Originally posted by Breezie:

Redgreen, for the Oil blobs, the only thing I've found effective is to engage at max distance with a bow, the best arrows you have, and kite. It's the only way I've found to deal with them. Melee is almost certain death....

If melee is certain death then why can I run in a circle around the blob within my sword's reach in full iron armor with my weapons out and not get hit? Arrows are certainly one way to go about killing them, but melee is not the death sentence you're making it out to be.