[Ziero]

Originally Posted by Malacite

I really like this notion of rewards varying by how you defeat the NMs. SE's actually being creative for once doing something genuinely different and interesting.

So MMM, the Ashu Talif fights, the final ToAU BC, most assaults, salvage, many ENMs and so forth aren't creative?

[hexx]

Wow this is so full of win! My goodness, cant say I have anything bad to say about SE right now =P

[Balfree]

Originally Posted by hexx

cant say I have anything bad to say about SE right now =P

Yea lets leave that for when the update is actually released.

[Armando]

So MMM, the Ashu Talif fights, the final ToAU BC, most assaults, salvage, many ENMs and so forth aren't creative?

They're creative events but not necessarily creative fights.

I can't say I'm excited about the events varying according to the method used - that could potentially mean I have to go out of my way to get the rewards I want - but if SE has found a way to check how you're fighting a mob, then maybe we'll see smarter mobs in the future instead of dumb-as-brick mobs that can only pick TP moves at random or mobs that simply have an immunity to whatever you're trying to use on them (Bind, Sleep, Gravity, whatever.)

[Balfree]

SE will now control monsters by issuing an employee to each of those monsters.

Once defeated, guy loses his job.

[Feba]

Originally Posted by Balfree

SE will now control monsters by issuing an employee to each of those monsters.

Once defeated, guy loses his job.

(05/13/2009) FFXI Update info!

[...]

* Corrected an issue where all monsters spawned as Absolute Virtue.

[Ziero]

Originally Posted by Armando

They're creative events but not necessarily creative fights.

Bull crap they ain't

I'm just sayin SE has always thrown in plenty of little twists and such into their fights, even as far back as good ol' fashioned BCNMs. And varying rewards due to methods used in the fight are certainly nothing new, as shown by the final Ashu Talif BC, where your final rewards depend on how well you can clear a path to and surprise attack the boss. This new system just seems to be taking that concept and running with it.

[Balfree]

Originally Posted by Feba

(05/13/2009) FFXI Update info!

[...]

* Corrected an issue where all monsters spawned as Absolute Virtue.

what about Healing Breeze spamming Dhalmels?

[Vyuru]

How about Healing Breeze spamming Absolute Virtues?

[Malacite]

Now AV spawns 3 pet PW and all Lamps spawns as AV >.>b

[Mhurron]

Originally Posted by Vyuru

How about Healing Breeze spamming Absolute Virtues?

You could have some real fun doing something like this on April 1.

[Tokitung]

Sounds to me like:

[SE] You did not use the strategy we intended to be used to defeat this NM. Here is a water crystal.
[Alliance] OMGWTFGDI!!!! But the glitches were there! And no rules on logging out hate! WHY?!?!?

lol

[hexx]

Originally Posted by Balfree

Yea lets leave that for when the update is actually released.

With their current track record, I have a good feeling about this

[Yellow Mage]

Originally Posted by BurningPanther

Retribution will be had!

Too late, man: he already has it in his avatar . . .

Like Armando said, though, I am very intrigued to see if S-E is further testing the waters in determining which method was used to kill a mob with these rewards. IIRC, there's already that one fight with the guy who becomes immune to Magic, Ranged, or Melee damage, depending on which you used the most of. I guess we can only wait and see to even have a glimpse at the fruits of their stratagems.

[Armando]

Bull crap they ain't

There's nothing novel about Nyzul mobs. Likewise, most Assault and many ENM mobs are simply ordinary fights against a mob with one or two quirks. The novelty of the events lie in the obstacles and objectives, but the fights themselves are pretty ordinary. In the end the mobs' behavior is pretty much set in stone and highly predictable.