Bestiary anyone?

[maxxvoltage4]

I floated this idea around a different forum and had some positive feedback so I figured I'd try see what you guys feel about it.

Basically a resource for the enemy you killed, maybe even how many, that includes the locations it's in and drops you get. If possible add some lore on it.

It might not work with current limitations, but perhaps once 4.0 hits? What do you guys think?

[Jamillion]

That would be pretty awesome, especially if they included lore, I've always been a fan of the creature lore in FF games

[lydiah]

I support this idea 1000000000% Please SE make this happen!

[Aoxaviar]

I am totally supporting this. The lore would be a great add, keeping up with how many we have killed is nice (might give us reasons to quit spamming certain areas) and the addition of a way to cross check creature drops would be really nice.


1 yes from me. SE let us know when this could done plz.

[Niwashi]

I'd love being able to look up some lore tidbits on each of the game's enemies. We have it for fish we've caught. Why not for creatures we've battled?

[AoiEleanor]

I'd rather have something like this in a book format showing what is where, the possible drop rate on items the monsters/mob carries more so then an in game thing. Having it personalized as an add-on type deal would give skewed results.. well percentages are generally skewed anyways, but if its in a book format then its available to everyone with the same data in it, also having it as a downloadable phone item, etc would work. Thats just me personally, but yea it is a cool idea.

[Amberyl]

Bestiary would be awesome, sign me up for supporting this.

[Niwashi]

also having it as a downloadable phone item, etc would work.

Rather oddly, the Libra Eorzea app does have the info (well, minus the extra lore tidbits), but doesn't list Bestiary as a category. Its database categories are Items, Quests, Duty, NPCs, Crafting Log, Gathering Log, and Achievements. Yet you can start from one of those and find hidden Beastiary entries.

For example "Crafting Log -> Leatherworker -> 1-5 -> Leather" lists "Animal Skin" under Materials. Selecting that gives a page that lists the mobs that can drop it, and you can select any of those mobs (for the example I'll take the first one listed, "Surf Eft", though it's a long list) to get more info. That goes into a page identified as category "Enemies" name "Surf Eft" which gives their spawn location, level, and dropped items.

I haven't found any way to get to that page other than by linking through one of those dropped items, though, since "Enemies" (or "Bestiary" as I'd call it), isn't included in the top-level categories.

[Aoxaviar]

I'd rather have something like this in a book format showing what is where, the possible drop rate on items the monsters/mob carries more so then an in game thing. Having it personalized as an add-on type deal would give skewed results.. well percentages are generally skewed anyways, but if its in a book format then its available to everyone with the same data in it, also having it as a downloadable phone item, etc would work. Thats just me personally, but yea it is a cool idea.

I like the in hand book (and on phone) idea too. The in game counter for kills would be a cool in game add-on though.

[AoiEleanor]

Rather oddly, the Libra Eorzea app does have the info (well, minus the extra lore tidbits), but doesn't list Bestiary as a category. Its database categories are Items, Quests, Duty, NPCs, Crafting Log, Gathering Log, and Achievements. Yet you can start from one of those and find hidden Beastiary entries.

I didn't know it had all that info, guess I know what I am getting now. I never thought to check out the app they offered lol. Thanks for the heads up!