Costume Contest

Friday August, 03 2018

We’re endlessly impressed with the way the FINAL FANTASY XIV community brings the world of Hydaelyn to life with their costuming. In celebration of this creativity and talent, we’re pleased to announce that the Costume Contest will make its return for Fan Festival 2018 in Las Vegas! Put your skills as a Disciple of the Hand to the test and dress to impress for a chance to show off your work on stage, and the best of the best will take home some incredible prizes!

Read on for full contest details.

We'll be selecting 50 entrants total for the contest, based on the criteria outlined in the rules, and an additional 10 entrants to place on a waiting list. We'll contact the 50 entrants and 10 waiting list entrants with a confirmation that they have been selected in early October, so be sure to keep your eyes out for that!

Attendees entering the Costume Contest need to check in on-site and be evaluated by our esteemed judging panel. From the 50 total registered entrants, 20 qualifying finalists will be selected to present themselves on stage for the final round of judging, where our ultimate winners will be chosen!

FINAL FANTASY® XIV FAN FESTIVAL 2018 COSTUME CONTEST (the “Promotion”) Official Rules

KEY RULES

Official Rules:
The Official Rules for this Promotion consist of both (i) these key rules summarizing the important rules for participating in the Promotion (the “Key Rules”) and (ii) the Additional Promotion Official Rules (“Additional Rules”) applicable to your place of legal residence. Please review the Additional Rules at the following URL:
- For legal residents of any Promotion Jurisdiction (defined below) located in North America: https://square-enix-games.com/en_US/documents/promotion-additional-rules.
Territories:
This Promotion is open only to individuals who are legal residents and physically and permanently located in one of the following countries/territories at the date and time of entry (the “Promotion Jurisdiction”):
- The fifty (50) states of the United States of America
- Canada (excluding Quebec)
Age Limit:
This Promotion is open only to individuals 13 years of age or older, and who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, at the date and time of entry.
Entry Period:
You may enter the Promotion only between August 3, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. and October 1, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (the “Entry Period”).
Entry Procedure and Limitations:
In order to enter the Promotion, you must complete the following steps during the Entry Period:
- Step One:
  Create a FINAL FANTASY XIV-related costume to wear to Fan Festival 2018 in Las Vegas (an “Entry”).
  - Entrant must attend Fan Festival 2018 in Las Vegas.
  - Entrant must create most of the costume. Entrants may use minor items that they did not create themselves, such as accessories or props.
  - All costumes and clothing must be sensible and appropriate for public attire. If your costume is not deemed appropriate, you will be asked to change by the staff at their sole discretion.
  - Costumes and props must not exceed 4 feet wide, 6 feet long, or a height of 8 feet.
  - Due to heightened security, there will be no realistic guns and swords in any form permitted on the Casino or Convention Floor. Actual projectiles or any type of ammunition are forbidden.
  - Any other weapons must EASILY be distinguishable from real weapons and must be constructed from safe, lightweight material. Approved materials for weapons are wood, plastic, foam, rubber, cardboard, paper, and thermoplastics (worbla, sintra, etc.). Metal fashioning may be used to accent costume items, but must not be used as the primary construction material.
  - Incendiary, spark-creating or other flammable weapons are prohibited. Likewise, any items classified as an ECD (taser, stun-guns, etc.) are prohibited.
  - Masks are permitted on the event’s show floor, but must be removed prior to reaching the Casino floor. No masks, swords, or guns of any kind will be permitted on the Casino floor. If you leave the premises or go out into public for any reason, please put away any and all prop weaponry immediately.
  - Costumes cannot be dangerous to the wearer or others. We may refuse to permit anyone possessing potentially dangerous objects to enter Fan Festival at Square Enix’s sole discretion. Such dangerous objects include, but are not limited to, the following:
    - Sharpened, pointed, or dangerous objects
    - Majority of the outfit and prop(s) made out of metal
    - Large heavy blunt objects
    - Corrosive, hazardous, flammable, or explosive materials, including liquids and gasses
    - Loud objects such as emergency horns or alarms
    - Any other objects that are, or that appear to be, dangerous to the wearer, to any other Fan Festival attendee, to Fan Festival staff, or to any other person or object.
  - Due to strict security measures at Fan Fest, please be prepared to remove elements of your costume for further inspection if requested. Bags and backpacks are subject to search prior to admission.
  - Fan Festival attendees must be able to maneuver on their own, unassisted.
  - Entrants may not enter a costume that was used at one or more previous Fan Festival events.
- Step Two:
  Submit the following information via email to the email address below during the Contest period and before the Deadline:
  - Square Enix Account username
    Note: Physical prize will be delivered to the address registered to the entrant’s Square Enix account. Please make sure your registered address is correct and up to date.
  - Full Name
  - Nickname
  - Character and World
    Note: In-game prize will be delivered to this character.
  - Name of the costumed character
  - Short description of the costume
  - Costume progress along with a photo (0%-100%)
  - In-game item choice
  Sponsor will accept no more than fifty entrants for the contest. Sponsor will accept entrants based on the selection criteria outlined in the Winner Selection section below. After Sponsor accepts fifty entries, Sponsor will place ten additional entrants on a waiting list.
  
