Mob fleeing - probably a bug - Page 2

Khorza · #1 10-31-2019, 03:08 PM

Aggro in general has felt really wonky on Green. There's no low health aggro at all, plus the stuff mentioned above. I can't seem to proximity-aggro undead like I could back in the day on Blue; they seem to just attack based on the threat table like any other mob.

Sit aggro feels really strong in groups so I haven't necessarily noticed anything off about that. I've seen mobs beeline for the Cleric as soon as he sits down, although distance between the player and the mob is definitely a factor.

We used to aggro ping pong mobs like Brother Qwinn way back in the day on Blue. It was the only way they could be killed for awhile. Haven't really tested that specifically on Green yet.

If you have limited threat on some mobs and run it over top of someone that's sitting, the sit aggro should generally trump the initial person's threat and transfer the mobs to the sitting guy. I'm pretty sure that it's possible for the person with initial aggro to have enough threat that it won't peel to anyone sitting, of course. Level should be a factor in this as well. Low levels are more likely to draw aggro. Undead should always peel off regardless of the initial person's amount of threat.

Tecmos Deception · #2 10-31-2019, 03:12 PM

Nirgon, is it possible that the mob that you mention was barely low enough health to flee simply caught a tick of regen and reaggrod, coincidentally, as you sat?

I really don't remember this mechanic one way or the other.

Nirgon · #3 10-31-2019, 03:22 PM

Maybe my simple size is low like the mobs double attacking me almost every time which has subsided

Low hp, sitting and social aggro mighta just not been ported to the green code

Feel better knowing Haynar on the case

bum3 · #4 10-31-2019, 03:30 PM

No one mentioning crocs being kos but never agro.

quido · #5 10-31-2019, 03:35 PM

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No one mentioning crocs being kos but never agro.

Lots of mobs in EQ are like this. Scarecrows in WK etc

bum3 · #6 10-31-2019, 03:36 PM

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Lots of mobs in EQ are like this. Scarecrows in WK etc

Shhh.. i died to a scarecrow agroing me last night as a DE. Stop bringing up bad memories.

cd288 · #7 10-31-2019, 05:38 PM

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No one mentioning crocs being kos but never agro.

That's been in the game since day 1 of EQ

Donkey Hotay · #8 10-31-2019, 07:23 PM

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No one mentioning crocs being kos but never agro.

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That's been in the game since day 1 of EQ

This is thirdhand but I read awhile back that this change was from EQ beta and the considers were never corrected.

On a tangent, shouldn't any group member in range take aggro over a group pet? I've noticed several times where my animation will hold aggro over my duo partner when both are whacking it. I'm not sure if I've just gotten my WoW mechanics mixed up with EQ or what.

Nirgon · #9 11-01-2019, 02:51 PM

Consensus is that social aggro doesn't work then.

Make bug thread? Think so.

Jibartik · #10 10-31-2019, 04:03 PM

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I was able to sometimes make fleeing mobs come back after me when I sat down on live. Sometimes, not always.

I've never been able to make that happen here as sit aggro is probably too low.

I feel like yeah sitting like, always made them come back that is an old memory but just a memory for me.

Trying to ping pong a fleeing mob in a tight space for some reason sounds familiar to me.