Day and Night Mobs

[Myrhn]

Wouldn't be a nice addition to have day only spawning mobs and night only spawning mobs? Having ghost type and undead spawning in certain locations only at night and ladybugs or some mobs spawning just during the day. Can also expand it and make mobs spawn only at dawn and things like that. I think it would give another layer of immersion and live to the world.

[Darsho]

While a completely unrelated game, I remember playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time back when it first came out on N64, and one of the most amazing memories I had was when I first discovered Hyrule Field. I remember watching the sun set for the first time and witnessing the skeletons crawl out from underground as dusk fell over Hyrule.

But I digress. FFXIV definitely is capable of it, we already see hunt mobs who have the Eorzean phases of the moon serving as their spawn flag among other subtleties in enemy triggers (such as blind enemies with sound based agro). I think it would be a great addition to perhaps a new area design, as I know a lot of people want a more interesting and perhaps more threatening overworld zone for this game. Maybe even the new airship areas will have them (one can hope right? ) or new zones in future updates could be tuned to include them.

Anything to break the usual monotony of the Eorzean map we have currently would be very welcome indeed.

[Myrhn]

Exatly, anything that give more live to the world. Can even add weather mobs too. During rain more water spirits spawn, little things like that.

[Ksenia]

It wouldn't be super difficult to do in FF14. The quest mechanics have several spawning features that could be timed on ET cycles like gathering nodes. Elusive dailies in truth but still entertaining. They could do this with guild hests too. Allowing for mini instances that are only available in windows. For true over world spawns, we have that to a degree with Fates and Hunt bosses.

[Wobble]

They did this in FFXI and it was neat.

[Delta041]

I'd be nice, just don't make us have to kill day/night specific mobs for Hunt/Quest/etc.

[Canadane]

I would enjoy some time-based features.

[Azper]

It reminds me of Kithicor Forest from Everquest, where it was nice and relatively safe during the day, but much harder and stronger undead would come out at night. If you were of a lower level, you'd have to sit and wait for daybreak in order to cross or risk your life traveling it at night. Ahh memories.

[Myrhn]

I'd be nice, just don't make us have to kill day/night specific mobs for Hunt/Quest/etc.

We already have some hunt mark that have that behavior. As for quest a little here and there wont be bad i think.

[Magis]

Oh no, the moon is coming up. Careful, the Wights and Bogeys are coming out!