Random Rare Events on the Overworld

[Joven]

As I was flying around the Fringes I saw a shooting star and it reminded me of the Legend of Zelda - Breath of the Wild where every so often a meteorite would fall randomly and you could go to where it landed for rare materials to sell or craft with. That got me thinking about random occurrences that could happen in the overworld here. Something like a meteor falling could bring with it a rare mob and spawn unique FATEs for rewards. These could be RNG based on which mob landed where and when which could give players something to be vigilant about while out in the overworld and add some life to old zones as well.

I think this game could benefit greatly from having rare random events for players to pursue.

[RagingStallion]

They already exist in the form of notorious monsters with rare spawning conditions in Eureka. Pray look forward to 5.3 with the return of Eureka 2.0.

[Joven]

They already exist in the form of notorious monsters with rare spawning conditions in Eureka. Pray look forward to 5.3 with the return of Eureka 2.0.

I don't do Eureka and I don't see why they can't add that to the overworld?

[RagingStallion]

I don't do Eureka and I don't see why they can't add that to the overworld?

Because there is a coronavirus crisis going on and frankly they already have a lot on their plate. They already finished Eureka 2.0, so why not just play that instead of adding more stress and anxiety for developers?

[Joven]

Because there is a coronavirus crisis going on and frankly they already have a lot on their plate. They already finished Eureka 2.0, so why not just play that instead of adding more stress and anxiety for developers?

I didn't say it had to be immediately implemented, just something for them to consider moving forward.

[Stepjam]

Well there's sorta something like that in ShB where special enemies will randomly spawn in each zone, and if enough are killed, it spawns a super monster

Problem is it almost never happens as trolls will agro the monster then de-agro it, causing it to despawn.

[Theodric]

I'd be all for something along those lines. I wish there was more to do out in the game world in general.

[Duskane]

isn't this literally just Odin,Proto ultima,fox lady,ixion fates etc etc

[Joven]

Well there's sorta something like that in ShB where special enemies will randomly spawn in each zone, and if enough are killed, it spawns a super monster

Problem is it almost never happens as trolls will agro the monster then de-agro it, causing it to despawn.

That's unfortunate, I don't see why people feel the need to do things like that. If these were FATE based then they would have a timer where they couldn't be griefed.

isn't this literally just Odin,Proto ultima,fox lady,ixion fates etc etc

Something like that, but they would be across all zones and not just specific areas. One mob could be in the Shroud one day and Kholusia the next.

[Vidu]

Something like that, but they would be across all zones and not just specific areas. One mob could be in the Shroud one day and Kholusia the next.

Why would that be better? Personally I like that all those rare spawns - may it be FATEs or A- and S-ranks - have a lore behind them that explains why they're in that specific zone. While aliens are a thing within the FFXIV-lore (Dragons, Omega) I dont think those should be overused, specially because I see no clear benefit to making those rare spawns random... I much prefer them having a certain meaning and a story attached to them. Having them just spawn "wherever" would detach them from the lore and the world - at least for me.