Petition: Bring back mob AI!

[Jynx]

I'm just not sure why they threw those out.

Nobody complained about those just the curious monkies and goats so they went and threw the baby out with the bathwater for some reason.

[Eekiki]

I'm just not sure why they threw those out.

Nobody complained about those just the curious monkies and goats so they went and threw the baby out with the bathwater for some reason.

If memory serves me correctly...

A few JPs complained about it, and SE was (in my opinion) in a panic mode at the time, so they caved in to a tiny but vocal minority, despite most people saying either it didn't matter or leave it alone.

[Krausus]

I'm just not sure why they threw those out.

Nobody complained about those just the curious monkies and goats so they went and threw the baby out with the bathwater for some reason.

well I'm assuming that they just switched off a certain aspect of AI which included curious and things like the crabs and deer, was probably all lumped together.

[Eclipse]

I would like to agree to this petition however I think this would work better if it was in an area where mobs were more dispersed. In the game currently flocks of mobs are together in close proximity. While this is nice for farming perhaps putting in a mob like near the entrance of towns that followed you would be fun.

[Eekiki]

I would like to agree to this petition however I think this would work better if it was in an area where mobs were more dispersed. In the game currently flocks of mobs are together in close proximity. While this is nice for farming perhaps putting in a mob like near the entrance of towns that followed you would be fun.

I think it would be fun to run into a pack of sheep and watch them scatter in a panic.

[Madrox]

They need to bring it back.. just make it not so stupid. Like the person above me said, have sheep scatter and doe run. Not just monkeys up your ass all the time.

[bobbygunz]

When Yoshi joined the team, the first thing he did was remorselessly cut those features, so don't count on them being back, along with collision detection. It's not like you'll ever be seeing mobs except in instances anyway.

[Elexia]

I do miss a lot of the mob AI (except for most of the curious AI) I think it really made the game stand out quite a bit compared to other MMO AI

Sad thing is, since mob grinding will do jack all in 2.0, we probably won't get smart ai on regular monsters anymore



It really was the small things that made XI (and XIV) stand out from other MMOs. You were shittin your pants while going through undead territory while weakened prayin your weakness didn't wear or that was it.

People say we need monsters that hit you for 7-9k a hit to instill danger? Pft, give us Undead that aggro low health or monsters that aggro ability usage.

[Elexia]

They need to bring it back.. just make it not so stupid. Like the person above me said, have sheep scatter and doe run. Not just monkeys up your ass all the time.

Deer did run from you, especially the second your weapon came out.

[Kiote]

When Yoshi joined the team, the first thing he did was remorselessly cut those features, so don't count on them being back, along with collision detection. It's not like you'll ever be seeing mobs except in instances anyway.

It really is a shame too.. I miss mobs with personalty, but being able to run through monsters in the middle of a fight drives me crazy.. But of course Yoshida loves being able to do that so.. yeah...