Warrior Aggro

[Rogean]

Distance to mob doesn't matter once inside melee range unless the mob is rooted, then he will prefer his closest target over anyone.

[Cubehacker]

I've noticed that once you hit level 20 and your skills get over 100 points, it starts to work a lot better. It won't be perfect, but Taunt works about 50-75% of the time at that point. But yeah, a SK's disease cloud spell is just insane for agro. If you have an SK in the group, either tell him to lay off that spell, or just let him tank.

[logiktrip]

It wouldn't do anything. All it does is place you on the top if it succeeds.

[Viscerate]

Yeah, only use taunt when you lose aggro, and SK's aggro control isn't as good as it becomes in velious I think, whenever they were given those ac and atk steal debuffs. Also the people you play will need to understand aggro too, otherwise it won't matter even if you are the best aggro tank in the world.

[guineapig]

Originally Posted by Audacious93c [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hey people, just looking for a little help. I played a Wood Elf Warrior back in 99-01. I decided to do the same class/race combo again for nostalgia of course! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My problem comes down to aggro or Mob hate to be more specific. I'm currently level 15 using a Screaming Mace, and Unicorn Shield. All skills are maxed, or close to being maxed (got 15 not long ago.) My stats are 78 strength, agility is 100, and dexterity is 84. I have all skills available up to lvl 15 (Dual Wield, Double Attack Etc.) I cant remember if I had problems holding aggro on a mob back then or not with a Warrior. Ive also forgotten, what exactly increases aggro or hate on a mob.
Ive been grouping with shadow knights, and their spells pretty much end up being instant taunts. Where as, I'm lucky if my taunt does anything at all. Even though, I have better equipment/weapons I cant hold the same type of aggro as them. Could someone please explain to me the intricacies of classic hate/aggro on mobs? I just feel like I'm doing a terrible job, when in reality; I'm doing all I can to get them to just even glance my way at times. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks in advance [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ps. Is it just me, or do mobs hit like a freakin MAC truck? I dont recall them ever being so brutal sometimes, but then again I dont remember simple stuff. Just curious.

On a side note there is a bunch of info that can be found on taunt here:

http://www.thesteelwarrior.org/forum...x.php/f-2.html

Just do a ctrl+F and search for "taunt"

Some of the info mentions AA's so ignore those parts since we will never have AA's on this server.
Long story short, you can't always blame taunt or the warrior. This game was made to be challenging and other people in the group are supposed to know how to manage their own aggro. That's why certain classes specifically get aggro reduction spells and abilities.

On live I only ever had agro problems in pick up groups but when I was in a guild group everything always went smoothly so don't necessarily beat yourself up over this. Hit 20, max taunt and see if things improve (test on blue cons to start).

[Yoite]

good way to pick up agro on a mesed mob it taunt and then sit then attack, that way you will get a lot more agro than just +1.

[Rogean]

That last line in your post only makes sense if you have terrible reflexes, in which case people will have already noticed how bad of a tank you are. Taunt should be used only if your not on aggro, with fast enough reaction if you do lose aggro that you only lose it for a couple seconds. If taunt is down because you mashed it like a retard you'll have to wait for it to come back up.

If your already at the top of hate and hit taunt, it does nothing.

Who can tell I play a warrior on eqlive >_>

[guineapig]

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

That last line in your post only makes sense if you have terrible reflexes, in which case people will have already noticed how bad of a tank you are. Taunt should be used only if your not on aggro, with fast enough reaction if you do lose aggro that you only lose it for a couple seconds. If taunt is down because you mashed it like a retard you'll have to wait for it to come back up.

If your already at the top of hate and hit taunt, it does nothing.

Who can tell I play a warrior on eqlive >_>

Yup yup, my secondary character was a lvl 65 Halfling warrior.
I even got to be main tank on Terris Thule raid when I was just 63!

[Sponge]

Did anyone even read my post near the beginning of this thread? :P

[Murphy]

Derail: AC debuff spells hate needs to be upped. (looking at you, Obsidian Shatter / Flamelick)