This Week in Events — Week 2, 2023

Collected below are the latest events posted by Square Enix social accounts from the company’s repertoire of service games, including limited time campaigns and content updates.

Check out what’s new this week!

Babylon’s Fall

  • Babylon’s Fall will terminate service on February 27, 2023.
  • 11/29 — 2/27/23: Final Season

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia

  • The Act 3 Finale Mission Dungeon bring two new Story Draws to DissidiaFFOO! These draws feature Rydia’s new FR “Leviathan Whip (IV)”, along with Jack Garland’s and Firion’s BTs! As part of the New Year Campaign, the first multi draw on both is FREE! [1/9]
  • Fight to protect your dreams with Firion’s extra costume available for a limited time in DissidiaFFOO! This extra costume is based on Yoshitaka Amano’s original concept artwork of Firion for FINAL FANTASY II! Deck out Firion today with this wardrobe bundle! [1/9]
  • Onion Knight’s FR (ft. WoL!) & Iroha’s BT arrive! Harmonious Light to Clear Dark Clouds enchants party w/ ice, and its HP DMG Bonus increases from on-turn ice damage or acting after ally. Iroha’s BT effect adds extra HP DMG based on # of actions she’s taken! [1/11]
  • Act 3 Finale, Pt. 2: Flood of Darkness is now available in DissidiaFFOO! This story addition arrives with Iroha’s BT weapon and Onion Knight’s FR weapon! The Rivalry Between Dark and Light Boss Raid is also available to take on! [1/11]
  • The Act 3 Finale, Pt. 2 brings two new Story Draws to DissidiaFFOO! These draws feature Iroha’s new BT “Eisei no Shinsō (XI)” and her FR, along with Onion Knight’s new FR “Will of Light (III)” and his BT! As part of the New Year Campaign, the first multi draw on both is FREE! [1/12]
  • Uphold your duty as one of the Warriors of Light with Onion Knight’s new extra costume in DissidiaFFOO! This extra costume is based on Onion Knight’s Ninja job outfit featured in FINAL FANTASY III! This limited-time bundle will be available until January 25 UTC! [1/13]
  • Aim your bow with divine style with Rosa’s extra costume in DissidiaFFOO! This extra costume is based on Rosa’s original concept artwork for FINAL FANTASY IV! Will you be picking up this costume? [1/14]

Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai A Hero’s Bonds

  • Ultimate Difficulty Quest: Matoriv’s Challenge is now live! Matoriv is an ultra-powerful foe weak to Slash and Strike! [1/9]
  • The Weight of the Dark Armour Fist 1/9, 10:00 pm PST. Proceed through the event to add Maam (Dark Armour Fist (Amdo)) to your team! Her trait speeds up her charge time when using a special move, so she can use her skills one after the other! [1/9]
  • The Martial Artist & Tiger Shatter Fist Treasure 1/9, 10:00 pm PST. Features: Dark Armour Fist (Tiger Shatter Fist special move) Tiger Shatter Fist does physical Strike damage, boosts Strike damage and lowers the user’s Physical and Magical Defence. It can also limit break! [1/9]
  • Term 3 of Rank Battle: Season 15 opens on 1/10 at 10:00 pm PST! The boss of Term 3 is the Troll, which is weak to Strike and Fire! It has big swinging attacks, but they can just be feints, so watch its motions and avoid its attacks! [1/9]
  • The Weight of the Dark Armour Fist event is now live! Proceed through event quests to add Maam (Dark Armour Fist (Amdo)) to your team! Kick your enemies to the curb with Maam, using the Dark Armour Fist (Amdo) created by master craftsman Lon Beruk. 🤛 [1/10]
  • The Martial Artist & Tiger Shatter Fist Treasure Hunt is now live! Featuring: Dark Armour Fist (Tiger Shatter Fist special move) White Tiger Claws (Refractor Fist special move) Paid Gems Only! Limit One! 4★ Guaranteed Treasure Hunt x10 will also be available! [1/10]
  • Term 3 of Rank Battle: Season 15 vs. Troll is now live! Term 3 runs from 1/10 at 10:00 pm to 1/16 at 9:59 pm PST. Don’t forget to collect your rewards when you check your results from Term 2 in the Battle Arena! [1/11]
  • The Martial Artist & Strongest Piece Soul Hunt. 1/12, 10:00 pm PST! Soul Crystals of Maam (Amdo (Dark Armour Fist)) and Albinass (Combat Form) are featured! They have skills that boost Physical Attack and Strike damage–useful in The Weight of the Dark Armour Fist event! ✊ [1/11]
  • The Martial Artist & Strongest Piece Soul Hunt Soul Crystals of Maam (Amdo (Dark Armour Fist)) and Albinass (Combat Form) are featured! Albinass has a skill that boosts Physical Attack, so Maam can get powered up even more! Deal a devastating blow! 👊 [1/13]
  • The Lunar New Year Campaign is now live! You can get Lunar New Year Gift Bags and Weapon Evolution Ore Exchange Tickets from the limited-time login bonus and missions! ✨ You can get character upgrade materials or Blue Gems from Lunar New Year Gift Bags! 🎵 [1/14]
  • The Hero Tutor’s Underground Trial event begins on 1/15 at 10:00 pm PST! Proceed through the event to add Avan (Great Hero) to your team! While protecting the front line, he also provides strong support to the party by healing all allies and increasing critical rate! [1/14]
  • The Hero & Avan Strash Alpha Treasure Hunt 1/15, 10:00 pm PST. Features: Lightwing Sword (Avan Strash Alpha special move) ⚔ Avan Strash Alpha has a high critical rate, can limit break, raises the user’s Physical Attack, and speeds up all allies’ charge time for skills❗️

