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Final Fantasy XI Notorious Monsters (NM) Hunting Guide
What They Are - Notorious Monsters are the boss mobs in Final Fantasy XI, who provide extra challenges and the possibility of greater rewards in comparison to regular monsters. They are monsters that many players enjoy defeating, for the items that can drop as well as the prestige of fighting them. This guide lists the major NMs throughout FFXI, along with other interesting mobs that are worth hunting.
The Terms - The abbreviation NM is used to refer to Notorious Monsters. The actual term may be Named Monsters or Notorious Monsters; we use the Notorious Monsters wording throughout the site, for consistency's sake. Technically, an NM is any monster that brings up the response of Impossible to Gauge when the Check command is used in FFXI. Another term often used in referring to NMs is HNM, which refers to the most powerful of the NMs. The HNM term is not clearly defined, but it generally refers to high level NMs that are difficult if not impossible to solo, even at level 75. These HNM often provide a title to anyone who defeats them. Much debate revolves around whether a specific NM is or is not an HNM. For practical purposes, the easiest HNMs are generally considered to be the "baby HNM" trio of Roc, King Arthro, and Simurgh. Like most HNMs, these mobs are much more powerful than their respective levels would indicate. (Note that there is also debate about whether the H in HNM stands for Hyper, Honorific, or simply High-Level.) A Linkshell of high level characters who focus much of their attention on killing HNMs is referred to as an HNMLS.
NM Spawns - Most monsters in FFXI spawn a fixed number of minutes after the previous copy was killed. NEXT Easy Access To All Pages 1 2 3 4 5
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