Game Mechanics: Taunt Skill

[takatok]

I played a warrior on live for about 8 years. I can't attest to how taunt works on the 1999 server, but from the steel warriors boards (which along with safehouse were arguably 2 of the best sources of factual info about EQ) I can tell you how taunt worked on live.

1) A successful taunt put you at the top of the hate list +1. It was never truly verified if taunting while at the top added +1.. because 1 hate was so trivial even during classic it was impossible to test.

2) A failed taunt did nothing

3) Succes and failure generated separate messages. I think added these in would help a lot with people thinking tuant wasn't working.

4) I am unsure about pre-velious, but early in velious they patched it so taunt always failed vs mobs who conned yellow and red unless you were lvl 60.

Bapo 23 mage