Dragon Quest Tact

  • Use Visions Orbs to rank up S-Rank characters from the WAR OF THE VISIONS FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS crossover event! Obtain Vision Orbs from places like the WAR OF THE VISIONS FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS Medal Swap Shop and special missions! [1/9]
  • Part 2 of the WAR OF THE VISIONS FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS crossover event brings a brand-new S-Rank Weapon “Flametongue”! This new Weapon is designed for King Mont has the potential to buff his abilities! [1/9]
  • Have you cleared the WAR OF THE VISIONS FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS Special Missions? Clear these missions to earn Visions Orbs, Illustrious Crystals, Cactuar Village Passes, Stamina Herbs, and more! Plus, clear all the missions, and you’ll earn 1,000 Gems! [1/9]
  • The WAR OF THE VISIONS FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS crossover event Part 3 is now available! This addition includes the final Event Quest Chapter and a Special Battle against King Mont, himself! [1/11]
  • A machine capable to utter destruction, Omega arrives in a brand-new SP Scout! This monster’s “Wave Cannon” ability sets up victories by dealing major damage to all enemies in its way while also lowering Martial Res! Will you be scouting for Omega? [1/11]
  • DQTACT’s 2-Year Anniversary is here with a 48 Hours Only! Double Spotlight SP Scout! Check out the list of the 2 S-Rank characters spotlighted in order! [1/12]
  • Celebrate the 2-Year Anniversary with all the Tacticians with up to 100 FREE SP Scouts! Login each day for 10 days and scout up to 10 times in a special pool of monsters including ones from past events! [1/12]
  • In commemoration of the DRAGON QUEST TACT collaboration, we’re holding the Slime Hunting Campaign! As of now, more than 20,360,000 Slimes have been felled! Work together with all other players and aim to defeat 30,000,000! [1/14]
  • The final WAR OF THE VISIONS FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS crossover Login Bonus is here! Log in to claim 30 Omega SP Scout Vouchers for all Tacticians to use in the new Omega SP Scout! Were you able to get any new characters from the 100 SP Scout Vouchers? [1/14]

Echoes of Mana

  • Upcoming: Distant Dawn Dreamer Harvest begins January 10th at 6:00 (UTC)! New ally 4★ Serafina -Distant Dawn Dreamer- and new 4★ memory gem “I’m Back” will arrive! Don’t miss Serafina in an exclusive design! [1/9]
  • Distant Dawn Dreamer Harvest Now Available Featuring new ally 4★ Serafina -Distant Dawn Dreamer- and new 4★ memory gem “I’m Back”! First 10-harvest half off! You’ll get a 4★ echo guaranteed on Step 5 & 7! [1/10]
  • “Gauntlet of Echoes” event has begun! Battle multiple bosses back-to-back in this boss rush event! Defeat all the bosses and get event rewards including weapons with boosted stats, stat serum, and Benevodon Spirit Icon Shard! [1/10]

