How exactly does FATE credit work?

[Deceptus]

It works purely on aggro generated either as an individual or a group.

When Paladins used to have flash you could get full credit spamming nothing but that. I would come in late to many fates and go into tank stance and flash as much as I could and would often get gold only participating 30 seconds or less.

Now, when new people come into a fate if you want them to get credit you can hit them with the tank ability SHIRK which gives them a portion of your aggro.

Provoke does nothing to FATE mobs.

[Satarn]

Now, when new people come into a fate if you want them to get credit you can hit them with the tank ability SHIRK which gives them a portion of your aggro.

Shirk won't do anything. You can't use it on people outside of your party and those grouped with you should already get their credit based on party's contribution, as long as they've hit the enemy once. That's how lowbies were power-leveled on NM trains in Eureka.

Something to note is also that Provoke's top aggro effect does not work on fates and hunts - it's to prevent people from griefing by voking and then pulling things out of range for reset.