FFXIV Random Speculation/Question Thread XI: "How you liking that Beta Phase 5?"

[Av.]

Yeah, this is correct. Garlaens no longer "invade" it's just the crazy Lambs of Dalamud thing. The NPCs pop between :00~:15 every hour, well they have a chance of spawning, and they usually pop twice in a row, i.e.; if they pop at 9:12 they'll pop at 10: xx.

Do these NPCs spawn in a set location for each town, or is the location entirely random?

[Rocl]

Do these NPCs spawn in a set location for each town, or is the location entirely random?

Aethers pop at Limsa Chocobo Stables, Gridania Airship Docks, and the south end of Sapphire Avenue in Ul'Dah. Alfgar pops in his normal spots telling you they are there.

The aetherial gate is usually only up for ~10 minutes before despawning, and then usually that's when mobs start popping to start the event. (It feels like it's foreverrrrrrr)

I've also heard the gate closes after a set # of people go through it, but I have no way of verifying that as I'm usually in there pretty quickly lol (The event still starts after when the gate WOULD have naturally closed though, apparently, as I said this is hearsay)

[Raldo]

More info on it, since people seem interested:

• I've heard that the purple aetherite spawns at xx:03. That's exactly when it spawned for me, but it might be like someone else said and be anywhere from xx:00 to xx:15.
• I'm told only 16 people can enter the purple aetherite stream. I felt like it was more than 16 when I did it, but it's definitely limited.
• If you get in, switch to a high level job once you're in, or hide in the back and let other people handle it. The mobs give ~400exp at 50 if that gives you some idea of their level of difficulty.
• There's around 4 rounds of about 8 fanatics before the boss spawns. These spawn around the area where you came in, so there's no need to wander around. I didn't get any loot from the two fanatics I managed to claim, but in the past, event mobs like these have had a low chance to drop HQ gear of some sort.
• When the boss is dead, a chest and aetherite will spawn. I can't speak for what usually comes out of the chest, but I got 3 Deaspected Crystals, 2 Muscle Restoratives, and 1 Sleeping Potion. I managed to claim two of the fanatics, if that makes any difference in loot. The aetherite will take you back to the city where you came from.

What do the muscle restoratives do? I've never used one, and the description, while witty, isn't helpful in figuring it out...

[Ratatapa]

Everyone in the 'instance' get XP or only those in pt?

[Raldo]

They're treated like any other monster in the game. Only those in party with whomever claimed gets exp and loot (if there is any). Luckily, when I went in I had a few throwing axes.

[Rocl]

• When the boss is dead, a chest and aetherite will spawn. I can't speak for what usually comes out of the chest, but I got 3 Deaspected Crystals, 2 Muscle Restoratives, and 1 Sleeping Potion. I managed to claim two of the fanatics, if that makes any difference in loot. The aetherite will take you back to the city where you came from.

What do the muscle restoratives do? I've never used one, and the description, while witty, isn't helpful in figuring it out...

In my experience it's always 2 restoratives and the rest is random. It's always 1x of something and 3x of something else, I believe I got 3x sleeping potions and 1x nerve drops last I went. I heard (I haven't used any to test) that Muscle Restorative grants a HP Max Bonus. I have enough to test myself, but they're on my retainer and I'm in the field so I don't feel like running to get them...

[CrstyCptSteveWitherspoon]

Did SE ever make a post about this event? I'm so confused. It's like they made a little event to kinda go with the story but kept it secret so that players don't know it's there? Then again I could have just missed it. And the loot doesn't seem all too great so maybe people just don't care. Toss in some GC seals and then we'd be talkin.

[Rocl]

Did SE ever make a post about this event? I'm so confused. It's like they made a little event to kinda go with the story but kept it secret so that players don't know it's there? Then again I could have just missed it. And the loot doesn't seem all too great so maybe people just don't care. Toss in some GC seals and then we'd be talkin.

Have they ever announced the Garlaen invasions? I remember them happening, and a few days/weeks later getting a Lodestone post maybe? I could have imagined that, but this seems about par to me, no?

