Counter evidence that only the last mob of a bunch would run:
Quote:
12/10/01
Dan Harmon wrote:
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> Not that I can tell. Druids over level 24 have no reason to buy it at all.
> Ensnare casts a hell of a lot quicker and lasts a hell of a lot longer.
>
> Weeds lasts only a minute...2 minutes shorter than snare and most battles
> it's a bitch getting a ranger to snare even if there's no druid around to do
> it RIGHT so count on a lot of runners if he doesn't even bother casting
> Snare instead of Weeds.
If you are using the snare class spell just to stop runners, then it isn't
necessary to cast it before engaging them. Often in a group I see
people casting snare only on runners... which is to say -not- on the
50% of mobs engaged who don't manage to run at all, due to being
nuked to death or because only the last mob of a cluster will run...
I'm not a big fan of this approach, but if you are using it, then a
faster casting snare would be in order, and duration unimportant.
This is the same choice as the one between Root (and later Immobilize)
and Enstill... root casts faster but doesn't last as long, while Enstill
lasts longer, but takes longer to cast. If what you need is an emergency
park, use Root, if what you need is something long term then you go with
Enstill.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt....c/AfYyoEmKLwYJ
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Random thoughts as to what might be going on to make the difference between earlier posts and this one:
1) Perhaps deep green mobs would run at 50% regardless of whether their friends were still fighting it out? (this is a strong possibility given the wording of the last 2 posts above)
2) Perhaps behaviour changed at some point in the timeline?
3) Perhaps the people above are just being paranoid in the early game when people didn't understand the mechanics as well?
4) Maybe it varied from dungeon to dungeon or from Vanilla to Kunark etc?