Game Mechanics: Deepwater Barracuda no longer attacks mobs (on land)

[kalzran]

Hello there,
Maybe this was by design, but I didn't see it in the patch notes .. and I didn't think this was an exploit so here goes.

For awhile I have been able to charm (druid - Call of Karana) the Deepwater barracuda and have him help me clear mobs around the lake (most notably to kill mobs trying to get the silly courier ring). I was gone awhile, and come back to the 3 patches. I patched up my system, and logged in. someone was camping the marauder so I thought I would have a go at the courier ring again. Charmed my pet, then went to go do my business. Found out quickly that the Barracuda would not attack any mob, even if the mob was attacking him. Charm broke, recharmed, and still no luck. I logged, recharmed, and no luck. Left that pet and got another deepwater barracuda, same thing.

Just wondering if this was by intended with the patches? (Dec 1,3,4).

[nilbog]

It is intended that water npcs should no longer be able to leave the water, after the last patch.

[kalzran]

Alright,

Well, water mobs still leave the water.

Thanks for confirming this was intended though

You guys rock -- even if the patch hurts!

[nilbog]

Hm, apparently I didn't read into your issue enough.

Might be something going on with this, due to the underwater creature flags.

[ekeog]

Charmed barracudas can leave the water, but won't attack anything. Uncharmed ones will lose all aggro the second you leave water or even surface for air, which can't be right.

[Man0warr]

Isn't that's how it's supposed to work? Breaking surface on underwater mobs was a mem wipe.

[ekeog]

Originally Posted by Man0warr [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Isn't that's how it's supposed to work? Breaking surface on underwater mobs was a mem wipe.

if that were the case wouldn't every underwater encounter be trivial because you memwipe the second you get air? anyways - the bloodgills along side them don't have any of these behavior or aggro problems and are also aquatic, so something's up there.

[Man0warr]

Bloodgills have legs though, makes sense they can come up on land.

[-Catherin-]

some mobs can navigate land and water. a fish cannot.

[Korpskugga]

shouldn't the druid epic version of it be able to follow and attack on water ?

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Tainted Barracuda
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# Nov 17 2001 at 1:06 AM Rating: Default
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The Tainted Barracuda that comes on land is part of the druid epic quest. If you kill the Tainted Barracuda he will spawn the Corrupted Barracuda. The Tainted Barracuda that spawns the corrupted Barracuda is the only that will come up on land.
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http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/npc.html?id=5099

_I think it was a way to tell if you had a real one or a fake one, just tag it an pull it up to land if it followed, just kill it and it would spawn the corrupted.