Recovering Ala Mhigo Sever-Wide event a possibility?

Imagine if SE were to do this..
Have a "server-wide" event where we need to do quests evetns etc that would eventually result in the liberation of Ala Migho and thus becomming a playable city-state once again.

Each server would of course advance on this at differant pace given the progress.
But I think this would be an awesome idea, together with some amazing cutscenes and would bring alot of excitement to the game.

This quest would be "omnipresent" or I dont know what to call it. But it would be tiggred and experienced server-wide and not player by player. Meaning one player could not do a single thing and yet the quets or the "Event" would still take place and progress.



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What do you guys think?

Here are some vague ideas:

1. Have an NPC in Little Ala Mhigo start the quest line or have some other critera met to unlock the start of the event

2. Have crafters, gatherers and all the classes proving things, collect etc etc and to "fill up" certain tasks that will in turn unlock "temporary" raids, hamlets or whatever that will push forard into Ala Mhigo

3. Have reports of the current server progress on either the adventures guild, or anywhere of what is gong on, what is neede3d so that the server can work together towards that goal.

4. Example of the things needed would be things like. Collet such and suck tomes of philosophy, ifrit totems etc etc. Craft spears, guns, etc to supply the armyt


5. See actual LIVE AND REAL TIME PROGRESS on the event as you start to see outposts, or little camps being lifted as we approach Ala Mhigo.

6. Once the city is recovered; continue to the process of cleansing it, rebuilding it, and establishing it as a playable-city state.

7. Give server-wide gifts (like the cactuar earrings for example) to the server(s) tat meet certain goals and exceed certain requirements.

something like that.

Any ideas?

I really hope they make the storyline in this game similar to how 1.0 ended... An event and storyline that, if you weren't there, you miss out on... Would work really well for Ala Mhigo, just as it did for ARR.

Since I'm pretty sure Ala Mhigo will be part of the first expansion, I imagine it'll play out similar to XIs WotG, where we have a server wide PvE event in which we battle over control of various zones. That could actually play out really well at launch, with Ala Mhigo under Garlean control and over the course of several weeks we eventually take it back and it becomes a functioning city again. Just like WotG, the enemy could eventually fight back to retake it even. When we move on from that though (are we actually going to Garlemald?) that's possibly something that should be removed, going back to my first point... Likewise, if all the Garlean bases stick around Eorzea as if nothing happened for the next few years...

Honestly I've been wondering about the same since v1.x and all. It really isn't clear what they had planned beyond the current storyline's many relics from the original setup.

So.. I'd love if an idea like that happened, un.

.. Also inevitable reminder that the 1000 character limit applies only to the initial post; you can edit in anything additional that you want to add afterwards, instead of posting multiple times.

There is some concept art floating around for Ala Mhigo so I'm sure it will come at some point. Part of why I enjoy playing a Highlander is because I like their background story and would be great to take back their home.

Regardless of how they do it, I'm all for one day being in Ala Mhigo. Whatever city they release next I imagine will become the Jeuno of FFXIV.

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Originally Posted by Shikoba

There is some concept art floating around for Ala Mhigo so I'm sure it will come at some point. Part of why I enjoy playing a Highlander is because I like their background story and would be great to take back their home.

Regardless of how they do it, I'm all for one day being in Ala Mhigo. Whatever city they release next I imagine will become the Jeuno of FFXIV.

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Didn't they say in one of the production plan Q&A things a while ago, that they hoped to make Ishgard accessible with the first full-scale expansion? I admit, I'm pretty eager to see inside that city.

Sounds totally like an idea ripped of Everquest next. Where you can just do that. Crafting stuff to creat new Houses rebuilding walls starting a new city etc etc

Reminds me of Ragnarok Online and the Rachael Temple.

For the unfamiliar ones, there was this dungeon in RO that was closed by default and the whole server had to donate money (in-game) to enter. From a wiki: "Once 10,000 donations have been made, the sanctuary will be locked, and the quest can be started! This is per server, not per person. This means that 500,000,000 Zeny must be donated to the sanctuary for the server before the quest can be done, and the dungeon accessed. "

I always liked the idea of server-wide events. Sure, some people will miss out but making one-time events makes the world feel much more alive.

I would love this except for the fact that the entire server would be in one spot. If you've done an Odin/Behemoth Fate you know how well those go.

I also love this idea!

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Originally Posted by LobsterBisque

I would love this except for the fact that the entire server would be in one spot. If you've done an Odin/Behemoth Fate you know how well those go.

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I agree. This would need simultaneous key events going at the same time through different zones to split up the total people both to keep them from feeling left out and to make it a bit more immersive.

I thought how they handled the opening of Sunwell or perhaps the gates of Ahn'Qiraj might work well for this. SE has already displayed their phasing technology in this game so it should be technically possible.

This sort of reminds me of what they did in the Wings of the Goddess expansion in FFXI, where you had regions that could be conquered by certain nations, and if not maintained, could then be reclaimed by the beastmen. It might be cool to have an area like Ala Mihgo where you would need to continually fight to maintain a hold of the area. Bonuses could be awarded if you did, like NPCs in town that offer hard to get items that aren't available if it's taken over. Sort of like a much larger scale of the hive FATE in Quarrymill, but with a whole chunk of the map instead, and a grander scale. I actually liked the WotG conquest fights, and you had a little country rivalry too because it took into account how many areas were controlled by specific countries.... they could easily do the same thing here but with the city-states.

I actually made a post similar to this in the beta forums talking about potential future content. I like the idea of liberating ala mhigo then rebuilding. My idea was once its freed that theres nothing left but rubble and we would have to continue doing quests and events to rebuild it. Everything from battle content to crafting and gathering involved. Once certain goals are met you may see a few tents pop up with a vendor or two etc... until its finished and is a complete city state with all the stuff others have plus maybe more. Like the only way to unlock new classes in that city is to complete it enough so there will be a new guild hall built etc...

it does not have to be on the SAME ZONE.... just events server and world wide towards a common goal

Totally down for this.

This is an interesting idea

Too interesting. Too much stress. Sorry

I think there are tons of other problems to fix before adding some big useless events.
Not to mention the server downtime that you will have in exchange of this event (megacrash of everything).

Perhaps as an event leading up to whatever expansion where we actually go to Ala Mhigo, but I doubt that'll be anytime soon.

As much as I would love to see an event which involved the liberation of my character's birthplace from Garlean control, both the technical hurdles (although the Campaign-esque idea Gaddes mentioned would work very well) and the lore of the game unfortunately makes this very unlikely.

Ala Mhigo is a heavily fortified area - following the invasion it was turned into a massive Garlean fortress, with a huge wall sealing it off from the rest of Erozea. The Empire also has based the bulk of their forces there, and Gaius himself administers it. Not to mention there's also the unfortunate side-effect that the Garleans take Ala Mhigan children from their homes at a certain age and brainwash them. Sadly I think the only way it would ever be truly liberated is the actual collapse of the Empire itself, their hold on it is just too tight at the moment.

Personally I think we'll see a future expansion allowing access to the city, but it would be like Dalmasca in FFXII - under the Empire's heel but still accessible, rather than having an event to liberate it.

Like this idea a lot. Lol, maybe they should make Ala Mhigo a captured territory that can't be accessed until the players on the server unite and liberate it. Large-scale PvE would be so cool, not that SE has the technical capabilities or know-how to make it happen.