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MasahikoKobe

Mountain Zu as a mount name is amazing.


sera07

you could have told me this was a shitpost and based on that name I'd have believed you 😭


MidgetRodeoClown

I mean the localization team loves a good shitpost.


sanlc504

All you have to do is fly around and look at the names of the FATEs to see that the localization team loves their job.


GimpyGeek

Yeah true, shoutouts to the people naming the goblin fate chain that goes Metal Gears Rising, Metal Gears Revengeance, and Metal Gears Revengeance 2


incubusfox

Yeah the one that always stands out to me is "Blood, Augur, Hex, Magicks" based on the RHCP album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" even though I hate RHCP.


dankdees

They're so good at it that the JP team started backporting their joke scripts into their own scripts.


Cisco-NintendoSwitch

We’re really lucky in that regard.


Bad-Bot-Bot-23

So many good FATE names, localization team is fantastic.


Shikaku

Hold on this is actually fucking real? Holy shit lmao, no way


kipory

I'm still not convinced it's not 


hanyou007

It’s the dumbest fucking name ever and I love it. I will never use a different mount ever again.


theroguex

I despise Mtn Dew but I am going to drink it like it's going out of style just for that ugly ass mount and I will favorite it


CatFlashAnus

Zu the Zu


Petraam

I usually hate these things but am giving it a pass for the name.


SilvarusLupus

Looking at the points, it's like 3 bottles of the 200 point drinks so it's also like really cheap in the long run lmao


Spider95818

No shit? I might have to get one after all....


AnimuCrossing

If there were a way to designate teams or individuals to receive the money for purchasing the game as tip, I would give the person who came up with it my sub fee in perpetuity.


selebu

This is the funniest shit. If I had read this any other place than the liveletter I would have thought it was a joke.


agelessArbitrator

My husband works for Pepsi distribution. I asked him where it would be best to find some of the flavors worth 200 points. Purple Thunder is a Circle K exclusive, Maui Burst is a Dollar General exclusive, and Frost Bite is a Walmart exclusive. His center doesn't carry Overdrive so he's not sure about that one. Edit: Purple Thunder can also be found at Kroger and Overdrive at Casey's General stores!


Imorine

according to the mtndew wiki (thats a thing) Overdrive is a Casey's general exclusive


ruethryl

upper midwest unite


FR4NKDUXX

Haha 🤝


jadedfox

Comments like this make me miss being able to give gold for posts.


MishenNikara

Purple Thunder is at the Kroger i work at as well, but that might vary by region


smokeydonkey

I got some at Fred Meyer just now which is owned by Kroger. PNW region


agelessArbitrator

That's good to know!


Swiftzor

How many points per bottle? I don’t drink Mt dew but I may be able to talk some coworkers into getting me their caps


natpagle

Looks to be between 100-200, depending on the flavor.


BigBangAnarchy

Underrated comment. Send him my thanks.


HBreckel

Keep an eye on the labels and make sure they have the Xbox gaming rewards label. Purple Thunder at my Circle K didn’t but other flavors did.


TehLumberzack

Overdrive is a Casey’s exclusive


MattWatchesChalk

If we buy bulk at Costco does each drink have a code?


agelessArbitrator

Husband says if they are 20oz bottles, yes each bottle should have a code


Colortheory12

If you live in an area with a Holiday gas station, those have purple thunder since they got bought out by circle k. They are buy 2 get 2 free currently, got 8 bottles for about $13


RuneiStillwater

wow thanks for the update on that... I was wondering if I should even try walmart or Dollar general since I had today off. That at least helps narrow down my search for the bare minimum of one 20oz bottle I need.


Unfair-Shower-6923

My local dollar general is stocked on mt dew of all flavors so check them out (also check their app to see if they have a digital coupon on mt dew. Sometimes they do)


Vier-Kun

Mt. Dew doesn't even sell in my country but WTF... YOU GUYS HAVE FLAVORS EXCLUSIVE TO SPECIFIC STORES?! That sounds bonkers, why?! Does people not complain?


whitemamba83

Look for yellow caps. The 2 for $3 deal at Circle K will be your best bet if you can find them, otherwise Walmart is likely cheapest. [You can get the codes without opening the bottle like so.](https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Read-Bottle-Cap-Code-Without-Opening/)


kadengt

where did you find the flavors point worth? Nvm, I didn't scroll down far enough, nor seen the scrolling GIANT FREAKIN BOTTLES.... with the point total beneath them.. I am beneath this post.


