Swarming in CoM

[onmove_broke]

Can someone explain to me why bards swarm in COM? With all the places to go, they choose to pull every single mob from moat/arena and then train the reavers when done. Is this not considered zone disruption or since it is technically an outdoor zone, it is not? Green is already on life support with 500 people on only while Quarm hits 1100....Seems like green has just become kingdoms playground at this point.

[Toxigen]

just steal mobs off their kites

[Smoofers]

Because it's the best exp for players who are good at the game. You should try it some time.

[Drueric]

Originally Posted by Smoofers [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Because it's the best exp for players who are good at the game. You should try it some time.

That is false. Bards are hired to power level, or they are doing it for their guildies/friends, and com is a good place to do it. I dont enjoy being in com when a bar is power leveling someone. They mess up and sometimes wipe everyone out. Granted they have 60 clerics in the zone who rez everyone, but it is still not cool.

[cd288]

Originally Posted by onmove_broke [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Can someone explain to me why bards swarm in COM? With all the places to go, they choose to pull every single mob from moat/arena and then train the reavers when done. Is this not considered zone disruption or since it is technically an outdoor zone, it is not? Green is already on life support with 500 people on only while Quarm hits 1100....Seems like green has just become kingdoms playground at this point.

If groups are trying to XP in those camps and the Bard is either pulling their mobs or otherwise swarming around the area and fucking up the group's pulls, causing aggro/trains on them, etc. then yes would be zone disruption.

[Mendo]

Most of the bards I have seen do this are really respectful about it. They communicate with the pullers and avoid the mobs that other people are camping. There are always bad apples out there though.

[Ciderpress]

Originally Posted by Mendo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Most of the bards I have seen do this are really respectful about it. They communicate with the pullers and avoid the mobs that other people are camping. There are always bad apples out there though.

Yeah no they don't. Groups in dungeons don't have some static list of "mobs they are camping". You just pull what's available, as your group composition inevitably changes.

It's not a bad apples thing. The entire practice is inherently disruptive and annoying to like every single other player in the game.

Hey here's an idea: Don't do this at all, and you're a good apple in my book!

[cd288]

Originally Posted by Ciderpress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah no they don't. Groups in dungeons don't have some static list of "mobs they are camping". You just pull what's available, as your group composition inevitably changes.

This isn't really true per the PNP. In dungeons the PNP has a definition of what comprises a camp

[Ciderpress]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This isn't really true per the PNP. In dungeons the PNP has a definition of what comprises a camp

Ah yes, the play nice policy.

Hey here's a good way to play nice: don't swarm in dungeons you retards.

[Mendo]

Originally Posted by Ciderpress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah no they don't. Groups in dungeons don't have some static list of "mobs they are camping". You just pull what's available, as your group composition inevitably changes.

It's not a bad apples thing. The entire practice is inherently disruptive and annoying to like every single other player in the game.

Hey here's an idea: Don't do this at all, and you're a good apple in my book!

Your group is more deserving to the mobs than the bard or the bard and his group?

All I know is that last time I leveled in CoM there was a bard doing this. He sent me a tell and asked what I was pulling and told me what he was doing with the mobs and how they would behave on his pull. We had 0 issues all day. The only annoying part was the reaver returning home, but that honestly wasnt too big of a deal. Guy even told me to come and loothis mobs if I wanted.