Venril Sathir Remains

[Man0warr]

Rune spells blocked NPC procs on Live too, which made VS/General much easier.

[maestrom]

Does rune not block lifetap here?

[arsenalpow]

It's ridiculous crazy absurd threat on p99 so rune is likely to rip aggro off the tank. This is why bladestoppers are so valuable on p99.

[Ele]

NPC can proc on ripo. Make sure only the tank is in front, evasive, and runed.

[Man0warr]

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

Does rune not block lifetap here?

I'm sure it blocks the damage, but on Live I'm pretty sure having Rune on prevented the proc itself. SoE mostly got rid of procs from raid bosses though and just made more AEs.

It's just one of those things that wasn't implemented here, like Fire pets being immune to fire AEs which allowed tanking of RakAshiir and Queen in Chardok.

[maestrom]

Originally Posted by Man0warr [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm sure it blocks the damage, but on Live I'm pretty sure having Rune on prevented the proc itself. SoE mostly got rid of procs from raid bosses though and just made more AEs.

It's just one of those things that wasn't implemented here, like Fire pets being immune to fire AEs which allowed tanking of RakAshiir and Queen in Chardok.

Ahh.

I was never the tank or a runer so I know if I ever knew about the damage component of it. I do know, however, that when our runers fell asleep at the wheel, VS was almost impossible to kill because his lifetap would heal him for any amount not absorbed by the rune.

Edit: That actually lines up with what you said. Maybe the rune was blocking the proc completely and I just never noticed. hmm.

[Man0warr]

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

Ahh.

I was never the tank or a runer so I know if I ever knew about the damage component of it. I do know, however, that when our runers fell asleep at the wheel, VS was almost impossible to kill because his lifetap would heal him for any amount not absorbed by the rune.

Edit: That actually lines up with what you said. Maybe the rune was blocking the proc completely and I just never noticed. hmm.

Yeah I think a proc either needed a hit or a miss to trigger, but Runes have a different message.

You still had to keep spamming Rune because of the melee damage stripping it off.

On P99, generally you can't spam rune because it causes a ton of hate. VS usually needs a warrior running Evasive Disc and a bunch of DPS to counteract the few procs that make it through.

[Man0warr]

As soon as the timer has passed (20 min for Triggered Trakanon/VS), if the mob isn't on someone's aggro list, it depops.