mwatso: I made it through the game on the basic level, and decided to try "Mew Game." I'm currently Level 72, and am trying to do the "Second day of Kitmas" quest. It's not a particularly high-level quest. But I have to make it past a horde of rogue mages on an peninsula to recover two of the presents. But those mages are kicking my butt every time I try! Their health bars all display that little red skull, which I read somewhere means that they're at least six levels above mine, and almost impossible to beat.

I've tried luring the mages into chasing me, drawing them off, and then dashing back, but I can't draw more than one or two away, and they nail me every time. Has anyone managed to figure out an approach that will work? Or do I just need to keep on level grinding until I'm a match for them?

twillight: Those mages are like level 9000, so don't try to outlevel them.
What you should do is avoiding them. Run in, pick up the box, run out.
Actualy, at clvl72 you should be able to fly, so just fly in, don't even land, just get over the arrow, and fly out. Yes, it's cheap, but that's how it works.