Battle on the big bridge

[Tupsi]

I can't see it being a FATE... I mean, say you haven't even touched the Hildibrand quest yet, but you're walking across Highbridge; out pops Gilgamesh and Hildibrand for a FATE battle... Yeah... I don't see that happening...

I didn't expect Shantotto being a FATE either the first they announced it because I played XI and did ASA, so of course I'd have figured it to be a challenging time limited trial of some kind.

You may not be able to see it happening, but it's pretty much either a silly 4 man content or FATE. Doesn't seem like he wants to really do too much with 8man style content outside of primals and end-game. He already stated awhile back it's a sidequest type of content revolving around him.

What sidequests in XIV do we have any kind of challenging trials linked to? Primals aren't sidequests as you need completion in order to do certain 'main' scenario stuff.

[ninthfantasy]

Oh man, it better not be a FATE, I'll be so damn disappointed if it is. Dun do this to us, Square Enix baby, dun do this.

[NoloeTazier]

It'll be a FATE. We won't necessarily be fighting Gilgamesh (Hildibrand quest line will be milked for a bit more) but chances are we'll have to FATE to proceed with the quest (A FATE not at the bridge). After the boring FATE we go to Highbridge. Hidlibrand and Gilgamesh will meet and "clash," Hildibrand will get knocked off the bridge Wile E. Coyote style and we'll laugh a bit having already forgotten about how dumb FATEs are and how pitiful it is when events get tied into FATEs.

[RegnumMagik]

I think it's either going to be an instance or a trial.

As far as I'm aware of, the Hidlibrand quest is like level 48. Camp drybone is like like for level 20ish. (There are more big bridges in the game, but even those are like low level areas)

If they would to pop a fate, it has to be appropriate for the level. And with that said, it would be unrealistic to pop a high level fate there.

[Rivest]

I don't think it will be a low level FATE since the Questline that brings in Gilgamesh is actually Level 50.
I hope the fight will be instanced like Chimera or Hydra.

[Sotek]

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How did you not expect Shantotto to be a FATE when it was said she'd be a FATE right from the first announcement? Heck, Shantottos FATE had nothing to do with ASA anyway, short of their being a giant Shantotto, and the one here was explained within this game (I highly doubt ASA featured a Minion Shantotto, given XIs lack of Minions and all).

And again, where does it even say that we'll actually fight Gilgamesh in the Hildibrand sidequests anyway? He's showing up in the quests, sure, but I've clearly missed the memo saying we'd fight him...

[DoubleT]

you all realize that there is already a high lv fate that pops in low lv zones all the time right? If the fight is like Odin, it wont matter to lowbies much because it will only happen rarely

[Rivest]

you all realize that there is already a high lv fate that pops in low lv zones all the time right? If the fight is like Odin, it wont matter to lowbies much because it will only happen rarely

I for one think Odin should get his own Trial or instanced version.

[Yahavage]

I *hope* it's going to at least be an instance. Trial would be cool.

I'm not against FATEs entirely, I just don't want everything to be FATEs. Especially not this >.< it would be criminal!

[Balfreid]

They did mention there was going to be another "Secret" Primal battle in 2.2 (By secret they mean they wont show it till the final live letter.) Let's cross our fingers and hope it is Gilgamesh. Because if an epic character like Gilgamesh was a FATE I think I punch my computer screen.