Bard AoE kiting screenshot thread! - Page 32

Diggles · #1 10-29-2011, 03:40 PM

uh no, swarm kite is swarm kite and charm kite is charm kite.

Softcore PK · #2 10-29-2011, 03:47 PM

No, swarm kiting was called swarm kiting because when you charmed an NPC and had it attack one of the others, all the NPCs you were kiting around would swarm the pet and beat it down.

Softcore PK · #3 10-29-2011, 07:09 PM

As I said, just a pet peeve.

georgie · #4 10-29-2011, 07:11 PM

just ruined my fucking day

Softcore PK · #5 10-29-2011, 07:29 PM

The truth hurts [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Diggles · #6 10-29-2011, 08:48 PM

Especially when the "truth" comes from a blithering idiot. The only reason swarm kiting refers to charming now is because classic swarm kiting is impossible on Live, mobs don't take damage from bard dots while moving

Lazortag · #7 10-29-2011, 09:52 PM

You guys are so mean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Pyronost · #8 10-29-2011, 10:29 PM

Hey geigue! Tried to find ya online, but it seems you're hidden somewhere in game [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Ive got it down to the point where I can kite around groups of 10 or so without issue (not getting hit at all). However, I find once I move beyond this, and start picking up more types of mobs (nothing larger than a humanoid), Im having issues grouping them all into one lump of potential exp. They get spread out, and thus I end up only hitting half the pack when I get in close enough for the dots to land.

Tips?

falkun · #9 11-14-2011, 08:12 AM

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

Especially when the "truth" comes from a blithering idiot. The only reason swarm kiting refers to charming now is because classic swarm kiting is impossible on Live, mobs don't take damage from bard dots while moving

No, "swarm" kiting refers to charming because Live aggro table works (worked?, I haven't played Live since '04) in such a way that gathering a group, charming 1, then having it attack another in the pack will turn the ENTIRE pack onto the 1 charm. Thus the "swarm" you have gathered turns on 1 mob and makes very short work of it. Swarm kiting does not work on P99 because the "swarm" does not transfer aggro to the charmed pet like it does (did?) on live; on P99 the one mob your pet is attacking will turn on your pet, but the rest will stay aggroed on the bard.

And machin576's post is not the original. He added some updates, but I'd like at least -some- credit.

Pyronost · #10 11-11-2011, 04:27 AM

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A modest 58 mobs, and a ding to 40.