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Originally Posted by Wiley
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Semantics and probably different per server but, swarming on live used about half a dozen mobs +/- a few and charm. Not sure why folks here adopted the term for aoe kiting.
Just about same as me. I'd play one here if real swarm kiting worked, not this aoe crap.
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What you are referring to is usually referred to as charm kiting. Swarm kiting instead, is usually referred to as gathering a large amount of mobs and using pbaoe dot songs to kill them. Swarm kiting was utilized on live as well, and gained popularity from Luclin and onward (esp in LoY). However, due to hardware and connection limitations, it wasn't as popular per server as it is on p99. Swarm kiting after the 25 mob limit change isn't as great as it use to be of course. However, killing 25 mobs dark blue con or higher mobs in 20 minutes solo is still top tier XP level 18+.
Obviously, there's zone etiquette that should be taken into consideration should you not want to ruin your reputation with other players. Though I have never personally ran into issues, I am fairly confident that GMs will not rule in your favor should other players decide to "KS"/root/fear/etc. mobs in your swarm, or even train you.
As far as charm kiting, it does work on p99. It is a little finicky at times in how long it can take before mobs aggro/reaggro on the charmed mob, but it does work, and is very effective with solid technique and in the proper environments.
Lastly, the techniques used in both swarm and charm kiting are applicable in other areas of the game - namely unconventional - but effective CC (Kiting:PoSky island 2 imp protectors, PoH, PoF, any large/open area with mostly melee mobs, etc.) and smoothing out/salvaging nasty pulls using charm kiting techniques to offload initial aggro and then following up with mezzing). Also, strafe running is an excellent habit that will be picked up using either method.
If you can practice swarm/charm kiting w/o becoming a zonewide XP blackhole to others in the area, then I certainly recommend getting a good feel for both techniques. Charm kiting especially, should begin to open your cognitive doors and get you thinking outside of the box. Out of the box thinking on bard will really open your eyes to how powerful the class is and significantly increase your success in the grouping scene.
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