Curse

Slow2die · Nov 17, 2006, 01:22 PM // 13:22

Hi, I am a W/Mo, and I have tried loads of different farming builds and gone out there and faced the trolls. In all the videos and SCreenies, you see all the trolls in a small bunch around you, easy to kill. But when I go out and face them, they continuously run away from me and heal then come back at full life, leaving me facing only around 4 at a time.

Why does this happen to me, and nobody in the videos?

I dont understand it..please help..

eiri yuki · Nov 17, 2006, 01:53 PM // 13:53

Its because of the latest AI update, melee creatures now run away from AoE skills.

Slow2die · Nov 17, 2006, 03:28 PM // 15:28

Damn... I spent so much money on those builds aswell..

peanut91 · Nov 17, 2006, 04:18 PM // 16:18

sorry to sound like the biggest noob ever wot is AoE ???

Jetdoc · Nov 17, 2006, 04:21 PM // 16:21

Area of Effect damage. Things like smiting skills, cyclone axe, etc...all do damage to everyone in the area of effect.

Jetdoc · Nov 17, 2006, 04:24 PM // 16:24

To the OP - although it is slower, you can simply replace some of the AoE skills you are utilizing for pure damage skills.

I can still take on a group of 8 trolls with my W/Mo, but I have to kill them one at a time. It's slower, but it still works.

Bring Dolyak Signet, a couple of stances, some of the healing skills from the original farming build, and then take 3 attack skills. You should be fine.

olly123 · Nov 17, 2006, 04:56 PM // 16:56

instead of creatign a new thread, does glads stances cause AOE?

Random Dude · Nov 17, 2006, 05:02 PM // 17:02

yes glads causes aoe now
its ridiculous

Former Ruling · Nov 17, 2006, 05:13 PM // 17:13

Also it doesn't have to be "AoE" dmg in the old sense. When you are "farming" (1-2 people in your party) melee type monsters in crowds will run off and regen health on alot of things.

Slow2die · Nov 17, 2006, 06:52 PM // 18:52

man this is annoying...Guess its off to the hydras for me, before they make elemenatals run too.. -_-

boxterduke · Nov 17, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36

If there is more than 3 hydras in the group then yes, they will run off.