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Old 06-10-2025, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Zuranthium [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Less that normal cast range doesn't sound correct. I'm not sure exactly, but even from Level 4 at the steamfont kobold camp I seem to remember being able to send the pet to attack the kobold up on the hill, outside of normal cast range, while I was still sitting down in front of the camp.
According to one classic post (that I found with Dolalin's amazing classic EQ research tool), the correct distance is:

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Originally Posted by emphasis added
>>> > Anyone run across similar behavior? I am pretty sure that in both
>>> > instances, legal targets were targetted, and the response from the
>>> > pet did not indicate otherwise. It's just distance. The mob you're
>>> > targetting is out of a set distance the pet won't cross. I do
>>> > believe it's somewhere between 150-200 units. When you or the mob
>>> > walks into this range the pet will attack and even
>>> follow the mob out of this range then. So order your pet to back off
>>> unless you want it to jump the mob as soon as possible. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Unfortunately, I have no idea how big an EQ unit is (and of course, some more research to confirm that number would be nice too).
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