Extra mobs being ninja-added?

[Alvinho]

I didn't really mean to create a whole topic about this, but I didn't know where else to post this. I noticed on my way to the Aery yesterday that the area around VV had 5 spiders walking about. In the screenshot you can see all five, plus the placeholder. I remember when I used to duo VV w/ a friend, there were only 2 spiders, and one from the tunnel would occasionally come in the room, but not very far in. What gives?!

It also seems like there are less mandies in Yhoator by the zone to Yuhtunga, where people usually party in those tunnels.

Does anyone else notice these mob placement changes, and/or know why? I always thought I was crazy for thinking mobs were being changed around until I saw those spiders. Any info would be helpful, I guess, although it's just a matter of curiosity.

http://premium1.uploadit.org/Alvinho//5spiders.JPG

[Budonez]

I didn't really mean to create a whole topic about this, but I didn't know where else to post this. I noticed on my way to the Aery yesterday that the area around VV had 5 spiders walking about. In the screenshot you can see all five, plus the placeholder. I remember when I used to duo VV w/ a friend, there were only 2 spiders, and one from the tunnel would occasionally come in the room, but not very far in. What gives?!

It also seems like there are less mandies in Yhoator by the zone to Yuhtunga, where people usually party in those tunnels.

Does anyone else notice these mob placement changes, and/or know why? I always thought I was crazy for thinking mobs were being changed around until I saw those spiders. Any info would be helpful, I guess, although it's just a matter of curiosity.

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Although I haven't been up there in a while, assuming the patch didn't change anything, there are spiders that just share the general spawn points. I recall seeing about 3 spiders once, killed them and only 2 repopped there. Still don't have a clue how the hell 5 got there.

[shukuffxi]

From someone who's killed VV like 50+ times, there can be 5 in the room I believe. If you killed any of the ones in the hall way, they can occasionally repop in the room, i'm fairly certain. I KNOW i've seen 4 quiet a few times, i'm not 100% sure about 5, but it wouldn't suprise me (You seemed to have a few people, maybe some aggro'd nearby spiders otw there or something?)

[*Blaize*]

My guess is that someone trained them to DA and they lost aggro just while you were passing by, since you said you were otw to Aery, not uncommon for PLDs or THFs to train all the way

[Seditedi]

lol...
Pretty poor guess, he would have seen them depop if they were that far away from spawn area.

[Matthias Garuda]

I have been soloing my blm in Cape Terrigan and in the one of two viable solo areas(the one one away from the outpost), SE added 2 more Velociraptors, bring the total up to 4 in that vicinity. Thankfully I am out of there now, but i was very mad that SE added more Velociraptors. Cape Terrigan is annoying enough to solo in.

[Alvinho]

I'm positive nobody trained; I ran by the day before, the same 5 spiders were there. I took the screenshot the following day because I thought it was weird. I've seen VV being solo'd before, but would be tough to do so now (if possible) w/ so many spiders crowding the room.

[Budonez]

I'm positive nobody trained; I ran by the day before, the same 5 spiders were there. I took the screenshot the following day because I thought it was weird. I've seen VV being solo'd before, but would be tough to do so now (if possible) w/ so many spiders crowding the room.

Highly possible that nobody even touched those spiders there, need to kill them and see if they repop there.

[Valisk]

I have been soloing my blm in Cape Terrigan and in the one of two viable solo areas(the one one away from the outpost), SE added 2 more Velociraptors, bring the total up to 4 in that vicinity. Thankfully I am out of there now, but i was very mad that SE added more Velociraptors. Cape Terrigan is annoying enough to solo in.

I think mob pathing and spawn point vary depending on some unknown factors. When I solo'd various jobs in Cape Terrigan, I would notice some days there would be only 2 Velociraptors and other days there would be 3+, and then back down to two again. A LS member of mine confirmed when I asked him about it during the time. He said if there are 4 raptors up, you might wanna come back another day cause he noticed varying changes in the number and pathing of them from day to day.

[Tricen]

Please tell me SE didn't do this to combat RDMs soloing VV... If SE starts screwing us over like that, I'm retiring rdm and lvling a less shitty job.. ~_~

[Demenicold]

Suprised so many ppl posted and no one's mentioned that Boya tree is a zone unlike others... Goobbue share a place with rabbits, as do Marlbs on the lower level, and spiders share a place with sapplings on the upper. There's 2 spider pops in the room, then 2 saplings in the hall that can spawn as spiders in the room, and a sapling in the room that can spawn as a spider... Next time when you see that many up check and count all the saplings around.

[zhan]

Notice 0 saplings, 5 spiders as opposed to 2 spiders 3 saplings.




Makes sense.... who kills the saplings though? Really <_<.

[Valisk]

Notice 0 saplings, 5 spiders as opposed to 2 spiders 3 saplings.




Makes sense.... who kills the saplings though? Really <_<.

To pop Leshonki! Rosenbogen +1 is serious business.

[Tricen]

Notice 0 saplings, 5 spiders as opposed to 2 spiders 3 saplings.




Makes sense.... who kills the saplings though? Really <_<.

To pop Leshonki! Rosenbogen +1 is serious business.

Two different rooms.

[Valisk]

Was a joke but ok.

[Sefier]

Hes deff. right more mobs have been added to the cermet alcoves, i usually farm sea solo/small man and during escorts we've encountered more Pots than usual (eg: first alcove on left entrance NEVER had a Eo'zdei blocking path)

edit: OP thingy was explained, but iwas gonna ask if anyone noticed my above problem