Bard Kiting - 101

[Adcid]

Originally Posted by Joshk80k [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Has anyone tried kiting enormous swarms? I seem to be dcing if the swarm is bigger than 50 mobs. It's happened to me 4 times now, but if I keep my swarm kinda small it doesn't happen.

I've kept my swarms between 15-35 but have noticed some swarm jumping/porting that is unrelated to any lag I may be experiencing with people entering and exiting the zone.

I have noticed today that without any run speed boosts I can strafe away but need to run larger circles to keep a safe distance.

[Saludeen]

Originally Posted by Joshk80k [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Has anyone tried kiting enormous swarms? I seem to be dcing if the swarm is bigger than 50 mobs. It's happened to me 4 times now, but if I keep my swarm kinda small it doesn't happen.

Yeah. I never DC'd but one night I kept getting hit and died 5 times in a row. My group probably thought I was a terrible bard but I knew I was doing it right. I had to reset my router to fix it. Never happened again for some reason.

[Kahlid74]

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

Yeah. I never DC'd but one night I kept getting hit and died 5 times in a row. My group probably thought I was a terrible bard but I knew I was doing it right. I had to reset my router to fix it. Never happened again for some reason.

For me, the lvl ding is my kryptonite. Almost every time I ding my comp stutters just enough for the swarm to catch me and one hit me. Soooo annoying.

[Saludeen]

Originally Posted by Kahlid74 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

For me, the lvl ding is my kryptonite. Almost every time I ding my comp stutters just enough for the swarm to catch me and one hit me. Soooo annoying.

Lol, everytime I dinged it made me jump and move my mouse. Somehow I survived 3 times despite flicking right into the mobs. I turned my sound off while kiting after that.

[Kahlid74]

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

I believe i said the same thing to a bard i helped out [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Was it you? FV, within the past 10 mins

Yeap, that was me, in all my glorious Bronze! Thanks again for the help!

[Hezron]

Kiting a full pull in BW without issue.

[Joshk80k]

OK, that's a relief, I was beginning to wonder if they had some auto-disconnect thing going on if you pulled 50+ mobs...

[Kileras]

mobs are probably, 3-5% faster? circles need to be bigger now, but the kite seems smoother and much easier to land spells on /predict your distance from. the mobs seem to stutter/warp a lot less providing a more consistent "blob" behind you to gauge your distance.

[Duff73]

Kil is right on. Mobs move a tad bit faster my circles are a bit wider. I find if I have to tighten up or avoid an add I pop selos for a sec and tighten the circle down some.

[assazzin]

tried last night in OT, made 21 24, was working well, mobs are a bit faster but I found that it's easier that way
heading to LOiO !