Special mobs and NPCs controlled by 'GM'

You mean like the good old GM events that where in EQ-EQ2-EOA etc etc ?

This is just going to end up like XI when Sage showed up a few times but then after a while never did.

I stick by my comments and I could reply to a lot but everyone seems wrapped up, I just don't believe SE have the dedication or resources. I'd much rather have better GM support than them messing around killing people...

Saying that, I could get my revenge for how much I hate the GM service.

Except GM controlled mobs would be way too powerful. They'd be chasing the poor healers around and ignoring the tanks.

I have no desire to fight a GM.

But I'll sit in the stands with some popcorn and one of those foam hands. :D

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Originally Posted by Munba

I had always this feature in mind for long time and the event in Uldah in which that GM controlled the Arcanist npc and spoke in a rp manner, could open a large variety of possibilities.

GMs could control some special monsters or NMs sometimes and randomly (without previous warnings). It could become a sort of pvp in which we have to combat with a monster that have a real strategy in mind and not with a script. Like a Dragon that appears in the sky sometimes and roams around, not in a definite pattern but it (gm) goes where it wants. Attacks villages or hubs.. or simply some unlucky travellers. Obviously players can attack it and kill it (i can see great rewards here :D). So as other kind of special creatures.

In the same manner, controlling NPCs. It could appear a special Merchant that travels, with a carriage maybe, for a limited amount of time, from a city to another (different path every time). Or a Bard who plays music or tells stories in a city (everytime different.. and maybe he could put buff on you if you give him some money lol). And, like we saw, for world events.

And so on.. infinite possibilities. :0 Everytime you log in, you could be surprised by something.. (and also gms could have great fun to do this!)

What do you think about it?

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I +1 to this idea.

It would be fun if there was some kind of "game with the devs" and/or "community reps/GMs" events. PVP would be best, I think, if it was handled in a mature way and the odds were not stacked TOO MUCH in SE's corner. Though I could think of other events that would be fun - some events at Fan Fests in the past were fun, like foot races in unexplored zones, or teaming up to fight difficult monsters in the Colosseum. Heh.

That all sounds good if SE could wrap their schedules around it.

There was always speculation Guivre was GM controlled in FFXI because his AI was unlike any NM in the game with the way he would path or patrol. He would stop, turn all 4 directions while standing still as if it was scanning for people.

In any case, when i said 'GM' i intended not only GMs in game but also community reps and devs as well. Anyone in the SE crew... and why not, 'someone/something' also controlled by Yoshida itself. :D

When PVP comes out Yoshida and a few other reps should appear and challenge people to fights. Or be superbosses with a huge HP pool that can't be recovered.

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Originally Posted by Req

I challenge all of you GMs to a rumble in the park. For everyone that wants to join me to fight this tyranny, lets do it for Johnny.

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Stay golden Pony Boy.

I would fight you.. Could you stand my MRD dear? ;)

Back to Topic..

i like the idea of having GM's controlling a special kind of Mob and PC's have to fight it. Would be a sweet thing for events of course.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

No one wants to fight me? I guess that's a good thing... :(

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Rukkirii...Challenge Accepted :mad:

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

No one wants to fight me? I guess that's a good thing... :(

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I'd fight you any time of the day... Just give me a good spanking at the end if I lose :P

It's a great idea!! I would love to fight a GM...

Fighting a GM? Come at me bro!

Closest thing I ever saw would have to be the RMT nuking by GMs in Aion. Granted they were not NM you could fight. But they were furry little squirrels that would go around town blowing up bots and RMT. It was fun as hell to watch though.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

No one wants to fight me? I guess that's a good thing... :(

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Let's do this! I challenge you Rukkirii!

I think it would be awesome to have a stadium in each city and have pc of the same level able to fight each other and wager gil and also have area where pc could watch the action either for fee or for free. Just think of the possibilities Hmmm.

They have this feature in EQ2 where volunteers log in with special characters and RP quests for people and you get unique items as a reward. I always thought this was way cool, would love to see the concept on a large scale too for special events. Voting this idea up!!

It might not be feasable to do this on a regular basis, but it would be a fun event from time to time. I love when the staff gets involved. :)

You scare me all powerful one but would love to duel with my comrades!!!

