Game Mechanics: Sergeant slate assist radius too low

[Nirgon]

I'm going to dread setting up everything for EQ mac and grinding something (maybe a mage) to 24. Hopefully someone casting thorns in Unrest is ready to be pals.

I've spoken to people here and discovered slate is indeed light blue at level 60, so he's going to be a fun classic element to see returned [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].

"Fuck! Slate!" (immediately begin strafe running and jumping)

Kaukaz, the warrior botb winner on Rallos, was the first player I saw xp on these guards. He did so with a PGT + bladed thulian claw =).

Slate was also notorious for "interrupting PvP" and saving the training robe of a many a newbie under a hail of fire bolts at inn 1.

The same goes for the resist rates on North Ro guards. It's gonna be hard to get a char to 50 I think on EQMac but maybe that will pay off in the future as I do research.

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

Gonna have to agree, as a troll SK on rallos slate and guards in general killed me more times then I can count. Here, you can run between the troll guards flanking the tunnel leading to grobb and not get agro.

Yes! These specific guards were solo'd by druids for quite some time. I had the SK twink I mentioned before and a shaman I played a while (Rubum - his link is broken... damnit) make their starting money off looting their shields and necklaces, and even fine steel when the druid in question killed a last one and went to sell with full bags. Killing these troll guards was especially prevalent before the patch limiting damage done to kited NPCs by dots. In another patch, I noted that they are changed to be magic immune, regenerate insane hit points and receive a tremendous stat boost. Coming anywhere I'd say within... half of an offensive spell cast would cause the one you were closest to to aggro.. and then... well all of the ones on the left side came, sometimes even the ones on the right side under the other tent too iirc. Being able to walk right through them uninvis should jump off the page at some of you other old timers too.


Here is another mob I recall being extremely, extremely magic resistant regardless of level that isn't the stone spider or a spite golem:

Dorn in North Ro

Try fighting him here with a lvl 21 rogue in about classic gear and see if he either completely murders you or if it's a close fight:

I am a level 21 Rogue. If you are below 24, DO NOT FIGHT THIS GUY ALONE! I undinged from 20 to 19, 4 seperate times! He conned green to me! Also, I undinged once from the dragoon guy in West Commons. These two guys share one thing in common.. They are members of the Indigo Brotherhood. I hate the Indigo Brotherhood. Mwaahaaahaahhaa...just wait Dorn...soon I will be 30 and you will stand no chance! hahaha!!!!
-Alkuhol
Rogue of the 21st degree, Master Pickpoket

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Ok, here's the scoop. This guy hits for 30+ almost everytime. He is also very hard to hit. A group of 5 lvl 12+ can take him pretty easily, but don't go rushing into things. If not done right he'll slaughter ur whole group in a matter of seconds.

Perhaps someone can test him and make an NPC mechanic thread for him as well? I don't have a 20-24 rogue here to try its luck... but GMs can /level themselves and summon gear!

Hopefully this has caused some of your classic EQ senses out there to tingle a bit. Sergeant Slate, like him, is what we called an "undercon".