Besieged

[SirianGage]

Please consider adding besieged in the future. It was quite enjoyable in XI and I think that it would fit in quite well in the expansion. It would be fun and add more open world content other than FATEs and hunts.

[Sandoria]

Besieged was actually super fun. /signed on this

[OranKells]

so basically you want attack on highbridge episodes 1-3 but running directly to Ul'dah

[Lemuria]

so basically you want attack on highbridge episodes 1-3 but running directly to Ul'dah

No, those are meaningless Fates for which failure has no consequence other than missing out on some XP and seals. Besieged had a lot more going for it, with NPC's being captured and needing rescue before their services could be acquired, as well as buffs added to the Sanction status such as bonus Regen and Refresh.

It's was far more dynamic, and also a lot more fun with some of the biggest and strongest bosses in the game as well as lots of experience points to be earned and fun status bonuses for the duration. Who doesn't love downing a wizard drink and running around with double their normal MP or giving yourself a massive damage surge with a tonic or two?

[Welsper59]

It'd be fun but holy crap will the crying be there. Besieged was nothing but a lagfest every time that I did it. Everyone and everything was rubberbanding until it ended. Given how many people do hunts because of reward benefit, just imagine the mayhem and inability to do anything when it comes to a ton of mobs and so forth lol. This sort of thing would probably have to be a capped instanced, which is technically what Besieged was anyway I guess. Given how relatively stable Frontlines is, I'd imagine it'd be stable enough in that sort of environment.

[SekhmetM]

We had this in 1.0. It was called "Hamlet Defense".

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Hamlet_Defense

[OranKells]

ok so attack on highbridge. BUT WITH CONSEQUENCES.

[Riviere]

It could work on Ishgard, seeing as how they've been at war with Dravania for a very long time and they're constantly under attack. Even the city seems to have some damaged areas and rubble based on the videos and screens that they've shown so far.

[Battlewrench]

Man besieged was so fun....buuut I don't think it would work well with what we have now. Sad we can't have cool things that aren't controlled scripted instanced content. Fun as some of the content is.....well you know.

[SirianGage]

Thats what im talking about. In Ishgard it'd make sense. And it'd add more open world content. Hopefully if its done right it wouldnt make people as angry as hunts do. It could also be a way of lvling to 60 as i remember Besieged in XI gave EXP and rank in the city. It'd be cool