Elite hunt marks aggroing in sarter zones! WTH?

[Kosmos992k]

New players are likely to be in the novice network. It's actually quite a common thing for them to mention that they found one and some of us go and kill it.

Well, I'm glad that that is the case, in my experience - on the same server, the novice network is not entirely helpful, at least to a player who already knows the game. But I'm glad to hear that it works for some players, that's a great improvement over the early days.

However, I do want to ask folks, what would be harmed by preventing these hunt marks from aggroing on characters below level 20?

True some players are being toxic, but I think somehow this is alright. The open world has to have some form of danger, unpredictability and fear.

Yes, I understand that. My main is lvl 56, not lvl 5 and I've been playing for 3+ years. I completely understand the desire that players have for the open world to have some danger. But, the players saying that are invariably at the level cap, and these kinds of hunt marks present zero real threat to those players. So how does having A rank marks (or S ranks) spawning where new players generally roam increase the danger of the world to those desiring that danger? It doesn't. Danger and fear in the open world for low level characters is mobs about 10 levels higher than they are, or packs of level appropriate mobs that can overwhelm them. It's quite possible to bite off more than you can chew as a low level character without having Girtab land on you outside the gates of Gridania.

Why do high level players who are not threatened by these marks have such a vested interest in defending their presence in areas that those players no longer even frequent?

[CGMidlander]

Just dodge the thing.
The A rank spawn locations don't bar any important content from being done anyway. There's always space/paths around them or you can sprint through them (~lv35-40ish you can eat a hit from a hunt)

[cammi]

Just dodge the thing.
The A rank spawn locations don't bar any important content from being done anyway. There's always space/paths around them or you can sprint through them (~lv35-40ish you can eat a hit from a hunt)

What if you're only level 5 and it's like right there on the quest? I remember reading someone had that happen to them. I mean I would just relog or something but not everyone can play 24/7 like I can.

[Musashidon]

omg xD i had experienced a rank S spawn right on top of my msq in east than xD

[DeadRiser]

Are people REALLY crying about this?

The open world is SO FREAKING EASY. We need to be scared to go out in the wilderness and explore. Please, for the love of the Twelve, do NOT ask for them to make open world even more of a joke.

A hunt too high is in the way? This is an MMO. Shout in chat for help. Buzz your linkshells. Make some friends. You'd swear it was impossible to find people to help.

[KitingGenbu]

Not sure how this made it to 11 pages, especially given how old Hunts are (2-2.5 years old?). What's funnier is there's been no thread on this issue since they've been implemented lol.