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Old 10-18-2012, 01:05 PM
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All mobs of the same type should move at the same speed (assuming no extra buffs/debuffs are in effect like sarnaks in BW using SoW or bard using an AoE snare song). However, the mob and character locations between the client and server will only update so frequently, and not always at the exact same instant. This is why, even with "perfect" kiting, you may not hit every member of your packed kite all the time. Just try to get your kite as perfect as possible and you'll hit as many mobs in your pack as possible.

Basically, the server-client interaction could be screwing up your kite, and factors like (but not limited to) firewall, connection speed, and hardware (even GFX because runspeed is tied to framerate) all effect your kite. You can only optimize so much before its simply out of your control. Accept it, kite your best, and level faster than every other class in the game.