August 5, 2013 Version Update

Monstrosity

Monstrosity is content were adventurers can unleash their souls upon the various monsters that roam Vana'diel and take control of their mental faculties, thus becoming a monster themselves.

Participation

• One needs only possess the "Ring of Supernal Disjunction" key item to partake in the mayhem.

Before you Wreak Havoc

• Obtain the Key Item "Ring of Supernal Disjunction"
  
  Adventurers must complete the quest "Monstrosity," which is offered by the Suspicious Hume in the Pashhow Marshlands (E-12), to obtain the key item.
  
  

• Visiting the Feretory
  
  Examine the Odyssean Passage in one of the following areas while in possession of a ring of supernal disjunction to be transported to the Feretory, a liminal space where adventurers prepare themselves for their monstrous rampages.
  
  Northern San d'Oria (L-8)/Port Windurst(M-4)/Port Bastok(K-12)/Pashhow Marshlands(E-12)
  
  

• Monstrous Preparations
  
  Once inside the Feretory, the Equipment menu will metamorphose into "Customization." This new menu allows players to adjust various aspects of their bestial vessel, such as its species, abilities, and name.
  
  
• Species Selection
  
  What fun would Monstrosity be if adventurers could only possess one monster? There will be various species to choose from right from the start, and others may be unlocked by leveling up, exchanging infamy, and trading certain requisite items.
  
  

• As of the August 6 version update, players may possess the following types of monsters.
  Beasts / Plantoids / Vermin / Lizards

Monster Faculties

Though monsters may not use equipment, they do possess innate knowledge termed "instincts," which function in the same manner. They can be learned by leveling up or exchanging infamy.

* Instincts learned by leveling up differ from monster to monster.

* Once an instinct has been learned, it may be used with any monster the player possesses.

* Infamy exchange will be discussed later.

Instinct Costs

Instincts cost a certain number of points to equip, and the amount each costs differs depending on their attributes. Furthermore, each monster has its own instinct cost limit, which cannot be exceeded. The higher the monster's level and rank, however, the higher the cost limit will be.

Ranks

One's rank will rise as follows, in accordance with the amount of infamy he possesses.

Infamy

Slaying monsters yields players an amount of infamy equivalent to a tenth of the experience they obtain.

Maximum Levels

The maximum level for monsters is 99.

* The maximum level is also dependent upon the limit break quests a player has completed.

Naming

Players may select up to two descriptors to modify the species name of the monster they possess.

Area Selection

• Journeying into the Field
  
  After finishing their preparations in the Feretory, players can examine the odyssean passage there and select "Stalk prey as a monipulator," which displays a list of possible areas into which they can foray.
  
  * Areas the player has yet to visit will not be displayed.
  
  * Selections also depend on the size of the monster possessed.
  
  * Monster sizes are categorized by the color of the icon border that displays during species selection.
  
  

• Field Areas
  
  Each field area has a recommended level that displays on the selection menu and helps monipulators avoid biting off more than they can chew.
  
  * It is still possible to enter areas in which the recommended level is higher than the monipulator's.
  
  * Recommended levels correspond to the lowest level of monster in the area, and there may be fiends who are much stronger than the recommended level indicates.
  
  
  

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  <Field Areas to Prowl>

  Recommended Level	Region	Area
  Lv 1+	Ronfaure	West Ronfaure
  	Ronfaure	East Ronfaure
  	Gustaberg	North Gustaberg
  	Gustaberg	South Gustaberg
  	Gustaberg	Zeruhn Mines
  	Sarutabaruta	West Sarutabaruta
  	Sarutabaruta	East Sarutabaruta
  	Sarutabaruta	Inner Horutoto Ruins
  Lv 2+	Ronfaure	King Ranperre's Tomb
  	Gustaberg	Palborough Mines
  	Sarutabaruta	Giddeus
  Lv 3+	Ronfaure	Ghelsba Outpost
  	Gustaberg	Dangruf Wadi
  	Fauregandi	Ranguemont Pass
  Lv 7+	Kolshushu	Tahrongi Canyon
  Lv 8+	Ronfaure	Fort Ghelsba
  	Ronfaure	Yughott Grotto
  	Zulkheim	Konschtat Highlands
  	Zulkheim	La Theine Plateau
  Lv 12+	Zulkheim	Valkurm Dunes
  Lv 15+	Zulkheim	Gusgen Mines
  	Zulkheim	Ordelle's Caves
  	Norvallen	Jugner Forest
  	Derfland	Pashhow Marshlands
  	Kolshushu	Buburimu Peninsula
  	Kolshushu	Maze of Shakhrami
  	Aragoneu	Meriphataud Mountains
  Lv 18+	Aragoneu	Castle Oztroja
  Lv 20+	Norvallen	Davoi
  	Derfland	Beadeaux
  Lv 23+	Norvallen	Batallia Downs
  Lv 24+	Derfland	Rolanberry Fields
  Lv 25+	Aragoneu	Sauromugue Champaign
  Lv 26+	Qufim Island	Qufim Island
  Lv 34+	Fauregandi	Beaucedine Glacier
  Lv 38+	Valdeaunia	Fauregandi
  Lv 40+	Norvallen	The Eldieme Necropolis
  	Derfland	Crawlers' Nest
  	Aragoneu	Garlaige Citadel
  Lv 41+	Qufim Island	Behemoth's Dominion
  Lv 42+	Norvallen	Monastic Cavern
  	Valdeaunia	Xarcabard
  Lv 45+	Sarutabaruta	Toraimarai Canal
  Lv 46+	Valdeaunia	Castle Zvahl Keep
  	Valdeaunia	Castle Zvahl Baileys
  Lv 52+	Ronfaure	Bostaunieux Oubliette

  • When monipulators first enter the field or retry in the same area after being defeated in combat, they will experience "gestation," which bestows the following effects. In addition, manipulators are advised to flee to a safe spot during gestation periods.
    • Undetectable by enemies
    • Invisible
    • Sprint
    • Inability to attack
      
      
    * The location at which manipulators spawn after either leaving the Feretory or retrying is randomly determined.

Other Methods for Unlocking Species

• Unlocking Via Infamy Exchange
  
  Speak with Teyrnon in the Feretory to exchange infamy for new instincts and monster species.
  
  

• Unlocking Via Trading Items
  
  Certain subspecies may only be unlocked by trading specific items to the NPC Suibhne in the Feretory after fulfilling the requisite conditions.
  
  
• Requisite Items
  
  Suibhne will inform players as to what items they must procure after they have fulfilled the following conditions, so make sure to speak with him periodically.
  • Can possess the species of the subspecies they wish to unlock.
  • Are of the requisite level to unlock the subspecies.
    
    * In the event that a player can unlock multiple subspecies, Suibhne will inform him of one requisite item at random.
    
    * Any of the requisite items may be traded at any time. There is no reason for it to be the one Suibhne mentioned during a player's last conversation with him.

Text Commands

• The text command /checkname (/cn) has been introduced.
  
  This command enables players to examine the true names of adventurers while they are possessing monsters in Monstrosity.
  
  * This command functions in the exact same manner as /check when using it on normal adventurers.

• The text command /monsterskill (/ms) has been introduced.
  
  
  /monsterskill (/ms) "[m.s. name]" "[target name]"
  
  Uses a monster skill on specified target.
  
  You cannot use a job ability that you have not learned, or if the current environment restricts monster ability usage.
  
  * This command may only be used in Monstrosity.
  
  

Known Issues

• Using attack-related spells or monster abilities after selecting oneself as the target of them makes one the subtarget. Furthermore, once a player removes himself as the subtarget, he cannot make himself the subtarget again.