Let's talk about Hunts - a detailed rundown of their assumed mechanics

[Giniroryu]

Has anyone tried or managed to spawn it ignoring all NPC FATES? (Not failing them, just not activating). While completing them all definitely works, it'd be good to know if it's possible to do any less. I might try it out next window.

If you are going to try it, please try it this way: activate each one only once and then don't activate them. I'm pretty sure not activating them at all does not work, tried in the past (and that would make sense since I'm 99% sure that the condition is not just do FATEs for 1 hour but to do a chain of all FATEs in S. Thanalan).

[NoboruSouma]

Has anyone tried or managed to spawn it ignoring all NPC FATES? (Not failing them, just not activating). While completing them all definitely works, it'd be good to know if it's possible to do any less. I might try it out next window.

If you happen to ignore them you won't get a spawn at all. When they weren't shown on the map wherever you were on the map we missed one that we already did and we didn't get a spawn either so this

(and that would make sense since I'm 99% sure that the condition is not just do FATEs for 1 hour but to do a chain of all FATEs in S. Thanalan).

is .. strange for me. You do a chain of FATEs, yes, but this chain happens to take one hour to complete. That's just what it is, isn't it? Because if you miss one or let one slide the chain breaks because a piece is missing or it simply can't connect.


Remember that some FATEs have a longer spawn time than others and it can happen that they won't pop in a spawn attempt like "Call Me Mayheps" and .. another one called "Book something something" ... and the NPC FATE near the Hildibrand one. Something with "Diamonds" - so it also is not "do every known FATE (once)", just so we have ruled that out once and for all.

[Giniroryu]

The thing is we tried so many times just doing FATEs for 1 hour (or more) with no other conditions and never worked (with force spawn timer). The day we tried to do every single FATE at least once (while not letting any other in between FATE or that would break the chain) Nunyunuwi spawned right after we crossed out the last individual FATE. So I find it hard to believe that's not the actual method. The do FATEs for 1 hour thing I believe works some times because the condition is actually met in that time, also because there could been people already in the area doing FATEs when you arrive and so on.
(Also, "Diamond in the Rough" suposedly is not needed to be done, but I can't confirm this at all).

Nothing is 100% and there could be some factor I don't know about in all the failed tries, but my own experience does not tell me that it works like assumed when the other method worked too perfectly.

[NoboruSouma]

The thing is we tried so many times just doing FATEs for 1 hour (or more) with no other conditions and never worked (with force spawn timer). The day we tried to do every single FATE at least once (while not letting any other in between FATE or that would break the chain) Nunyunuwi spawned right after we crossed out the last individual FATE. So I find it hard to believe that's not the actual method. The do FATEs for 1 hour thing I believe works some times because the condition is actually met in that time, also because there could been people already in the area doing FATEs when you arrive and so on.
(Also, "Diamond in the Rough" suposedly is not needed to be done, but I can't confirm this at all).

Nothing is 100% and there could be some factor I don't know about in all the failed tries, but my own experience does not tell me that it works like assumed when the other method worked too perfectly.

Yea, experiences vary so it .. well, I agree, let's just say that - nothing is 100% for Nunyunuwi. He gave and still gives us a bit of pain. But so do Lampa, Wulgaru and Agrippa for me, so ...

And "Diamond in the Rough" has such a high spawn timer sometimes that it rarely spawns in a spawn attempt - at least I can say that of the many times we did it back then we had this two or three times pop in total ..

Thanks Noboru. I'll stick with the current method! Been trying to spawn it solo a bit for fun, but it's really tough and I usually have to call for help with the worm fate or bump & grind. Has anyone managed it alone, or does anyone have tips?

Anytime!

The Worm-FATE is the worst in that area for me as well, takes too damn long solo. And I guess a few people did the solo run .. at least that's what I think I read in this thread but I'm too lazy now searching through 220 sites. Personally I'd never do it to be honest so I can't give any tips.

[Leonoire]

The thing is we tried so many times just doing FATEs for 1 hour (or more) with no other conditions and never worked (with force spawn timer). The day we tried to do every single FATE at least once (while not letting any other in between FATE or that would break the chain) Nunyunuwi spawned right after we crossed out the last individual FATE. So I find it hard to believe that's not the actual method. The do FATEs for 1 hour thing I believe works some times because the condition is actually met in that time, also because there could been people already in the area doing FATEs when you arrive and so on.
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Well. some of the fates are just so rare that I've seen it not popped in the whole 1 hour spawning process, "Tempered, tempered" is the one most memorable to me. So I'm not sure about the clear every fate theory.

[littlefootzz]

If you happen to ignore them you won't get a spawn at all. When they weren't shown on the map wherever you were on the map we missed one that we already did and we didn't get a spawn either.....

Thanks Noboru. I'll stick with the current method! Been trying to spawn it solo a bit for fun, but it's really tough and I usually have to call for help with the worm fate or bump & grind. Has anyone managed it alone, or does anyone have tips?

[Giniroryu]

Thanks Noboru. I'll stick with the current method! Been trying to spawn it solo a bit for fun, but it's really tough and I usually have to call for help with the worm fate or bump & grind. Has anyone managed it alone, or does anyone have tips?

Alone is too hard, but it is doable with just two people. Although if you want to be sure you don't miss any of the NPC FATEs I think three people is the lowest safe number, covering the most of the map at all times.