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Originally Posted by Atmas
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It's a quick quote, not a term paper, so reading it verbatim isn't the way to go. It doesn't necessarily imply that one targetable AoE mezz would take care of all the mobs.
FYI, the rule of thumb with AoEs is generally, targetable AoEs hit up to 4 mobs. Point blank AoEs hit unlimited. (There a few exceptions like the Al'Kabors line but that is just a mess). That's why quad kitting is a thing, 4 mobs are kitted because that is the max number of mobs you can hit with a casted AoE from a significant range (targeted). AoE groups use point blank AoEs (PBAoEs) to hit as many mobs as they can lockdown with AoE stuns. Theoretically that number is unlimited but of course you have to account for things like damage taken to casters if too many mobs resist, or a case where there are too many mobs for environmental specifications.
Knowing this you can pretty easily figure out the intent without asking the old devs: Give casters the ability to benefit up to a point from AoE abilities. Give bigger benefits to groups. If targeted AoEs were unlimited you could have one person AoE a whole zone with near no chance of death because they could do all the damage from a distance.
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This is the FATAL FLAW of rational thinking that all targeted AEs were limited to 4 targets. Simply not true on live in classic/kunark. The only ones limited to 4 targets were the wizard damage line of targeted AEs (pillars, columns, al'kabor). AE tash, mez, snare might of been limited at some point in later expansions, but they definitely hit everything in range in classic kunark.
12-07-2013, 03:30 PM
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