FATEs Spawning Mechanic?

[Qelris]

Hey, I'm currently going through the Relic Weapon quest on my WHM and since I'm required to complete specific fates for each book, this got me wondering.

How does fates spawn? Can I just scout the fate location until it spawns/afk at the location? Or do I need to clear other fates in the same map to make it spawn?

[Makezu0]

Fate spawn rates differ. Usually the ones needed for Relic Weapons have an annoyingly low respawn rate, but you can quicken it by clearing other fates.

[Drevin]

I think (don't quote me on that) that every map can have a certain max number of FATEs that can happen at the same time. So you might want to clear a few to let the others spawn, otherwise you'll have to wait until their timers run out.

There's a catch though. If you're running around clearing FATEs, someone else might camp the same FATE you need, and might clear it before you get the chance to run back to it.

[Qelris]

Thanks for the replies.