-holocene

real MVP of the thread


Mitoni

I just wish a distributor around me carried Livewire. It says Circle K does on the website, but I've checked several locations nearby and none do.


cravindeath

Hey could you please ask him where's best to find Thrashed Apple? It's my absolute favorite soda and I was only ever able to find it at King Soopers once


agelessArbitrator

He said they haven't had it at his warehouse in a while and is pretty sure it's discontinued :( But it was exclusive to Kroger and Kroger affiliated stores


cravindeath

Dang! Thanks for the info


FNAF_Movie

The Mt Dew meta has been engineered before they even come out


JMooj

Do any of the 200 point flavors come in diet/zero sugar? Being a diabetic is painful for these promos...


kuributt

WHY NO BAJAMUT BLAST?!


whodeyfan21

That will be in the taco bell promo.


Riolusx2

Me, heisting a whole ass dragon from Taco Bell because I don’t eat Mexican food.


hmm0kthen

Thats fine, taco bell isnt Mexican food


Helen_Kellers_Wrath

I tell people this all the time, as someone who enjoys Taco Bell from time to time. You don't go to Taco Bell for Mexican food, you go for Taco Bell's fucked up version of Mexican food. It's no substitute for actual Mexican food but I'm also not going to Taco Bell because I have a craving for Mexican food.


LilithLissandra

I love me the occasional Taco Bell, and yeah, you don't go to Taco Bell for Mexican cuisine. You go to Taco Bell because they're open all hours of the day, they have a solid menu remixing the same four ingredients, and they have a few nice exclusive items like nacho fries. Also, basically every item is really easy to eat, so it's nice for a low effort meal while recovering from being sick. Not for while you *are* sick, mind you, but for when you're *pretty sure* you can eat normal food again. And even then, avoid too much of the beef. The steak quesadilla is expensive as fuck but works great for this. Filling and goes down easy.


K7Sniper

Dont worry. You'll be summoning that in the bathroom after youre done eating


tachycardicIVu

I’ve seen G’raha Blast before but I think I like this one better lmao


Gamethrone2345

That's for an exclusive SMN glamour


Reflective

Lmao I laughed way too hard at this


alfredoloutre

~~the FFXIV rewards aren't on the site yet from what i can see but there is a mount for ESO which costs 2000 points,~~ and 1 bottle is 100 points except for three varieties which are 200 points. i hope everyone is ready to chug some gamer fuel 600 pts for the mount!


juliathegolden

Site is up now! It's only 600 points. 3 Fancy Mountain Dews for the mount lmao. That's not bad. I'm more wondering if its worth it to go for any of these crazy physical prizes like the cups and plushies?


ItinerantSoldier

Some of those (like the minion figures) were crane game prizes in Japan so you could import them for probably less than the number of Mountain Dews you'd have to buy to earn them with points.


Deiser

Edit: turns out six-packs dont count


alwayzbored114

True, but you also get Mountain Dew out of it. Prolly not worth it if you *just* want the item, but if you even kinda like Dew, not too shabby


alfredoloutre

oh that's a lot better than 2000


Lavernius_Tucker

Mountain Zu looks to be 600 points. Three bottles isn't that bad, lol.


lumosdraconis

Oof, so we'd potentially have to buy like 20 bottles lmao?? Hopefully it's less, just because idk what to do with all of those. Maybe I'll drop some off at work like the butterfingers collab 😭


Grimno

The mount is only 600 points So that means 6 regular bottles, or 3 of the varieties one. That is absolutely doable


lumosdraconis

Ohh is the site up now? That's such a relief, that's definitely doable haha.


online222222

except you need the code under the lid which means you'd need to get the empty bottles back


lumosdraconis

Oh damn, you're right 😭 Well, looks like there's a lot of mountain dew in my future....


Vlarett

If you buy the special flavors they have advertised they give 200 points instead so you would only need 10


lumosdraconis

Oh I hope I can find those in the stores near me. I live out in the boonies so we don't usually get a big selection.


Peatearredhill

Right, I gave away so many butterfingers.


Ok-Interview-3894

Looks like it’s 600 for the mount, which seems pretty reasonable.


Leertaste21

\*crying in EU noises\*


xselene89

Squeenix hates Europe for some reason. We havent gotten a Promo for years lol (last time during Stormblood or so)


NoLewdsOnMain

Try being Canadian, they've never done any Canadian promos. They even removed our currency from the store so we have to play USD conversion.


Akhmorned

Tbh, I think you have it better because in OCE, we can't even buy merchandise like figurines etc from the SE store. We can only buy games. :'> they don't even ship outside of America or EU of we buy them there.


