[locketaru]

I got this kid in Port Windurst, asking about a new year gift... Pyru-Copyru

Update:

I got a new year gift trading random shit to the buggars in saruta.. then the kid, Pyru-Copyru, port windurt, b-4 near the gate, gave me 3 choices...

1) I asked about his grampa and got nothing.

2) I asked about something in his pocket and got this:

if you go twice... you get datetochins...

3) I got some BS about true friendship and being calm o.O



After getting the Battledore, you talk with his grampa in the airshit windurst-jeuno with the battledore equipped.. and he will ask for 2 black inks and a bast parcement...




It gives the moghancement: Money... dunno what it does.

[Clandestine]

In Xarcabard just now, I ran past 4 Bugards - Fire Bugard, Wood Bugard, Earth Bugard, and Water Bugard. All NPCs. No idea what it's about yet.

[Jhes]

They started running all over valkurm about a minute from JP new years, 5 Buggard, 2 Adult, 3 kids. JP friend said it was year of the pig? so i guess buggard makes sense.

[locketaru]

Rooster... you need to trade random shit until it gives you new year gift

[KeepaofOdin]

I can confirm the existance of these Bugards. @_@ They were all over the place in Battalia, I was really weirded out for a bit, followed them and got some screenshots. ^^

[Prothescar]

ah shit so it's like the christmas shit all over again, only in dangerous areas( with a level cap?)

EDIT: OK... bad description...

CHRISTMAS all over again with lots of items that cost lots of gil chasing around an enemy, trading it lots of gil in items to get a shitty EX/RARE 1 DEF armor piece and possibly a bundle of fireworks...


/fun

EDIT2: Wow grammar

[locketaru]

no... i got them in saruta.

[(Jabberwocky)]

Oh man! I remember this.

Ok, remember how two years ago there were birds everywhere, and you'd trade to them, and you'd get a random buff? And then last year there were the SMNs with Fenrir?

Well 2 years ago, year of the rooster. Last year, year of the dog. This year, year of the pig.

[locketaru]

one year ago.. not two.. i got a new club O

[Dyire]

Found this strange NPC on the airship back to Windurst:


Who said this:

[locketaru]

His granpa they are all connected to a LS <.< lol

[Prothescar]

What kind of club

EDIT: that last couple of sentences leads me to believe this is a michael jackson inspired new year.

[Dyire]

Im too lazy to check the other airships inbound, someone want to try those too?

[Prothescar]

i would but my char is in Castle Zyvahl now >< i think. I D/Cd during a Shadowlord fight last night. never went back.

[locketaru]

update...

[alienmonkey]

Any info on how to do this in Sandy? I don't feel like traveling to windy, since I'm already in sandy leveling.

[locketaru]

not sure if you can

[Nishida]

There a way to do the grandpa thing without airship pass?

[alienmonkey]

here's the sandy kid starter, found it on a jp forum

North Sandy by outpost warper/west raunfere zone D-8 (near [ronhuo] exit) child Jeanparmand

I confirmed it, just need to get my new years gift while I xp.

I failed to see the grandpa on the airship going from sandy > jueno.

[Aladwar]

Japanese news link can be found here. It's pretty vague using Google Translator, I assume we'll see one on the NA site closer to midnight PST.