Monstrosity: Abilities and General Mechanics

[Kaisha]

I haven't seen any mention of them being unlocked through leveling yet.

Someone mentioned unlocking Treant earlier via leveling, unless I'm confusing the tree with the sapling version?

So, I haven't looked at this extensively; however, it appears that the "tier" or "ranking" of the species that you're playing as effects what zones you're able to access.

Update notes mention white-box/blue-box determines your monster 'size' and what zones they'll have available.

[Karbuncle]

Someone mentioned unlocking Treant earlier via leveling, unless I'm confusing the tree with the sapling version?

You would be sir. He said when he got his Sappling to 30 it unlocked full tree ;o

So, I haven't looked at this extensively; however, it appears that the "tier" or "ranking" of the species that you're playing as effects what zones you're able to access.

The only mob that I've noticed this different with is the Bugard (which has a blue box around its image).
Unlike my lizard and raptor, in regards to the Sarutabaruta region specifically, the bugard is unable to enter giddeus, inner horutoto ruins, or toraimarai canal.

It's zone access is severely limited compared to the other two (can't enter qufim either) so... leveling for this monster will be a tad more difficult than it was for the first two jobs I took to 30.

Anyone else observed this?

My Bee, who is a plain old NQ, can go to Qufim... Even Ghelsba Outpost and etc... Eldieme and Bostaneuax Ouiblette from memory...

[Zeosilot]

Someone mentioned unlocking Treant earlier via leveling, unless I'm confusing the tree with the sapling version?


Update notes mention white-box/blue-box determines your monster 'size' and what zones they'll have available.

Ah, thanks for that Kaisha.

[Rocl]

In case it wasn't widely known Infamy appears to be strictly EXP/10.

[Karbuncle]

Going to be difficult getting some of the Mobs to Level 99 then if thats the case D:

[Draylo]

This was mine as well. I entered from Windy and used a rabbit hide as my quest item.

Was mine also.

[Zeosilot]

:::LIZARD::: - Warrior

Abilities:
Level 1 - Fireball - 100% TP - AoE Fire Damage
Level 10 - Secreation - 50% TP - Enhance Evasion
Level 20 - Braincrush - 130% TP - Damage + Silence
Level 30 - Blockhead - 200% TP - 200% Physical Damage & Knockback. Gains Lizard Instinct I (HP +1%, Vit +5, Def +20). Unlocks Bugard Species.

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ASH LIZARD: - Black Mage - Species gained @ Level 15

Abilities:
Has access to all Black Mage magic spells (so far).
Level 1 - Snowball - 100% TP - AoE Ice Damage
Level 10 - Secreation - 50% TP - Enhance Evasion
Level 20 - Braincrush - 130% TP - Damage + Silence
Level 30 - Blockhead - 200% TP - 200% Physical Damage & Knockback


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:::BUGARD::: - Warrior

Abilities:
Level 1 - Scrutum - 80% TP - Enhances Defense (about a 37%~ increase)
Level 10 - Tusk - 200% TP - Deals 300% Physical Damage
Level 20 - Tail Roll - 100% TP - AoE Physical Damage
Level 30 - Awful Eye - Reduces targets Strength - Gain "Bugard Instinct I" (Defense +30, Dbl Atk +1%, STP +3, Cost 4) - No species/monster class unlocked.
Level 40 - Heavy Bellow - 100% TP - Stun (Conal AoE)
Level 50 - Bone Crunch - 150% TP - Physical Damage & Plague.
-Unlock Abyssobugard (War/BLM)
-Unlock Wivre (War/War)


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:::WIVRE::: - Warrior

Abilities:
Level 1 - Granite Skin - 100% TP - Enhances Defense and Guarding Skill
Level 10 - Demoralizing Roar - 100% TP - AoE Attack Down
Level 20 - Batterhorn - 150% TP - Physical Damage (Conal AoE; Knockback)
Level 30 - Boiling Blood - 150% TP - Haste & Berserk. Gain "wivre Instinct I" (VIT +15 Evs -30, Defense +100).
Level 40 - Crippling Slam - 200% TP - "Circular" AoE Physical Damage, Paralyze, & Knockback.


