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'''DQVC''' is | '''DQVC''' is the name for the online content service available through the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] in [[Dragon Quest IX]]. To use the service the player must have advanced far enough in the story that the NPC [[Sellma]] appears in [[Quester's Rest]] in [[Stornway]]. The service not only carries items which can be purchased in a store-like setting, but also extra quests and [[treasure map]]s. | ||
Note that the DQVC is 1 of the 3 methods for accessing online or multiplayer content in Dragon Quest IX. The other 2 methods are the multiplayer mode and the spot-pass system. | |||
==Content Updates== | |||
DQVC was available shortly after the release of Dragon Quest IX. Since its release, the content has been updated on a regular basis. Since September 2011, connecting to the DQVC will download any unavailable bonus quest to the player's game cart. This was done after the game had been on the market for over a year, and all promotional events were over and all of the online quests had been fully released. | |||
There was an interruption of the DQVC service in North America between June 8, 2012 and June 26, 2012. Then in June 2013, the DQVC was shut down without prior notification by Square Enix. This led to a fan outcry, which resulted in the service being turned back on again in August of 2013. | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability within Dragon Quest IX== | ||
DQVC becomes available after the player lands at [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest IX)|Alltrades Abbey]] after having returned to the [[Observatory]] for the first time since falling to [[Angel Falls]]. | DQVC becomes available after the player lands at [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest IX)|Alltrades Abbey]] after having returned to the [[Observatory]] for the first time since falling to [[Angel Falls]]. | ||
==Connecting to DQVC== | ==Connecting to DQVC== | ||
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==Weekly Sales and Fayres== | ==Weekly Sales and Fayres== | ||
New items and quests were available every day at 8:00 [[w:Greenwich Mean Time|AM GMT]]; any previous quests that was not downloaded would have been downloaded as well. The items for sale are generally different for each player, but generally will follow a weekly theme, as shown in the table below. | New items and quests were available every day at 8:00 [[w:Greenwich Mean Time|AM GMT]]; any previous quests that was not downloaded would have been downloaded as well. The items for sale are generally different for each player, but generally will follow a weekly theme, as shown in the table below. | ||
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==References== | |||
{{Wikia}} | |||
{{DQIX}} | {{DQIX}} | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest IX]] | ||