@Shadowskill & Alise

I think we are all in agreement that the drops from theese mini-nm's shouldn't be too epic. HQ versions of mats, extra sp and larger volumes of dropped items (eg. drop x20 instead of x5) would seem like the way to go.

Also, I completely agree they shouldn't be as rare as they were in PSO. However, they also shouldn't be a regular occurance either. A happy medium would be best, if they were everyday sights it would reduce the enjoyment of battling these creatures .

I love the idea of a different coloured mat drop. Could be used in the same crafts as the regular ingredient but changes a colour on the finished gear. This would require alot of work from SE to implement though.

Shadowskill your idea of a change in music to signal its arrival is very cool. It would certainly add some excitement to a grind. Strollng along and then suddenly you hear some thundering drums signalling a rare encounter.