Curse

Valeria · Oct 20, 2006, 05:19 PM // 17:19

I tried to farm the spiders at the beach in the FoW as i used to do about a month ago but now the spiders disrupt everything i try to cast. I know they used to disrupt my healing signet when my life was very low but normally the never used any interrupt, just like they dont use healing spring when i'm standing next to them.
Im no more able to kill any spiders.

Have you encountered the same? Maybe this was a KI update...

Evilsod · Oct 20, 2006, 06:30 PM // 18:30

Holy shit, Anet pulled there finger out and sorted mob AI out?!!? Those spiders have been completely neglecting Called Shot/Savage Shot for ages. Its not a case of simply not moving close enough to cast... its pure not using skills.

Kcp · Oct 20, 2006, 06:32 PM // 18:32

There would be a massive uproar in the warrior community if they fixed the spiders to interrupt heal sig with savage shot. I mean cmon any ranger with savage shot in their skill bar would interrupt your Heal sig in pvp right?

I would.

I know they savage shot me constantly, but I kill them with my necro so thats a different story.

White_Chaos · Oct 20, 2006, 08:00 PM // 20:00

No problem, the Lion's Might should be enough to self heal

Edited:
or maybe not it has got 1s activision time which should be easily interrupted when your standing next to the spider

Tainek · Oct 20, 2006, 10:44 PM // 22:44

Is there conformation that the AI has been upgraded?

MrSlayer · Oct 20, 2006, 10:45 PM // 22:45

I know Anet fixed a bug with certain ranger enemy not using skills. But that was a long time ago. I noticed that the Desert Devourers started interrupting. Since then, I farmed the spiders several times without any problems.

Is this a really recent update? I did some FoW solo today with my ranger, and none of my trolls were interrupted.

Anyhow, if you are going as a warrior mesmer, would Mantra of Concentration not be a fairly good way to get around interrupts?

Dolyak Signet
"Shields Up!"
Mantra of Concentration

Game Updates

Thats odd...nothing listed about it there...

Added before posting:

Read this in the Spider description on Wiki
They will only use Savage Shot when their target is at low health.

Could it be that you heal when you are low? I never let myself drop below half.

masteroflife · Oct 21, 2006, 06:06 AM // 06:06

??? You can still do spider farming.
I did 4 runs in a roll and got 10 shards 3 gold 2 purple 2 keys with 3 gold chests. I didn't get savaged shot once. Just heal before ur health drops below half. If you are using a 15^50 weapon, the run is actually faster to heal more often.

Valeria · Oct 21, 2006, 06:54 AM // 06:54

I am farming as a Ritualist maybe they dont like that??
I'm trying as a warrior next time.

Warrior might still be working (letting your health drop too low always made them disrupt you so no change there)

How do you kill the spiders and stuff with a nekro btw?

ZenRgy · Oct 21, 2006, 08:58 AM // 08:58

I thought everyone knew they start distracting you once you go below 50% health.

Anarion Silverhand · Oct 21, 2006, 09:36 AM // 09:36

If they in fact have started interrupting like crazy, just go Wild Blow, Sever Artery, Gash and ViM.. Works for me..

Sir Mad · Oct 21, 2006, 03:07 PM // 15:07

If they really do interupt now they're also going to be a real pain for rangers in the forest. Poison without troll won't be fun.

RoadKill97 · Oct 21, 2006, 04:11 PM // 16:11

I did a spider farm today with a guildie. The spiders never tried to interrupt Healing Signet even when the health was below 50%.

From my understanding while Savage Shot (and Slash) can be used to interrupt any action, AI will only use them against spells, because that's when the bonus damage applies.

Arkantos · Oct 21, 2006, 04:45 PM // 16:45

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Originally Posted by RoadKill97

From my understanding while Savage Shot (and Slash) can be used to interrupt any action, AI will only use them against spells, because that's when the bonus damage applies.

Just like the Dryders from the RoF Island only uses Shadow Strike when your health is above 50%, since thats where the bonus is.

NuclearDope · Oct 21, 2006, 07:19 PM // 19:19

I've done tons of spider runs. they have -never- interrupted heal sig. never. even when my health was reaching below 20.

The other week i tried as R/Rt thinking VwK+SQ would be a great combo...they savaged VwK, Resilliant Weapon, and even tried soothing memories, so i think its just because you're casting.

Thanas · Oct 22, 2006, 02:48 AM // 02:48

Same here, no interupts. Is this some sort of joke?

Kcp · Oct 22, 2006, 03:42 AM // 03:42

I think he/she was running the ritualist beach farmer? They were using rits to solo spiders when they werent using savage shot. Ai was fixed.

moko · Oct 22, 2006, 10:30 AM // 10:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kcp

I think he/she was running the ritualist beach farmer? They were using rits to solo spiders when they werent using savage shot. Ai was fixed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valeria

I am farming as a Ritualist maybe they dont like that??

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yes, its because you use spells, and they dont interrupt signets because extra damage isnt applied there.

Quote:

If they really do interupt now they're also going to be a real pain for rangers in the forest. Poison without troll won't be fun.

most likely not as its a skill, not a spell

Evilsod · Oct 22, 2006, 10:33 AM // 10:33

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Originally Posted by Sir Mad

If they really do interupt now they're also going to be a real pain for rangers in the forest. Poison without troll won't be fun.

Isn't that the point of bringing an interrupt? To stop the poison?

Sir Mad · Oct 22, 2006, 11:12 AM // 11:12

^ If you go with a shortbow to interupt healing spring, yeah. However you can't interupt apply poison all the time (typical case: 2 spiders pop up at the same time, you pull one but it will use apply poison before moving).

Good news about their interupts by the way.

Evilsod · Oct 22, 2006, 11:22 AM // 11:22

Thats why you run off and try to lure 1 out ^^