No it's not. This quote here shows why:
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Here is how it works....
1) Pull mobs....
2) make sure you gain distance from the Mobs home point.
3) Feign Death
4) Hit SNEAK.. (yes you can do this while FD)....
What this immediatly does is reduces your Agro radius thereby giving you More room to work with.
5) Wait for the mobs to leave. yes wait til the last one starts to walk off.
6) Then stand and move backwards... if you see both Mobs turn.. FD again... and Remain Sneaking..
What you'll notice is about half the time the mob who was farther will immediatly turn and leave while the closer one hovers over you (especially if you've clocked him)... When he does this and the other guy is gone... Bring in the loner...
Again this also works for clearing agro... A mob forgets about you based on your proximity... if you use Sneak while doing Pop N drops, you in effect put more distance between you and him... thereby increasing your chance of a MEMORY Wipe...
While using Pop N drop techniques, combined with a Good Sneak skill. I've never,,, and I repeat never had to do more than 6 Pop N Drops to get a Mem Wipe.... even on mobs in Sebilis, Protectors of Zek, and Hate/Fear....
However if you fail an FD, you have to basically repeat the process.....
Patience is key, and some mobs can Hover a while.(like freaking 20 minutes in Hate) Sometimes doing a /q is quicker. So this sin't the end all be all of clearing agro, but it's one very sweet way to stay in game and achieve the desired results.
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The Bolded section is the issue. On P99 it's 100% guaranteed that the mobs will NOT turn on you forcing a second FD.
Also it mentions the memory blur which I haven't experienced at all with Necro FD. There should be a progressive chance to men blur mobs. I haven't noticed any mob mem blur unless it's allowed to fully reset (in which case it's a 100%).
And the Sneak pulling with a weapon post you quote and question if it is correct, keep in mind that post was updated in 2002, and early 2002 they changed sneak to drop when you threw a projectile. Which he makes note of by saying "recent change to sneak".
So no. It doesn't work correctly on P99. Sneak shouldn't be 100% blur on mobs walking r away. The blur chance is a percentage that increases with successive sneaks (60% on first FD like 94% on 6th) and is irrelevant to sneak.