The Great Balloonathon Event

The Great Balloonathon Event Advertisement

March 13^th, 2014 – April 2^nd, 2014

Description

Erinn High School is one of the most prestigious institutions around, heralded for its diverse community of social clubs. To promote some of these student organizations and celebrate the arrival of spring, Caravan Joe is hosting a contest to see which club has the most devoted members.

It's balloon time, people!

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Event Details

Event Dates: March 13 - April 2

• Head to Dunbarton and speak to Caravan Joe to get started. He’ll transport you to Iria, where you can speak to the leader of one of 3 clubs:

1. Kendo Club
2. Music Club
3. Fomor Research Unit.

• Fight monsters or go fishing to collect Deflated Balloons.
  • Upon joining a club, you'll learn the Inflate Balloon action which you can use to blow them up before trading them in to your club leader.
• Take part in drawings 3 times per day, at 2 PM, 7 PM and 11 PM PDT.
  • 15 minutes prior to a drawing, the club in last place can purchase a Secret Weapon, which will automatically add 10 Inflated Balloons to their score.

Club Leaders

• Music Club Leader
• Kendo Club Leader
• Fomor Club Leader

Helium-Fueled Rewards

Prove that you're a member of the best club in town and you'll earn yourself a Victory Box, which could include a sweet club outfit. Once you and your buddies are all garbed in your club's getup, you'll have access to even more fun.

Note: Players must be online at the time of the drawing to receive a Victory Box. Even if your club wins in the drawing, you will not be awarded a Victory Box unless you are logged in. Otherwise you will receive a Balloon Consolation Box next time you log in.

Fashion and Gestures

Group Gestures

Donning a club outfit will give you access to special gestures and poses. Party leaders can command other party members to perform gestures such as Dance and Pray, as long as all members are wearing the same club outfit and are within a 10m range.

Party Member Requirements:

• Kendo Club Bokken: Requires at least 2 party members including the leader.
• Music Club Uniform: Requires at least 3 party members including the leader.
• Fomor Research Robe: Requires at least 5 party members including the leader.

Kendo Club Bokken

Female Kendogi Outfit

Music Club Uniform *

Fomor Research Robe

Clubbin' Fashion

Male Kendogi Outfit

Classic School Swimsuit*

Modern School Swimsuit*

Male School Sportswear

Female School Sportswear

* Note: These outfits are for female gender characters only.
It's been a long and hard winter this year but spring is almost upon us. Celebrate the warm, sunny weather by taking part in one of Erinn's most exciting new events!

Details

A player inflating a balloon

• Log in to receive the The Great Balloonathon Collection Competition quest.
• Talk to Caravan Joe wearing a white Edern Wig northwest of Dunbarton Square to be warped to northeast of Qilla Base Camp.
• At the event area, the player can talk to a NPC club leader to join one of three clubs: the Kendo Club, the Music Club, or the Fomor Research Unit.
  • After joining a club, the player may have a conversation with the NPC club members.
  • Players may not leave a club.
    • However, players will be forcibly removed from the club once the drawing occurs. They must then to choose one of the three clubs again to continue partaking in the event.
• During the event, Deflated Balloons drop from monsters or are acquired through Fishing.
  • Balloons drop at a much higher rate from monsters whose Combat Power is higher than the player's, and vise versa.
  • These balloons can be inflated and turned into a Full Balloon via the Inflate Balloon action, learned upon joining any club.
  • The Full Balloon can either be worn as an Accessory or turned into the club leader.
    • If turned in, the club leader will take all the balloons at once, including those in temporary inventory space or worn by the player.
    • Once a balloon is turned in, a Club Certificate is rewarded.
      • You may only have one Club Certificate at a time.
• A drawing is held at EST: 5:00pm
  UTC: 10:00pm
  AEDT: 9:00am
  2:00pm PST100, EST: 10:00pm
  UTC: 3:00am
  AEDT: 2:00pm
  7:00pm PST100, and EST: 2:00am
  UTC: 7:00am
  AEDT: 6:00pm
  11:00pm PST100. The club with the most Full Balloons wins, and all players in the winning club with a Club Certificate will receive the club's victory box and a Balloon Consolation Box while players in the losing clubs only receive a Balloon Consolation Box.
  • The balloons are counted server-wide.
  • A scrolling message appears ? minutes before the draw, announcing the number of minutes before the draw, and reappears after every minute. On the draw time, the scrolling message announces the winning club.
  • The NPC club members and leader will periodically whisper the player, informing them how many balloons their club has, telling them to donate, or simply rooting for their club.
    • The whispers differ when winning or losing.
  • If players in a winning club are offline during the drawing, only a Balloon Consolation Box is given when they log back in.
  • 15 minutes prior to the club drawing, the club with the least amounts of Full Balloons turned in is allowed to purchase a secret weapon, which adds 10 Full Balloons to their count. This can only be done once per day, per drawing.
    • There are four to choose from, each club has a unique set of 4, all of which have the same function.
  • 5 minutes prior to or after the club drawing, the club leaders will not accept Full Balloons.