[miokomioko]

I don't think there has ever been an official announcements of these events besides the incredibly vague implications via Lodestone lore posts (Mythril Eye/Raven/Harbor Herald).

[Ratatapa]

More info on it, since people seem interested:

• I've heard that the purple aetherite spawns at xx:03. That's exactly when it spawned for me, but it might be like someone else said and be anywhere from xx:00 to xx:15.
• I'm told only 16 people can enter the purple aetherite stream. I felt like it was more than 16 when I did it, but it's definitely limited.
• If you get in, switch to a high level job once you're in, or hide in the back and let other people handle it. The mobs give ~400exp at 50 if that gives you some idea of their level of difficulty.
• There's around 4 rounds of about 8 fanatics before the boss spawns. These spawn around the area where you came in, so there's no need to wander around. I didn't get any loot from the two fanatics I managed to claim, but in the past, event mobs like these have had a low chance to drop HQ gear of some sort.
• When the boss is dead, a chest and aetherite will spawn. I can't speak for what usually comes out of the chest, but I got 3 Deaspected Crystals, 2 Muscle Restoratives, and 1 Sleeping Potion. I managed to claim two of the fanatics, if that makes any difference in loot. The aetherite will take you back to the city where you came from.

What do the muscle restoratives do? I've never used one, and the description, while witty, isn't helpful in figuring it out...

I just did the event, Dunno if the Aetheryte was already up but Alfgard poped at 8:22 AM EST in uldah on RAb went there and already some people in the zone manage to join a light party (we were 6 or 7) and maybe another party of 5-6 so dunno if we were more then 16 in)

We claimed maybe 10mob in all the waves so we got good XP (i was THM 42 and got 400XP without chain)

we didn't claim boss but i still was able to open chest got

You obtain 2 bottles of muscle restorative.
You obtain a bottle of nerve drops.
You obtain 3 deaspected crystals.

[Ratatapa]

Did it again at around 9h20 EST

Edit : not sure it's in only 1 city at a time some people use the aetherite and didnt saw them in Uldah

[Niiro]

Side question: what does muscle restorative do?

I got a few from one of the old invasion events a long time ago and they've just been sitting in my inventory.

[Raldo]

I asked that earlier:

In my experience it's always 2 restoratives and the rest is random. It's always 1x of something and 3x of something else, I believe I got 3x sleeping potions and 1x nerve drops last I went. I heard (I haven't used any to test) that Muscle Restorative grants a HP Max Bonus. I have enough to test myself, but they're on my retainer and I'm in the field so I don't feel like running to get them...

I'm fine with assuming that's the case, unless someone has differing firsthand data about it. I have four of them now, but if that's what they do, my linkshell-less ass has no use for that. I'm just going to sell them.

[Ratatapa]

Here is my stats with and without

Please note I am a THM 42

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/6116/thmu.png

Upper is without down is with

so atm it's only HP boot

[Niiro]

So a 5% boost, does it even last a decent amount of time?

[Raldo]

To be exact, using your numbers, it is a +5% maximum HP (rounded down) buff.

Edit: Daww, beaten.

[Ratatapa]

Timer was 10min on icon and it left 10min after too

dunno why it says 4h in description

[Pyree]

Do stats that food give actually show up in the stat page? I tried testing some of the foods I got from botany leves a while ago, and none of them showed any difference at all on my stat page. Zam listed gathering stats for them, but those stats were all unaffected on my stat page so I just assumed they don't show up. Maybe those foods were just broken, though.

[Seravi Edalborez]

Timer was 10min on icon and it left 10min after too

dunno why it says 4h in description

Just one of those cheeky medical side effect jokes. "If erection persists 24 hours" etc.

[Niiro]

Do stats that food give actually show up in the stat page? I tried testing some of the foods I got from botany leves a while ago, and none of them showed any difference at all on my stat page. Zam listed gathering stats for them, but those stats were all unaffected on my stat page so I just assumed they don't show up. Maybe those foods were just broken, though.

Stuff that gives combat stats do show up (kebabs will increase your atk, pies your matk, etc.) but I've never used crafting/gathering meals before (don't even know what they are, juice?).

Some foods might just be broken for the time being.