Full Active Time Event

a game feature Full Active Time Events, also known as F.A.T.E. or FATE, are a special kind of event that may occur at random while exploring the world in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.

A group of monsters or a single powerful Notorious Monster may spawn randomly on any non instanced area; once this happens, a message is sent across the entire zone and all players within may choose to participate in the ensuing battle, becoming eligible for a reward if the enemies are defeated.

There will be several different type of events with different rewards, and some of the battle content of the original version of Final Fantasy XIV such as Caravan Security and Hamlet Defense will be reworked to function within the F.A.T.E. system. Each zone is planned to have between 5 and 10 different events.

Lightning, the main protagonist from Final Fantasy XIII will make an appearance in one of the FATE as a non playable character. The players can fight alongside Lightning to earn the prizes of this FATE, which are Lightning's costume, Snow's costume, and many types of weapons from Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2.