NOTORIOUS MONSTERS!!!

[Renik]

So, this would mean these hunts will work similar to the Behemoth and Odin FATE, just without visible FATE indicator?
Basically, wait for a random spawn and then join the clusterf*** of people trying to get a kill...
I'd really love this kind of system...NOT.

Well, I guess we'll find out how it works soon enough.
I just hope this won't open new opportunities for bots.

Odin and behe work that way because they pop every 24-72h, i'm under the assumption they will pop on very shorter periods and the number of monster will be higher, the fact that they say every player gets to kill the same monster with weekly marks explains that there will be several monsters for each rank.

More monsters with shorter respawn periods means less ppl fighting every monster, so yes, this is fate with out the fate mark but with useful rewards for endgame character development, and less players fighting.

I can tell you no one will be able to fight these things just be sitting in a corner waiting for a mark in the map.

[Musashidon]

as long as it's nothing like the easter event i am fine with it. my god was that horrible.

i personally hope when we get a elite mark bill we can spawn the monster ourselves but it would be cool for extra ones to just roam around.

[Cherie]

Ya, I mean, I want there to be challenge in it whatever way we find the NMs. Just knowing how waiting for a fate to spawn in a common occurrence in this game already, I was hoping that finding a NM isn't the same.

If we do spawn them, maybe we have to figure out some sort of bait for them to draw them out or something? Maybe each one would have a different way to draw it out of hiding. I'm up for anything but starting at a known spawn location to wait until the game decides to blink it into existence just so I can wipe it out just as fast... :P

This is how I see the "old" NM spawning way from FFXI:
http://youtu.be/YCsfHVM5x_I?t=49s

[Nahara]

I just want the gear that Marauder NPC was wearing. It looks badass.

[ruskie]

It's described in the latest letter. Basically NMs will be un-instanced so anyone will be able to attack/help out and for elite's Yoshi even says it would be a good idea to shout out to get more people involved. The rare drops are per character loot apparently as well - so not per mob(atleast that's how it's described)

[leomax]

Honestly I just can't see any fight or NM in this game being remotely enjoyable or skill required, when things are open to the whole server all it will become is one MASSIVE cluster or people spamming abilities, this to me is a failed system, I hope I am proven wrong but well everyone knows they ruined KB and Odin, them fights are not enjoyable at all, my level of concentration is 0 and enjoyment is also 0.

I can also see the gear not being great or powerful, not prestigious at all and probably just vanity.

All will happen is said NM pops, server wide shout via GW everyone proceeds to XY and spam 123 meh mind numbing and boring.

Why don't they bloody add Open World Forced HNM for FC? This would be way more fun imho.

[Tharian]

so long as they don't do something stupid like adding Absolute Virtue or Pandemonium Warden as Hunt Monsters we should be fine.

[Nuinn]

As long as a bigger amount of people is needed for it (half the Odin FATE body count maybe) ... or at least Svara/Gorgimera. Would hate those Hunts to be over in a matter of seconds :x

[KamikazeMan]

As long as a bigger amount of people is needed for it (half the Odin FATE body count maybe) ... or at least Svara/Gorgimera. Would hate those Hunts to be over in a matter of seconds :x

I expect this to be the case for the first few weeks at least. People will shout the coordinates and the monster will be dead within a minute. Though if the monster scales well to the amount of players going up against it and has powerful attacks, it may not die so fast and hunts may be a really fun feature.

[Lemuria]

What won it for me was the fact that there won't be any of the old FFXI claiming that used to go on. Being able to join an impromptu battle and help out, whilst still being eligible for a reward is the icing on the cake. This is the correct way to get people out exploring the world, SE, not Fates. It's a long stride in the right direction.

I'm hoping its similar to fate bosses who get stronger depending on the number of players fighting it.