Quests

The Great Balloonathon Collection Competition

How to Get Quest	Log in during The Great Balloonathon Event
Briefing	The Great Balloonathon is about to begin! Talk to Principal Caravan Joe in Dunbarton
Objectives	Let Caravan Joe tell you about the event.
Rewards	5000 Experience Points
Additional Information	Speak to Caravan Joe, located northwest of Dunbarton's Square, and select "Tell Me More", to complete the quest.

Rewards

Potions

• Full Recovery Potion
• HP 100 Potion x10
• HP & MP 50 Potion x10
• HP & MP 30 Potion x10
• MP 30 Potion x10
• MP 50 Potion x10
• MP 100 Potion x 10
• Stamina 50 Potion x10
• Stamina 100 Potion x10
• HP & Stamina 30 Potion x10
• HP & Stamina 50 Potion x10
• HP & Stamina 100 Potion x10

Other

• Advanced Phoenix Feather x1
• Party Phoenix Feather x1
• Fine Gem Powder x1
• Regular Gem Powder x1
• Golden Hammer of Durability x1
• Wax Wings (Event) x1

Equipment

• Large Cooking Knife (Black Handle, Flashy Black to Red Blade)
• Large Ladle (Black to Red Flashy)
• Large Rolling Pin (Black to Red Flashy)
• Kendo Club Bokken
• Kendogi (M)
• Kendogi (F)
• School Swimsuit (M)

Potions

• HP 300 Potion RE x10
• HP 500 Potion RE x10
• Stamina 500 Potion RE x10
• Marionette 500 Potion x10
• MP 100 Potion RE x10

Other

• Aquamarine 10cm
• Emerald 10cm
• Garnet 10cm
• Star Sapphire 10cm
• Diamond 10cm
• Topaz 10cm
• Fixed Color Dye Ampoule Black
• Fixed Color Dye Ampoule White
• Spell Book Repair Quill
• Blue Upgrade Stone
• Red Upgrade Stone
• Complete Marionette Repair Set x10

Equipment

• Music Club Uniform
• Classic School Swimsuit (F)
• Modern School Swimsuit (F)
• Swimming Cap

Potions

• MP 100 Potion RE x 10
• MP 300 Potion RE x 10
• HP 300 Potion RE x 10
• Stamina 300 Potion RE x 10
• Wound Remedy 300 Potion RE x 10
• Wound Remedy 500 Potion RE x 10

Other

• Fixed Color Dye Ampoule Black
• Emerald 10cm
• Diamond 10cm
• Reading Chair
• Living Room Chair
• School Chair
• Blue Upgrade Stone
• Spell Book Repair Quill

Equipment

• Fomor Research Robe
• Great Eweca Spell Book
• Great Ladeca Spell Book
• Great Palala Spell Book
• School Sportswear (M)
• School Sportswear (F)
• School Slippers

Potions

• Wound Remedy 500 Potion RE
• MP 100 Potion RE x10
• HP 500 Potion RE x10
• Stamina 500 Potion RE x10
• Marionette 500 Potion x10

Other

• Aquamarine 10cm
• Blue Upgrade Stone x1
• Complete Marionette Repair Set x10
• Emerald 10cm
• Fixed Color Dye Ampoule White
• Fixed Color Dye Ampoule Black
• Jasper 10cm
• Red Upgrade Stone x1