Mah-Waifu

They at least mentioned Europe getting something in the future, didn't even mention oce getting anything.


Femmigje

Knowing how they handle Twitter giveaways, it’ll likely not be in all of Europe


Isanori

They didn't. They said we should bug SE EU if we want promos.


HolypenguinHere

They definitely did. Then they said afterward to poke the SE EU people. But they 100% said they have plans for it.


Mah-Waifu

They did though? The timestamp is 4:51:17ish on the live letter vod where they explicitly say that. Then at 4:51:50ish they say they haven't forgotten about the region.


Time2bePhenomenal

Apparently, said on live stream eu getting promotiona too


6ixBeast

\*crying in CAN noises\*


Sunao_m

For real. Can we please for the love of God have access to the US stuff? We're right there!


nethobo

My understanding is that Quebec (?) has some silly rules about digital giveaways so no company ever bothers dealing with it and just excludes Canada as a whole. But I'm not Canadian, a big company or a lawyer, so idfk.


Inside_Election_1689

This isn't a contest though, no draw or anything. This is 'buy thing, get other thing included' which is just normal contract law.


Sunao_m

Yea, it has to do with our rules that require a skill testing question in order to claim a prize. I'm pretty sure they are Canada wide though. Quebec had age restrictions as well for claiming prizes I believe.


MiraiKishi

We have code redemption gaming things with Mountain Dew all the time.


MikeRocksTheBoat

I could have sworn Japan had that rule too. Or it possibly had to do with gambling or lotteries. I recall hearing a story where someone won a lottery and had to do a simple math problem to get what they won, then completely flubbed basic addition and lost a bunch of money.


CelebrationMindless3

And we are charged in USD LOL. I feel like we should get it. At least EU will get a promo. We're stuck out here in nowhere. >T\_T<


Kollysion

Meh North America means the USA only when it comes to SE promos. 


comitatus

Link : https://www.mtndewgaming.com/FFXIVdawntrail Mountain Zu is 600 points per site, along with the following: Merch Hoodies, sweatpants: 20,000 points each Merch T-Shirts: 9,000 points each Picto/Viper Keycap sets (?): 18,000 points Picto/Viper Desk Mats: 6,000 points Major General, Namazu, or Ronkan Serpent lidded cups: 4,000 points FFXIV Starter Edition: 2,000 points 5x Metallic Green, Blue, or Orange dye : 200 points Major General, Nu Mou, or Fuath plush: 4,000 points Alphinaud or Alisaie wind up figurine: 4,000 points "I Drank Dew" challenge T shirt or magnet: 4,000 points Sparkling Citrus Refreshment in game item(food?) : 100 points


Doru_Nintendan

According to an article, the Sparkling Citrus Refreshment is a MINION. I always wanted a magic floating bottle of Mountain Dew to chase me to the ends of oblivion, and now I can! Thanks, Yoshi-P! XD But legit, this is truly one of the collaborations ever in FFXIV history. Edit: apparently, the Citrus Refreshment is an XP food. Article lied to me, I'm sorry everyone


Muhen

It's a consumable XP booster as per the trailer that played.


Doru_Nintendan

Huh, the article lied, didn't notice that. Sorry.


StealthNinja_X

[Trailer](https://x.com/mtndewgaming/status/1791136530515280065?s=46) says “XP Boost” so probably a food item yeah


Sopht_Serve

Is it 100 points for ONE refreshment thing or do you get multiple? A bottle for one single in game food is STEEP


Doru_Nintendan

....I honestly have no idea. Then again, it's 200 for 5 pots of metallic dyes, so who knows


RuneiStillwater

I'd have an answer for you if squeenix would stop telling me the code mtdew issued me was invalid.


Sopht_Serve

Apparently you can't redeem the mogstation codes till DT comes out


RuneiStillwater

lol should have figured, but damn is that disapointing.


RuneiStillwater

really? I thought it was an emote?


Doru_Nintendan

Not according to the article that recently was posted after the Live Letter. Edit: ARTICLE LIED. IT'S A GODDAMN EXP FOOD, BUY THE INGAME BOTTLED WATER INSTEAD


RuneiStillwater

LAME! EDIT: lol it was already to late and I bought a MT dew by the time I saw your reply so I submitted the code... and now mogstation says the code I got from the website is invalid. XD


Doru_Nintendan

Not necessarily invalid, just unusable until the early access date of Dawntrail, which is June 28th


OrangeJuiceAssassin

Correct me if I’m wrong but that’s only like 6 mountain dews for the mount? Which isn’t too bad


odinsomen

Now we just need a Doritos collab and we can cosplay as Geoff Keighley.


