Final Fantasy XI collectible confers unique in-game ability
by James Egan 
Aug 20th 2008 at 5:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, News items
Final Fantasy XI players who are into collectibles have a new item to lust over. There's a new addition to the Final Fantasy XI Player's Collection, which is available for a limited time only: The Tidal Talisman. It's a $43 silver-plated pendant with a side-benefit that's the real selling point. It comes with a virtual counterpart, which could prove very useful. The in-game version of the Tidal Talisman allows a player to teleport to locations previously visited in Vana'diel. Or, as it's described over at FFXI's site, it confers "the ability to project phantasmal robes over the wearer's body and enabling the wearer to teleport to distant lands in the blink of an eye." For those who are on the fence about shelling out $43 for a FFXI pendant, Square-Enix appeals to a gamer's sense of urgency regarding scarcity of virtual goods: "We have no plans to bring this item back in the future, so all players are encouraged to take advantage of this unique one-time opportunity!"
The Tidal Talisman does come with a few limitations, but could prove interesting nonetheless:
If this teleportation ability remains unique to bearers of the Tidal Talisman, it stands to reason a number of players will scramble to buy this before the September 1st deadline on the offer.
[Via 1UP]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Green Armadillo said on 6:05PM 8-20-2008
Wow, that is a major travel boost in a game where waiting for the airship/boat takes large amounts of real time. (The trip from the starting cities to Jeuno is also significantly dangerous for low level characters, and FFXI has an exp penalty on death.) The mind boggles that they're offering this as a perk on an item that costs real money and the playerbase hasn't revolted yet.
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Philip said on 6:38PM 8-20-2008
Only Square Enix can make money selling in-game items for real-world money.
Take that, Chinese gil-seller.
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breezer said on 8:41PM 8-20-2008
$100 says it just takes you to your HP and is a glorified warp cudgel. $1000...
Squeenix THRIVES on misleading/disappointing their players.
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Joe said on 1:24PM 8-23-2008
Does anyone know if the Tidal Talisman in game more then once after the 40 hr cool down time. I been trying to find out information on it and so far there has been known. The Information that I find out about this item will help me decide if I should buy it or not. In the game I do teleporting for gil and if I can use this for my teleporting I could make alot more gil and faster if possible so I can provide a better teleporting service to my fellow players. So if anyone has anyone has any information please tel me
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