Monstrosity Feedback

[Demon6324236]

Greetings,

I'd like to quickly clarify that the lunar phase effects would not be all monsters. This was an error in the original post, which I corrected. The plan is to introduce more monsters that have special properties, and one example are Gnoles who would receive special effects depending on the lunar phase. Apologies for the confusion!

That's better, but still, it will be an annoyance to someone like myself who wants to play a monster and have full access to everything that monster can do while they play as it. I believe I would find it more annoying if I enjoy playing as a Gnole standing, but not as much on all 4s, and at the same time were unable to freely change between the two. Or even worse, if I couldn't during the correct moonphase either, and were stuck in whatever form I ended a battle in.

[Helldemon]

Waiting on something with BLU and BRD spells myself, honestly. If there's gonna be monster parties soon, we need buffers. And of course a BLU monster would just confuse the hell out of the normies.

Could be waiting awhile, the only monsters that are blu/brd are beastmen, no?

[MDenham]

Could be waiting awhile, the only monsters that are blu/brd are beastmen, no?

As far as BRD, there are large-bird NMs that have that job, so that's a possibility there.

BLU is probably out of luck except as a special case on either flans or soulflayers, though.

[Trumpy]

i got thru doors in gusgen jsut fine. I cant remember if i was able to hi tthe lever or if they just opened for me. one time i spawned beehind them adn i just went thru it.

[Edyth]

To clarify the monstrosity door situation in dungeons, we’ve made it so you can gain access through doors that we have flagged as okay to be opened, but if there are doors that cannot be opened that are posing problems, please let us know and we’ll look into it.

Already making an epic montage of my monipulator failing to open doors. I reproduced the monipulator trap in Gusgen easily in my second feretory warp. I filmed three videos of my raptor failing to open every door (from both sides when possible) and lever in the mines. I'll edit them together later tonight and post on Youtube. But honestly, I shouldn't have to do this; anyone can do it. Maybe this is monipulator-specific to raptors, but I doubt it. I don't think any of these people claiming to have opened Gusgen doors really did.

Also, we need our "Pouch of weighted stones" to let us open banishing gates in Garlaige simply by clicking the door, which is how it functions in normal form. Currently, it does nothing as a MON. You cannot pretend the banishing gates are unproblematic.

[Karbuncle]

I shouldn't have to do this; anyone can do it. Maybe this is monipulator-specific to raptors, but I doubt it. I don't think any of these people claiming to have opened Gusgen doors really did.

You know you really don't have to make a video for the Devs, a simple "Gusgens won't work" is enough to get them to look into Gusgen, Since they have "Flagged" doors as okay to open I imagine they can simply view the list and go "Oh hey, Gusgen isn't on here".

But yah, I'll say Gusgen and Garlaige should be added to list of approved doors ;x

[Edyth]

You know you really don't have to make a video for the Devs, a simple "Gusgens won't work" is enough to get them to look into Gusgen, Since they have "Flagged" doors as okay to open I imagine they can simply view the list and go "Oh hey, Gusgen isn't on here".

But yah, I'll say Gusgen and Garlaige should be added to list of approved doors ;x

The reason I'm making videos is because so many people are essentially calling me a liar.

In any case, here are the videos of Gusgen door fails. The poor video quality is symbolic of Old Mr. Raptor's weariness of these doors.

TRAPTOR'd:
As you can see on the map, both possible routes to the weaker area of the mines are sealed, and the center path is on a different elevation. The maps on FFXIcyclopedia seem to suggest that there is no way to access the first area of the mines in this situation. Even if it is possible, we should really just be able to open these doors. Notice how I had to dash through the room of those 90+ beasties in a generally level 30~40 spot due to the locked door?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlBHKO5hJ0w

Not a single door or lever functions. I've seen people claiming to be able to use both as monipulators. It doesn't happen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1TIVbQyIHE (No matter how many times I click the levers/doors, the center one stays open, and the others stay closed. This blocks access to a mid-level portion of the mines)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy8Y5v-Di-c (very bad quality on this one, just illustrative purposes because this can be bypassed it seems by just walking around)

[dasva]

Chigoes attack is broken but has been declared not a bug even though it clearly is broken. Certainly provides a significant loss of game enjoyment to have 40 att at lvl 60. I suggest you actually consider it a bug and fix it

[Traxus]

Could be waiting awhile, the only monsters that are blu/brd are beastmen, no?

There are a number of bird and dragon types that sometimes have brd jobs; small birds, rocs, hippogryphs, dragons (the wingless undead looking ones), and puks. Very few of them actually cast songs (just a handful of roc and dragon nms I think?), but some of them are brds stat/trait wise the same way most crabs are plds.

The only non-mamool blu mobs have afaik been soulflayers, but that doesn't mean we won't see any outside those. Many of the current monstrosity skin/job combinations are not reflective of real mobs. IE: blm/war rabbit|lizard|wivre|antlion, blm/mnk korrigan, etc. They were just something SE put in to make those skins different. So I wouldn't be surprised if there's a blu flan/colibri/whatever eventually.

[Umichi]

To clarify the monstrosity door situation in dungeons, we’ve made it so you can gain access through doors that we have flagged as okay to be opened, but if there are doors that cannot be opened that are posing problems, please let us know and we’ll look into it.

Fair enough.. If PvM happens then having acess to exclusive areas could aid you in recovering for a second round if the NM persists.....