For those that buy the Weekly Jewels Extravaganza this week, the following VIP Quests will be available to you: Balloon Pegasus Avatar Part & 1400 Jewels Quest, KH III Sora Ornament B Avatar Part Quest, SN++ - Peter Pan Quest, 30 Dual Meow Wows [SAB 9] Quest, Blue Fairies Quest, SP Chip & Dale Daily Quest, and Gem x100 Quest.

From 12 AM PT 1/1 until 11:59 PM PT 1/5, a new Weekly Raid Event will be available! Defeat the Raid Boss to get Raid Coins to use on the Raid Boards and earn rewards like Magic Broom Medals, Magic Mirror Medals, Chip Medals, and Dale Medals! The Bonus Times for the Raid Boss will be during 2 AM PT - 2:59 AM PT, 8 AM PT - 8:59 AM PT, 2 PM PT - 2:59 PM PT, and 8 PM PT - 8:59 PM PT.

From 12 AM PT 1/1 until 11:59 PM PT 1/3, a new Union Cross update will be available. Complete the quests to get Cross Coins to use on the Cross Boards to get rewards like Gems and SP Chip & Dale medals! The Extra Hard Boss Times where you can earn even more Cross Coins are during 4 AM PT - 4:29 AM PT, 10 AM PT - 10:29 AM PT, 2 PM PT - 2:29 PM PT, 7 PM PT - 7:29 PM PT, and 11 PM PT - 11:29 PM PT. There is an added challenge of defeating a hard boss, and there are rewards depending on the amount of Unions that defeat the boss!

From 12 AM PT 1/1 until 11:59 PM PT 1/31, a new PvE Coliseum update will be available! Obtain Coliseum Coins to get various rewards like the Bernard Snuggly Avatar Part, Bianca Snuggly Avatar Part, Sun Gems, Chip Medals, Dale Medals, Scrooge Medals, and Huey & Dewey & Louie Medals!

From 12 AM PT 1/1 until 11:59 PM PT 1/31, new Monthly Limited Quests will be available! Collect a certain amount of Lux to get the Gray Hedgestar Spirit Parts!

From 12 AM PT 1/1 until 11:59 PM PT 1/31, new Monthly Gem Quests will be available! Complete the quests with certain Keyblades to earn Gems!

From 4 AM PT 1/1 until 3:59 AM PT 2/1, a Login Bonus will be available! Log in during that time period to get 5000 Jewels!

From 12 AM PT 1/1 until 11:59 PM PT 1/3, the New Year's Challenge will be available! Complete the quests to get rewards like a Sun Gem, Moon Gem, and 5000 Jewels!

From 12 AM PT 1/1 until 11:59 PM PT 1/15, the Event Coins Galore Quests return! Collect Event Coins to spend on Subslot Medals in the Event Boards!

From 12 AM PT 1/1 until 11:59 PM PT 1/31, the PSM Gems Drop Event will be available! Defeat enemies to get a chance of them dropping Power, Speed, or Magic Gems!

From 12 AM PT 1/1 until 11:59 PM PT 1/12, New & Returning Avatar Boards will be available! The new boards are the Bernard and Bianca boards, each costing 7770 Jewels. The returning Avatar Boards that are priced at 5000 Jewels are the 2019 Gift Bag: KH II Leon, 2019 Gift Bag: KH II Yuffie, 2019 Gift Bag: KH II Cid, 2019 Gift Bag: KH II Aerith, Meow Wow, and Flowbermeow boards. The returning Avatar Boards that are priced at 2500 Jewels are the Sukeroku and Agemaki boards.

 

 

Edited January 3, 20205 yr by Exilra

Well, here's to a new year.

Peter Pan: the medal that most of us didn't think would be coming. I mean, he's not even a KH3 medal! But anyway, the medal itself is pretty good. It covers a chunk of buffs and debuffs, though not all of them. It gives a pretty hefty STR boost with its Supernova giving an even larger boost (though that's basically all the Supernova is good for). All in all, it's a nice medal to have. I don't think it's the kind that you need to rush out and get before the week is over, but it'll be nice to have should you get it.

At the time of this reply being posted, the UX event is over and all 5 unions have confirmed a victory over the crab. Expect to receive your rewards on Tuesday/Wednesday as indicated.
The other thing that's over is the New Year event quests for a free 5000 jewels. Sorry if you missed it, but you can still get an additional 5000 jewels as a login bonus until next month, so be sure to claim that!

There are 2 events right now that require large amounts of AP to challenge. The first is the event coin event from which you can earn Kyroo subslot medals. The second is the gem event from which you have a chance to earn Power, Speed, and Magic gems. The smart thing to do is to go for the event coin quests first. The main reason for this is that the event ends halfway through the month (and will likely be replaced by a new event of the same type with different rewards) and because event coins are a guaranteed drop. On the other hand, the gem event lasts the whole month and only promises "a chance" to get gems, so you may end up unintentionally wasting your AP. That's not to say you shouldn't attempt the gem event, but be wise about how you spend your AP: go for the guarantee before going for the chance.

As for the avatar boards, it's looking like a mixed bag. Obviously you'll want to pass on the old 2500 jewel boards. The skills aren't bad but we're slowly moving away from AB7 and AB8, so it's not really worthwhile. You can buy Second Chance 4 in the Moogle Shop for 500 jewels, too, so it being available in an avatar board doesn't mean as much. (Side note: since these boards cost 2500 when they were available the first time, they really ought to be 1500 jewels this time.)
I shouldn't have to say it, but the Meow Wow boards are straight up passes. Those skills are too outdated to be worth 5000 jewels, and I'm almost insulted by that price.
As I mentioned earlier, AB7 and AB8 skills are on the way out, so I can't really recommend the FF boards either. We have better Lux++ skills available, DB6 isn't as useful as DB5 and 6Max, and they've even got one of those AP+ and Lux+ skills (without the "Max" part that's so important). It's a shame, too, because these are some great outfits.
Finally, there's the new Bernard and Bianca boards. If I'm being honest, these boards are a bit of a letdown. While the skills they offer are good, they're almost an exact copy of the 2 boards that just left the shop (with Poison instead of Paralysis) plus 2 extra skills. DB6Max is nice but hasn't proven itself all that necessary (unless you're aiming for top 1000 in PVP). AB8Max+Lux++ is a good skill, though there have been better ways to get it. Then there's the bear pet: that's right, the most useless part of this board (since pet appearances mean nothing). These boards have no right costing 7770 jewels, and they probably only justify it by including the bear pet parts. Do yourself a favor and save your 7770 jewels for a better board.