Implementation of Monstrosity to the Test Server

[Karbuncle]

I'm very excited for this.

I should be able to play as Carbuncle QQ

[Alhanelem]

Monsters at the warp points

In the next Test Server update we will be making it so you cannot be attacked by monsters for a specific period of time after warping from the lobby area.

It doesn't make sense to me that monsters will attack other monsters unprovoked, they never did that before, how would they know you aren't a 'normal' monster, from a immersion/lore/world standpoint?

[JofJAX]

It doesn't make sense to me that monsters will attack other monsters unprovoked, they never did that before, how would they know you aren't a 'normal' monster, from a immersion/lore/world standpoint?

Its actually funny you say that, since the game was originally designed to have that very thing happen. I assume they decided not to go with that because players wouldn't be able to level up because all of the mobs would be killing each other. Not only were you competing against other players but the mobs themselves lol. The monster correlation chart was pretty much the original plan of what mobs would fight and eat what. I think they still used some of the system every now and then with things like the NMs you have to feed other mobs to spawn like that slime or antlion in abyssea.

So while you can say it doesn't make sense to do it because we have never seen SE use it, the game technically was designed to do it in the first place.

[Mavrick]

It doesn't make sense to me that monsters will attack other monsters unprovoked, they never did that before, how would they know you aren't a 'normal' monster, from a immersion/lore/world standpoint?

Obviously by your name tag text color.
You may look like a bee but your name tag is still in white text >.>

[Kristal]

Oooh... will it be possible to play as an automaton? As a PUP, I'd seriously love that (I'd probably stick with mechanical arcana regardless. Bees are for Beestmasters )

[Karbuncle]

I asked if i could be Carbuncle but lore wise I DOUBTS IT QQ

I'd create a Mule, name KarbunclePrime, and if someone defeats me, I'll log him in where i died and be like, IT AINT OVER > SEARING LIGHT.

No but really I'll Poison Nails you, and it'll sting a little. like a Bee sting. It'll be very uncomfortable for a few minutes.

[SandriaBahamut]

Well mostly depends on where you gain monster forms from (leveling up? defeating said monster X times?). If the latter, then Carbuncle (Akash in Abyssea) and Automatons (Troll puppetmaster) would "theoretically" be possible. Honestly though, I think it'll just end up being what is in the top half of the monster correlation chart.

[JabbaTheSut]

I knew that this would be fun, but I am still surprised at how much I'm enjoying this (even at such an early stage). You get the impression very quickly that these forms will have massive HP pools and damage output to be able to compete with normal players in pvp. Very exciting to see the directions that Monstrosity explores as more features are added!

[Cybermario]

Sweet! cant wait to play as a monster! o3o

[Quade]

Maybe there is a way to also make Pankration fun by having the mod fights be players too!