Kobolds are wonderfully underestimated

It's easy to underestimate these guys. Unlike the other beastmen, the Kobolds don't actually LOOK threatening. But while I can solo against multiple links of the other beastmen, I find myself running and flailing my arms like a scared, overly-excited Kermit The Frog if I so much as link more than one Kobold at or above my level.

These things are vicious.

BE AFRAID OF THE SQUIRREL PEOPLE!

lol

I love farming Kobolds. They curl up and quit attacking you so that's some relief. But yeah they're vicious with the AoEs and that bomb toss hurts! I wish I screenshotted that time I had like 5 different DoTs on me. There's always one that pops punishing barbs. Geez that hurts, if you hit a crit on that guy! Or worse if more than one has it on. You'll drop to red or get oneshotted.

I use a High Crit and Rampage on those folks so I can keep regenning, but I've died so many times fighting them. It's a lot of fun. :)

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Originally Posted by HiirNoivl

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I love farming Kobolds. They curl up and quit attacking you so that's some relief. But yeah they're vicious with the AoEs and that bomb toss hurts! I wish I screenshotted that time I had like 5 different DoTs on me. There's always one that pops punishing barbs. Geez that hurts, if you hit a crit on that guy! Or worse if more than one has it on. You'll drop to red or get oneshotted.

I use a High Crit and Rampage on those folks so I can keep regenning, but I've died so many times fighting them. It's a lot of fun. :)

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I had like 7 of them pop punishing barbs and i didnt know, I did steel cyclone and i still had like 600hp and died <.<.

Yes their AoE is nasty. Don't underestimate them.

HMMM...ya very easy to underestimated them...
they are just like these Tonberry...
"oh look! a cute little guy with robe"
Tonberry spot you at the corner of eyes and starts to walk toward you.
"awww look! it walks slowly so cute!!"
tonberry walk closer.
"awwww it has a cute little lamp too!"
tonberry walks even closer.
"awww I think it wants to give me something /think"
Tonberry stabs with chef knife.
9999 damage. Player is defeated.

so ya they are just preparing something evil, such as summoning Titan...

Aleport, Wide Volley, Death... Nuff said.

they go down in 2 nukes :)

Yeah... It's funny because the Kobold stronghold is actually quite a bit harder than the other two, not to mention Aleport is easily the most difficult hamlet.

EDIT: For some reason I said they have high magic resistance when it is the complete opposite. Derp.

They sound like birds when you hit them! I hate it!

*cheep cheep*

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Originally Posted by Colino

Yeah... It's funny because the Kobold stronghold is actually quite a bit harder than the other two, not to mention Aleport is easily the most difficult hamlet.

It's not only the AoE bomb others mentioned but also their really nasty magic resistance which makes nukes a lot harder (whereas you can destroy the Ixali quickly with Fire/Fira).

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Aye and like others said all those DoT's and Enfeebles make it impossible to heal up.

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Originally Posted by Colino

but also their really nasty magic resistance which makes nukes a lot harder (whereas you can destroy the Ixali quickly with Fire/Fira).

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wait, what? no. they're strong to melee physical, weak to magic. anyone who has spent 6-10 hours spiritbonding their unfinished relics (namely blm whm mnk) can attest to this. seriously. buffed thundaga oneshots them. thunder>thundara twoshots. they go down like butter.

i often feel like we're all playing completely different games... >.>

Umm Nuking Whm's own the crap out of these... Solo chain 8's in the Merc Pot helm room...

Best place to solo sb\farm in the game hands down

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Originally Posted by fusional

wait, what? no. they're strong to melee physical, weak to magic. anyone who has spent 6-10 hours spiritbonding their unfinished relics (namely blm whm mnk) can attest to this. seriously. buffed thundaga oneshots them. thunder>thundara twoshots. they go down like butter.

i often feel like we're all playing completely different games... >.>

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No you're right, I was completely confused for some reason. It is the physical resistance.

Also for those complaining about the DoTs: the other beastmen mages have those too.

IDK about the rest of you but the fkin CNJ mobs in Natalan are fkin lame lol.

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Originally Posted by Firon

IDK about the rest of you but the fkin CNJ mobs in Natalan are fkin lame lol.

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aw c'mon. they're the only thing that makes solo natalan sb exciting!

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Originally Posted by Colino

Also for those complaining about the DoTs: the other beastmen mages have those too.

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Oh they do, it's just Kobold Thaumatarges are much more plentiful and uses them almost exclusively compared to other beastmen.

Those lumpy, hairy, long-tailed abominations is what you get when you try to cross-breed a Lala and Miqo'te. . . . yeah, keep asking for it .___.

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Also for those complaining about the DoTs: the other beastmen mages have those too.

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Shadowseer hurts a whole lot more than Dia, Banish and Levinbolt, imo.

Also, since ARR is going to reform the spells that enemies cast, I wonder how much of pushovers the beastmen will be. Or if they'll still have their own unique spells.

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Originally Posted by Nuinn

Those lumpy, hairy, long-tailed abominations is what you get when you try to cross-breed a Lala and Miqo'te. . . . yeah, keep asking for it .___.

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you mean a miqo'te and a goblin