Lets Talk About Jugs (Pause.....)

[Beastorizer]

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/57117

This was the last time BST received a major jug haul iirc; 2020.

There were 5 species in total. My question to the BST left on this forum (lol), if you could have 5 new jugs, what would they be? Here is my 5.......

These things cast high level magic when you use Ready from a distance.
https://www.bg-wiki.com/images/thumb/8/8b/Category-Hecteyes.jpg/149px-Category-Hecteyes.jpg

Mantids are debuff machines........Who hit like a truck
https://www.bg-wiki.com/images/thumb/c/c3/Category-Mantid.jpg/248px-Category-Mantid.jpg

Also a debuff machine, but would replace the Slug in terms of max hp down effects, while being an offensive option as-well.
https://www.bg-wiki.com/images/thumb/6/6b/Category-Yztarg.jpg/326px-Category-Yztarg.jpg

They can pretty much tank anything, save piercing damage.
https://www.bg-wiki.com/images/thumb/9/96/Category-Greater_Bird.jpg/246px-Category-Greater_Bird.jpg

Haste & Berserk........
https://www.bg-wiki.com/images/thumb/7/75/Category-Wivre.jpg/283px-Category-Wivre.jpg

Will also add, there are ecosystems that BST cannot have as Jugs. My remedy is the Catch ability from V, in XI (Said this before). The mobs you beat, you have a chance to catch it (Similar to Treasure Hunter). The mob is added to a summonable bank for later. If you catch a lvl 1 mob though, and summon it in Delve or something.....it will perform like a lvl 1 mob lol.

The cool down would prevent it from being abused, but it works as one-time flash summons. It can Skillchain or MB. You can catch pretty much any monster, even stuff like Undead......but must catch them again after summoning it....but I digress.....

[Voidstorm]

I would like something to tie Monstrosity & Beastmaster together.
OR Something to tie Pankration & Beastmaster together.

Regardless, I'd like to see some jug pet which the player can customize like how the /mount chocobo is a customizable mount.

[Gwydion]

I really like some of the suggestions you posed because they're creative and a mix of old and new pets.

Funny fact about hecteyes pets. When charmed, they will cast Ancient Magic at 800 TP (which is early) vs other hecteyes moves at 1000+ TP. (Honestly, Sic is so antiquated and should be replaced with Ready). Beastmasters are already paralyzed > 6 yalms away from a mob and have to accept a random pet TP move is just absurd. You might as well give me a controller with a broken analog stick. These are just frustrations, not features of a well-constructing class in an MMORPG.

Anyway, as far as jug pets go, some ideas come to mind. I think your suggestions are PERFECT to be honest. Your probably nailed what SE will make in the future if they ever decide to improve the pet system.

In a perfect world, I really would prefer pets that buff the beastmaster and even the party. Our game currently relies on BRD/COR being frontline DD with supreme buffinf potential. I think BST should be in that category too.

JUST FOR FUN:

Kraken/Sea Monk:
https://i.imgur.com/zxqkfte.png

Urganites:
https://i.imgur.com/qKrIti0.png

Sand worms/Large worms (not ordinary worms!):
https://i.imgur.com/Xyjf3eM.png
https://i.imgur.com/bXCMNEh.png

Wyverns: Too old to be interesting:
https://i.imgur.com/QwnI6cb.jpeg

I LOVE to see Legendary jug pets, perhaps accessible through Beaster REMA/DP weapons. Maybe callable every 30 minutes?

Legendary Jug Pets:

Honestly, Behemoth deserves it's own category ..but doesn't offer much in terms of party benefits? spikes? stuns? This is just cool:
https://i.imgur.com/WfdQtFE.png

Following the theme of Legendary, Botulus is an Amorph and should be turned into a Jug Pet:
https://i.imgur.com/YOBTj0S.png

But what would completely shock and impress me, is the entire Wildskeeper Reive rotation. A jug pet version of these type of monsters with party buffs, could put Beastmaster into more viable party combinations.

https://i.imgur.com/qnetNvT.png
https://i.imgur.com/hlDJzFU.png
https://i.imgur.com/bkYEsMI.png
https://i.imgur.com/BOJalTG.png
https://i.imgur.com/XKW4XXl.png
https://i.imgur.com/wkbie4T.png

As it stands, no one will bring Beastmaster to parties when DRK/SAM/WAR exists, nor buffs when we can't buff the party, given that BRD/COR/GEO does such a better job at it.

Maybe we'll get lucky? New Jug pets every 5 years? Replace Sic/Beast Affinity/Beast Healer with more appropriate abilities for a frontline DD job? :)

We can dream...

[Voidstorm]

Oh, I love the idea of adding the 7 Naakuals to the jug pet lineup. Make them all RUN pets who can solo the delve they are strong against, or survive against the Sortie versions. Aw, no miniature graphic for Sajj'aka on BGwiki.