Greatest EQ myths/urban legends. - Page 4

Omnimorph · #31 07-14-2010, 10:22 AM

I used to think that having the "right" angle whilst facing the mob increased the success rate of hitting it with melee... in a way... i sort of still do [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Droxx · #32 07-14-2010, 10:50 AM

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I used to think that having the "right" angle whilst facing the mob increased the success rate of hitting it with melee... in a way... i sort of still do [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Well you sure don't want to hit them at the "wrong" angle!

Itchybottom · #33 07-14-2010, 12:21 PM

Snare and root broke early, or had more of a chance to resist while it was raining was one I used to hear back in '99.

Groi Guttblade was once a year spawn in EQ time

When I created my first half-elf druid on live, there was some necromancer in Qeynos Hills that was slaughtering the guards, the Millers, everything. I ate a lot of deaths having no guards and being a newbie. When I finally got to level 6, I was sitting behind the ruins to regain HP/mana, and he told me he'd give me 30pp if I'd just go somewhere else. I asked him why, and he said Pyzjn won't spawn if I'm there due to the anti-camp radius. I made a deal with him, that he'd let me loot all of the weapons from the guards if I didn't go near the ruins. I made 370pp that day.

Also, Pyzjn and Varsoon couldn't be up at the same time.

Pyzjn would spawn if a gnoll showed up on the hill near the ruins that night.

Giving mobs copper and junk before engaging them lowered their agility so they were easier to hit.

Invisibility reduces aggro radius of things that see invisible to you.

guineapig · #34 07-14-2010, 12:43 PM

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Giving mobs copper and junk before engaging them lowered their agility so they were easier to hit.

I think there has to be some truth to this.
While that method you mention is extremely silly and unpractical, there are plenty of debufs that lower the strength and agility of mobs. I can only imagine that the reason these exist is to make the mobs hit for less and get hit for more. In other words, their agility would also be affected by armor class rules.

astarothel · #35 07-14-2010, 01:10 PM

Having the recipe book for a tradeskill in your inventory increased your chance for associated skill gains.

azeth · #36 07-14-2010, 01:11 PM

Yes, being encumbered lowers your agility, but we have no reason to think MOBs are affected by encumberance.

guineapig · #37 07-14-2010, 01:36 PM

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Having the recipe book for a tradeskill in your inventory increased your chance for associated skill gains.

I will confess that I had the recipe book for jewelry crafting open while skilling up on this server. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Shaun421 · #38 07-14-2010, 02:26 PM

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I used to think that having the "right" angle whilst facing the mob increased the success rate of hitting it with melee... in a way... i sort of still do [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm sure that it really doesn't exist in the code but I still swear that possition does seem to matter. I cannot be the only one who could stand there attacking a mob and miss 20 times in a row, but as soon as I turn 10 degrees to the left or something I start connecting for maximum damage.

And can I ask, is the "right" angle facing about 30 degrees to the left of the mob?

frefaln · #39 07-14-2010, 02:32 PM

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I'm sure that it really doesn't exist in the code but I still swear that possition does seem to matter. I cannot be the only one who could stand there attacking a mob and miss 20 times in a row, but as soon as I turn 10 degrees to the left or something I start connecting for maximum damage.

I've got to chime in here and agree. And you're right, I'm sure some might look at the code and swear that positioning doesn't matter (beyond the obvious of having to face the mob), but I've had experiences very similar to the one you describe. However, in my case it's usually not about degrees left or right, but positioning on hills. I can't tell you how many times I've stood on a hill or zone wall, looking down at a mob while I'm fighting it, and I miss constantly until I reposition myself to be eye-level with it.

I'm leaving room for the possibility that all those cases were just a countless string of coincidences, but there will always be doubts in my mind. Hell, if a PC sometimes tells you that 2.0 + 1.0 = 3.00001, it's possible that DirectX algorithms can go awry when just the right conditions are met.

guineapig · #40 07-14-2010, 02:37 PM

Well mobs do get riposte and parry chances from the front. I'm not sure how far to the side you have to be for you to be able to cancel out these abilities but the game is coded in a way that melee DPS is increased when the mob is not facing you directly.

EDIT: Never mind, I see what you're saying. I would assume that you are taking your own riposte and parry hits into consideration as well.