Game Mechanics: Mage: Earth pet will not Root a Player with Sow. - Page 2

Dullah · #1 03-04-2013, 03:58 PM

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

Okay so I'm looking into the earth pet situation. Before I waste a lot of time in the wrong areas, a few questions:

When you say it is never resisted. Is it truly NEVER resisted? Or is it extremely rare to resist?

Does the root resist problem exist with both low level mage pets and high level ones? EarthElementalAttack (low) vs. EarthElementalStrike (kunark lvl).

Does the root frequency problem exist with both low level mage pets and high level ones? EarthElementalAttack (low) vs. EarthElementalStrike (kunark lvl).

Do these same problems exist for PVE encounters on the pvp server, or only for PVP?

It is resisted, but its rare to resist at around 150 MR (should be immune at that level of MR). Even with best in slot MR, you are almost permanently rooted. The frequency is high enough that even if you do resist it, by the time the previous root breaks another one is right behind it. There will be small breaks in between roots fading and landing where you can try to flee, but you are mostly locked down permanently.

Also, earth pet root (as well as all roots) overwrite snare and they shouldn't. They also overwrite spells like shaman torpor which they shouldn't. Basically anything with a snare effect will be overwritten by roots, but this should not happen. Don't mean to detract from the issue though.

valithteezee · #2 10-08-2011, 12:29 PM

I've seen this happen also.

Kringe · #3 10-08-2011, 05:34 PM

confirmed this as well.

Harrison · #4 10-08-2011, 06:55 PM

Can we ban Wehrmacht again?

Galacticus · #5 10-08-2011, 08:31 PM

I am sure this also is what the issue with rooting and snaring removes sow, and how root will overwrite snare or vice versa, they arent stacking.

Mardur · #6 10-09-2011, 01:19 AM

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I am sure this also is what the issue with rooting and snaring removes sow, and how root will overwrite snare or vice versa, they arent stacking.

This is intentional. The earth pet root issue is a non intentional bug that came from this.

Yinikren · #7 10-08-2011, 08:32 PM

Can't confirm with SoW or JBoots, but mage pets sure as hell root my bard with selos and 80 MR from a drum 90%+ of the time.

Bockscar · #8 10-09-2011, 07:48 AM

Mostly the reason pet root didn't land was because pets were usually several levels lower than their target. Other than that, it should function like a regular spell with no resist modifier. If someone has 100MR, pet root should normally be a non-factor, and probably with 70-80ish MR as well if the target isn't much lower level than the magician. It should also have a maximum duration of 18 seconds, but it appears to be like 30-40 seconds sometimes on this server.

Lovely · #9 10-09-2011, 11:20 AM

This is isn't about root landing. It's about PETS not even casting their root on people with jboots or sow. That's a bug and will need to be fixed

jilena · #10 10-11-2011, 03:59 PM

I have heard a few comments about pet root being unresistable at any level difference. I tried testing at the extreme end of this with a level 4 mage and my 50 shaman with only naked MR (25). The level 4 earth pet would never root him. Also the pet would not even attempt to root with SoW on. I have posted screenshots of this behavior in my compilation thread.