Mob Levels

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

I think those mobs are a remnant of an unused design. How many camps and aetherial gates do not have any leves associated with them. Events and quests may call upon an obscure gate or location from time to time.

A level 60 mob is do-able in a full party.
A level 70+ mob is not. As you are correct, they deal 2000+ damage a hit and receive 1~7 damage.
Through great coordination, a server may be able to take down a single high level mob: Rainbow Basilisk, Guardian of the Grove, etc. even while doing 1~10 damage per hit and risking the retaliation of 9999 damage.

Some mobs, you react to sight ~ so running around their backsides may avoid alerting them.

Some mobs react to sound alone, so running and riding on chocoback alerts them, but walking does not trigger them even if they breath in your face.

If going for the achievement, I recommend running a zone every play session with a group of friends. Those that have the gate can act as decoys to buy you and others time. Taking turns as needed until everyone has the gate.

[REDace0]

If going for the achievement, I recommend running a zone every play session with a group of friends. Those that have the gate can act as decoys to buy you and others time. Taking turns as needed until everyone has the gate.

That's cheating! >:-O

Kidding, but I agree with your post. I'd like to add that there's a third type of aggro, called alternately "true sound" or "scent", where walking will only halve the detection radius, rather than eliminate it. Mobs with this aggro type include, most annoyingly, boars.

For these you either need to run by on chocobo and pray, wait for them to move out of the way, or use Wrist Flick to stun them and then hope you can get far enough past them after they recover.

Might as well mention that there is a small chance to evade even these high-level mobs. I managed to dodge an attack from a L70 boar on my way to... Longroot, I think, as a 21CUL.

[Arcell]

That's cheating! >:-O

Kidding, but I agree with your post. I'd like to add that there's a third type of aggro, called alternately "true sound" or "scent", where walking will only halve the detection radius, rather than eliminate it. Mobs with this aggro type include, most annoyingly, boars.

For these you either need to run by on chocobo and pray, wait for them to move out of the way, or use Wrist Flick to stun them and then hope you can get far enough past them after they recover.

Might as well mention that there is a small chance to evade even these high-level mobs. I managed to dodge an attack from a L70 boar on my way to... Longroot, I think, as a 21CUL.

Alternatively if you have Paladin just pop Hallowed Ground and jump on your chocobo to get through some of the more unforgiving parts.