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

  • Welcome the year with a blast! Make sure to log in daily and perform the Twenty-Three and Fancy-Free Daily Free 10 Summon. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to summon 10 units daily with a chance to get NV units! [1/9]
  • The Star Quartz Exchange Shops are here! You can now exchange star quartz for units, so make sure to check out the exchange shop of your choice and select the items to exchange for! [1/9]
  • A friendly reminder that the festive season continues! Silent Knight Charlotte reports for duty to keep FFBEWW safe from trouble! Summon Period: 12/29 00:00 to 1/11/2023 (start of maintenance) PST [1/9]
  • Infiltrate the enemies’ lair with the aid of Materia Hunter Yuffie from FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE! Summon this new Neo Vision unit with higher rates than usual from 1/12 (end of maintenance) to 1/25 (start of maintenance) PST! [1/13]
  • Don’t miss this opportunity to get Sonon and fully enhance him in the new limited-time event, Covert Ops! [1/14]
  • Team up with your favorite units and get ready for the new raid event, Defender of the Main Pillar! Have a brawl with Gigantipede to obtain raid coins and event point rewards! Perform raid box summons to acquire event-limited equipment and more! [1/14]

Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis

Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier

  • Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier will end service on January 11, 2023.
  • Planned Future Updates! We’ve prepared a notice that highlights the planned upcoming events. We hope you’ll enjoy FF7FS until the end.
  • The service has ended on January 11th, 2023. Thank you SOLDIER candidates for playing FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER. [1/11]

Final Fantasy XI Online

Final Fantasy XIV Online

Series 3 RankReward
Rank 5:Ballroom Etiquette — Discreet Discussion
Rank 10:Falcons Framer’s Kit
Rank 15:Logistics Node Identification Key
Rank 20:Ravens Framer’s Kit
Rank 25:False Monarchy Attire Coffer

Just Cause Mobile

Just Cause Mobile’s global launch has been delayed to 2023.

Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link

A prototype test for Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link will be conducted in Japan in January 2023, with closed beta testing planned for Summer 2023.

Marvel’s Avengers

  • 🍗 Hulk’s ‘1,000,000 B.C.’ Outfit smashes out of the pre-pre-pre-historic era tomorrow! Pick it up in the Marketplace at reset! [1/11]
  • 🌩 Under the mask, he’s a big softie. An ‘Unhelmed’ variant of Thor’s Outfit from ‘Marvel Studios’ Thor’ arrives in the Marketplace today! [1/12]
  • A new comics-accurate Outfit for Hulk hits the Marketplace today! 🦖 Hulk’s ‘1,000,000 B.C.’ Outfit depicts Vnn, a member of the Stone Age Avengers whose incredible power originates from an ancient force called the Star Brand. [1/12]
  • 🌐 Who is behind the virus infecting AIM synthoids around the globe? Find out by completing Rooskaya Protocols event missions and earn powerful gear in the process! 🌌 The limited-time event rotates out on Jan. 19 at reset! [1/13]

NieR Re[in]carnation

  • Automata Anime Campaign has begun! Get a character of your choice. [1/9]
  • The Automata Anime Login Bonus is here! Log in for a total of five days to obtain Mech: Pod 153, a pod featured in NieR:Automata! [1/11]
  • Here’s Akeha (New Year’s Assassin)! You’ve still got a few more days to obtain her at the New Year’s event exchange, so don’t miss out! [1/12]
  • The Paid-Only Unacquired ★★★★ Character Guaranteed Summons are here! Perform these paid-only summons to obtain a 4-star character you’ve never obtained! These summons also feature limited-time characters! [1/12]
  • Panel Mission Anecdote: Doll is back! Complete missions to earn rewards! [1/14]

