Quote Originally Posted by Valmonte View Post
we know that there friendly, why? what makes these goblins so different than the goblins in XI that would train your ass right into another pile of goblins? this is lore that isnt explained, we can only deduce there friendly from the fact that we know they used to trade with the city states. which leads to another question, Why did they stop trading in the first place?
Except they have been explained Valmonte. You just missed it. It wasn't the goblins who stopped trading with the city-states but the other way around. Sylphs and Goblins and Qiqirn were all in the city until Ul'dah turned them out when the Empire attacked trying to kill the beast tribes. It was simultaneously a way to help try to remove the target from their backs as well as reduce competition for their wares.

Goblins are not aggressive because they don't summon primals. Only the beastmen that summon primals will aggro you. The rest don't. To find out why, I suggest you go back and watch the cutscenes and really pay attention this time.