  Once the contest entry period closes, Sponsor will notify the fifty chosen entrants via the email used to enter the contest that they have been selected to participate in the contest. Additionally, Sponsor will notify the ten additional entrants that they have been placed on the waiting list. Notifications will be sent out on or around October 5, 2018.
- Step Three:
  Check-in at the Fan Festival costume check-in area at Fan Festival on Thursday, November 15, 2018 or before 12:00 p.m. or Friday, November 16, 2018. Sponsor will provide the Entrant with an appointment time during which Sponsor may evaluate the Entrant’s costume.
- Step Four:
  Entrant must attend the scheduled evaluation appointment.
  - Entrant must wear their costume to the evaluation appointment.
  - Entrants must bring proof of costume creation (in the form of photos taken throughout the process) to the evaluation.
  - If Sponsor instructs Entrant to appear on stage, the Entrant shall follow Sponsor’s instruction concerning location, timing, and procedures.
Winner Selection:
The Sponsor (listed below), or Sponsor’s designee, shall select 50 winners from among all entries using the following methodology:
- Communicating your admiration of the Final Fantasy XIV franchise
- Technical quality of the costume
- Originality of the costume
- Creativity of the costume
- Artistic elements of the costume
Prize(s):
Sponsor approved finalists shall receive one (1) in-game item of their choosing from the prize list below:
- Ahriman Choker (In-game virtual item)
- Mandragora Choker (In-game virtual item)
- Bluebird Earring (In-game virtual item)
- Scarf of Wondrous Wit (In-game virtual item)
- Noble Barding (In-game virtual item)
- Gaelicap (In-game virtual item)
From the twenty (20) finalists, Sponsor will select one (1) grand prize winner, one (1) second place winner, one (1) third place winner, and three (3) runner-up winners (collectively “Top Winners”, collectively with the Finalists, “Winners” or “Contest Winners”).

Sponsor may display the Finalists’ entries on stage at Sponsor’s Fan Festival 2018 in Las Vegas. Sponsor may also display the Finalists’ entries on a live or archived Internet stream of the event and on the FINAL FANTASY XIV Lodestone website.

In addition to the prizes identified above, the Top Winners shall also receive the following prizes:
- Finalists (20 winners):
  - A New In-Game Hairstyle (an in-game Final Fantasy XIV item with no monetary value)
- Judge's Choice (3 winners):
  - Namazu Plush (Taito) (approximate retail value of $34.99 USD)
- Third place:
  - Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II - Signed by Naoki Yoshida, Koji Fox, Natsuko Ishikawa, Banri Oda (approximate retail value of $49.99 USD)
  - Namazu Plush (Taito) (approximate retail value of $34.99 USD)
- Second place:
  - Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II - Signed by Naoki Yoshida, Koji Fox, Natsuko Ishikawa, Banri Oda (approximate retail value of $49.99 USD)
  - Stormblood: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack - Signed by Masayoshi Soken, Naoki Yoshida (approximate retail value of $49.99 USD)
  - Namazu Plush (Taito) (approximate retail value of $34.99 USD)
- Grand Prize Winner:
  - FINAL FANTASY XIV Stormblood branded DX Racer Chair (approximate retail value of $349.00 USD)
  - Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II - Signed by Naoki Yoshida, Koji Fox, Natsuko Ishikawa, Banri Oda (approximate retail value of $49.99 USD)
  - Stormblood: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack - Signed by Masayoshi Soken, Naoki Yoshida (approximate retail value of $49.99 USD)
  - Namazu Plush (Taito) (approximate retail value of $34.99 USD)
- Each winner shall also receive the prize they chose from the below list of prizes:
  - One (1) Ahriman Choker (an in-game Final Fantasy XIV item with no monetary value)
  - One (1) Mandragora Choker (an in-game Final Fantasy XIV item with no monetary value)
  - One (1) Bluebird Earring (an in-game Final Fantasy XIV item with no monetary value)
  - One (1) Scarf of Wondrous Wit (an in-game Final Fantasy XIV item with no monetary value)
  - One (1) Noble Barding (an in-game Final Fantasy XIV item with no monetary value)
  - One (1) Gaelicap (an in-game Final Fantasy XIV item with no monetary value)
Winner Notification:
Sponsor, or Sponsor’s designee, will notify winner(s) by or about November 16, 2018. Winners will be announced at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2018 in Las Vegas.
Sponsor:
The sponsor of this Promotion is Square Enix, Inc.

By entering the Promotion, you agree to be bound and abide by these Key Rules and the Additional Rules applicable to your place of legal residence, and you represent that you satisfy all eligibility requirements to enter the Promotion.

YOU MUST HAVE LEGALLY ACQUIRED ACCESS TO FAN FESTIVAL 2018 LAS VEGAS.

KEY RULES POSTED ON AUGUST 3, 2018

*Note that the pictures are from a past event.

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Costume Contest