More informations on New Imperial Attacks

New Imperial Attacks after patch 1.21a!

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The Garlean Empire draws near our city-states!
I talked about these new attacks in my last journal entry, where there're more photos of the event. Here's a brief summary:

These are the characters warning about the attack:

- Alfgar outside the Drowning Wench in Limsa Lominsa.

- Roysia in Camp Bearded Rock.

- Saintrelmaux near the Carline Canopy in Gridania.

- Hadrian in Camp Bentbranch.

- Bloehyr below The Quicksand in Ul'dah.

- Elvide in Camp Black Brush.

Speaking with them is not mandatory, but it is with the Militia Outrider found near the camp. He's the one who actually starts the mission.
His position with the coordinates:

- La Noscea (X: 26, Y: 31)

- The Black Shroud (X: 25, Y: 28)

- Thanalan (X: 25, Y: 26)


The event can be repeated and it may last over 7 hours, until the NPC disappears in town.
After it ends, there's a pause of 4 or more hours and I understood (unless it was just a coincidence) that the NPCs cycle between the 3 city-states in a precise order, that is: Limsa Lominsa => Gridania => Ul'dah.
Originally, I thought their appearance was approximately at “o'clock hours” (like Alfgar, who appeared at 19.00 GMT two days ago), but Bloehyr appeared yesterday in Ul'dah at 12.18 PM and stayed until 19.20 (then I had to leave Eorzea, but he was gone at 20.30 when I came to check briefly), so it may depend on the end of the last event or be random.
However, since the NPCs seem to cycle between the city-states in that order, and with the event lasting several hours, it's not that difficult to participate.

After each victory, a treasure chest appears next to the Militia Outrider, that can grant Deaspected Crystals, Muscle Restoratives, other Panaceae and a mysterious “Faded Page”, whose use is yet to be discovered.

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At the end of the event, the NPC at camp also changes the dialogues for the victory against the Empire and temporarily disappears thereafter, to reappear a few minutes later to signal the next wave of attacks.

According to the time in my screenshots, the Militia Outrider reappears about 18-20 minutes after the Boss, the Imperial Pilus Prior, is killed, while the events itself lasts between 10-15 minutes.
There's a limit to the number of total adventurers who can participate, so I suggest to calculate the time and then press F1 to target the Militia Outrider after the 18 minutes threshold.


I'll update this post in case there're even more concrete informations.


Imperial attacks of last year in Coerthas:

Hello, adventurers!

Yesterday I found a new character in Gridania, Hadrian, just outside the Adventurers' Guild. He must be a colleague of Alfgar and Roysia (and finally they're adding these characters in the other city-states...! Maybe there's one in Limsa Lominsa as well...), and was talking about a new imperial attack in Camp Glory. These are all his dialogues:

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However, when I arrived in the Fields of Glory, I found another character, Elvide, who said the imperials had withdrawn...

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But... when I Returned to Gridania, Hadrian was still there, saying there was still an ongoing attack in Camp Glory:

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Is the event working properly? I'm saying it might be confusing for someone, if they see Hadrian talk about these imperial attacks, then teleport to Camp Glory, and there they find Elvide saying the troops have withdrawn (while Hadrian is still saying the opposite in Gridania). I saw a glimpse of them on a japanese blog, so they actually appear, but I think there's some confusion with the dialogues of Hadrian and Elvide.
Anyway, tomorrow I'll set up a camp in Glory and be sure to catch them by myself.

Also, any of you adventurers spotted other new imperial attacks besides the one in Camp Glory?

As if all the new Great informations during the Grand Company quests on Garlemald's advance weren't enough, this is surely a nice add! :cool:


EDIT: I found the imperials and covered the event in my journal! :D

Bloehyr in Uldah shouts. When I got to Glory Elvide was still shouting invasion but a few minutes in she switched to saying

"The Empire has withdrawn! I repeat, the Empire has withdrawn! You may go about your business as usual!"

I had it happen where there was an attack on Camp Emerald Moss, but by the time I rode out there, they had withdrawn.

I Returned to the Gridania Aetheryte and headed to the adventurer's guild, only to hear Hadrian still shouting about an attack (again at Emerald Moss). I wasted no time and Teleported out there, and was there soon enough to see the attack still in progress, though I was the only player involved in fighting them on that particular occasion.

I think it's working properly, but they tend to strike multiple times in quick succession.

If they "withdrew", then nobody had defeated them, and they will return in a relatively short while. If they are "defeated", they will not come back for several days.

ya if this is anything like previously then they continue to attack like every 15/30 minutes, a bit similar to behest

I keep looking for them but I can't find them... any idea where they pop in thanalan?

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10-18-2011

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0_0 ... old thread is old. See -> This Thread for information about the recent invasions

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Originally Posted by Majidah

I keep looking for them but I can't find them... any idea where they pop in thanalan?

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Hello, adventuress.

Yeah, I created this Topic last year, for the Garlean Empire's invasion in Coerthas...! However, since you brought it up, and to answer your question, maybe you or other adventurers may find useful my last journal entry, where I talk about my recent battles against these new imperial assaults.

I also put a mini-guide at the beginning and what I discovered so far on the pattern of this new event. I could try to understand it only in the past days, since the event is brand new, so if others here would like to add their experience, in case I'll edit my post with even more concrete informations.
But as it is now, it should be a fair guide to catch the event in the 3 city-states. I wonder if the Garleans will ever reach Ishgard's gates, too...

...Oh well, I'll briefly update the first post here, too, so there's everything in one post. Tomorrow I'll better fix it up, now Sleep Time.

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Originally Posted by Onizuka

Hello, adventuress.

Yeah, I created this Topic last year, for the Garlean Empire's invasion in Coerthas...! However, since you brought it up, and to answer your question, maybe you or other adventurers may find useful my last journal entry, where I talk about my recent battles against these new imperial assaults.

I also put a mini-guide at the beginning and what I discovered so far on the pattern of this new event. I could try to understand it only in the past days, since the event is brand new, so if others here would like to add their experience, in case I'll edit my post with even more concrete informations.
But as it is now, it should be a fair guide to catch the event in the 3 city-states. I wonder if the Garleans will ever reach Ishgard's gates, too...

...Oh well, I'll briefly update the first post here, too, so there's everything in one post. Tomorrow I'll better fix it up, now Sleep Time.

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great update! thanks!

OK, I should have completed the update to the first post. If other adventurers would like to add/confirm/rectify anything, feel free to share your informations. :)

I enjoyed this event and will keep on participating if I have the occasion, to protect the regions and get more of those mysterious Faded Pages, that seems like are of a certain importance for the whole Archons/7th Umbral Era matter...

I wonder if we'll ever see the imperials inside our city-states, too... That would be a real thrilling event!