Death By Goblin

If you want to be successful at FFXI, you'll need to master the concept of aggression, or "aggro" as it's often known for short. You see, some monsters are pretty relaxed...they don't attack until you start messing with them. As an example, see that Huge Hornet from a couple posts ago. You can stand right next to one and it will go right on peacefully coexisting...at least until you punch it in the face.

But what about a Goblin?





















As you can see, I'm just minding my own buisness yet this Goblin Thug is about to stab me in the stomach. It seems a little extreme until you realize that the beast races (of which the Goblins are one) are at war with the free peoples of FFXI. In his eyes, a knife in the gullet is an appropriate fate for an ugly Hume like me. Most of the beast races "aggro" to sight, meaning if they can see you, they'll attack you. It's an important thing to remember, unless you don't mind being surrounded by several stab-happy midgets.

Keen eyed readers will also notice that I'm not wearing any pants. As I mentioned in the Monk post, we abhor weapons and armor. Apparently we get tougher as our clothes get skimpier, so I can only assume that strippers would make the toughest Monks in all the land. All I know is that I traded in my pants for something called a Bronze Subligar, which increased my defense at the expense of a distinct breeze around the nether regions. I'd better stick to warmer climates until I find some better insulation.