Monster Combat Behaviour

[ambrosia]

I assume the closer you get to 50 you will see more variety so maybe things will get better in due time. But as I type I am killing Maidenbugs that would only use Spoil on me time after time, Djiggas only do Mortal Mist. Looking back at the past 20 odd levels, I only see puks do backflips, moles dig, etc. So 1-2 skill moves per monster race is the norm from my observation.

For those of you who've played XI, I'd say the average mob had 3-4 skills. Sorry for making that dreaded comparison again but XI was just that good.

[Abriael]

I assume the closer you get to 50 you will see more variety so maybe things will get better in due time. But as I type I am killing Maidenbugs that would only use Spoil on me time after time, Djiggas only do Mortal Mist. Looking back at the past 20 odd levels, I only see puks do backflips, moles dig, etc. So 1-2 skill moves per monster race is the norm from my observation.

For those of you who've played XI, I'd say the average mob had 3-4 skills. Sorry for making that dreaded comparison again but XI was just that good.

I played XI. A lot, and while it had more monster variety (after several years of development, since the initial vriety was very low), rank and file mob behavioir was actually less varied and complex than that of FFXIV. Quite a lot less.

It's normal that low rank mobs have a less complex behavioir (in average, as there are plenty exceptions), and it was like that even in FFXI.