Starlight FATE frustration

Please fix the starlight festival FATE. After 5 runs I've still not received credit for participating. Also, please increase the spawn rate for the FATE. It's enormously frustrating to wait so long for a FATE that takes less than a minute to complete.

Are you doing it in a party? I remember that being an issue whenever they introduce FATEs for seasonal events. Anyway, things tend to calm down a little bit later on, as people are rushing the hell out of it as usual.

Make sure that you are using the level sync function, too. I forgot to do that the first time around. :p

You also only get credit if you're using the version of the seasonal mount spawned by talking to the nearby FATE NPC with the blue icon.

Just to clarify, are you using the mount from the NPC? Because you don't get credit otherwise >.<

Learnt this the hard way ;-;

1. Level sync (opps! Don't forget that XD)
2. Use mount from the NPC located next to the FATE area (not your own mount)
3. AIM (If you cant predict/accommodate for a moving target then you will not contribute at all and get nothing)

I earned Gold 15+ times in a row in a light party with full traffic on a congested server.
The FATE spawns between 5-10mins in my time playing it.

Or you can wait 24-48 hours and do it when there is 1/10th of the people :3

It really seems that SE learns nothing about past events. People are going to do these things in high numbers because its a new event and barely anyone wants to just wait days to even start it. So why did someone even think that one single Fate would be enough? Why not spread it to all city states and maybe two or three fates per city state? This would make the spawn time more reasonable and it would space out the people. (And if they spawn at the same time you will not have Fate trains too) Even if only a small amount of people do these you will have lots of people there because there is only one.

It was already so packed and this was not even prime time. Its really shocking that they make those mistakes again and again..Thankfully I got all of my main stuff from it (and I did it solo so you can get credit that way too) and might try it out again for more firework. But still I cant see how this will be going on the really big servers...

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Originally Posted by Alleo

It really seems that SE learns nothing about past events. People are going to do these things in high numbers because its a new event and barely anyone wants to just wait days to even start it.

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Seems like SE aren't the only ones not learning from past events then.... :)

What confused me the most is the FATE needing a level sync button in the first place when you're only using a mount action to complete it. I wasn't expecting a button and didn't even notice it when I saw it start up the first time and I wasn't the only one. A lot of people didn't notice and spent that battle throwing presents for nothing.

I am successfully getting gold doing this solo, so a party isn't even needed as long as you can aim.

From my experience, the best moments are:
- when a treant stops moving
- aiming slightly ahead of one of the slow moving ones

I managed to get gold solo on two chars, I think they made it intentionally easy to clear so long as you actually participate. That said, it is that participation that's the problem, especially if you forget to sync down like I did (derp)

Having to Synyc to the fate is nothing new. If your character level is above the level the fate is intended for; be it a normal, rare or seasonal fate you have to sync. How people would think it would suddenly be different is astonishing!! I got first try and so did a fellow FC member who is new too the game.

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Originally Posted by Theodric

Make sure that you are using the level sync function, too. I forgot to do that the first time around. :p

You also only get credit if you're using the version of the seasonal mount spawned by talking to the nearby FATE NPC with the blue icon.

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LEVEL SYNC! YES!

I did at least 2-3 rounds before I saw someone shouting to make sure to use level-sync :( Got my credit on the next spawn.

Also, I had no idea only the NPC bear worked. Thank you!

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Originally Posted by NanaWiloh

Having to Synyc to the fate is nothing new. If your character level is above the level the fate is intended for; be it a normal, rare or seasonal fate you have to sync. How people would think it would suddenly be different is astonishing!!.

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It's easy to forget when you avoid fates in this game.

You need a mount from NPC, no the one you own.

Bear with it and don't forget to level sync and be riding the npc mount! Also, make sure you aim! It might seem unbearable at first but with some practice you can break through the bearier and overcome! I'm not embearassed for the puns in this comment either so don't beary me alive!

It's Odd cause other fates usually warn if you need too sync to them when its starts or is happening. This one doesn't gives a message just the button too do so appears.

I just wish I could get one of the decorated Treants as an outdoor decoration for my house.

