Ultima Horns request

[Quintalian]

I would very much like to acquire the Ultima Horns headpiece for glamour purposes, however the only method to obtain them seems unnecessarily time-consuming currently. They require exchange of a token that's awarded from a special Proto Ultima FATE in Azys Lla which is both seemingly irregular and erratic in its appearance -- to wit, I have never actually seen the special weather that accompanies the FATE nor the FATE itself. Moreover, the amount of tokens needed requires this FATE to be completed twice at minimum, effectively doubling the effort expended for a single piece of glamour gear.

However, Proto Ultima itself always appears as a boss in the Dun Scaith raid, and in Idyllshire there's a repeatable quest tied to defeating it and gaining another, different token for exchange for Proto Ultima gear.

My request is simply, please consider adding Ultima Horns to the "Unidentified Flying Object" quest prize exchange. If that is not feasible, please consider adding them to the next Irregular Tomestone exchange.

Considering that the prizes from other special FATEs including Odin, Behemoth and Coeurlregina have all been made available for various types Irregular Tomestones, it seems sensible, fair and due that the Ultima Horns should also have this alternate method for acquisition.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

[ICountFrom0]

Isn't the reason you don't see the weather that it dosen't happen until the fate is discovered? It's the oddball of special fates, no warning, short window, and almost impossible to find.

[Jojoya]

It's a good suggestion that I hope SE will consider. That particular FATE is probably the most frustrating of the special FATEs since that zone gets so little traffic outside of new players that don't know the FATE exists or why the sky changes for a few minutes. At least Lochs still gets a fair amount of traffic for Ixion because the MSQ keeps revisiting it.

Since you've never seen it, you might be interested to know that you're not fighting Proto-Ultima in the FATE. I think it started getting called the Proto-Ultima FATE because it drops the plating. I've heard some players say that Proto-Ultima appears randomly in the zone while the special weather condition is active but I've never seen it if it does (and I've been in the zone with the weather condition active at least 4 times).

Isn't the reason you don't see the weather that it dosen't happen until the fate is discovered? It's the oddball of special fates, no warning, short window, and almost impossible to find.

The weather appears randomly just before the FATE spawns and only lasts for 5 minutes while the FATE is up for 30. The FATE is not impossible to find - the 3 possible locations are known. You just need to be in the zone at the right time.

I don't need the FATE myself but when I go to Azys Lla I've made it a habit to check all spawn locations regardless of the weather and have been lucky to find it on several occasions. I then relay it to my hunt linkshells and discords, and word tends to spread quickly from those. If the weather is Hyperelectrity when I zone in or changes to it while I'm there, I relay the FATE without a location because I know there's plenty of time to find it (only takes about 70 seconds to fly from the Aetheryte to the farthest spawn point.

Probably the hardest part about the FATE is that it dies so quickly (can take less than a minute depending on how many players are there). We can ask those already present to wait to give others time to arrive but if someone pulls, accidentally or on purpose, that's generally it. Others start attacking because they're afraid they'll miss out.

Since the FATE is only level 60 but level syncs to 70, it would help if SE scaled the creature XP to something more appropriate for level 70 player damage. If it's high enough that a reasonable sized group of players is going to need 5 minutes to kill it instead of just one, players would have a better chance of getting there in time to participate.

[ICountFrom0]

The special fates more and more seem oddly tricky to handle, and the more I learn about them, the less valid ideas I have about dealing with them.

Thank you for more info.

[ServerCollaps]

it spawns about twice per day per datacanter. Just get a crossworld linkshell with like minded people and you will get it soon

[Jojoya]

The special fates more and more seem oddly tricky to handle, and the more I learn about them, the less valid ideas I have about dealing with them.

Thank you for more info.

None of them are really tricky to handle. You're just at the mercy of RNG spawning the FATE.

If you have time on your hands, camp the zone. You can gather or do other FATEs while waiting.

it spawns about twice per day per datacanter. Just get a crossworld linkshell with like minded people and you will get it soon

This is another solution. Data center Discords are even better if you're a Discord user, especially the hunt discords that usually set up roles for the special FATEs in addition to hunt activities. Discords aren't hampered by the 64 player CWL and 128 player home world linkshell limits so they're able to reach thousands of players simultaneously.

[Infindox]

it spawns about twice per day per datacanter. Just get a crossworld linkshell with like minded people and you will get it soon

The problem with this one is it's extremely easy to miss it even with a linkshell. I've also found out, to my horror, that this FATE is not immune to the spell effects it should be... Meaning a group of blue mage trolls can come and ruin any chance of you getting Gold. This happened recently when it spawned during the first week of Yo-kai Watch; it spawned, was broadcasted on LS, and people in said linkshell weren't even able to get gold in a full party with everyone there because of it.
I have already gotten the horns myself but because of it being all too easy to burn now and miss out, it's a perfect candidate for the Irregular Tomestones next time they do it.