Is it my turn to rant? Go away FATE zergs!Follow

I find the FATE zergs to be obnoxious beyond description. They pour across the zones like Abu Hassan and the Forty Thieves, screaming, waving their weapons around atop their mounts, and slaughtering everything in sight. When they find a FATE, they steal all the contribution, leaving you with none.

Go away FATE zergs.

Here's a clip of a FATE zerg in Southern Thanalan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DKav6Y3xi0U#t=352

thats why i tend to FATE in the mornings when its empty or in empty zones like camp overlook or the wineport side of costa del sol =D

FATEs can be fun, if theyre not zerged.

This thread is gonna lead you straight to Guru status.

Thankfully, I don't take FATEs all that seriously and just stick to certain ones that most people don't bother with because it's too tedious, or surrounded by tons of non fate aggro mobs.

And while it supports your joke, the youtube video is an ACCURATE way to describe how fast FATEs end.

Edited, Sep 21st 2013 8:32am by TwilightSkye

Ha, that video link was a perfect representation.

To be honest though, I am usually one of those Zerg, loves me a good zegling rush. Granted, I only do FATEs when I'm leveling a low level job and am waiting on my FC/LS to set up an event, or waiting for duty finder to find me a group.

Apropos of nothing, I thought it was Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Luckily, the zerg army doesn't often keep my thaumaturge from getting a swiftcast blizzard II or two in so I can usually rely on getting some kind of contribution credit. Still, I do try to join the fate groups if I'm gonna be in a zone for more than about thirty minutes.

Is it sad that I actually have that on VHS XD

On topic, I see this all the times during FATEs, and by the time I target a mob, it's either dead or I have enough time to hit it once. But as a GLD/PLD or any class you can put flash to, spamming flash can net me full contribution, and if possible, some Fast=>Riot for MP. =)

Only when he turns evil, if you remember that episode. :)

Good luck convincing others to try something new.

I agree with the OP, I hate them too and these people are likely players leveling up a second or third class/job and with no quest available they go to the only means of leveling at this point.

Oops double post.

Edited, Sep 21st 2013 5:33pm by TwilightSkye

I'm actually leveling ACN right now to 34 for my WHM cross class spells. I've found that the instant cast DOT is all I can get off, just like CNJ with Aero. I just tab from mob to mob dotting them up.


As a WHM I almost never heal someone in a FATE unless they're gonna die.


It is, but this version seems to use Abu Hassan.


I think I'm beyond my monthly allowance of mentioning MLP here on a non MLP forum, but My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is really damn good. The people who make it seem to have grown up on late 80s-mid 90s cartoons. I will say that this episode of Popeye is probably superior to pony in its wit and old timey charm.


I grew up on whatever I had on VHS. This included.



I half expect the trees to be torn down and burning, and the grass to be trampled.


That's a good trick. I should just roll HOTs on the escort NPCs.

Edited, Sep 21st 2013 7:46pm by garethrogue

That's EXACTLY what it looks like!

I recently started healing npcs in FATES and unless i'm in a mindless mob I don't do it. Every nearby mob that doesn't have hate targets you, it's very very painful.

I was using this last night to my advantage. I am switching from WAR to PLD and I was leveling up CNJ to 15 for the prerequisites. As we all know, leveling up a CNJ can be the epitome of slloooooowww, so when I would see a FATE pop up near me, I would just start tagging the non-involved enemies in the area and just let the zerg deal with them for me. I got a half a level doing this last night, and it was fun to watch as I would drag new and unrelated mobs over to the group, watch em get hosed, and then bring a couple more. I don't even think anyone noticed.