This mob AEing through walls thing is bullshit

[Finawin]

AEs did NOT go through walls in Classic. That's the whole point of moving mobs to places you could put healers around the corner.

[Uaellaen]

yes i have to side with this post, AEs did not go trought walls in classic, ever ... we always used geometry to protect healers and casters from getting hit ...

[Abacab]

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

AEs did NOT go through walls in Classic. That's the whole point of moving mobs to places you could put healers around the corner.

Remember that Dozekar fight in NTOV?

Basically you HAD to wall that motherfucker to kill him

[Reiker]

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

AEs did NOT go through walls in Classic. That's the whole point of moving mobs to places you could put healers around the corner.

Not completely, in outdoor zones mobs could AE through walls and indoor they could not. This is why raid bosses in outdoor zones were a little more tricky. The problem is that this distinction doesn't work on Emu. I believe before they had it so that mob AEs were blocked by walls in any zone, which made fights like Dracolich much much easier than they were in Classic, as you couldn't wall the AE like you could here. I believe they just reversed this and allowed mobs to AE through walls anywhere.

[Gwence]

Most AE's in Velious were blockable with the exception of Zlandicar & Yelinak who used a non-LOS ae's. I tried healing Yelinak from the other side of the wall where the golem stood and received a very rude realization.

I think you're right on zlandi, however I remember being able to block yelinek ae, their's a spot in back of lair where we would place rotation clerics since he was on a risen platform of some kind their was a dropoff and you could place clerics over the ledge and not get hit with ae. It was a very long time ago and it may have only worked once they put in the extended range focus but I definitely know yeli ae is avoidable.

[zel]

lol Aba Dozekar was not classic, and he wasnt NToV! HoT HoT HoT baby!

[Aeolwind]

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

the extended range focus but I definitely know yeli ae is avoidable.

This was the winner. Yeli's AE only reached the doorway in, and the radii went that full distance to his "south" as well. His hitbox was so large you could reach the tank from the gate and be out of AE range.