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:::RAPTOR:::

Abilities:
Level 1 - Ripper Fang - 100% TP - 200% Physical Damage
Level 10 - Chomp Rush - 100% TP - Slow
Level 20 - Scythe Tail - 120% TP - Stun
Level 30 - Thunderbolt - Lightning Damage & Stun. Gain "Raptor Instinct I" (HP+1%. Atk +5. Haste +3%, Cost 2) & Green Raptor Skin


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[Rocl]

Not sure when but Suibhne now wants me to bring him 25 beetle spirits. (I'm guessing it opened up when I hit lv20 beetle)

Green Beetle is Paladin
Lv1 - Power Attack is 100% TP (about 2-2.5x dmg)
Lv10 - Spoil is 70% TP (reduces STR)
Lv20 - HiFreq Field is 80% TP

[dasva]

So spellcast commands work lol. 2nd form bee seems to be a rdm. Also if you use relinquish with a dot on nothing happens other than timer goes to 3 min

[Karbuncle]

Bee is a RDM, and you do get Refresh at 41

[Rocl]

Unfortunately despite the Beetle possessing Shield Mastery, it does not have a shield for with to proc

[jimbobsonofgod]

level 40 tiger learns crossthrash knock back dispel(100TP). but no new species.

[NynJa]

back to unlocking the bee...Has anyone gotten a pattern that involved Maccus? I just finished vermy up (was at work) and it wound up being S > T > A

[Gokku]

played 10 mins spent it screaming at the screen like a psycho as i destroyed all that lived in ghelsba outpost... i love it....

[Prothescar]

magical experience

[Maurauc]

Eft/Tarichuk at 40 gets Geist Wall. Nothing new since.

[fantasticdan]

Eft at 30 unlocks a Tarichuk, which is a Black Mage, and the Eft Instinct, which is INT +8, MDB +3, Fast Cast +4. Also get Cyclotail as your TP move for 30.

It has full war traits also, like the second lizard.

Compiled info on lizard stuff I've done so far:

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Lizard~ No move speed bonus. Brown lizard has fireball and is war|war. Grey lizard is unlocked at 15, is war|blm and has snowball instead. Unlocks bugard at 30.
1- Fireball/Snowball (100tp): Pretty weak, AoE fire/ice damage. Can be used from a decent range.
10- Secretion (50tp): Evasion boost. Lasts 3 minutes.
20-Brain Crush (130tp): Physical damage + silence, ok damage.
30-Blockhead (150tp): Listed as doing 200% physical damage + knockback, haven't tested yet.

Bugard~ +50% move speed. Blue box due to size. Havn't leveled this yet.

Raptor~ Bought for 3k infamy. +75% movespeed, whitebox (due to size??) The default skin is the original blue/white one, a second green skin unlocks at 30. Both skins are war|war, and have the same stats/moves including thunderbolt. Unlocks eft at 30.
1- Ripper Fang (100tp): This is listed as doing 200% physical damage, but it does more like 4x damage of an autoattack. Extremely strong/efficient attack.
10- Chomp Rush (100tp): Physical damage + slow. Game doesn't list it, but seems to be 2 hits. Much weaker than ripper fang.
20- Scythe tail (130tp): Physical damage + stun + knockback. Weaker than the other moves.
30- Thunderbolt (130tp): Cone thunder damage + stun. Haven't tested yet.

Eft~ No move speed bonus. Initial eft is war|war, tarichuk unlock at 30 is war|blm. Doesn't unlock any families as of 30.
1- Toxic spit (100tp): Poison, can be used from long range. The effect was really weak when I tried at at low level, might scale with level or something?
10- Nimble snap (170tp): 3 hit physical damage. Does extremely good damage when all 3 hits land, better than ripper fang, the TP cost makes it much less efficient thou.
20- Numbing noise (100tp): Cone stun. No damage.
30- Cyclotail (130tp): AoE physical damage, haven't tried it yet.

Insticts, all unlocked at 30:
Lizard 1(2)- hp+1% vit+5 def+20
Raptor 1(2)- hp+1% attack+5 haste+3
Eft 1 (4)- int+8 mdb+3 fastcast+4

The auto-attack strength is also different between the mobs. Raptor hits much harder than lizard, eft is between them somewhere. Raptor doesn't hit slower to make up for it or anything, it's just a much better melee it seems.

Someone needs to get some base pages/templates on the wiki going.

[Karbuncle]

Oh, Rocl. Sharp Sting is a Ranged attack. Explains the ~16TP Return and Shitty accuracy :D

[Rocl]

Curious Karb, since you're over Lv30 Bee, did a new species unlock @30?

But yeah, I figured that was the case after I saw the huge range on Sharp Sting

Oh, and I guess people might've known already, but I decided to buy a job instinct, and it added no job traits or spells, just what it says on the instinct (thought it might since the huge cost vs animal instincts)

[Karbuncle]

Unlocked Fly's at level 30. Currently taking it to 50/60 See if anythign special comes up.