Lv50 creature in lower level area?

[-DMR-]

Don't know if anyones noticed this, but I sometimes see my character go past a creature (or beast) of Lv50, twice in Western La Noscea (something with a helmet on) and once (I think) in Western Thanalan (a bird creature), in the past month.

Whats going on?

[lololink]

It's a Hunt monster, it won't attack you unless you attack him, it's for lvl 50s.

[LeCard]

These are hunts, and there placement on the map is sometimes more than questionable. I've seen a rank A hunt spawn directly on top of a level 30ish story mission start point, the choice of placement for these is problematic since they seem to be completely random spawn points.

It's a Hunt monster, it won't attack you unless you attack him, it's for lvl 50s.

Not entirely true. If it has a blue indicator it wont attack, but if it is red it will kill on sight. Most B rank hunts are blue but alot of the A rank and S rank tend to be red and will eat your soul if you aren't paying attention.

[-DMR-]

It's a Hunt monster, it won't attack you unless you attack him, it's for lvl 50s.

Ok, I may think about taking one down once I'm on Lv48/9

[Ashkendor]

Ok, I may think about taking one down once I'm on Lv48/9

I'd leave it alone until you're geared at 50 unless you have help.

The stat difference between 48-49 and 50 is pretty vast.

[Sadana]

Ok, I may think about taking one down once I'm on Lv48/9

erm, yeah, make sure you go with at least a few other people. XD

[RuruKun]

Ok, I may think about taking one down once I'm on Lv48/9

You can try but you won't get credit for it unless you're lvl 50 and at a certain GC rank where you unlock the quest to do those hunts. The rewards are Allied seals, soldiery tomes(i think) and some gil.

[Magis]

Heh. This reminds me a story I had a week or two ago.

Was playing FFXI and had to complete a mission for my lvl 50 BLM. I had to go through Ranguemont Pass which had a bunch of lvl 90's dumped in it according to my friend since Abyssea dropped (for leveling)... great, well sneak + prism powder did well for that. Finally get to Fei'yin and slowly battle my way to the location I need to be. One room before I can get to the thing I had to activate, I find a NM. I ask my FC mate on mumble if he heard of it... nope. I look online, lvl 80 NM... ooooooh no. It then moves up to me, aggros, and one shots me as I run for dear life. Had a laugh and tried an alternate route after getting back.

[Eye_Gore]

You can try but you won't get credit for it unless you're lvl 50 and at a certain GC rank where you unlock the quest to do those hunts. The rewards are Allied seals, soldiery tomes(i think) and some gil.

You'll get credit. I do it all the time, ( well if I happen to come across one in my travels) and I still haven't unlocked the hunts, its there but its red because of my GC rank. You get nothing for a B rank, but the other elites you do. Even have unlocked some of the achievements.

[Bixby]

Hunt marks are also tougher than regular level 50 mobs. They're elite, with significantly more HP than their level alone would indicate. When you see the icon is shaped like a starburst or some other fancy thing instead of the typical alien face (non-aggressive) or alien face in a triangle (aggressive), you know it's going to be (comparative) trouble.