npc run speed.

[Naerron]

oddly enough i found that the higher lvl i was the easier it was to outrun mobs, i started being able to outrun them around lvl 20.

[Hasbinbad]

Run speeds are perfect.
Normal running away from mob = death.
Strafe running away from mob = safety.
Every time (unless it's a brownie or other intentionally fast mob). If you're having problems, you're doing it wrong.

[Onadan]

Man, they aren't. You should be running at the same speeds of mobs w/ out sow. They should not be catching up to you and plowing you. This is why jumping was nice, it gave you extra distance. Did you even play live? How can you not remember this?

[Witness]

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

Man, they aren't. You should be running at the same speeds of mobs w/ out sow. They should not be catching up to you and plowing you. This is why jumping was nice, it gave you extra distance. Did you even play live? How can you not remember this?

Truth.

[Takshaka]

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

Man, they aren't. You should be running at the same speeds of mobs w/ out sow. They should not be catching up to you and plowing you. This is why jumping was nice, it gave you extra distance. Did you even play live? How can you not remember this?

No, the only way to escape without sow was to strafe run (run diagonally). Most mobs are set to run slightly faster than PC run speed so that they can catch up, hit you, then catch up again. If you strafe run you will still get hit only occasionally.

As for certain mobs like Griffins, werewolfs, etc., they run much faster than PC run speed by default and in cases of lower level sow they will catch up to you. Remember, low level sow/Selo's != high level sow/Selo's.

I have no idea how it is currently on live, or how it was after 2001 as I only played up until around may of 2001. However, the way it was when I played from 05/1999 up until I quit is pretty much the same as it is on this server. I still remember very clearly the joy that I had when I discovered strafe running and the subsequent fewer number of deaths.

[Hasbinbad]

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

I still remember very clearly the joy that I had when I discovered strafe running and the subsequent fewer number of deaths.

This.

[Hasbinbad]

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

Man, they aren't. You should be running at the same speeds of mobs w/ out sow. They should not be catching up to you and plowing you. This is why jumping was nice, it gave you extra distance. Did you even play live? How can you not remember this?

Yes I do remember live, and what I remember is dying every time i tried to get away from a mob without exception until I learned how to strafe run.

[RyoGTO]

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

Man, they aren't. You should be running at the same speeds of mobs w/ out sow. They should not be catching up to you and plowing you. This is why jumping was nice, it gave you extra distance. Did you even play live? How can you not remember this?

Yeah, exactly, I am seriously seeing mobs run with faster than SoW speeds with snare. Does that mean its completely impossible to Kite on this server? Orcs in CB snared are running at full speed, if not faster, and Level 1 Decaying skeletons in BBM catching up to Selo's with a drum.

[unfinished91]

I always remember being able to run from stuff on foot. I think something should be changed

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[theRaion]

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

Man, they aren't. You should be running at the same speeds of mobs w/ out sow. They should not be catching up to you and plowing you. This is why jumping was nice, it gave you extra distance. Did you even play live? How can you not remember this?

I remember this more than the alternative, which is not this.