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Thread: The first NPC that i COULDN'T kill...
Jedi_Xan wrote:
I am a mbh/master rifleman/pistol xxx3. I use a 1200 damage/ 56 sac (pupped) laser rifle. I have no medic in my template, and I absolutely have no problems killing these guys.
Just out of interest... How did you manage to get a rifle over the damage cap and under the SAC cap ?
Greeleaf wrote:i came to my first mark that i couldn't kill last night. he didn't kill me - but i JUST could not kill this guy.
i'm a mbh/m-pistoleer....so i have a range problem (i'm in process of acquiring a lgood ightning rifle to help with this...).
the mark was over 36k health, a cl82, double gold mark...i'd shoot shoot shoot, heal/ruby/heal, then i'd have to root and run out of range so my action could regen some. i'd do this 2-3 times until the mark was just under 1/2 health - and then, the mark would RETREAT!
once that happened, its health would sky rocket upwards.
at that point my stomach is pretty much full - and i'd have to wait for it to empty before i tried again.
it seems the only way to do the really really hard marks is to get a line in rifles - or get a line in combat medic or doctor to increase the speed in which i can heal.
i really HATE the idea that i'd have to go the same route as practically everyone else and add medical skills to my template...but it seems like i'm going to have to, unless you all have any ideas.
The -retreat- thingy is a measure to keep people from training critters on other players or draw them into turrets to help killing them. They retreat if you kite them too far from their initial spawn point - if they get too far, they stop attacking and just retreat. While retreating, they have incredible health regen and are immune to any damage. To prevent it, kite in circles around the initial spawn point, not in a straight line away from that spawn point.
If the terrain prevents kiting in a circle just reverse direction 180 degrees. Kiting boss mobs doesnt really help that much. Kiting in circles works better on creatures that don't have ranged attacks, because with server lag or poor AI they never can intercept your path and you can kite all day.
the main thing is don't run farther than 65 meters from where the mark spawns and he won't retreat.
with a sac reduce powerup, ruby bliel, blob candy, pixie, and duelist stance macro running you should be ok.
of course if you drop the merchant for medic 0030 you will have no problem whatsoever 
Mallize wrote:
ok..just read post more closely. WHY WOULD YOU KITE A RANGED NPC? Just stand there and use duelist stance. Why would you run? They are hitting you w/ a ranged weapon regardless if you move or not.
He said he rooted and moved out of range to regen health and action - that means after the root broke the NPC was following him again, so it is kinda kiting, and kiting a mob too far away from his orginal spawn location triggers the -retreat- stuff.
Message Edited by Eskie on 08-17-2005 10:42 AM