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View Full Forums : Line of Sight nerf in last patch
CountessKrak
07-12-2003, 06:05 PM
This is just an AWFUL nerf. It almost makes the game unplayable for me. It seems that they sneaked in a nerf regarding line of sight on spell casting that I am sure was intended to prevent exploiting. Unfortunately it doesn't work and makes playing a living Hell for me. The intent was to keep people from casting at mobs that are over a hill. The problem is their definition of a "hill". I can stand in melee range of a mob and try to cast and it says I cannot see the target. DUH! If it is close enough for me to hit, how can i not see it to cast on it?! Sheesh. The problem is that it considers any intervening elevation to be a "hill" even if that elevation is only an inch high so any seam in the ground is considered a hill and you cant cast. You have to be able to see the mobs toes or it wont let you cast. This is patently absurd. Basically it is equivalent to tripping over a yard line while running for a touchdown. I havent seen anything posted on this. Am I the only one who casts spells any more?
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Xitix
07-13-2003, 03:02 AM
Any little bump between you and a mob can block LoS it seems just like dungeon LOS has allways been. The advantage to having LoS however is hopefully mobs respect it and might stop agro'ing through walls which is a problem in a lot of POP outdoor zones that are dungeon'ish. As Tils said report the locations but it's pretty much along zone walls that have bumpy hills that the problem is at it's worse currently.
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Firemynd
07-13-2003, 03:34 AM
Well, to give an example ...
Prior to the last patch, whenever we were working up the sw tower of BoT, I could always harmony the giants in a room then back out of the room and cast 'burst of flame' (ceramic band) to pull. The one time we've done that tower since the patch, I had to stay inside each room to pull because line-of-sight is now required for burst of flame, ensnare, etc.
~Firemynd
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There's a lot more in this post but basically:
Pre-2003, line of sight was NOT required in outdoor zones unless it was a Mage bolt style spell.
Hills, trees and walls should NOT prevent spell casting and give a "you cannot see your target" in outdoor zones EVER in this server's timeline. This is why walling an AOE dragon in an outdoor zone didn't help.