Question On Swarming

[Goregasmic]

I think you're allowed to peel now? So if the dude had a 60 mobs kite it is possible it was prior to 25 mobs cap, peel rule and zone disruption rule but I'm not sure.

[zelld52]

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

I think you're allowed to peel now? So if the dude had a 60 mobs kite it is possible it was prior to 25 mobs cap, peel rule and zone disruption rule but I'm not sure.

ive heard conflicting explanations of the rules from different CSR

-one told me its okay to do it, as long as its not in an attempt to get the bard killed
-one told me not to touch the mobs, petition for zone disruption and let CSR handle it

but as cd said - its rare that you actually get any CSR response when a petition is first filed, because theres like 4 total CSR staff per server.

in that particular scenario i encountered, i pointed to the fact that myself and other players had petitioned that bard in the past few days for zone disruption, for the same thing - and the CSR rep saw the old petitions and let me live on to peel another day

[loramin]

Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

ive heard conflicting explanations of the rules from different CSR

-one told me its okay to do it, as long as its not in an attempt to get the bard killed
-one told me not to touch the mobs, petition for zone disruption and let CSR handle it

There was a time (2013) when GM Sirken said:

Originally Posted by Sirken (emphasis added)

as far as dungeons go, they are made up by camps. no person or group is allowed to own more than one camp (unless theres no other players around contesting the zone/camp). so if you are in Crushbone, or Mistmoore, or Unrest, or any dungeon, and a PLer is claiming more than one camp, the PLer has to give up one camp (as chosen by the person that owned both). if the PLer refuses to give up one of his multiple camps, you should /petition in game and then take a camp.

as far as swarm kiting bards, some earlier poster hit the nail on the head. the problem isnt that bards round up a hundred mobs; the problem is that it TAKES SO LONG to round up and then kite down the mobs, and as previously mentioned, can prevent anyone else from seeing a pop for over an hour. ive seen this in OoT, DL, and OT entirely too often, and i have told players repeatedly that if you can not find a mob because some one is kiting more than 4 of them, feel free to peel one off. no staff member is going to give a player grief for peeling 1 mob off a bard thats kiting an entire zone (or an entire island in the OoT situations).

But of course, policies can change over time, and the above quote was from long before the swarm rules change.

[Goregasmic]

Do you know if you can peel just one or one by one? Because if he's running in circles for an hour that's a long time to wait for a repop.

[zelld52]

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

Do you know if you can peel just one or one by one? Because if he's running in circles for an hour that's a long time to wait for a repop.

Regardless of my previous interaction with CSR - I would peel as many as I could kill one at a time, until the bard only has 4 left, or has done close to 50% damage.