Mob run speed?
 

Anyone else noticing mob run speed are a lot faster? Logged on and started soloing in OT, mobs are Usain Bolt fast

It was adjusted a while back yeah.

this is recent, as in today. mobs are much much faster.

tested this in BW, OT, Loio, Skyfire. Strafe run no longer outruns mobs as of today. It is either that they changed strafe run, or increased mob speed/hitbox size.

bard gear should be cheaper soon?
I could use some lambent!

or more expensive as people will need bard speed to flee

Word on the street is monster speed was increased to prevent non Selo's/Snared Bard kiting. I haven't logged in yet to verify but if it's true it's kind of disappointing. I don't remember anyone ever saying it was an exploit, so not sure why it would be patched then.

Additionally there are other consequences to making this change for everyone else too. Means monster can more easily keep up with ya if you don't have some form a speed burst. So a lot of lower levels going to be feeling a lot more pain when traveling.

^ yeah that

I came here to look for answers about /who all not working and the inability to send tells for the past few hours (since servers came down a couple times). Then, I stumbled on this post, which definitely caught my attention. I an non-emcumbered with Journeyman's Boots, and these regular ole goblins in Warsliks Woods are punching me in the back the whole time while I'm running around. I even tested running in straight lines and run/strafing in a continuous direction, and the mobs are still thrashing me. I definitely felt like something is off, so I wasn't surprised to see this post.

Why the change?

If hitbox change is intentional it seems classic to me. Being able to outrun some mobs without SoW always seemed a bit off to me on this server. Although I probably didn't know about strafe running back then either.

If this sticks seems like the days of Bards keeping the roads clear is over.

Has anyone tried quadding recently? I just started playing with my lumi staff and would hate for my new toy to not work.