Purple Aether > Save my daughter!

[Umo]

Last time I met a reporter nobody got nothing, he just appeared a few people tried actually talking to him.

But he seemed to ditch because of all the /snowballs and didn't give anyone jack not even the lodestone thing.

Seems odd for me. Petyr Winsome had visited Ul'dah today on Gysahl World and was speaking in french with some people for about 10 minutes or so. Just when he was about to leave he said we could buy him an item from his bazaar (the aforementioned Magicked Prism (Harbor Herald)) in order to help him spread word of The Harbor Herald. It's a normal item (Reagent category), tradeable and you can actually buy him a stack of 99 (1g each).
I guess using the item triggers the lodestone achievement, not just seeing the GM.

I know that sometimes it could be frustrating because you have to be on the right place at the right time (or have someone to warn you), but I haven't seen this kind of "live" events before (on another games, I mean) and I'm lovin' them so much...

[Nakiamiie]

Anyone found a pattern about their appearance? Which time of the day? All three cities at the same time or one at a time?

Edit: Hopefully we get more infos on this, I don't want to be left out of story progression since it's one-time only until 2.0. :s

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

I've been looking out for it til 2PM EST in Ul'dah. No pop yet. :/

[AnzuMazaki]

I don't want to repeat my post but I made one here

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-in-1.20/page3

with everything I know about it.

[Haru]

Still seems like nobody can reliably predict where or when this event will pop.
At least with the other battles the cycle was worked out.

[lordvr]

I did this event, got dc'ed when the priest was 5% health, came back and didn't get credit ><

[CrystalObsidian]

I found the one in Uldah, but when I tele'd into Copperbell Mines, I stupidly ran away from the aether and went all over the mines trying to find the girl -_-

Shoulda just stayed put..

[syntaxlies]

this is a spontaneous quest that happens. it happens in each city and only take 36 people a day i think. 3 groups of 12 or 16. the ath is only open for a little bit then closes. your lucky to have found it on accident.

[3Jane]

I was in the instance this morning in Gridania 10 a.m (GMT), but I was disconnected. will have to wait again. :P

*Was here once more at 11 a.m. (GMT)

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

The Purple Aether also spawned in Ul'dah at the very south end of the Sapphire Avenue Exchange. Though by the time I got there the aether stream despawned :/

Odd, I spoke to this npc who looked peculiar for some reason. In Uldah right at the bottom of the fountain below the Adventurer's guild. Female Miqo, after speaking to her she told me about a shady character at the south end of Sapphire Ave Exchange. She vanishes afterwards. I went to the spot she mentioned and saw nothing but I was not looking for aether, I was looking for a shady character in robes lol. No new quests appeared in my log so I figured it was a bug.