Brain pain; research time: Uninterruptable

[Lagaidh]

Just remember that stun-immune mobs still generated agro when stun spells were cast upon them =)

[nilbog]

Here was a dev post I had about size theory.

Originally Posted by nilbog

Larger npcs.. should be harder to interrupt based on movement. It was harder to push around a dragon than it was say...a sarnak.

Saw this posted by someone and it reminded me. Look how many interrupts on Severilous:

In this log, he was interrupted 9 times. That's just not right :P

So I did this query to see if size usually determined larger races. It does.

select id, name,race,size
from npc_types
where size > '6'
order by size desc, race, name

The results start out with large 'boss' npcs around size 40-50...
...the dragons 34.5,
...then the giants 26,
..then the cyclopses 25,
...Trakanon anomaly at 20.
...fire giants 18,
..and around size 15.. things start evening out. (aviaks, wyverns, etc)


Should we make it harder to push these npcs? Either that, or make them less susceptible to interrupts based on push.

For example, Lady Vox was a classic encounter that was exceptionally hard because she would cheal over and over again...because she was hard as hell interrupt by melee. She falls into the 34.5 category.

I think starting to scale up from size 10 or 12 -> would be a good idea.

Thoughts?

[Aeolwind]

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

Just remember that stun-immune mobs still generated agro when stun spells were cast upon them =)

I'll read this thusly:

"Stuns still generate aggro on immune mobs"

and hope we are on the same page.

[Treats]

I would say then the cleric mushrooms would rule out NPC size determining push distance due to successful hits.

It must have been some combination of NPC Size and NPC Level that determined the threshold for an interrupt. I would make NPC Level the most relevant though (More leniency from Level than by Size). Those mushrooms are really small compared to a Dragon/Golem/Wurm/etc.

Something like:

NPC Level 10 - 2 units push leniency
NPC Level 20 - 4 units push leniency
NPC Level 60 - 12 units push leniency
NPC Level 70 - 14 units push leniency

NPC Size 17 - 5 units push leniency
NPC Size 34.5 - 15 units push leniency

A level 55 or so Mushroom would have 15 units of push leniency and a Level 65 Dragon would have 28. These are just made up numbers though, I have no idea the relevance of distance that one unit has in regard to push.

[falkun]

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

I'll read this thusly:

"Stuns still generate aggro on immune mobs"

and hope we are on the same page.

Stun should generate aggro on stun immune mobs equivalent to stuns on mobs susceptible to stun. This is why my paladin kept Stun, Cease, and Desist (when the latter two were introducted) on his spell bar long after he stopped fighting L54- mobs.

[Nuggie]

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

Stun should generate aggro on stun immune mobs equivalent to stuns on mobs susceptible to stun. This is why my paladin kept Stun, Cease, and Desist (when the latter two were introducted) on his spell bar long after he stopped fighting L54- mobs.

I also did the same back when i was naive enough to play a pally.