It's gotta be level sync forgetfulness
you get gold in the event every time even if your solo with a million people spamming boxes

I'd say S-E has learned considering you seem to get full credit just for participating in this one

Ok, well:

- on bear
- using bear ability
- level-synched
- solo
- grouped
- confirmed boxes thrown as trees stopped for a second
- no rewards after 10-12 tries

It worked super-easy for the quest but when I came back nothing. Was I not supposed to turn that in?

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Originally Posted by tinythinker

Ok, well:

- on bear
- using bear ability
- level-synched
- solo
- grouped
- confirmed boxes thrown as trees stopped for a second
- no rewards after 10-12 tries

It worked super-easy for the quest but when I came back nothing. Was I not supposed to turn that in?

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It has to be the bear from the npc. the skill needs to be red, not green.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

It has to be the bear from the npc. the skill needs to be red, not green.

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Ahhh... so will he still give the bear after the quest ends? I am guessing yes.

Glad to be made to feel silly. I was thinking my eyes or my internet connection has suddenly gone from great to unrealiable :D

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Originally Posted by tinythinker

Ahhh... so will he still give the bear after the quest ends? I am guessing yes.

Glad to be made to feel silly. I was thinking my eyes or my internet connection has suddenly gone from great to unrealiable :D

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Yep. He still gives the bear even after you have your own :) You need to use his bear for the FATE and make sure to level sync. After that, just throw boxes as best you can. I did it 4 times last night with like 50 other people swarming about and got full credit each time.

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Originally Posted by Krokov

It's Odd cause other fates usually warn if you need too sync to them when its starts or is happening. This one doesn't gives a message just the button too do so appears.

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It gave me the message in red in chat just like every fate you are too high for.

Nice, I was busy with other things but just logged back in, found the wrangler, and it worked. Completion for the FATE and two boxes for a reward :)

If you think that the spawn rate for this fate must be increased, i really wonder what you are thinking about trying to get the Ixion mount now that there isn't multiple instances of the Lochs anymore XD

Even by taking my time for enjoying it, it was quite quick to get all the items. This is just another casual event that most people will do the first day and be done with it, nothing like the yokai one that i did spread on several weeks to not burn out on it.

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Originally Posted by Cakekizyy

It gave me the message in red in chat just like every fate you are too high for.

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Last night it never gave me a message, hmm I don't know....



Thinking about it yes it does I remember seeing a notice.

If you have a low level role, try playing as it so you don't have to sync. I did it with my level 15 Arcanist with no problem.

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Originally Posted by MistakeNot

Seems like SE aren't the only ones not learning from past events then.... :)

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So people should be forced to wait a certain amount of days so that they can do the event? Why not make it so that its doable whenever people feel like it? Also if everyone thinks that its better to wait then it will just move the bulk of the players that do it to a later date. (And lets not forget that there are certain big servers that will probably always have a bigger amount of people doing it)

But hey it seems that its too much to ask for them to just make more fates which would be a win win for anyone. ^^

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Originally Posted by Alleo

So people should be forced to wait a certain amount of days so that they can do the event? Why not make it so that its doable whenever people feel like it? Also if everyone thinks that its better to wait then it will just move the bulk of the players that do it to a later date. (And lets not forget that there are certain big servers that will probably always have a bigger amount of people doing it)

But hey it seems that its too much to ask for them to just make more fates which would be a win win for anyone. ^^

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well if you want to be there day one, you need to put up with other people wanting to be there day one. You cant complain because it just comes off that you want to be impatient but complain when other people are just as impatient. Cant have your cake and eat it too.

I think an easy solution would be for them to make the event happen in all 5 cities. It shouldn't be that incredible hard, just plop down different npc's in the various cities with the same dialog, same animations, same everything and add the fate to the zone outside that city, that would even allow for higher lvl versions in Coerthas Western Highlands and Ruby Sea. But even just the 3 starter cities would be an upgrade.

It cant take that much work, to make duplicate missions in all 3 cities at least. Most seasonal events feel like they were done at 5 o'clock on a Friday anyway so just throw them into all the cities and give a big QoL boost to em.

The problem I see here is a couple points

1: It should be an instanced duty...i Don't see why it has to be open to everyone - you dont need the extra tank you don't need dps...you could even make it a dungeon or something. Not likely gonna happen I can get that.
2: FATE's are very unforgiving when it comes to credit....and even if you land your shots...you can still get zero credit. That is the main frustration. I've done it with a party..without a party....no change.

