Encounter and Spawn Placement

[Chiangtao]

I've noticed several areas where monsters can spawn right on top of you out of thin air, such as the Spittlefist Caves level 1 near the gate door or coming down the Spine - Ascent trail. I know encounter placement is being completely redesigned as well. As this improves, I'm suggesting to keep in mind that areas are not linear. You go up, and you go back down. And usually, when you come back down, that's when this idea of things spawning in front of your eyes and blocking your path occurs. Maybe the waypoints are placed near the rear of the trigger for on the way up, but it makes it quite deadly (and hard to believe!) on the way back down.

[Fezzik]

The goblin/gnolls close to the entrance of the Misty Valley still spawn on top of you as well (even worse than the aforementioned spittlefists).