Bard AoE kiting screenshot thread!

[azxten]

Big things in BW... don't hate on my tree.

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[Arcinsane]

My bard is now level 40. I have been AOE kiting since i got selo's running in circles style. The max amount of mobs i am able to do is 20~25. At that point though things are fairly laggy. I do not die very often and i am able to compensate for the lag that i get pretty well, but its difficult.

I am just curious to those of you bards out there, how laggy are you when you are up to 25+ mobs? I am running a multicore processor and i understand there is issues with that, but I have met others my level who can't even do 5 mobs without lagging up.

[Lazortag]

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

My bard is now level 40. I have been AOE kiting since i got selo's running in circles style. The max amount of mobs i am able to do is 20~25. At that point though things are fairly laggy. I do not die very often and i am able to compensate for the lag that i get pretty well, but its difficult.

I am just curious to those of you bards out there, how laggy are you when you are up to 25+ mobs? I am running a multicore processor and i understand there is issues with that, but I have met others my level who can't even do 5 mobs without lagging up.

Depends on the zone. 25 mobs in most ordinary zones is not an issue for me, I start to get lag around 60+ mobs I would estimate (I've never really counted). I also have a fairly awful computer, most people are able to handle more mobs without lagging. However some zones are laggier than others, like Burning Woods (possibly because of the bees' flapping animation).

[fischsemmel]

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

My bard is now level 40. I have been AOE kiting since i got selo's running in circles style. The max amount of mobs i am able to do is 20~25. At that point though things are fairly laggy. I do not die very often and i am able to compensate for the lag that i get pretty well, but its difficult.

I am just curious to those of you bards out there, how laggy are you when you are up to 25+ mobs? I am running a multicore processor and i understand there is issues with that, but I have met others my level who can't even do 5 mobs without lagging up.

Have you read this whole thread? There are a lot of tips buried here or there for helping you to deal with lag.

Spell effects off.
Clip plane low/minimum while killing.
Sky off.
Weather effects at minimum.
Filter out dot damage.
Don't run a /log.
Don't face the sky if there is a thunderstorm.

May be a few others. This stuff made a huge, HUGE difference for me when I started using it.

You can also run p99 from your ram or a SSD or a modern thumb drive, some people say that smooths out running around near so many mobs (though I've never tried it).


I could kite 120ish things in OT and 80-90 in BW without any problems.

[Kwitchercryn]

Does anybody still play live? And if so, any tips? Im playing around on a bard until my client gets in, and since bards cant aoe kite on live anymore, was wondering how ppl adapted their play style. Thanks

[Arcinsane]

Have you read this whole thread? There are a lot of tips buried here or there for helping you to deal with lag.

Spell effects off.
Clip plane low/minimum while killing.
Sky off.
Weather effects at minimum.
Filter out dot damage.
Don't run a /log.
Don't face the sky if there is a thunderstorm.

May be a few others. This stuff made a huge, HUGE difference for me when I started using it.

You can also run p99 from your ram or a SSD or a modern thumb drive, some people say that smooths out running around near so many mobs (though I've never tried it).


I could kite 120ish things in OT and 80-90 in BW without any problems.

I do have all those off, including clip plane, the only thing i still had on was the sky so i will make sure that is off too. Thanks for the heads up! Always looking for other things to try.

I have even went with what technical support forums suggested and try WinEQ2, it seems to help a bit but not a lot. Knowing that you folks can kite around 60 mobs + With little lag gives me a lot more drive to figure out what my issue is. One thing i think would help is get EQ bound to a processor. Thanks for the answers!

I have a SSD Drive that i will be installing soon so maybe that will help. Untill then i can try it off a thumb drive. As far as running the game off the ram? I am not sure how to do that exactly.

[Pringles]

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

I do have all those off, including clip plane, the only thing i still had on was the sky so i will make sure that is off too. Thanks for the heads up! Always looking for other things to try.

I have even went with what technical support forums suggested and try WinEQ2, it seems to help a bit but not a lot. Knowing that you folks can kite around 60 mobs + With little lag gives me a lot more drive to figure out what my issue is. One thing i think would help is get EQ bound to a processor. Thanks for the answers!

I have a SSD Drive that i will be installing soon so maybe that will help. Untill then i can try it off a thumb drive. As far as running the game off the ram? I am not sure how to do that exactly.

Make sure you turn off shadows. For me, shadows were the biggest limitation with mass kites. After that, 100+ np.

[fischsemmel]

If you google search along the lines of "play p1999 from ram" or "p1999 faster load times" you'll find the thread that talks about it. Not too complicated, if a bit of a hassle.

[nichomachean]

I just noted that you played on Seventh Hammer, and your name looks vaguely familiar. Also an ex-Seventh Hammer bard here!

[somnia]

Need more mobs!

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