Final Fantasy IX begs “Please play me again!”
by DrkAdonis on Dec.19, 2008, under Uncategorized
Looks like it’s that time again. Square-Enix has decided that its numbers are slipping a bit too much, so they’ve reinstated the “Return Home to Vana’diel Campaign.” Used to play, but moved on for whatever reason? Now’s your chance to get back into the action right where you left off! Deleted characters, cancelled accounts, lost PlayOnline ID? No problems, they’ve got you covered. The program has expanded greatly this year to include characters that have gone the wayside and were previously unavailable. Long gone are the days of only being able to bring back your last deleted character!
The event started yesterday (December 18) and will continue until 1:00 PDT on April 15. 
As a bonus, once again, they are offering an Anniversary Ring to any character that is returned to the lands via the campaign. This is a good way to catch up if you still have some friends in-game that have outlevelled your job of choice.
For all the juicy details that go with a program such as this, make sure you head over to PlayOnline.
December 20th, 2008 on 2:03 pm
You know, with FFXI’s new level-sync feature, it makes coming back more realistic — it’ll be interesting to see if this ends up being more of a success for them.
Before, coming back meant that you either had to play catch-up with your friends (which almost never works without turning the XP grind into a full time job), or you got to level with them as they used jobs they never [EVER] intended to level.