Game Mechanics: Missed Backstab generating high threat

[amishriot]

I did a search and there are some other posts on this issue but none of them give very many details. They have all been moved to the resolved area but this certainly is still an issue. My main in live was a rogue and I'm familiar with backstabs generating a lot of agro from high damage but never once have I ever got it from missing one.

I started a rogue on p99 recently and at first I thought it was just from high damage but then I started noticing I was getting extreme agro from partial hits and even misses. I did a bit of testing and did nothing but back stab. No normal hits at all and despite the tank doing all the damage I am still pulling agro from a single missed backstab even if the tank has wittled the mob down 30-40%. The "tank" was a ranger and she was also snaring. There is no way a missed backstab should generate so much threat that you would pull agro from a snare let alone 30% of the mobs hp. A missed one prob shouldnt generate any threat at all.

I'm not sure what sort of evidence I can give for this. Would screen shots be enough? Would I need to make a video? I'm kinda shocked this has not been addressed because it would be extremely apparent to anyone who played a rogue in classic live.