Octopath Traveler Champions of the Continent

  • ⚔Gertrude Cup Race Incoming⚔ The Ri’tu Cup Race was an astounding success, so we want to keep the ball rolling! Let’s work together to challenge the Gertrude Cup! Event Period: 1/11 – 1/18 19:00 PT [1/9]
  • Meet Molu (VA Rie Takahashi), a fire-element scholar with evasive skills, making her debut appearance in CotC after the 1/11 update! [1/10]
  • A new challenge appears! Meet and challenge the champion Gertrude (VA Hiroko Kiso) after the 1/11 update. [1/11]

Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe

  • Never fear because the Heroes have arrived in the new SaGaRS event – Heroes Arrive Black X Round-Up! Use this chance to develop your characters to 2,070 HP while pulling on the Event BOX Surprises to get SS G. Sword [Black Samurai G. Sword], SS Armor [Hero Armor], and more! [1/9]
  • Battle and Defeat M Black III in a series of battles now in SaGaRS! Collect rewards including Formation Medals to exchange for Formations including the new “Whirlwind” Formation in the exchange! Are you ready to rumble in a battle against the M Black III? [1/10]
  • The Romancing Festival Shuzer has arrived as part of the SaGa Year End Festival! Pick up 3 new Styles including [Scream It Out] Shuzer, [Take Your Time] Cindy Campbell, and [I Can Go All Out] Berva! [1/13]

SINoALICE

  • The following will be available after maintenance. -2.5th Anni Vanguard & Rearguard Grimoire -More TC Promotion -2.5th Anni:TC/ Upgrade Materials Sets [1/9]
  • -2.5th Anniversary Vanguard Grimoire -2.5th Anniversary Rearguard Grimoire -2.5th Anniversary Twilight Crystal/Power-up Packs -More Twilight Crystals Promotion [1/10]
  • Event starting 1/12 at 8:00 (UTC+0)! -Armor Event: Lost Love of the Deep [1/11]
  • ⚔️Now accepting entries for 30th Gran Colosseum!⚔️ ▼ Entry Period ▼ 1/11 at 5:00 – 1/15 at 4:59 (UTC) [1/11]
  • Events starting today! -STEP Grimoire: 2.5th Anniversary Envious Aesthetics Ensemble -Twilight Crystal/Nightmare Set -Armor Event: Lost Love of the Deep [1/12]

War of the Visions Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

  • In commemoration of the DRAGON QUEST TACT collaboration, we’re holding the Slime Hunting Campaign! As of now, more than 6,130,000 Slimes have been felled! Work together with all other players and aim to defeat 30,000,000! [1/9]
  • Brace yourself as the DQTACT Collaboration continues in WOTVFFBE with this new set of challenges! Obtain unit shards of UR Zoma and UR Psaro by completing their respective Training Challenge Missions! [1/9]
  • Ready? Story Interlude II: Part II, Scene 1 drops tomorrow! [1/10]
  • The fun continues in the DQTACT Collaboration in WOTVFFBE with A Slime’s Adventure in Ardra! Complete the quests and get unit shards, Mindspheres, and other materials to power up your N Slime! [1/10]
  • Enjoy these events lined up this week in WOTVFFBE! – Defeat Metal Slimes in the Slime Fest! – Get up to 2,500 Visiore from the Login Bonus! – Enhance N Slime further in A Slime’s Adventure in Ardra #11! – Challenge the Dragon Quest Tact Collaboration Raid Quest! [1/11]
  • In commemoration of the DRAGON QUEST TACT collaboration, we’re holding the Slime Hunting Campaign! As of now, more than 16,520,000 Slimes have been felled! Work together with all other players and aim to defeat 30,000,000! [1/12]
  • Today is Make Your Dream Come True Day. For Sterne and Owe, they dreamed of simpler times—their days spent honing one another’s skills as student and master. For Camillo, it was his extravagant and fantastical daydreams of rescuing Machérie from the clutches of Mont. [1/13]
  • Make new friends with the release of the new UR “Sun-Speckled Encounter” vision card in WOTVFFBE! It boosts the party’s Sword/Spear/Mace-equippable Main Job units’ Man Eater upon Physical Attack/Magic Attack Resistance/Strike Attack Resistance (when at Max level). [1/14]


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