When Mobs Gate...

[Aelzrith]

I was in Hate yesterday and noticed when a Loathing Lich started casting gate, the spell text was incorrect. This most likely extends beyond this one mob type in this one zone.

When mobs cast any spell other than gate, it should say:
Soandso begins casting a spell.

When ANY mob casts gate, the text should change to:
Soandso begins casting Gate.

I'm not positive this is the EXACT text, but I am certain that the gate spell, when casted by mobs, announces the mob is gating.

[Szeth]

It says begins casting the Gate spell. I believe anyways.

[Daldaen]

the gate spell is what it should say.

[nilbog]

I was in Hate yesterday and noticed when a Loathing Lich started casting gate, the spell text was incorrect.

What does it currently say?


Did a quick google search and got the following information:

08/22/01
Gate is affected by the mana pool. When a mob tries to gate you'll get 2 messages, %t begins to cast the gate spell

followe by

%t begins to cast a spell

You'll only get the 2nd message if the mob still has mana, if its oom you'll only see the first message and it won't be able to gate. http://www.eqclerics.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10885

[Aelzrith]

Currently, the text is:

Mob begins to cast a spell.

[kanras]

Gate is affected by the mana pool. When a mob tries to gate you'll get 2 messages, %t begins to cast the gate spell

followe by

%t begins to cast a spell

You'll only get the 2nd message if the mob still has mana, if its oom you'll only see the first message and it won't be able to gate.

Fixed, pending update.

[Nirgon]

No comment as far as upping the %hp left of gate to 20% instead of 5-10%?

There's also a WW dragon that gates early as shit and everytime if able.. quite a special encounter. Espora of the Ring iirc.

[kanras]

No comment as far as upping the %hp left of gate to 20% instead of 5-10%?

Didn't see anything mentioned about that in this thread. But yeah, the HP ratio for using gate was increased from 5% to 20% pending update.

[Triangle]

Now all mobs that can gate will attempt to at 20% and lower? Wow, that will be intense...