High level monsters that appeared in low-to-mid level zones

Elspeth

I was wondering what the story was on the new high level monsters that were scattered around the world after the patch (or if they were already there sometimes I had never seen them before). A few of the spiders in Camp. Forest, some warhounds and an npc in West Svealand, and some wee wolves in Gotar were orange to my level 50 bot. I checked all three of these locations this morning and all the high level stuff was gone. I know that there have been a few high-level creatures scattered around in low-level areas for years, but most have been non-agro except for the one in Salisbury Plains.

When these monsters were in place, some of the town quests became unexpectedly much more dangerous. When I encountered the first of these creatures while completing a Caer Ulfwych quest, things might have gone badly if I hadn't been playing a ranged class and clicked on one of the level 51+ spiders at long range. The quest at the house in West Svealand would probably have been impossible for an on-level character without a bot who could pull Helga and then survive several hits from a level 51+ warhound that was patrolling near the entrance.

If these creatures are part of upcoming content that somehow went live early with the patch, I would like to suggest moving the creatures a bit so that they won't interfere with the town quests before this content does go live.

DaRedANT

They were mobs that were added for the anniversary mount quest (lion, wolf, elk). Think the patch for the current quest added them by mistake.

Elspeth

Thanks, I took a break for several months and wasn't playing during that time so they were new to me. If they were to make the 12 month subscription a better savings, I probably would keep active subscriptions all the time. As it is, I pay by the month when I decide to play for a bit, maybe for 2 or 3 months at a time and then another several month break.