Bring it! Ill meet you at the Coloseum in Ul'dah if you want. I think this would be great for my great city state.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l-dah?p=115341

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

No one wants to fight me? I guess that's a good thing... :(

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Yer just scared of the pwnage! :)

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Originally Posted by Keith_Dragoon

I don't wnna fight just ANY GM or communtiy rep, i want to square off against Yoshi-P! 1v1, no holds barred lets go!

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He'd own you!!

I would like to request the "use" of a GM for special linkshell events. Currently, my linkshell is planning "The Amazing CoK Sack Race" event for our linkshell Circle of Knights. Basically, we are going to reward the winner of the event to sackholder of the shell. Our contestants will start in one city and do a challenge. They will then do various other challenges in the city's until the finale they run across a finish line of linkshell members. It would be really exciting if there were a GM available at the end of the race to proclaim the winner. I think being able to request a GM for certain events would be terrific! Even if there was a charge in game money to pay for the GM I think it would be totally worth it.

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Originally Posted by Frebaut

Stay golden Pony Boy.

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Let's get those socia's!!!!

Bring it on! >:)

Random players should be able to control a HNM type enemy for a set period of time. Like 3 hours. That drops no items.
Point is this enemy would be so dangeress everyone would be scared to go near it. Big Dragon or something. The controled enemy would only be able teleport to serten grounds.

i'd be down for GM controlled event mobs. that'd be fun.

Glad to see so many like, hope to see something about it in the future. :D

And about RTM, there could be also some GM (cool-dressed characters of course lol) patrols around, like guards controlling the territory, instead to be invisible.

This would be an awesome edition to the game. Like 8v8 GM's VS Linskell Team in the Gladiator Arena. Or getting to play with the GM's for special events. There should be a huge Eorza Olympics too. Axe throwing, Archery, etc. Where GM's have to compete too. Thumbs Up

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Originally Posted by Judge_Xero

This would be an awesome edition to the game. Like 8v8 GM's VS Linskell Team in the Gladiator Arena. Or getting to play with the GM's for special events. There should be a huge Eorza Olympics too. Axe throwing, Archery, etc. Where GM's have to compete too. Thumbs Up

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-hugs and squeezes tight-

It'll be a challenge, a fun one at that. Bring it on, GM's, I challenge you anytime.

Count number of servers + number of areas. Pointless idea, we dont need GM to spawn random enemies +There is not such big number of GMs.

What we need more is pve content + Pvp in any form would solve desire from original post.

lol... same goes for me..

Lol this would be so much fun, think some could end up like this if they keep getting beaten? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzELFy7ZhTo

Also ppl talking about the amount of GMs thatw ould be needed for it because of the amount of servers, if the GMs are like they were on XI they will beable to jump between servers, therefore if say GMs could randomly control NMs it would be possible with 1 GM, it just wouldnt happen on differant servers at the same time.

There could be so many possibilities with this especially if people start monopolising some NMs, a GM could control it and rape the ppl monopolising it.

It could get intensive on GM staff if they did it for special events, or they could rotate round the servers after so long, so they could say they would be on a server for 2 hours, then they would move servers and do this till they had been on all servers and then start again, for example 3 GMs rotating round servers would work and there would still be some to handle support.

This would be possible when the game is fixed, but it would need some thinking about to minimise stress on the staff and still be enjoyable for players.

I think GM's should spawn as Chocobo's and give city - Camp rides :D

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Originally Posted by AtryxEtair

This could make for some awesome memories and stories. Something to really attach people to the game. "Remember that one time when......"

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I don't know if you were gaming back then but used to happen in EQ1 in the days before Ruins of Kunark I remember this one time Innoruuk showed up in the commonlands and proceeded to eat my Wood Elf bard lol

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Originally Posted by Drevvin

I don't know if you were gaming back then but used to happen in EQ1 in the days before Ruins of Kunark I remember this one time Innoruuk showed up in the commonlands and proceeded to eat my Wood Elf bard lol

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True, i remember i was in a group with some friends, and then all of a sudden we see a GM OCC across the server, with a riddle, when we figured it out and went to the location, the elf goodess tunare showed up and gave us another riddle, this went on for the entire day, till we fought some invasion and they rewarded us with some nice items :P

Still nothing about it? :p