Little bugger flurries too, not very often though only once or twice a fight. Killed him 5 times in a row tonight since there is no lockout timer on the quest and can be repeated very quickly. It's decent xp at early to mid 70's.
Snareable (both Ensnare(51) and Earthen Embrace(61) landed), rootable, does not see invis, flees at 10%. Ease snare-root-shoot solo for 80th level ranger, even lower. Make sure your number 9 and 10 gobbies are the two outside the gate. When number 10 goes down he pops just on other side of gate.
I ran up, opened right gate, he was right there, snared and backed straight up, he came out, then it was kiting and rooting mix all the way down.
This is one of quite a few related tasks that ultimately allow you to attain the Model XLII Spatial Temporal Oculus.
The tasks required are:
I Can Fly Construction Junction, What's Your Function? Darwin's Award Farm Clean Up (any one of the three offered, you do not need all three) Forgetful Nanzie Mechamatic Spelunking The Steamwork You're Looking For Modulation! Getting that Stabilizer Creepfeet Theivery Endless Enemies Disable the Recycler Hunt A Spy ***** Loose Switching Gears Disrupt the Workshop Supplies for Spies A Slave to Grind Destroying the Competition Power Station Blueprints Alloy Sampling Stopping Production Breaking Things Down