What level can bard start swarm kiting?

[Rayzor84]

Originally Posted by Joshk80k [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Under ordinary conditions, you could be swarming at level 2. If you strafe by holding your mouse and the left or right keys, mobs can't catch you and slowly going in a circle lets you land chords of dissonance safely.

At about level 4 or 5 it starts to get really tedious, but it gets easier at 8 when you can use strings. Then it starts to get tedious again at 14 or 15, and at 18 you get Denon's Disruptive Discord which, with a brass instrument, makes things smooth until you hit level 40ish, where it slows down until you get your 48th PB AOE DoT, Selo's something something.

However, yesterday's patch screwed with mob movement. Whether it's intentional or not, I don't really know, but the situation I just described currently isn't working. Prior to yesterday, I swarmed groups ranging from 10 mobs to 80+ from levels 2 to my current level of 44. Today, attempting to strafe causes mobs to catch me easily. Now is unfortunately a really bad time to learn swarming.

I also noticed when pulling multiples and feigning, trying to sneak pull as they walk back, mobs now turn then warp, making judging ranges and timing very difficult. They no longer turn and walk, but turn, stand still, and warp away.