enough with the translator spam, folks. (I really mean this. Stop.)

Unless someone out there who is conversant in Japanese can translate, I guess we'll have to wait for the English public release to see what's going on.


Icemage

[Jei]

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I thought they look more like cows.

What will we get for the year of dragon? Gold Niddhoggs ?

[Armando]

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Dragoon Wyverns? Perhaps Raptors (although, they're lizards, but close enough. I mean, there's no year of the lizard, right?)

[Karinya]

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I would guess Seiryu-like wyverns, but since the next year of the dragon isn't for six more Earth years IIRC, who knows if the game will even still be running then?

Rat = dunno, considering rabbit has its own year. Qiqirn maybe? XD
Ox = buffalo?
Tiger = tiger
Rabbit = rarab
Dragon = wyvern? wyrm? dark dragon?
Snake = there aren't really any snake mobs, maybe worm?
Horse = there aren't any horses in vana'diel so I dunno what they'll do with it
Sheep = sheep or ram
Monkey = opo-opo (they've already done this one IIRC)
Rooster = already did that with birds
Dog = Fenrir from last year
Boar = bugard, apparently.

So if I actually remember the Year of the Monkey event, does that mean I've been playing this game too long? >.>

[Jei]

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could use chocobo for horse hmm?

[Neomage]

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Wild Chocobos on the loose!

[Jei]

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Snake = Leviathan.... o_O;

[Raen]

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Happy New Year!


There were many things to do this season, and the adventurer’s of Vana’Diel saw our adventurers through the year safely. We express our sincere appreciation for this.

There is a rumor of a flock of huge Bugards seems to appear frequently in the various locations of Vana’Diel. A Soldier from the Far East says that, “The Bugards that have tusks are said to control prosperity and fertility in the native land of 拙者. But be careful not to misunderstand them. In fact, they are not monsters at all”.

Spending the season in a warm Mog House is a pleasant way to greet the new year, some adventurers are enjoying the season by chasing these beasts throughout the land. Some adventurers have reported of having good luck after seeing these beasts. It seems that this year starts with good luck for everyone…


Time Period
The time period for the event is January 1, 2007 until January 15, 2007, at 5pm.



Translated by Shinoe of Valefor.