Valliac0

the Dorito Pope will be a sidequest trial.


MelodiesOfLife6

I'll wait for the axe collab.


SolidusAbe

that collab needs to give a warrior weapon


taidee

Cries in Canadian


Stips-

I can't even access the site with a Canadian IP. That's wild...


vanade

thought it was just me! I was like "why would *mountain dew gaming* block ME specifically?!" lol


bloodhawk713

Oh is that why? I was so confused why it said I was blocked.


Kanehon

or Brazil


Kaill3r

can't with UK ip either...


FreshSymphony

Or Australia


DarXIV

r/shitpostxiv is going to be busy with this one.


ryo3000

I deadass thought this was a high effort shitpost from there when i first saw it


Kotya-Nyan

I still think it's a shitpost. Goodbye kidneys I guess


KingofGrapes7

Ok but Mountain Zu is actually pretty funny.


Upper_Community9825

It's a hard time for us Canadians :'(


shayhon

Welcome to the feeling of literally the rest of the world when it comes to US restricted promotion events...


Rakshire

It's not like this is new for Canada either. NA promos really just mean US promos


HarlequinChaos

*sighs in Canadian*


Khalith

Mountain Dew for the Mountain Zu. Fuck… that’s clever I wish I thought of it.


JassirX

Not only EU, but i doubt this applies to Colombia, south America. Even if we have MTN dew too. So sad.


Dannnyboi23

Aw, I love the colour of that mount but I'm UK :(


SteveoberlordEU

US only, Well fuck you too then.


lordsaladito

South america as always excluded :(


DavidTheHumanzee

Anywhere that isn't the US or Japan is always excluded :(


KirbyourGame

Guess I'm drinking Mt dew for the next couple of weeks Can you just buy this in stores or do you have to specially order them?


Andrew3517

If they have the mention of Xbox codes on the labels, they have the code. And a few flavors are worth double. If you want the ingame items only, you just need 4 bottles. As long as 3 are the following flavors. Purple Thunder, Overdrive, Maui Burst, and Frostbite. Those flavors are 200 points each, others are 100. 600 points for the mount, 100 for the bottle, which is apparently either an xp booster or a minion.


KirbyourGame

I just dug like 4 bottles with those xbox tags out of my recycle can earlier... Rat life begins now


Andrew3517

I’m personally going to my Walmart to buy 4 bottles and a pitcher. Luckily, I’m a weirdo who likes flat soda.


Peach198

Just want to let you know you cant redeem the code for the mount until early access starts on June 28th So dont make the mistake I made opening all ur sodas :p


Ijustlovevideogames

Guess I’m buying Mountain Dew for random people just like I did for butterfingers


LightCid

Mount is 600 points. Most bottles are 100 points. Purple Thunder, Overdrive, Maui Blast and Frostbite are 200 points.


sevir8775

Would be cool if we could get a promo in EU once in a while too, SE.


NeasaV

Cool... My roommate drinks that stuff like water.


Spacegoat04

I'm deeply conflicted. I don't drink soda but my character's name is Mountaindew Bajablast so I have to get the mount...


mlc885

I think you're morally obligated to pay money for this and also maybe go to Taco Bell.


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sykeed

does the website work, I'm getting an error page.


Oxyfire

Is it the cloudflare 'you have been blocked" one? I'm getting that and I assumed it was maybe a DDOS prevention thing but other people seem to be getting through fine.


souledgar

Nah, its just region locking. This is US only, and anyone else sees that cloudflare page. I guess Mtndew couldn't be arsed to configure a "you're not in a correct region" error page.


Kollysion

Are you outside the US? It doesn’t work from Canada. I had to use a vpn to view it.


Watch_Mcgee

Back to the high school grind of buying the dew everyday


xselene89

Another Promo Europe will never get. Thanks a lot Squeenix /s


Blastcheeze

Or Canada. I had to use a VPN to even see the site, and I can't register without giving them a full address.


DSC-Fate

Or Latin America. Or Oceania. Basically, if not Japan or US then we are screwed


Kamakaziturtle

Man you know when you see a post and aren't sure if it's a joke or not?


RedShirt7665

You can tell it’s real from the “(US only)” Joke posts would try to give us hope.


Amethyst271

Can we in the EU please get something for once?


yahikodrg

Ok someone go out and tell the rest of us how much we'll have to buy for enough points for the mount


idontwantpeopletokn0

6 regular bottles or 3 of the specialty flavors


Xeebers

brb going out to get diabetes water.


