DoL FATE Ideas.

[koutetsu]

I have talked to my friends before about this idea (as well as DoH FATE implementation as well). I think it would be interesting if, instead of mindlessly grinding nodes (with the occasional leve), there were DoL FATEs that popped up in various locations. These locations would mainly be near towns and the FATEs level would correspond to that zone's leve range.

Upon completing the FATE, you would gain exp for your current DoL job as well as an item(s) that may be of use to you as a DoL. Cordial, ore, shards, etc.

As for FATE ideas, I'll list a couple:

Bustling Brambles
Location: South Shroud
DoH Class(es): Botanist
Story: Recent corruption in the forest has caused plants to grow beyond their normal proportions. Local residents have asked willing adventurers to once again help clear the path.
Objectives: Remove the overgrown brambles that have blocked trade routes and resident walkways.

From the Ground Up
Location: Little Ala Mhigo
DoH Class(es): Miner
Story: Some time ago, Little Ala Mhigo was more akin to a fort and less like a hole in a mountain. The local residents would like for adventurers to help salvage pieces of metal and stone to be used for rebuilding the once proud area.
Objectives: Salvage stones and metals to be used for the rebuilding efforts.

[Rudrose]

Wow! This is a grand idea! Hats off to you sir. That would be an excellent addition to the game. I never played version 1.0 so I don't know what the mini-games were like then, but this could be the perfect time to add in some classic Final Fantasy Mini Games. For example on your clear the bramble/overgrowth idea, instead of just thwacking away with your axe or scythe, a great mini game could go in place here. Be creative and capture the spirit of Fates, so a game that gets stronger with more people's inclusion would be wonderful. I like this idea a lot and would love to see it implemented.

Slightly Off Topic: Speaking of which, because I want this implemented, do we need to submit something to the dev team or do they actually see these forum posts?

[AmyNeudaiz]

Wow, a new idea that's actually good on the forums. Haven't seen one of these since Beta.

[LenneSari]

This is an absolutely great!

To give another idea, maybe one up the Fate post, is a World Boss DoL specific, similar to Odin. Maybe have Leviathan spawn off the coast in random locations throughout La Noscea, and all the Fishers would have to gather to harpoon or keep it at bay, or catch the flood of excited fish, the Botanists and Miners could build flood barriers with sandbags, and wooden foundation for the sandbags or something. :P Got my ideas going with this thread. Great topic.

Tidal Wave
“The Eidolon King... Born of the Northern Sea itself, he is the Lord of All Waters, and unchallenged champion of the Eidolons.” —Eidolon Library
A level 50 DoL FATE Randomly Located off the Coasts of:

• Middle La Noscea
• Eastern La Noscea
• Western La Noscea
• Outer La Noscea

A massive sea serpent that effortlessly controls water and rules all who dwell in the oceans. The raging swell of his "Tsunami" is enough to consume even the fiercest of foes. This creature rarely makes an appearance, and does so only during specific conditions off the coasts of the Indigo Deep.

Once he is defeated, the player receives Aquamarine, (which could be used similar to Odins Mantle dependent on ranking), and could be used to purchase crafting specific Items, or an item to learn the Water Harmony Dance, (it was a dance learned by Mog after fighting Leviathan).

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Another great idea would be to have a Dungeon Mine for Miners, where you get together with 3 other Miners say through Duty Finder or what not, and go on a Mining Expedition to collect a certain Ore/Material used to make specific weapons/jewelry. This mine could be similar to Copperbell Mines, you could integrate this with Botanists also, and have it look a lot like Brayflox's Longstop. There could be some kind of Fishing Boat Expeditions that take place in Limsa Lominsa, you board a boat, and you have a Fishing Trip where you have the chance to catch certain fish that can only be found in the middle of the ocean, maybe make it exciting with weather conditions, and large sea creatures.

[AzureKuhn]

Brilliant. I'd love to see the DoH and DoL get some extra love. The battle classes shouldn't get all the fun after all! I want a game that treats crafters as a full fledged class choice, not a mini-game in your spare time. FFXIV has been great so far, but things like this would go a long way to making it even better.

[Mapleine]

Would love to see things like this.

[Zellian]

I really like this and I've had some similar ideas myself. I've been thinking about Rift's crafting rifts, and somehow using fates to get access to hq mats and DoL/H xp. I think that would be a huge boon to this game.

[Tanukimoon]

In 1.0 there was a thing called hamlet defense that you needed DoL and DoH to beat......

[Ultimatecalibur]

I've been thinking along the same lines.

1. More FATEs whose success/failure influences the availability of merchants. (Perhaps one could sell Cordials and other DoL useful items)
2. FATEs controlling the availability of special node sets. (Avalanche blockades the special node area if FATE is failed)
3. Fates having nodes that give materials only available in that FATE. (Miners can get rare fresh Obsidian while a Volcano is between eruptions and Botanists could Harvest a plant that has special growth conditions)

[Drevenger]

I wanted to post something like this.

My idea was really simple, For mining i was thinking about a meteor or meteorite(s) drop from the sky and you get a fate warning, it will last a couple minutes (15 min) like a normal fate.

For harvesting, my idea was a tree fall, an old centennial tree, like the general sherman tree. you can ease up the complexity of the event by making the event on the border of a map. It just fall from inside the accessible map.

But for fishing its quite not clear yet, i liked the concept of ffxi. Fishing lacks a bit of something tbh.