Nice! That is cool though, it's more realistic. Just like if the Monster energy drink truck is nearby and you get free energy drinks. Even if your friends couldn't get down there fast enough, too bad lol.
Problem is because the event is rare doesn't make it cool, I managed to do the Gridania cultist events and thought it was pretty much a waste of time.
I would like to get all the lodestone achivements for these mini events but that's not guna happen because try as I might I couldn't do the Emerald Moss one and I don't think that is active anymore.
You are under the assumption that people only do content to get stats and benefits, some people enjoy the storyline and just ....I duno doing something besides standing in town.
I'm the first to admit this content is pretty meaningless but its still fun to do if you got nothing better to do, problem is if you have nothing better to do it doesn't mean you have the opportunity to do it.
Well yes, that's the impression i get from most of the replies.
But isn't it more fun to get something to do unexpectedly? To me it is. *shrug*Quote:
I'm the first to admit this content is pretty meaningless but its still fun to do if you got nothing better to do, problem is if you have nothing better to do it doesn't mean you have the opportunity to do it.
I suppose there is some degree of excitement to be had when you find a rare spawn, whether it be an NPC or a monster, but fact still remains that this content is very exclusionary, especially if you have to work, sleep and generally have a life outside of this game.
It is but in that case they should of just got rid of the history since that small history record is what' s getting all this hype for some people. Some people go nuts over trophy system in PS3 or w/e trophy system xbox has but it really isn't that important but some people will still go crazy over it, specially if its one time thing lol for me I really don't care as long as I have fun.
I really wanted to do it just for the story alone. While I want the history record and enjoy achievements it has more to do with me wanting to experience the available content. Not everything needs to reward me with a +20 item...
I logged on to find Addison in LL and then the bastard up and went poof on me while I was talking to him. wtf
They definitely increased the spawn rate of the NPC. Was camping this today with some LS friends, and it was popping almost every hour. Its just the city is random, so best to camp with 3 people.
This is a great idea.
Even if it can't be as grand as this (until 2.0), I think it'd go a long way to helping indirectly informing players that *something* might be going on and happening.
Imagine instead of having NPC Alfgar appear and /say "Imperials are attacking!" (in a small radius), that a few more Uldahn Soldiers appear *throughout* the city.
You notice Soldiers near the Market Wards entrance. Near the Aetherial Gate. Doing a Fidget or "At Attention!" etc.
If you talk to any of them, they mention "Garlean Imperials have been spotted near Camp Horizon!" or something, etc.
THAT would subtly call attention (and immerse you) in the fact that something is happening in Eorzea and get you to explore, or incentivize you to find Alfgar or the NPC that might issue orders. Or get you to go to Horizon ASAP.
Instead, too many of these Live Events / Timed Events are 1 lonely NPC standing in a small portion of the city, with many players missing out.
I'm *not* advocating making Live Events handed to everyone on a silver platter, or making them appear ALL the time time or anything. But things like Altanas' suggestion, or Reinheart's where the frequency is upped (even slightly), but still random, would just allow more participation and add *enjoyment* for players who are already starved for content in this game.
Depending on if your in DST or not that still could be in the window (I did hear 5pm once before too actually but assumed it was a fluke so that's my bad). But in anycase even then it's still only one hour difference and if the other part of what I said in the post holds true there still would have been a pop the next hour to give you the window of 6-9am/pm pst. I believe you over-camped for no reason and wasted a good 7 hours (Though you may not have wasted them if you were intelligent about how you camped them).Quote:
nah..i camped it yesterday from 7pm CST and it popped at 7:07am..thats about 12 hrs or so ^_^ had my bf PC camping one city, me one city and his bro PC the last city.
While I do wish they had done a better job letting us know these events would only last one patch I have to admit the idea of content that is available for a few months and then disappears is a great idea. It makes the world more of a living breathing place and less a frozen moment in time the way XI was. I hope there is more content like this post-V2. These events in and of themselves aren't that major so if you miss one or two its not the end of the world. There should be some major and involved story events too, but there isn't any reason that even those couldn't change with time.
It would be nice to have seasons and seasonal weather too. Like having monsoons in a tropical region and blizzards in a colder one.
more random events < Yes please>.
I agree to a certain point, I am all for the random live events but, why can't the other ones still be going on. What happen to stop the imperial forces from attacking Camp Glory or the lower Camps like Tranquil. (spell check) I am a huge lore fan maybe i am looking to far into these events but i don't understand why the other attacks still can't be going on too along with the current events until something catastrophic happens like V2.0 and this "Meteor". It would increase Alfgar pop rate and also, yeah i know people would still maybe not get to do them all but at least they have a chance too but, at least more could experience the live event. I experience them and now I will camp for him. Just waiting for him to pop! Idk, just some suggestions yeah I missed the Glory in the North and the other ones for lower camp. I guess i wish i had a chance to do one of them now.