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So, with the exception of mobs that are obviously higher level than the person fighting them, it has been a sad state of affairs when it comes to fighting most of the pathetic and unchallenging mobs that XIV has to offer. Whats even worse is the only mob that offers any sort of unique combat conditions in terms of strategy are the dodos. (i mean normal mobs here not bosses)

Case in point: There has long been medicines and gear in the game (and more recently materia) that nullify, bolster the defense against, or combat the effects of paralysis, poison, blind, slow, gravity and other DOT effects that mobs cause. The thing is, NONE of these effects last long enough or cause enough damage to even be considered a hurdle when combating normal mobs. I remember if you managed to get poisoned in Xi (i know, i mentioned Xi in this post, its now dead in the water) and your health was already in the yellow, you had some serious choices to make, and a short time to make them. The same goes for paralysis and the rest. The fact is, none of the skills 95% of the normal mobs utilize in this game stand out in any way as a challenge. This makes for little to no strategy requirments when fighting them, and whats worse SE chooses to junk up our inventory with medicines and materia to combat these things that are (since launch) absolutly pointless. Anyone doubting me should just go look up how much it costs to buy Chocobo Down, Funguar Shriek, or Treant Root Materia in the wards on ANY server.

This coupled with the complete lack of tactics employed by most mobs in the game makes for a fairly stagnent fighting enviroment. Kinda sad that an extinct bird known in RL for its less than awesome intelligence is the reigning champ in FFXIV for needing at least an afterthought as to how to take them down quickly and effectively.