Weekly Events

The Black Waltz Powerball Lottery occurs every Monday at 11:15pm EST and Friday at 12:30am EST.**

To participate in the Powerball Lottery, you must choose a number between 1 and 1000 and submit 100,000 gil into the Lottery Pool. The Lottery Pool will grow as each person buys a ticket! In addition, the Free Company will always set the base Lottery Pool for the Powerball at 1,000,000 gil. Any additional tickets purchased for 100,000 gil will add to this amount!

For example, if 20 players contribute, the Lottery Pool will be 3,000,000 gil (20 x 100,000 + Base FC Contribution). This amount will keep growing *until* someone wins or the Powerball becomes the Golden Powerball (see below).

At approximately 11:15pm EST (11:00pm EST on Friday), a randomized number generator will choose a number between 1 and 1000 (this is achieved by our Lottery Coordinator using the /random function in game). *Note: This number will be seen by anyone in the room and cannot be altered.

Once the number is drawn, the player whose chosen number matches the randomly drawn number *exactly* will win the Lottery Pool! If no player's number matches the /random number, the Lottery Pool amount will carry over until the next Powerball draw and the process will repeat until a winner is determined. Unlike our regular FC Lottery, there is no guaranteed weekly winner in the Powerball Lottery; however, the value of the winnings will continue to grow week over week. 

If you need further clarification on how this works, or would like to participate, please reach out to Istari Xiomar in-game. You can Mogmail your Gil and number choice to Istari at any point during the week. All numbers are recorded and saved. Please specify "Powerball Lottery" when submitting your ticket so that the coordinators know which Lottery you are participating in. Lastly, you can buy a ticket for *both* weekly Lotteries.

RULES:

1. Only players who have paid 100,000 gil into the Lottery Pool and provided their number choice to the coordinators are eligible to receive the winnings.
2. The deadline for submissions is 15 minutes prior to the Lottery Draw each Monday night.
3. Players may not contribute more-than 100,000 gil into the Lottery Pool.
4. In the event that two players choose the same number choice (1 - 1000), priority will be given to the player who chose the number first. The second player will have to choose another number.
5. You do not have to be present at the draw to win the lottery; however if you wish to see other participants’ number choices, you must be present.
6. Once a participant chooses a number, it cannot be changed. The only exception is if it falls into Rule #4 listed above.
7. If a player wishes to participate but is not able to be online within a reasonable time before the Lottery, or a new player wishes to participate but can not afford the ticket costs, they may have their ticket sponsored by another FC member.
8. If no winner is determined during the Powerball draw, the value of the Lottery Pool will carry to the next week and continue to grow. Players must purchase a ticket each draw for the Powerball - once a draw is complete, all tickets purchased for that draw are void.
9. In the event that Istari is not online and you wish to purchase a ticket, please reach out to any "Flare" ranking member and they will forward your ticket and number choice to Istari. 

Note: If the Powerball Payout reaches 50,000,000 gil, it will be capped and the Powerball will be transformed into  "The Golden Powerball." All additional ticket purchases after the cap will be placed into the Free Company Chest and will be used to fund future Free Company Events.

THE GOLDEN POWERBALL

Upon purchasing a "Golden Powerball" ticket, a modifier will be placed on your number choice that will increase in 5 point increments each week that the Powerball does not have a winner. If the random number drawn for the Golden Powerball falls within the modifier of your number, you WIN the Golden Powerball! 

What does this mean?

If a participant's number choice is 650 and it is the first week of The Golden Powerball, this individual will win if the /random number is anywhere from 645 - 655. On week 2 of The Golden Powerball, they would win if the /random number was anywhere from 640 - 660. Each passing week, a +5 modifier would continue to be added until a winner is determined and the Golden Powerball ends. Upon ending, the lottery returns to the regular Powerball and starts back at 1,000,000 gil.

In the event that two participant's numbers fall within a modified number in the Golden Powerball, both participants split the winnings equally regardless of number choice. 

•  Treasure Maps occur every Monday and Wednesday!

The requirement to participate:

• Access to all Shadowbringers zones if the group is planning on doing Zonureskin Maps for the Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah.
• Access to all Stormblood zones if the group is planning on doing Gazelleskin maps for the Lost Canals.
• Access to all Heavenward zones if the group is planning on doing Dragonskin maps for Aquapolis.

Flight is not required in these zones but it is recommended because the amount of players with 2-seater mounts could be limited.

Parties will be formed on a first-come, first-serve basis. In the event that two full parties are formed and there are still members who want to participate, groups one and two will help create a third group by transferring one or two people so that everyone can participate. In the event that there are less-than enough people for two full groups, groups will be formed to try to have an equal number of players.

Each participating player must provide at least one map for the group to enjoy. The maximum amount of maps per player can be determined by the group during the event, depending on how many portals are found. A loose guideline to ensure fairness is that everyone should be able to have at least one portal each, which may take one, two, or even three maps.

Please note: each player should have the opportunity to do their first map before third rounds are started.

LOOT RULES

During the FC Map event, all loot is NEED for all players participating, regardless of who supplied the map. The reasoning behind this is that all players within the group are contributing to the success of the map, and therefore all should have an equal attempt at the loot.

If there is an item you need for something important, or are trying to collect (crafting materials, minions, orchestra rolls, etc), you can always ask the group if you can have it. Please remember that this is a shared event, so make sure it is for something important before you ask; everyone deserves a chance at loot.

General Guidelines for Map Night:

1. Please be committed if you're going to attend! We do understand that real life happens; however, if you know that you're going to be away from the group for extended periods of time, consider taking a break and rejoining when you're able to commit and other members can take the spot. Please note that vacancies may not be there when you return!
2. To ensure Map Night efficiency, be ready to roll on loot items quickly so the group can progress. Furthermore, please have your gear repaired, Chocobo food ready, and all other tasks (Free Company Lottery tickets purchased, retainer ventures, etc.) taken care of prior to joining a Map Party. This means faster maps and more loot for everyone!
3. Please have your maps in your inventory and ready to go! You can hold one deciphered map and one undeciphered map on your person. Please don't have any maps open in your Key Items that does not pertain to the map party you're in (Level 70, Level 80, etc.)
4. Map Parties will go through zones in a specific order and will do all maps in that zone before progressing to the next zone. If you have a map in the current zone, please let the Party Lead know right away so that it isn't missed. Map Party Leaders will ask if anyone has additional maps in the area before the group moves on - be sure to mention yours! Backtracking to previous zones will add unnecessary time to overall map night!
5. If you bring multiple maps, allow the Map Leader to go through everyone's maps at least once before opening any additional maps. This will keep your key items free if there is not enough time to do a second map for everyone. 

If you have any questions about these guidelines/rules, please reach out to Istari in-game or via Discord.

**The guidelines are meant to ensure fairness and equality, which are fundamental principles of our Free Company. Any spontaneous map nights in which at least half of the group are members of our Free Company should use these guidelines to further promote our core values.