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==Introduction== | |||
GATEs or Gold Saucer Active Time Events are special, [[FATE]]-like events within the [[Gold Saucer]]. These events consist of mini-game challenges that reward [[MGP]]. GATE events occur at X:15 and X:45 of every hour. X is the hour. It can be any number from 1 to 12. One event occurs at each time period. X:45 events occur on the event stage. These events are [[#The Time of My Life|The Time of My Life]] and [[#Any Way the Wind Blows|Any Way the Wind Blows]]. These events give the greatest reward. X:15 events are [[#Cliffhanger|Cliffhanger]], [[#Vase Off|Vase Off]], and [[#Skinchange We Can Believe In|Skinchange We Can Believe In]]. | |||
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==Leap of Faith== | |||
==Any Way the Wind Blows== | |||
====Guide==== | ====Guide==== | ||
Players walk around the stage area and find a place to stand, and Typhon will appear after a notification appears on the screen telling you not to move. Any players caught up in his Snort AoE attack will be blown off the stage, and points will be divided up between those players who are left on the stage at the end. This is a game simply based on luck. | Players walk around the stage area and find a place to stand, and Typhon will appear after a notification appears on the screen telling you not to move. Any players caught up in his Snort AoE attack will be blown off the stage, and points will be divided up between those players who are left on the stage at the end. This is a game simply based on luck. | ||
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The mission statement of the Gold Saucer's founder, Godbert Manderville, states that all are welcome to seek employment at the Gold Saucer, regardless of race, nation, or creed. It's even said a kindly voidsent has joined their ranks after an aborted gladiatorial career. If you believe you can withstand his gale-force nasal eruptions, seek out the thaumaturge in Event Square! | The mission statement of the Gold Saucer's founder, Godbert Manderville, states that all are welcome to seek employment at the Gold Saucer, regardless of race, nation, or creed. It's even said a kindly voidsent has joined their ranks after an aborted gladiatorial career. If you believe you can withstand his gale-force nasal eruptions, seek out the thaumaturge in Event Square! | ||
==Cliffhanger== | |||
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There is also a game where you have to rescue a chocobo that climbed up to a high spot. Bombs will fall around you and if you get caught in the blast you’ll fall off and have to start from the beginning again. | There is also a game where you have to rescue a chocobo that climbed up to a high spot. Bombs will fall around you and if you get caught in the blast you’ll fall off and have to start from the beginning again. | ||
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The stage is set: high atop a lofty locale, a wayward chocobo chick with a wont for wanderlust chirps out in distress. Are you adventurer enough to brave the heights and rescue the frightened hatchling from its feather-raising plight!? | The stage is set: high atop a lofty locale, a wayward chocobo chick with a wont for wanderlust chirps out in distress. Are you adventurer enough to brave the heights and rescue the frightened hatchling from its feather-raising plight!? | ||
==Skinchange We Can Believe In== | |||
====Guide==== | ====Guide==== | ||
A game where you have to hunt for an imp that is disguised exactly the same as an NPC. There will be a lot of NPCs that look nearly identical, you have to identify subtle differences among them to find the impostor. The differences can be anything from facial features, to their shoes, hats, weapons, etc. You have a lot of time to complete this so don't rush it till your completely sure, and if people are crowding the NPC you can select them and take a closer look to have an uninterrupted view. | A game where you have to hunt for an imp that is disguised exactly the same as an NPC. There will be a lot of NPCs that look nearly identical, you have to identify subtle differences among them to find the impostor. The differences can be anything from facial features, to their shoes, hats, weapons, etc. You have a lot of time to complete this so don't rush it till your completely sure, and if people are crowding the NPC you can select them and take a closer look to have an uninterrupted view. | ||
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Imps, imps, everywhere! With the Gold Saucer suffering from an imp infestation, the management recruited a contingent of adventurers to purge the voidsent pests. To their dismay, the imps transformed themselves into the spitting images of their would-be hunters and dashed off into the crowds! Can you identify friend from foe quickly enough to put an end to the two-faced threat!? | Imps, imps, everywhere! With the Gold Saucer suffering from an imp infestation, the management recruited a contingent of adventurers to purge the voidsent pests. To their dismay, the imps transformed themselves into the spitting images of their would-be hunters and dashed off into the crowds! Can you identify friend from foe quickly enough to put an end to the two-faced threat!? | ||
==The Time of My Life== | |||
====Guide==== | ====Guide==== | ||
This GATE involves NPCs who perform four random emotes, and you have to remember the pattern and perform them in the same order. Note that the emotes aren't shown as text, so you need to watch the NPCs. This is repeated four times, and you need to execute at least ten successful emotes. | This GATE involves NPCs who perform four random emotes, and you have to remember the pattern and perform them in the same order. Note that the emotes aren't shown as text, so you need to watch the NPCs. This is repeated four times, and you need to execute at least ten successful emotes. | ||
