Remember when karakuls used to do this?

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Originally Posted by HumsterMKX

Catuars too are nerfed still remember pre Yoshi 1.0. They all do 1000 needles. Even those lv10 ones.

Still rememdered that catuar NM that drops Fists of the Ninth sun. It have a ultimate ability called Solar something... which see it jump high up in the air, an blast everyone with the sun's rays.

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Sounds awesome XD

FFXI has a (relatively recent) cactuar NM called Cujiatender that does "??? Needles." I took around 85,000 damage from that once.

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Originally Posted by Penguinmayhem

I for one am glad a mob that drops a farmable crafting material needed in huge quantities doesn't have an area-sleep attack.

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that was an NM (boss), not a regular mob.

I can understand SE simplifying things to make this game "more friendly" for new MMORPG players... But it makes me sad to lose all the nice and unique stuff ( ' x '

Right now all mobs are the same with different skin and attack effect ( > . >

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Originally Posted by Linadae

Oh and let's not forget their big brother: Goblin Smithy... Biggest troll in the game. Just when you thought you got past him with a mandie the stupid thing would turn on a dime and then murder your entire party...

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Leveling in Garlaige Citadel, dodging holes in the ground. Oh you fell in? Prepare to be destroyed by mobs higher than the entrance mobs.

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Originally Posted by givemeraptors

Clearly FFXIV needs more Marlboros >.<

But seriously, they're lethal if you're careless.

FFXI sounds cool in a more dangerous way. I wouldn't mind some scary mobs roaming.

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Marlboros I find are the only scary trash mob (in ARR) due to "Bad Breath".

i like when you used to break there limbs and break aldgoat horns off. also when mobs gave warning before they aggroed and they got curious and followed you around.

darkhold, arum vale, cutters cry in ARR are horrible noob versions, SE needs to make the 1.0 versions the hard mode.
dark hold use to have 2 eyes you had to dodge & skeletons you had to kill on batraal, arum vale you always had cold lung status unless you ate the fruit conicounter used to spawn alot of slugs and the area you fought in was way smaller, then miser mistress used to spawn other type of plant mobs in a big area and she had brutal aoe breath. cutters crys ant boss used to call 2 powerful adds then call like 20 tough ants at a time to swarm on you in phases, cant remember the chimera fight too good other then the traps in the floor.

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Originally Posted by MicahZerrshia

I believe that was Cactuar Jack, I also miss those nms.

Its a shame they did away with mob AI and just gave them lackluster patterns and forgettable tp moves. I like smart mobs, as it stands right now they are mostly just a joke, even bosses.

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Ya...Cactuar Jack. First time I saw that ability is when I am passing by, looking for a claim. Someone else claim it before me. Stood there and watch the fight. Still remember it jumped up in the air and went SSJ. The next moment I'm dead. (>_>

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Originally Posted by HumsterMKX

Ya... those Dodos. Attack them in front, problem. Moved to their rear, more problems.

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^^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCrrcvQSm2I

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Originally Posted by Razzle

that was an NM (boss), not a regular mob.

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Every Karakul had the sleep attack. At least I can remember that the Karakuls in the leves did it, before the NM came ingame.

I miss 1.0 so much. I'd be in heaven if they just booted up one server and let me log on.

Ah 1.0 where mobs had character and characters had weighted animations. Fights were actually fun no matter boss, trash or open world. When zones were dangerous to explore but worth it to reach your favorite spots. *sighs* Oh how I miss thee...

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Originally Posted by Keith_Dragoon

Ah 1.0 where mobs had character and characters had weighted animations. Fights were actually fun no matter boss, trash or open world. When zones were dangerous to explore but worth it to reach your favorite spots. *sighs* Oh how I miss thee...

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There was not much to explore. Once you explored one cave in La Noscea you explored every cave in La Noscea. Because they were all the same. Only the enemies in them were sometimes different.