Bounty Hunter Archive
Thread: Feign Death
Right after you use health shot 1 on a redcon mob.
Ah the words of a novice ...
On most mobs that can 1 shot kill you, feign death after health shot 1 is the wrong answer. On red con mobs that can one shot you, start at about 80m go into combat mode and hit feign death right away. Then queue up health shot 1 and move into weapon range. There'll be a long pause and then health shot 1 will fire.
At this point, the mob will agro run over and hit you but you are in feign mode already (first action remember?) and you'll be fine.
Wait until the mob stops bleeding to get up. /peace as soon as you stand. This is very important.
deadNewbie...
How long will the feign death be effective after you initially use it? I have been waiting right until the mob is on top of me to use it. If I can apply my bleeds after hitting feign that will make my life so much easier!
And a recommendation to the thread starter. Pick up Novice Pistoleer to get HealthShot 2. The bleeds stack and feign will allow you to kill just about anything in the game.
Feign Death is incredibly powerful when fighting a single enemy. Here is the process to kill any creature in the game.
- At 70+m, start combat. You are too far away to shoot, so the target will not aggro you. However, if other targets are near your target, they WILL aggro you. Be careful.
- Activate Feign Death. You'll need about 100 HAM in all three pools to initiate it.
- Run to within shooting range, under 64m. You'll need to run up quickly. There is a long delay between activating FD and when you can start shooting, so you want to be in range BEFORE that delay ends.
- Kneel. Becaredul of the warp that can occur from changing postures in the middle of running. Let yourself stop running and then kneel.
- Use special attacks that inflict damage over time. (DOTs) Healthshot1 and Healthshot2 are likely candidates. Since you are kneeling, you can get off several of these before the target will notice you. Get in at least one shot that does SOME damage so you will get XP and looting permissions. The rest of the shots, keep spamming your DOT action in order to get one that does the highest damage possible.
- The target attacks you and whether he hits OR MISSES, it'll activate your FD. Lay there and wait for the DOT to end. Lay here until you have at least 100 points in all three HAMs if the target is not dead.
- (If target is still alive) Stand up, activate FD, and kneel. Do this combo quickly. Repeat steps 5 - 7 until target dies.
(Thereare some buggy aspects with FD if the target wanders beyond about 90m away, so be careful if this happens. I'd recommend peacing the target rather than using FD when you stand up. If the target is still bleeding or suffering from the DOT, wait where you are until he aggros you. Once he does, use FD and then pop off some shots if possible. If the DOT expired before you stood up and peaced, then just repeat the process from step 1.)
Oh, another aspect of Feign Death to be aware of, it remains "active" until your target dies or you attack a new target. So if you attack target A, use FD, and then attack target B, your FD will be cancelled and you should re-activate it. However, if you attack target A, use FD, and then just continue attacking target A, FD will remain active and will be triggered on the first attack against you even if that first attack comes from target B, C, D, etc.
FD Rule of Thumb: Attack one target until it's dead. Don't try to multi-task.
The easiest and quickest way to use these tactics is to macro it.
Z_Rahl wrote:
The easiest and quickest way to use these tactics is to macro it.
Um...I wouldn't be so quick to macro anything.
My usual line of combat is as follows:
/healthshot2 (the most damaging HS)
/healthshot1
/panicshot
/lowblow
/lastditch
/lastditch
/lastditch
/feigndeath (usually because I'm aggroed by 2 or more STs by this time and I'm low on HAM)
Now, I've been using this pretty effectively on Stormtroopers while I'm runningRebel missions out of Moenia. But, I don't have it macroed...for the simple reason that I carefully watch every shot and if I miss, I can immediately go back and reapply...ESPECIALLY if I miss one of the HSs.
Unless you've got some hefty bonuses from Pistoleer, you'll miss pretty often.
FEIGN DEATH: Was not working Thursday,October 23, 2003....
Have not yet tried today (24th).