Shadow knight aggro

[Snaggles]

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

I don't think that people need more nonsensical posting from you right now. You clearly aren't here to have a real discussion. You should learn to not be such a sore loser.

Just remember for MacroTaunt you shouldn't use it when the mob is out of melee range, or you will put taunt on cooldown and get the "out of range" message. Have fun with your new macro!

Why do you think I would use it out of range? I've tanked every epic mob outside the Queen in Chardok. Also quite a bit of stuff in ToV. Ever tanked an unslowed flurry drake?

Just because I have a spell linked to a button I normally never use doesn't mean I cant cast a spell without hitting the button. I'm a high-functioning EQ player, I can choose which button to push and when to push it.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Why do you think I would use it out of range? I've tanked every epic mob outside the Queen in Chardok. Also quite a bit of stuff in ToV. Ever tanked an unslowed flurry drake?

Just because I have a spell linked to a button I normally never use doesn't mean I cant cast a spell without hitting the button. I'm a high-functioning EQ player, I can choose which button to push and when to push it.

Glad to hear you are good at the game! I have no reason to doubt your skills. Unlike yourself, I don't use the "you're a bad player, therefore..." argument to try and win debates.

[Gloomlord]

But you do use the "you are a troll" argument, don't you?

Bcbrown actually gave some effort, and you repeated calling him a troll.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

But you do use the "you are a troll" argument, don't you?

You are factually a troll. It's not an argument. 85% of your post history is literally just insulting people. Well over 400 of your posts. You did this to yourself, and your post history is available for everyone to see. People don't have to take my word for it.

Don't blame me for your actions. You earned the title of troll. I still think you can redeem yourself, you just need to stop making posts like this.

[Guesty07]

Glad we all agree that using taunt as and when needed it thr best move.

[Gloomlord]

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

You are factually a troll. It's not an argument. 85% of your post history is literally just insulting people. Well over 400 of your posts. You did this to yourself, and your post history is available for everyone to see. People don't have to take my word for it.

Don't blame me for your actions. You earned the title of troll. I still think you can redeem yourself, you just need to stop making posts like this.

Case in point.

Calling me a troll, even claiming that it's "factual", in order to shut down a conversation is just a pathetic ad hominem.

You can stop making posts that are widely regarded as unintelligent and unfounded, but alas, here we are.

[Duik]

Originally Posted by Guesty07 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Glad we all agree that using taunt as and when needed it thr best move.

Umm sorry mate. DSM will never agree to that.
You must be new here.
We still have many pages of "no im not you are" to go. Multiple uses of the words factually and math and the terms stop trolling! I have faith in you and stop giving newbies Le bad info. You see, hes just trying to save us all.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by Guesty07 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Glad we all agree that using taunt as and when needed it thr best move.

Yes, we all agree on that. Nobody in this thread ever said otherwise lol. This thread is a classic example of trolls like yourself getting worked up over strawman arguments fabricated out of thin air.

Showing the benefits of spamming taunt is not the equivalent to saying one strategy is better than the other. I simply disproved the basleless claim that spamming taunt has no value, or has a significant opportunity cost here https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=140 .

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...9&postcount=14 My position on page 2 is the same one I have been saying this entire time. Please learn read what people are saying. Also learn to stop trolling.

Spamming taunt and saving taunt are both viable strategies. With that being said, taunt shouldn't be relied upon in the first place.

[Penish]

look at this dude, just unhinged on his 18th page, lawl

[Danth]

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

Spamming taunt also provides the 8.33% bonus to taunt successfully, so it provides more value than just 10 hate/minute. I am not sure why people keep omitting that.

I won't speak for anyone else, but I gloss over it because as far as I can tell the quoted part only appllies to situations where the tank is being rather lazy and doesn't care much if something flips once in awhile. In more normal gameplay where you're holding aggro fulltime, the odds of the spammed taunt doing anything more than adding the +1, is essentially zero per cent. Maybe that's why I'm less hostile towards you, here, than some other posters: I'm not interpreting this type of taunt usage as something to do when you're acting as tank for content like chardok queen (which I've done, so between Snaggles and I, I guess that means we've done it all), but for when you're doing second-tier content you don't care about and putting in only cursory effort. You have to be losing aggro *a lot* for that ~8% chance to apply, which would normally be defined as poor gameplay for a knight, except where we're already aknowledging that it's more like lazymode.

For things like saving taunt for charm flips, taunt's more like a mana-saver for the knight than a life-saver for the enchanter. If your enchanter needs your taunt to work to save his bacon, he's already as good as dead, given taunt's failure rate. In practice you're using other spells too, and a taunt success means you don't need to cast as many to build a threat lead.

It all goes back to my first comment I made: In practice in a solo tank setting on a paladin/shadowknight you can get away with using taunt however you want because it's not that important a skill to begin with. Use it carefully, use it with wild abandon, use it for goofing off, take it off the bar, won't matter in the end.