Like it or not - we will have to wait when people have farmed it to death and don't care anymore...cause there's just no way to get gold let alone silver credit at this point.

At least make the fate spawn in other regions? More Fate's more chances. Anyway. I got the Mount - content with that.

You don't even have to hit anything to get credit. Just blow up some boxes somewhere in the FATE area and you will get credit (at least I did).

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Originally Posted by NephthysVasudan

At least make the fate spawn in other regions? More Fate's more chances. Anyway. I got the Mount - content with that.

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If I learned anything the Bricking Bad then it's that the vast majority of people will still stick with the same/nearest FATE, and only the periodic few will venture out to other zones. The same, really, with other event FATEs, such as a couple of consecutive Heavensturns with that damn cyclops hammering the rice (couldn't it hammer the Paissa instead?).

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Originally Posted by Canopia

well if you want to be there day one, you need to put up with other people wanting to be there day one. You cant complain because it just comes off that you want to be impatient but complain when other people are just as impatient. Cant have your cake and eat it too.

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He's not complaining about it though. He stated a known issue and a known fix that several events have implemented already, and voicing confusion as to why this fate didn't do anything to mitigate that many players in one fate.

OP, I agree with you from a different perspective. The indication from the quest story text was that we were dealing with one Trent. Not a bunch Trent mobs.
This FATE would operate much better it was a Boss Trent instead of mobs. The bosses health would scale with completion participation like other fates do.
The scaling could be 5 minutes if solo and no completion history.
Up to say 3 minutes for an alliance at highest life.

While the fate would still only take 1 minute on day 1, it would be easier for everyone participating to get in a couple of actual hits to gain credit, versus hoping to get a hit in before a random mob dies.

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Originally Posted by Canopia

well if you want to be there day one, you need to put up with other people wanting to be there day one. You cant complain because it just comes off that you want to be impatient but complain when other people are just as impatient. Cant have your cake and eat it too.

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The problem is that day one never was such a big problem when we had more than one fate..I just simply want more than one fate like it was normally the case..nothing more nothing less..(I did not have problems with getting it dropped so no its not about me being angry that I got nothing x) but I still find it to be a bad decisions since quite some did not get them) I am just a bit surprised to see people argue about it. This would simply split people and SE did it before..I am not even asking them to change the whole event or something. Just more fates in different states.

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Originally Posted by Dualgunner

He's not complaining about it though. He stated a known issue and a known fix that several events have implemented already, and voicing confusion as to why this fate didn't do anything to mitigate that many players in one fate.

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(I am a she) Thanks :D that exactly my problem. It just like the one with the bombs where people even started to troll it to stop people from completing it. I know that you can do it later too and I also know that it will be more crowded on the first days but it would still just help greatly if we had more than one fate. (Like in the past)

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Originally Posted by Aster_E

If I learned anything the Bricking Bad then it's that the vast majority of people will still stick with the same/nearest FATE, and only the periodic few will venture out to other zones. The same, really, with other event FATEs, such as a couple of consecutive Heavensturns with that damn cyclops hammering the rice (couldn't it hammer the Paissa instead?).

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You're comparing an apple to an orange at best...but I get your meaning.

The Bricking Bad fate wasn't really bad...nailed it in one shot - Only had to wait half an hour for the damn thing to spawn..but at least I got full credit. No one was really camping them or doing them in high volume either.

Likely not terribly interested in the rewards. That event over all seemed to fall flat honestly - could be just my server.

As to other world event fates..they don't really spawn too often - or they are too damn hard (IE The Eye's one outside Camp Dragonhead is a nightmare lol) But alas..it is what it is.

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Originally Posted by NephthysVasudan

You're comparing an apple to an orange at best...but I get your meaning.

The Bricking Bad fate wasn't really bad...nailed it in one shot - Only had to wait half an hour for the damn thing to spawn..but at least I got full credit. No one was really camping them or doing them in high volume either.

Likely not terribly interested in the rewards. That event over all seemed to fall flat honestly - could be just my server.

As to other world event fates..they don't really spawn too often - or they are too damn hard (IE The Eye's one outside Camp Dragonhead is a nightmare lol) But alas..it is what it is.

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Yes Bricking Bad was dead. I just assumed a lot of folks had already completed it the first time around.