Did said drake one-shot you? I've been a bit surprised with how frequently unusually-powerful monsters pop up admist the normal enemies.
I remember the first time I took the ferry from Limsa Lominsa to the Ul'dah region, I decided to attack some unassuming monster that looked like the ones near U'dah and it one-shot me for like 4k damage. This was right after beating up a mouse that was clearly above my level, but not unmanagable and I was saying to myself "What the heck is -this- doing here?"
Then there are all those aggro rose-flowers that shoot at you in Limsa Lominsa areas and sap a quarter of your health or more each shot.
Then again, I suppose I'd be much safer if I figured out which colors meant what and what I shouldn't be attacking in the first place :p I'm used to other MMORPGs where the 'way above your level' color really means 'eh, it's just a bit more difficult'.
I remember the first time I took the ferry from Limsa Lominsa to the Ul'dah region, I decided to attack some unassuming monster that looked like the ones near U'dah and it one-shot me for like 4k damage. This was right after beating up a mouse that was clearly above my level, but not unmanagable and I was saying to myself "What the heck is -this- doing here?"
Then there are all those aggro rose-flowers that shoot at you in Limsa Lominsa areas and sap a quarter of your health or more each shot.
Then again, I suppose I'd be much safer if I figured out which colors meant what and what I shouldn't be attacking in the first place :p I'm used to other MMORPGs where the 'way above your level' color really means 'eh, it's just a bit more difficult'.