[Another] Event Suggestion: "Festival of the Hunt!"

[Riviere]

It should also play the original or a remastered version of Hunter's Chance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlKLisPzurs

[mbncd]

If you want it to be in the starting cities, that's going to pose massive issues to any new players if they can't interact with all the NPC's they need to for their first couple of levels, or if they wander into somewhere dangerous without knowing what's going on. I think it would definitely have to be opt-in, and not opting in leaves all NPC's fully interactive for that player. Nothing quite as disheartening as dying repeatedly through no fault of your own (in your first hour of playing your first character in a new game you don't yet know the rules of).

If it is fully opt in, then I fully support it. I'm sure a lot of players would have fun with this sort of idea.

Regardless, I can see you put a lot of work into this so great job ^_^

[Delsus]

I hugely support this thread, let's have a festival asap

[Wilan]

If you want it to be in the starting cities, that's going to pose massive issues to any new players if they can't interact with all the NPC's they need to for their first couple of levels, or if they wander into somewhere dangerous without knowing what's going on. I think it would definitely have to be opt-in, and not opting in leaves all NPC's fully interactive for that player. Nothing quite as disheartening as dying repeatedly through no fault of your own (in your first hour of playing your first character in a new game you don't yet know the rules of).

Using instances would rule out this problem, no? It even makes sense, the "civilians" in FFIX were required to leave the street, and only a few, registered fighters could take on the challenge. I could see it done by entering (even through DF) in an arena that looks exactly like an area of the city, but redecorated for the challenge with(out?) special npc around.

[Shioban]

I really loved this Festival in FFIX and would like to see it here again, but wouldn't there be to many Players? I can already see 200 Players swarming one Monster...

It would depend on the sever, that's why the instance idea was proposed instead because of the issue that some servers (such as mine) would just come in their droves of thousands.

Instancing the event into parties would be an appropriate solution but the downside would be it would loose the 'community' feel that would really make this event interesting.

Using instances would rule out this problem, no?

This seems to be the biggest issue, but it's also an interesting one.

FFXIV can be too safe and convenient and worry about stepping on peoples toes and causing offence or inconvenience.

It'd be nice for them to take a risk for once and do something dangerous, difficult and daring in a normally safe (and increasingly empty) space.

[TeganLaron]

Seeing the title of this thread alone gave me nostalgic goosebumps, before I even read the well thought out idea.

Would love and adore this so much.

[Hali]

Make it happen SE! This has to see the light of day, in at least some form!

[Reborn]

Support! This sounds like an amazing idea. Although, all those crafters that like to craft around the streets will get eaten alive by the mobs... poor crafters...

[ninthfantasy]

Absolutely brilliant idea. Has my support.

[odie]

i would love to see one spawn in the market place.... i'd stand and wait for it to start and watch all the crafters and people at the market board scrambling around. lol.