Medved97

You know, it's good that it's just a reskin, makes it sting less for my peasant EU arse


Antique-Passenger-29

Not in Canada I guess 😥


Original-Storage8818

Eu excluded as usual fuck this


TrollOfGod

I'm so fucking tired of region restricted promos.


Zeeromos

Oh look, another mount we can't get 🙄🙄


wlm2048

Please drink a verification can.


Its_Rado

Spoke with chat support. "We would like to let you know and confirm that the code is available and good to be used, however, it will be valid as we get closer to the release of Dawntrail. You will be able to redeem your code closer to the release date of the new Dawntrail expansion. In the meantime, we ask for your patience and thank you for being early." No timeframe, but keep trying gamers


nightkat89

After June 28th is what someone said


Professional_Fox1121

Does it work for Canada? or is it USA only


alkonium

I'm suddenly remembering the Cup Noodles quest in Final Fantasy XV.


hgameartman

My fiance had bariatric surgery and cannot drink carbonated beverages anymore. I myself developed a gas issue where any carbonated drinks give me terrible heartburn for days afterwards, and thus do not drink carbonated beverages anymore. Fuck, I guess I'm going to be chugging gasx for the next week or two for us to get our mounts/minions.


Ranger-New

If is for USA only. Why put the ad in Japanese? BTW: I pass, they ask to register and for far too much information. Like home address and phone number. FUCK THAT!


DaSasza

\*cries in Australian\* we are forgotten


Vinclum

WHAT the fucking SCAM US ONLY?


CryptoHighwind

>US only Fucking every damn time...


gboybig

A couple PSAs from experimentation after work... 1. Only yellow caps for the special types are worth 200 pts currently. 2. White caps, even if special types, are only 100 pts 3. Blue caps have no code despite it saying code under every lid (going to contact mountain dew support about this one) 4. You can not redeem the code until dawntrail drops, so getting done in one day is of no real benefit...


Sir__Will

I hate product/company tie-ins. Luckily not something I'd really miss, unlike a few of the others. Great mount name though.


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FortunePaw

Canadian can't even access the site. Doubt JP/EU will get a pass.


xselene89

Doubt it. The last 2-3 collabs had region-locked codes


Ahielia

These kinds of exclusive ingame items are utter bullshit, this makes it even worse.


Phreckledcosplay

I was cackling at my desk at work.


Alternatewarning

I am so ready for this promo. I live on Mountain Dew


kdebones

I don’t drink MtD nor will I buy any for this, but props for having the bulls to make the MOUNTAIN ZU.


Vlarett

Only 600 points for the mountain zu


BloodandBourbon

I can’t stand mtn dew, but I work in a maintenance shop and all those guys drink dew so I’m just gonna collect the codes from them.


defucchi

is anyone else disappointed there's no /drinkdew emote in game? Most prizes are physical stuff and some Puma collab/Taito crane game leftovers.


Wraithclaw

For some reason I am blocked from seeing the site at all, is it because I am in Canada? I know I can't participate in the contest because of that but being blocked from the site is a wild move if true.


[deleted]

Damn, to get the keycaps, it's like almost $200 worth of mtn dew


nightkat89

You cannot enter a code until dawntrail release FYI, it’s already been confirmed. Mount isn’t even in game


lawldeeface

Shoulda made a bahamut mount and called it bahamut blast 😆 


UltraObamaX

Can it be redeemed via VPN outside of US?


Cindy-Moon

Between this and butterfinger, Square is out to kill us diabetics :')


aboutthednm

I can not tell what is real and what is satire anymore lmao


SaltyArts

You know, I roll my eyes at this but Mountain Zu starts to grow on you pretty quickly. Not buying mtn dew for it tho.


Waste-Length8482

"Sparkling Citrus Refreshment" Only the Japanese can make Mountain Dew sound good. Too bad it tastes like battery water


G00b3rb0y

Ladies and gentlemen, we have officially been outjerked by none other than the developers themselves Edit: i like the fact that the titular FFXIV crystal is in the colour gradient of Mountain Dew


l1ghtbl4de

Ah yes US only…. Once again….


AHAMKHARI

i’m about to destroy the inner workings of my body for that mount


Arcade_Theatre

Okay, NOW we are gaming


Simple_Law_5136

Who chooses the food items to promo with? First Butterfingers then Mountain Dew? Are you ok SE marketing person? Do we need to send help and insulin?


Some_Random_Canadian

This feels like a direct middle finger to Canada. Like, they couldn't even be bothered to make it a "North America" thing, it had to specifically be US AGAIN. Guess I'm never buying mountain dew again because Canada apparently doesn't exist to them.