Unspoiled Nodes Need Fixed....

[Millen1]

It does get old. Not fully sure why players do this but have a few guesses. Maybe bored, maybe they think all gathers are bots or they just don't want you to have the node so there is less to sell on there market. I have been in areas near nodes that have FATEs that some one will pull something from the FATE to the node and knock everyone off with aoe damage. Everyone leaves unhappy but if you check the person you may find they are a high level gether also or that the next group coming by the node is not harrassed. They stopped their competion until the node pops again. Once everyone has left, the person doing this switches to gathering and hits the node. It keeps supply low on the MB and their prices higher. Don't waste your time saying anything to the person, send harrassment/cheating report(depending on what you think the intent was), date, time, node, FATE method to knock you off, ect.

[Boilon]

intentionally dragging mobs over to disrupt DoL classes can be grounds for a suspension. Everyone should be reporting this behaviour. Not only does it interrupt gathering but it also interrupts mooching and fishing which we all know is a pain in the ass. I have seen many players suspended on Gilgamesh after me and a few others have reported them for bragging about what they do.

[Shadygrove]

And how many mobs can do that much damage in AoE alone?

The GameFAQs poster claims to have done it with three but he didn't say which ones.

[BobbinT]

Unfortunately, being a gatherer doesn't really excuse yourselves for being safe. Even the main story has one example of how gathering can be "dangerous" too a certain "lala". lol

Just report them as being harassment.

[TomTom1968]

just imagine you are fishing and someone lures some monster aoes into you, while you have a double mooch

No double mooch but please, to all the Fighters out there, if you are in Mor Dona doing the Ixal quest and you need to kill a Morbol: Please do not turn it to the Fisher you see in disguise next to you lol. We Fishers do not like a foul breath while fishing. Thank you!

[Eye_Gore]

Its always fun when FATES, Hunt Marks, over lap gather spots. Atleast they changed some of the hunt marks to non-aggressive. I remember doing a levequest in CCH for miner and the last node was right next to a hunt mark, fearing that stealth wouldn't work and I would pull the mark early and risk being blacklisted by the entire server, I watched as my timer expired as everyone was waiting for their cousins brothers sisters father former roommate to show up for the hunt.

[EricCartmenez]

Its always fun when FATES, Hunt Marks, over lap gather spots. Atleast they changed some of the hunt marks to non-aggressive. I remember doing a levequest in CCH for miner and the last node was right next to a hunt mark, fearing that stealth wouldn't work and I would pull the mark early and risk being blacklisted by the entire server, I watched as my timer expired as everyone was waiting for their cousins brothers sisters father former roommate to show up for the hunt.

Haha, seriously. Not me though. I went to Coerthas and there was Morraco (sp?) right near a tree where I needed Spruce. A little stealth, knock out the node, switch to bard, join a party, get some tomes/seals, switch back to gathering and go to the next node.

[BobbinT]

And how many mobs can do that much damage in AoE alone?

Didn't see this comment earlier...

Mind you that non DoW/DoM has very crappy defense stats. Not to mention that DoH/DoL has less than 50% of their geared DoW/DoM counterparts.

Back when rank B hunt mobs were still aggroes, it only takes like 1-2 hit to knock my lvl 50 miner/botany unconscious. Very big example is that Monarch Ogrefly that frequently pops nearby silver ore mining nodes. Got me least 2 times and like several times managed to barely escape when it starts aggroing me. Kinda funny needing to "hide" when doing a level 30 nodes. ^^;

Fortunately since my fisher has to equip ilvl 70 DoW/DoM accessories with gathering/perception materia melded, it does boost my defense & hp a bit. lol