People shouldn't be reading a random forum post to find that out. (Assuming you meant the bit about the event finish date notification, not the "Are the nodestones and symbol selectors time limited" question. Quoting the whole post makes it unclear what you are responding to...)
There is actually something in game though, I forgot it was there, and its not very clear.
The game says the Alliance Shop closes on the 30th.
So are their going to be two lots of maintenance, one that removes the ability to gain ranks and skills, and then one that removes the shop?
Or is one of these wrong?
Which Fate did the White Mage actually mean he rejected?
The one where the world is broken and he can't fix it, or the one where he ends up destroying the world?
Because the Black Mage appears to be constricted in chains as well.
Also, if you want to create a world. You need the power of Light/Creation. So why did the Black Mage throw his away and kill all of Aurora?
Perhaps as an act of defiance while he still had some control?
When he looked Beyond with the Ultimate Light in Black Mage: Origins, he was standing on a chess board. No piece on a gameboard actually has control of their actions.
The Black Mage set it up for all his enemies to be defeated. Except it appears, the one who can actually defeat him. Miscalculation or deliberate?