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Do you dance a mean Manderville? Is your Bomb Dance positively explosive? At the Gold Saucer, we are ever looking to shine the spotlight on the finest young dancers in Eorzea! Prove yourself on the grand stage and it just might be your first step into Ul'dahn high society. | Do you dance a mean Manderville? Is your Bomb Dance positively explosive? At the Gold Saucer, we are ever looking to shine the spotlight on the finest young dancers in Eorzea! Prove yourself on the grand stage and it just might be your first step into Ul'dahn high society. | ||
==Vase Off== | |||
====Guide==== | ====Guide==== | ||
A tag game where you have to carry pots to a few destinations without being spotted by enemies wearing purple armor that are trying to break them. Do not let them spot you, try to sneak behind them if you can. If you allow the enemy to see you and break the pot, you will have to restart the activity, which requires you to pay MGP. Do not jump from high heights or you will break the vase. Note that using the fountains to jump will not break the pot. | A tag game where you have to carry pots to a few destinations without being spotted by enemies wearing purple armor that are trying to break them. Do not let them spot you, try to sneak behind them if you can. If you allow the enemy to see you and break the pot, you will have to restart the activity, which requires you to pay MGP. Do not jump from high heights or you will break the vase. Note that using the fountains to jump will not break the pot. | ||
Revision as of 21:42, 14 September 2018
Introduction
GATEs or Gold Saucer Active Time Events are special, FATE-like events within the Gold Saucer. These events consist of mini-game challenges that reward MGP. GATE events occur at X:15 and X:45 of every hour. X is the hour. It can be any number from 1 to 12. One event occurs at each time period. X:45 events occur on the event stage. These events are The Time of My Life and Any Way the Wind Blows. These events give the greatest reward. X:15 events are Cliffhanger, Vase Off, and Skinchange We Can Believe In.
Leap of Faith
Any Way the Wind Blows
Guide
Players walk around the stage area and find a place to stand, and Typhon will appear after a notification appears on the screen telling you not to move. Any players caught up in his Snort AoE attack will be blown off the stage, and points will be divided up between those players who are left on the stage at the end. This is a game simply based on luck.
Description
The mission statement of the Gold Saucer's founder, Godbert Manderville, states that all are welcome to seek employment at the Gold Saucer, regardless of race, nation, or creed. It's even said a kindly voidsent has joined their ranks after an aborted gladiatorial career. If you believe you can withstand his gale-force nasal eruptions, seek out the thaumaturge in Event Square!
Cliffhanger
Guide
There is also a game where you have to rescue a chocobo that climbed up to a high spot. Bombs will fall around you and if you get caught in the blast you’ll fall off and have to start from the beginning again.
- You can re-start the activity by speaking to the NPC.
Description
The stage is set: high atop a lofty locale, a wayward chocobo chick with a wont for wanderlust chirps out in distress. Are you adventurer enough to brave the heights and rescue the frightened hatchling from its feather-raising plight!?
Skinchange We Can Believe In
Guide
A game where you have to hunt for an imp that is disguised exactly the same as an NPC. There will be a lot of NPCs that look nearly identical, you have to identify subtle differences among them to find the impostor. The differences can be anything from facial features, to their shoes, hats, weapons, etc. You have a lot of time to complete this so don't rush it till your completely sure, and if people are crowding the NPC you can select them and take a closer look to have an uninterrupted view.
- Note that you cannot restart the activity if you fail.
Description
Imps, imps, everywhere! With the Gold Saucer suffering from an imp infestation, the management recruited a contingent of adventurers to purge the voidsent pests. To their dismay, the imps transformed themselves into the spitting images of their would-be hunters and dashed off into the crowds! Can you identify friend from foe quickly enough to put an end to the two-faced threat!?
The Time of My Life
Guide
This GATE involves NPCs who perform four random emotes, and you have to remember the pattern and perform them in the same order. Note that the emotes aren't shown as text, so you need to watch the NPCs. This is repeated four times, and you need to execute at least ten successful emotes.
Description
Do you dance a mean Manderville? Is your Bomb Dance positively explosive? At the Gold Saucer, we are ever looking to shine the spotlight on the finest young dancers in Eorzea! Prove yourself on the grand stage and it just might be your first step into Ul'dahn high society.
Vase Off
Guide
A tag game where you have to carry pots to a few destinations without being spotted by enemies wearing purple armor that are trying to break them. Do not let them spot you, try to sneak behind them if you can. If you allow the enemy to see you and break the pot, you will have to restart the activity, which requires you to pay MGP. Do not jump from high heights or you will break the vase. Note that using the fountains to jump will not break the pot.
Description
En route to the Gold Saucer: a shipment of priceless Thorne Dynasty vases. The Jolly Raptor has been entrusted with the delivery, but the shipping conglomerate has reason to believe that a band of unscrupulous brigands has set their sights on the cargo. Are you stealthy and surreptitious enough to deliver the goods to their destination while steering clear of the bandits' greedy gaze?