Update Changed Monster Locations?

When I was running a guild mate from Yaks to Beacon in Classic and when I was running an alliance member from Beacon to Yaks, I noticed the monster locations were different.

Monsters seemed to be in a much different position and the run had a different feel to it from what I'm used it.

All this was experienced after that huge update to prepare for Nightfall.

When I was out casually killing the skeleton rangers outside of Bergon Hot Springs, the group of rangers in front appeared with the Necrid Horseman. I killed them as usual and moved to kill the second group of Skeleton Rangers that usually spawn with the necrid horseman and saw that they weren't there.

Now is it me, or did ANet relocate the mobs and regeared them?

Spawns are different every time you load into a zone. There is some variation and it is normal.

No, Darkclouds right

I've done Ascalon- Sanctum runs a zillion times, before the update.

And this week I did it today, and it had a totally different feel to it, monsters in much different locations, and it wasn't because of spawn.


Darkclouds right, either A-net changed how monsters spawn or they updated those areas.

Either way, there IS A CHANGE.

The change is very much noticable.

I haven't tried doing any of my long runs like Ascalon to HoD, Desert, or Droks, yet but I would venture a guess, it will probably be a lot more different this time around.

I think the monsters also are more able to time their attacks instead of spam it as usual. When I was running to Yaks, I seemed to have a little more difficulty too.

Stupid smart monsters

I noticed change in spawns as well.

there just was a huge battle between grawl and stone elementals in that mountain just outside ascalon (post searing)

never saw that before :P