How does faction loss works?

[WarpathEQ]

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

I'm factionned in chardok and been buffing players/groups around entrance/CE and noticed when I buff them while in combat and their mob dies sometimes I lose faction and sometimes I don't. Like sometimes I drop a group c2 on them mid fight and I don't lose faction but sometimes I'll haste a melee and I'll lose faction. I checked the wiki and googled a bit but couldn't find anything.

Is it because if you buff and they don't take direct action toward the mob post buff you won't get hit? Like if mob is dotted and pet is on it and you buff shaman that only watches it die you're fine but if shaman reroots mob you're not fine anymore?

I thought you'd get a hit the second you interacted with a player getting a hit but apparently it is more nuanced. I'd run tests but my faction is getting low right now and I'd like to stretch what's left.

If someone has primary agro into a mob and you land a beneficial buff on them you will receive the faction hit. If they don't at the time the buff lands you won't. I know bard songs apply this logic to everyone in the group every time the song pulses. I can't speak to group buffs if it works similar to bard songs accross the whole group or only counts towards the person you cast on, not the other group members. That's the only nuance I can think of.