Size of monsters.

Hello there,
I just wanted to ask if anyone other then my self thinks the new size of monsters are well the best word i can use is silly!
I can agree that some monsters might have been a bit small, tho how they are now I for one think it's a joke and given the game a bit of an EC rating to the game.

I think some of the mobs did need to be bigger, but some are just ridiculous ow (Chigoes for example...?)

It would be like taking a Flea in FFXI and making it the size of a taru, some mobs are just meant to be hard to see.

The mobs I think the change is good for is the likes of Puks, they always felt a lil too small for my liking, being of the Dragon family. Hopefully they make some adjustments to some mobs and not to others.

Definitely agree. Most of the monsters need to have their sizes reduced by about 25%, especially the dodos. I'm a Elezen why are they almost as tall as me!

I thought it was great. No really. I thought it was pretty neat, it certainly made certain monsters (especially puks) much more intimidating, and I, for one, am glad to see that Rampaging Rams actually got a growth spurt, but I still think they need to be bigger.

When I think of Rampaging Ram, I think of a giant ram that I thought was a sheep numerous times and would destroy me as a newbie. Imagine my disappointment when I first discovered that I'm bigger than the Rampaging Ram in FFXIV BEta >.>

Agree that some monsters where indeed in need of growing a bit.
But i cant get past the fact that a Dodo looks like they can assult Uldah!
And the small cute litel Marmot can eat me if they so wanted to.

im glade a lot of the mobs are bigger though some could be not so big like Gnats for example they look like mutant aliens from outer outer space and take up a lot of screen space when i m fighting them in nawa mines so plz look over all the mobs u increase in size and adjust them to a more realistic.

I believe that the overall, the increase in monster size was a great improvement. Battles feel more epic and dangerous. The level and quality of the graphic design of the monsters are now more visible and definitely look better. The vilekin being an excellent example of showcasing the improvement.

But I do agree there are a few monster that could use a sizing down though. Cactuars being one.

I agree. The mobs are a bit too big. Id say the mongrels and aggressive mobs stay the way they are but peaceful creatures like dormice shouldn't be as big as my dog.

I think the size increase was an improvement. For the amount of trouble it can give you, a marmot should look big enough to present a challenge. The game needs to feel more epic, and bigger enemies are part of that. Besides which, it's easier to distinguish and target a lot of the previous tiny enemies now, especially when playing Elezen or Roegadyn.

New size mobs brought back the FF style, every other FF games have big mobs, FFXIV was the exception.

I don't know about anyone else but I think the new mob sizes are an absolute joke. I play a Miqote and cactuars are nearly as big as me!!! I expect that of an NM but not a regular one. I certainly don't think Marmots should be the size of an anteater either!

Honestly was it really necessary at this time to implement those changes anyway? With all the things that could use improvement the Dev team felt that MOB SIZE was the thing to change? Over... lets say... ambient sounds and door sound effects that are not tied into the game volume options? There is nothing more jarring then having all your game volumes down so you can listen to a book on tape and walking through a door in game and having the sound effect for it nearly blow your speakers because it is so loud... but no... mob size takes MUCH MORE precedence.

I have honestly stopped playing for the time being. I feel like the there was all this time to improve things like making it an option to invite people to your linkshell from the linkshell menu instead of the main. I hate trying to browse someone's bazaar and end up inviting them to my linkshell by accident. Instead all that valuable man power was put into adjusting mob size something of which we could have definitely done without. If people feel it necessary to have bigger mobs though, I feel that most of the changes are WAY to MUCH. Goats... ok yea makes sense.... marmots, lady bugs, gnats... cactuars??? Not so much.

So....Bigger = Better? Is that the reasoning here?

Just because something can be made bigger, it doesn't mean it should be made bigger.

What was the actual reason for the size increase? Don't tell me it was something as silly as having to cater for future PS3 players who might want to play on 50 inch screen from the other side of the room?

I'm not disagreeing that some of the larger mobs look nicer, but the way it's been done by enlarging almost everything just seems crazy. What's next? Make Lalafell larger because they're now smaller than over half the mobs in the game? Oh wait, we already have Roegadyn.....

I can agree on the larger scale size of many of the mobs. But especially mobs that are based on actual living creatures in Real Life(Squirrels, Bugs etc), shouldn't be as big as a horse...

The most disturbing mob in that category would be the Chigoe for me. Seriously...that thing is so large, it looks more hilarious, than "threatening". It also destroyed the immersion with the world a bit, cause the mobs look so oversized now, that they don't support the feeling of being a "part of the world" anymore. They just look oversized...

We already got a post about this, most people seems to like the new size, as its more epic etc. Myself i like it because i can now see the monsters details and be able to click on the enemy i want to attack qnd not a random goat :p

I thought some look nice as big and some does not. They need to make it small mob are small and big mob are big. Like fly, rodents, rat, should be small. Ram, Sheep, Crab, etc. are ok as big. Not make every single mob larger 50%.

But overall, I do not mind the changed. It looking great on large resolution and I can finally see the mob details.

Hey, if it weren't for that, no one would be targeting the goats.

I think the size change was good for some, but not so good for others. It makes Eorzea look like World 4.

I like some of the sizes but the giant mice and giant chigoes are just silly.

Some? Good choice. All? Just silly.

SE did not make all the monsters universally jumbo-sized. Different monsters were scaled differently. The Beetles and Ladybugs only got a small size increase ... less than 50%. While other monsters like the rodents got around 100% increase, and the vilekin got about a 200% size increase. Meanwhile Glowflies got no size increase at all. SE was not indiscriminate. They adjusted each monster individually.

Yeah, I am a fan of the new sizes of mobs. Makes em easier to select and it actually feels like a more exciting fight
:)

I was scared of the Chigoes when I saw them. Squirrels are too big though. Should be a little smaller. Gnats are terrifying now.

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Originally Posted by Neptune

I was scared of the Chigoes when I saw them. Squirrels are too big though. Should be a little smaller. Gnats are terrifying now.

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Chigoes can now gore a man in a most humorous fashion! Imagine if the glowflies were as big, they would be the new Twelve!

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Originally Posted by Kallera

Chigoes can now gore a man in a most humorous fashion! Imagine if the glowflies were as big, they would be the new Twelve!

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Nah, we need bigger, larger dodos. Huge, glowing, sparkly, SHINING dodos.
Dem birds make the world better. :D

Ok, silliness aside - I actually like the change, and I hope Square will keep elaborating on this, as it brought out the full potentials of several creatures.

Monsters are too BIG now.

Make them smaller SE -- just hit "ctrl z" next patch.

I prefer the new sizes. The enemies just didn't feel intimidating enough before. Bigger = badder.

They look like parodies of themselves now.

The OP's summary of the situation using the word "silly" was, in one word, a very apt and complete appraisal of the current situation.

edit: Some things are supposed to be small, some are not. There is an aesthetic to anything and by making everything haphazardly larger they've made a garbage sandwich with extra garbage on the side.

If they wanted more large mobs in the game, they should have added different ones into the game that are supposed to be large, ie. more beastmen roaming around or some other things that were bigger to begin with.

Oh, and in keeping with gamer lingo. Sloppy re-size is sloppy.

I'll agree that some of the mobs did need to be made bigger, but some of them are just too big now.

Take for example, the toads on the leves in Gridania. The ones that spawn near the bridge are just too big. You can often get stuck inside the mob, or stuck against a wall and unable to see anything that is going on. It makes targetting party members annoying and watching out for other aggro is hard too.