Could seasonal events become a little more combat oriented/action-packed please?

[Vivi_Bushido]

I liked the Lightning Returns event where you had to defeat that metal behemoth alongside Lightning in a cool FATE. Why we don't have any more events like that?

One of the things the really sets that Lighting Returns FATEs apart for me then any other FATE is that the music is not the traditional FATE music. If they made new music to go along with that special FATE so you aren't listening to the standard theme, I could get behind that. Otherwise it would just feel like they just added on another FATE to the zone.

[Inuk9]

One of the things the really sets that Lighting Returns FATEs apart from me then any other FATE is that the music is not the traditional FATE music. If they made new music to go along with that special FATE so you aren't listening to the standard theme, I could get behind that. Otherwise it would just feel like they just added on another FATE to the zone.

Also, new enemies models and, of course, the Lighning model fully renderized in the FFXIV engine <3

[Canadane]

What I'm hearing is something like a seasonal oriented FATE. Sounds great, we'll be sure to forward this directly to the dev team!

[Inuk9]

Mini-bosses / map-bosses FATEs are my favorite type of FATEs (probably everyone else's).

-Defeating a "powerful" single target enemy is more fun than a lot of weak enemies
-Music is better
-You can practice rotations like a dummy practice.

[Ghanbaatar]

Fair points but I think its over all good to have event stuff accessable to more players which means lower level content, by making them FATEs you can still battle stuff but not just explode it in a single hit. How would you propose to allow the bulk of the player base be able to participate in the event when it's mostly battles(or just the prime rewards are achieved this way) with out using FATEs? Making a low level dungeon would be cool I totally agree but I'm just not sure it would be cost effective? In Wildstar there was a really fun halloween dungeon that basically used a sync system as well. It was made back from when the game itself was doing better so perhaps there is precedent for SE to do the same? What if they just took say Sastasha and changed it up with holiday themes? Would that be better then FATEs and fetch quests?

[Iromi]

Or better yet require a little more social interaction or group play? ^^ I miss those days.

[Ayasato]

A seasonal dungeons omg I'd love that

[Arrius]

They could make duties or encounters with special actions which replace the usual hotbars.

[Vshunyi]

They could make duties or encounters with special actions which replace the usual hotbars.

They could do this instead if the concern is the level sync (usually 15 or 30) You can have something like throwing snowballs during a Christmas event (maybe you're playing with some orphans idk). Last year's halloween event was also really fun. It doesn't HAVE to be a fight with all your usual PvE skills. Anything's better than being a glorified mail man, really.

[Altena]

What you're asking for is a lot of development time spent in something that is temporary.
Unless it were something like PSO2 emergency quests which are "events" in the way that they are available for a limit time, and they pop up frequently - then sure..
Oh hey look, I just described FATEs.

Honestly I would rather the time spent with seasonal events be spent in improving the areas of the game that are active all the time.