Monstrosity Feedback

[Edyth]

We definitely understand how you feel about this, and we are planning content for Monstrosity parties right now! It's an opportune time to let us know what you would like to see content-wise, so feel free to leave your suggestions!

What I and much of the community would like to see content-wise!

1. Double EXP: Currently, monipulators cannot use EXP rings, nor can they enter Abyssea, nor can they complete quests or FoV/GoV for experience points. Monipulators should have a method to obtain additional EXP. Some possible options would be by unlocking the feature permanently with key items, by trading an EXP ring to the Odyssean Passage in the Feretory to use a charge as a MON, or simply doubling EXP at all time for all montsers within the event.
2. Voidwatch and Adoulin monsters: I was so pumped to play as Harpeia! I've wanted to play as one ever since this event was announced. However, no monster families introduced in either VW or Adoulin have been added yet. Please do this! Yztargs, twitherym, mantids, chapuli, apian beasts, harpeia, botuli, Bismarck's family (I forget the name), raaz, matamatas, gabbraths, Kumhau's family, belladonnas (Morta), craklaws, acuexes, etc., still be missing from our monster types after this update. If AoE standard attacks are an issue, make them attack normally, I don't care, but please add them!!
3. NM and HNM faculty bonuses should apply outside of Belligerency as well. The fact that they do not means that very weak monipulators desperately in need of the bonuses (raptors, chigoes, buffalos, crawlers come to mind) can only be leveled efficiently in buburimu peninsula level capped at thirty.
4. Please do not nerf monipulators. Some desperately need buffs (chigoe is the worst, I hear), and only in the MOST EXTREME situations of unintentional omnipotence should any monipulators be nerfed. They do not upset the balance of the game because they affect only a very small portion of FFXI's content. Furthermore, some misdirected nerfs (raptors, for example), make a large portion of the monstrosity community live in dread of any random monipulator being nerfed to the point of misery.
5. For people who don't have mage jobs leveled, it would be nice if they could somehow obtain those spells for their monipulators by alternate means; for example, by trading the scroll to one of the corpselights. This is mostly an issue for new players, but it would help them experience the variety of monstrosity.
6. Please allow us to choose to have the electric guitar monstrosity music play ONLY during battle, so that we can hear the zone themes outside of battle. I miss the beautiful music in Lufaise, Misareaux, Ronfaure, and Altepa, and the disappearance of Gustaberg's haunting music makes me sad. I'll never be leveling a normal job in Gustaberg again, but I want to hear the music of my very first days in FFXI again while I level in Monstrosity.
7. Cameo monsters, yes please! Slime and Spriggan were a great idea. Maybe some Lightning Returns or FFX crossover monipulators someday? Perhaps the pets used by the tamer dressphere in FFX-2, Kogoro, Ghiki, and Flurry? Or Yojimbo's dog Daigoro from X?
8. Lastly, keep up the great work! We passionately care about this content that you've created, and it's brought us a lot of hours of fun.

Edit: rams are good, buffalos are bad! Fixed that.