Alfgar's Event and Imperial Assault - Why did you make them "random" events?

[Arcell]

i hope they add more dynamic events like the ones that Guild Wars has, but with the FFXIV touch and yes, random so the world feels more lively like you dont know what to expect everytime you log in

For that to happen they would actually have to be frequent, people need to actually see them on a regular basis.. I sat in LL for two days while playing other games waiting for this event to pop. It never did. Someone told us that one had spawned in Grid and I couldn't get there fast enough even though I immediately ported to Gridania and ran to the adventurer's guild. The node despawned as I was accepting the teleport.

[Griss]

Exactly.

Put it on timer and it will become more or less a behest with different mobs, which people hardly do nowadays.

Same could be said about those GMs that discuss lore here and there, you feel something special is going on when this happens

Like i said i would like to see the schedule for the automated events kicked up a notch or two. Not set to a behest like schedule. but so they happen more then twice every other blue moon.

[Morticous]

Just make Alfgar show up at more places around the map.... he doesn't have to be in town all the time.. maybe he pops in town.. at a camp next.. in the middle of nowhere walking to the next town... in your moms sock drawer.. everywhere!

[Felis]

Easy game is one that doesn't request any skill, and it doesn't concern with the main thought of my post. Maybe you didn't catch the point but I'm talking about the importance of these events in the main storyline. Here is one other post of Cloudio: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Era-storyline where a similar topic is raised up.

The 7th umbral era storyline is not a part of the main storyline. You miss nothing in the main storyline if you miss the event.
Part of the main storyline are these: http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Ca...cenario_Quests

[Alhanelem]

As above- 7UE is essentially a means of explaining away to the players the changes that are/will be taking place in the world when 2.0 comes out.

[elreed]

For that to happen they would actually have to be frequent, people need to actually see them on a regular basis.. I sat in LL for two days while playing other games waiting for this event to pop. It never did. Someone told us that one had spawned in Grid and I couldn't get there fast enough even though I immediately ported to Gridania and ran to the adventurer's guild. The node despawned as I was accepting the teleport.

Thats exactly what im saying, having lots of random events will have everyone doing something and everything will feel more lively than having an NPC standing all the time waiting for people to do events, maybe you´ll miss alfgar but instead you can find someone else trying to get people for other event, and yeah they need to make those events a little more frequent but not in excess, maybe a full earth day to spawn or take a few days in the week

[Reinheart]

If you all wear subligar he (Alfgar) will come...

At least that's what my subligar god is telling me every night last couple of days... didn't work last night though... maybe subligar god was sleepy to summon Alfgar... /sigh

[Jinko]

The 7th umbral era storyline is not a part of the main storyline. You miss nothing in the main storyline if you miss the event.
Part of the main storyline are these: http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Ca...cenario_Quests

Thats besides the point really, people still want to do these events, the main issue is that they are unable to because of the stupid concept that is randomly timed encounters.

If you all wear subligar he (Alfgar) will come...

At least that's what my subligar god is telling me every night last couple of days... didn't work last night though... maybe subligar god was sleepy to summon Alfgar... /sigh

Thats not god son.

People are just looking for a laugh (NPC's included)

[Griss]

The 7th umbral era storyline is not a part of the main storyline. You miss nothing in the main storyline if you miss the event.
Part of the main storyline are these: http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Ca...cenario_Quests

Actually yea the 7th umbral era is in fact the big story arc that is going on right now.

The "Main scenario" stuff is a prelude to what's going on right now.
(specifics hidden for new players who care but have not run through these quests yet.)

Think about what is experienced in those quest. You get to know your starting town a bit. You then learn the interaction between the tribes and the city states and how the empire is causing friction there. Then get swept up in the introduction of the primals there influence on the beast tribes. Finally you get the big reveal moment when (at the time) you actually come fact to face with the empire for the first time.

This story was continued on in side quests and Grand company quests including the instances. The remainder of the story will also be told Via live events such as what is going on now. Also via major set pieces in the form of new instances and wacky additions to the game world such as the strongholds and fleshed out with grand company and side quests. Once this all comes to a head the story will enter into its next chapter as we deal with the fall out of the world having gone to hell in a turbo hand basket.

My point being, if you care about the actual story being told here and you have only done the "Main scenario". You have not even begun to scratch the surface of whats going on. Pointing to that string of quests and saying any thing outside of this is not important is comical at best.

[Reabs]

As someone posted above MMO's generally don't have live/random content and even in the case of say WoW prior to Cataclysm everyone was able to do the content if they took the time and effort because the NPC's where always there or walking around town somewhere.

I don't normally like to talk about WoW because I didn't play it but from hearing stories from my friend WoW had many one-time events that you don't get to replay. Here's a link the list is towards the bottom of the page http://www.wowwiki.com/Event. If you look at the list you'll notice that there were many one-time only events that happened long before cataclysm began and some that even lead up to cataclysm itself sort of how we are doing events leading up to 2.0. Also if this is the forums reaction to a tiny event that is barely noticeable if your not looking for it it's probably going to be a sh*tstorm in here when 2.0 rolls around and suddenly everything we are doing right now is going to vanish.