New Player, quick question.

Reminds me of this meme:
https://i.imgur.com/aViKZB7.jpg

It's far easier (and cheaper) to change the name and slightly recolor a texture than to create a whole new monster with all new animations and such. Unfortunately recycled assets are commonplace and aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

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Originally Posted by Malzian

It's far easier (and cheaper) to change the name and slightly recolor a texture than to create a whole new monster with all new animations and such. Unfortunately recycled assets are commonplace and aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

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It's understandable, companies need to save a buck I can't blame them for this. Just disheartening for me personally to see it straight out the gate.

This sadly happens a lot in others games, especially in MMOs. You'll traverse one area only to fight a pallet swapped version of something you just beat up. This really does change later on though in the expansions. One other thing to keep in mind that a lot of these monsters you see are iconic enemies often seen in the FF game series. So that is the other reason a lot of them are reused, to give call backs and sense of nostalgia to some.

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Originally Posted by SicariusSeven

This sadly happens a lot in others games, especially in MMOs. You'll traverse one area only to fight a pallet swapped version of something you just beat up. This really does change later on though in the expansions. One other thing to keep in mind that a lot of these monsters you see are iconic enemies often seen in the FF game series. So that is the other reason a lot of them are reused, to give call backs and sense of nostalgia to some.

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Ehhhh.... Yes and no. There are a few new character models added in here and there, mostly for Primals, but there's a little side game you can play with raids called "Spot the Phlegathon" to see if you can figure out which boss uses his model as a base. The number is fairly high.

Yeah, unfortunately it is just the nature of the beast.

Ha ha, see what I did there.

I can't tell you how many Slimes I killed in Dragon Quest, Shinra Soldiers in FFVII, Octroks in Zelda, Kobolds in WOW... the list goes on and on.

This is seen in reality too. There are dogs, wolves, and coyotes in many different places. All with different sizes, colors, and behaviors. But they are relatively the same thing. Cats, Lions, Tigers, Bears, Snakes... All kinds of similar animals.

You really do see a lot more enemies as you progress through the story. From time to time you will see a a new skin on an old body with a higher level. But I would argue that FFXIV has a pretty good variety when it comes to enemies. You should notice the reuse less as you level up.

I actually never noticed this maybe its because FFXI did this and never really changed the looks aside from the occasional palette swap

If you're starting in Ul'dah, Central and West Thanalan will have mostly the same enemies of similar levels; its your starter zone. If you want new enemy types, level up and venture forth.

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Originally Posted by Lilseph

Reminds me of this meme:

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Needs fancier armour in the second pic, but otherwise spot-on.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

Needs fancier armour in the second pic, but otherwise spot-on.

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It's probably an invisible glamour XD