Bard AoE kiting screenshot thread!

[Kraftwerk]

Okay great, I'm lvl 14 now so only a few to go until I can use the new dot and really let loose kiting

[blingeorkl]

if you're having trouble with lag when you dot you can try turning down (or off) your spell particle effects in the display menu. this seemed to help me quite a bit.

[Lazortag]

I just noticed that this is currently the most viewed and most responded-to thread in the screenshots forum, not that that has any significance, but I thought it was cool.

As for lag, turning Sky off helps too.

[john_savage1982]

Must take a while to gather all those mobs in BW considering if you run too far ahead of the pack then you risk a caster pathing in front of the crowd. Having tried AoE kiting in BW, I can say that it's doable but requires more care than in OT...where I basically could run anywhere and aggro all the sabertooths and cactus and peacocks that I wanted. This extra care in BW diminishes the effectiveness of the AoE technique considerably.

[Pescador]

just don't pull sarnaks and you'll never get a caster add unless you directly aggro it. Half the non-casting sarnaks are sowed anyways so they aren't worth pulling.

[terazi-55]

thanks

[Widan]

Hey I just attempted this at level 2 in the freeport newbie area. What I've found is using the hold click and strafe method I can safely apply my dot and never get hit. My question is, is selo's necessary later on for mobs with larger hit boxes than bats/beetles? I obviously don't have selo's at level 2, but I'm not having any issues getting hit.

[karakedix1]

Waiting for new jobs. come easy. thanks

[falkun]

Originally Posted by Widan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hey I just attempted this at level 2 in the freeport newbie area. What I've found is using the hold click and strafe method I can safely apply my dot and never get hit. My question is, is selo's necessary later on for mobs with larger hit boxes than bats/beetles? I obviously don't have selo's at level 2, but I'm not having any issues getting hit.

That's incredibly impressive. Selo's is not so important for things that have larger hitboxes, you just don't kite those things. For instance, giants will always be able to hit you whenever you are in range for chords/denons, so they are not used as AE kite mobs. Selo's does allow you to be slightly farther away from the pack though, and I personally wouldn't kite without selos.

EDIT:
Another example are the different mobs in OT. Rhinos move at a different speed than unSoWed Sarnaks, succulents (cacti), cockatrices, and tigers. Here you will probably need selos to avoid getting hit by rhinos, but its also advisable to kite either rhinos only, or everything else and exclude rhinos (it's also common practice to exclude sarnaks).

[Kraftwerk]

Falkun, I just wanted to say I appreciate your input and advice. On numerous threads you've always provided useful commentary to myself and others, thanks and keep it up.