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:::I'm not trying to suggest this is superior to other approaches, but might be one more way to consider doing it. --[[User:Alleryn|Alleryn]] ([[User talk:Alleryn|talk]]) 13:53, 6 August 2021 (EDT)
:::: While monsters that appear in more than one zone do have different loot tables, they're not dramatically different. Usually, if the mob drops Ingredients and Equipment, the Equipment changes if the monster is in a zone outside of the equipment level range.[[Deinonychus]] are a good example. Their ingredient loot drops are identical in every zone, but their equipment differs. At lower levels, they drop jewelry like {{Item|Amulet of Max Armor +20}}, but {{Item|Amulet of Max Armor +50}} in higher level zones. (A few types of non-equipment items can also change by zone, like scrolls, coin purses, and research ingredients).
:::: I would advise <b>not</b> turning mobs into disambiguation pages. The wiki would end up with 9+ nearly-identical pages for some monsters, and 2-4 pages for most monsters. Disambiguating mobs by zone would also interfere with existing dpl tables across the wiki. I support Alleryn's suggestion of a section for general loot + separate sections for each zone (Plus this system already exists on a handful of pages). If necessary, loot information could be transferred to sub-pages and transcluded back to their parent page. This will likely have to happen for easier implementation of json-generated lists anyways. [[User:BetaNotus|BetaNotus]] ([[User talk:BetaNotus|talk]]) 17:07, 6 August 2021 (EDT)