Welcome Back Campaigns provide previously deactivated Final Fantasy XI accounts to log in for free for a short period of time. These campaigns sometimes coincide with other ongoing Special Events that temporarily accelerate player advancement and progression through content.[1]
Eligibility[]
- Your PlayOnline account is transferred to Square Enix account.
- You must have an active PlayOnline/FINAL FANTASY XI service account.
- Character status under the inactive character options must be set to "Cancelled" status as of 72 hours before the start of the current campaign.[2]
Technicalities[]
- All characters created on the account will be available. This also affects currently-subscribed players who have cancelled secondary characters, as these characters will be unlocked for the duration of the campaign.
- Paid Mog Wardrobes will not be available. The players will be able to view the contents of the wardrobe but neither equip nor move gear into / out of them. Note that this does mean that if there is a rare item in a paid wardrobe, the player will not be able to have access it nor obtain it again. The only exception is currently-subscribed users with cancelled characters, in which case the cancelled characters will have access to the wardrobe the player is currently subscribed to.
- The end of the campaign does not affect players that are already logged-in. Players already logged-in when the campaign ends will be able to continue playing until they log out (attempting to switch character counts as logging out), their connection drops, or the server going down for maintenance, whichever comes first.
Campaign Periods[]
Current Campaign[]
- Friday, December 20, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. (PST) to Monday, January 6, 2025, at the same hour.
Concurrent Events[]
- New Year’s Nomad Mog Bonanza 2025 Marble Sales
- Starlight Celebration and New Year’s Festivities
- Steel Yourself Against Winter's Embrace
- December 2024 Login Campaign
- Discount Campaign
Previous Campaigns[]
- Return Home to Vana'diel Campaign (4/06)
- Return Home to Vana'diel Campaign (9/07)
- Return Home to Vana'diel Campaign (12/08)
- Return Home to Vana'diel Campaign (May 2016)
- Friday, November 10, 2017 at 12:00 a.m.to Friday, November 24 at 12:00 a.m. (PST)
- Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 1:00 a.m. to Monday, May 28, 2018 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT)
- Friday, November 9, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. to Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. (PST)
- Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Monday, May 27, at the same hour.
- Friday, November 9, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. (PST) to Tuesday, November 20 at the same hour.
- Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Monday, May 27, at the same hour.
- Friday, 9 August 2019, at 8:00 a.m. (GMT) / 9:00 a.m. (BST) to Monday, 19 August, at the same hour.
- Friday, November 8, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. (PST) to Monday, November 18, at the same hour.
- Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. (PST) to Monday, March 9, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT).
- Friday, May 15, 2020, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Monday, May 25, at the same hour.
- Friday, December 25, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. (PST) to Monday, January 4, 2021, at the same hour.
- Friday, February 19, 2021, at 12:00 a.m. (PST) to Monday, March 1, 2021, at the same hour.
- Friday, August 13, 2021, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Monday, August 23, at the same hour.
- Friday, May 13, 2022, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Tuesday, May 31, at the same hour.
- Friday, August 5, 2022, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Monday, August 22, at the same hour.
- Friday, December 23, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. (PST) to Thursday, January 5, 2023, at the same hour.
- Friday, May 12, 2023, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Monday, May 22, 2023, at the same hour.
- Friday, August 18, 2023, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Monday, September 4, at the same hour.
- Friday, December 22, 2023, at 12:00 a.m. (PST) to Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at the same hour.
- Friday, May 10, 2024, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Monday, May 20, 2024, at 1:00 a.m.