What do you think of having a "Monster Arena" in this game?

[Morningstar1337]

For reference. The Monster Arena was a feature in X that allowed players to fight monsters, and it also tied to capturing mechanics in that game as that is how the bosses therein were gated (that and cross breeding)

I make this thread to ask if you would like something similar in this game and how would you envision it happening?

[Espritduo]

I'd love it. It could be Beastmaster's little side content thing like Blue Mage's Masked Carnivale. Maybe combine it with aspects of FFVII's Battle Square where you fight a gauntlet of enemies with increasing, randomly-selected handicaps. It wouldn't have to be locked to Beastmaster combat, though. It could just require beastmaster in order to unlock it and add enemies to it.

[Soge01]

I would very much like this! ^^

[Lauwen]

Honestly, this would be absolutely amazing content.

Having a log of monsters to capture, maybe even add some spice to that with special circumstances to capture them.

[Shougun]

Could near well just take that FFX content 1:1 lol, it'd probably fit well. Maybe a new series of monster hunter like crafts inspired from the content. Like how they make armor from monster parts (has some aesthetic of what it was made from).

[Enkidoh]

Personally I'd prefer it to be more like the Battle Arena in FFVII (the original, not the Remake) which is a similar idea, but would be a better fit here (the Battle Arena was in Gold Saucer in FFVII, so it would make perfect sense to be in Gold Saucer here too). Halatali after all once featured GLAs fighting monsters and beasts in it's halls too so it would make even better sense.

I guess the reason why it hasn't been added yet though is SE probably just regards it as superflorous - it would distract players from doing actual battle content.

[Bacent]

As long as it isn't a reskinned version of 'LoRd Of VerMiNiOn'

[Gula]

As long as it isn't a reskinned version of 'LoRd Of VerMiNiOn'

This please oh god what an awful tutorial for a meh mode.

[StriderShinryu]

I'd imagine it could work both ways, as an arena where monsters could fight but and as an arena where players fight monsters. For the former, it would definitely make the most sense to tie it to BeastMaster (assuming it will be a limited job). For the latter, it would be difficult to balance but we already know the devs have created, in their words, "Ultimate" style 1v1 PvE encounters with the Bozjan Front events. So separate that out into a Golden Saucer event.

[RitsukoSonoda]

FFXI had Pankration or however you spell it that was essentially a monster arena. However it was more pokemon style in that you caught, leveled, kitted monsters with skills and abilities and they then fought monsters caught and trained by other players under full AI control. It was a good diversion to pass time every now and then.