Red Star-icon in HO-wheel not working on raid mobs?

[Deathspell]

Why can't we complete an HO on a raid/epic mob when the "red star" icon is up? I get all these icons flashing "click me, click me", but they all give me "Target too powerful" message. I was just wondering, coz my fellow Conjuror has no problems with it and has to finish them in stead. Always, I thought this to be a bug of some kind, but despite numerous LU's nothing has changed... <div></div>

[Calirian]

<DIV>It's because a lot of our spells that are the red stars are stuns, which in turn don't work on epic mobs. Try Dark Nebula, or any spell in that series line. Gets the wheel done. It's what I use in raids.</DIV>

[Puzu]

You can also use Nihilism to complete the HO as long as you're not standing to far away from the tank in which case you might have to switch target to cast it.

[Fepp]

<span><blockquote><hr>Puzuma wrote:You can also use Nihilism to complete the HO as long as you're not standing to far away from the tank in which case you might have to switch target to cast it.<hr></blockquote>Yep I nearly always finish HO's with Nihlism...  great as you can avoid dropping your lovely HO because of a resist Problem is - in a raid the Tank is usally not in the same group - so you have to change your target to a group member</span><div></div>

[Deathspell]

Thx, haven't tried Nihilism in the HO and Dark Nebula is eh, somewhere on my hotbar <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> <div></div>

[Keitho]

<P>nihlism doesnt complete the damage  ho though i think</P> <P> </P>

[TheLo]

<span><blockquote><hr>Keithoth wrote:<p>nihlism doesnt complete the damage  ho though i think</p> <div></div><hr></blockquote>Your Correct, it does not.</span><div></div>

[Tanatus]

<DIV>Nil Absolution and Dark Nebula work on epic mobs and use star icon on HO weel</DIV>

[Splatterpunk28]

<P>I usually use Nil Absolution to finish it; Dark Nebula will also finish it -- but generates too much aggro in my experience.</P> <P>If you can't AoE the encounter (chanter mezzing) -- you can't finish the HO.</P> <P>Wizards can finish it with Ice Comet, only non-AoE dmg spell I know in mage class that can...but it prolly won't land.  :smileysurprised:</P><p>Message Edited by Splatterpunk28 on <span class=date_text>07-15-2005</span> <span class=time_text>01:00 AM</span>

[Gorkk00]

<span><blockquote><hr>Splatterpunk28 wrote:<div></div> <div></div> <p>I usually use Nil Absolution to finish it; Dark Nebula will also finish it -- but generates too much aggro in my experience.</p> <p>If you can't AoE the encounter (chanter mezzing) -- you can't finish the HO.</p> <p>Wizards can finish it with Ice Comet, only non-AoE dmg spell I know in mage class that can...but it prolly won't land.  :smileysurprised:</p><p>Message Edited by Splatterpunk28 on <span class="date_text">07-15-2005</span> <span class="time_text">01:00 AM</span></p><hr></blockquote>Well you can cast your spell even if chanters are mezzing (even if all mobs are mezzed). But completing this HO will break mezz upon mezzed mobs. But as will do a wizard or any other mage completing it. So if what you meant by "can't AoE" was "you don't want break mezz (cause group as asked for it for example or situation needs it, who knows)", completing this HO with a single target spell will be as bad. In fact, with a chanter mezzing, you can AoE, as long as you use green background AoE, and you don't cast AoE dots if there's non yet mezzed mobs that will need to be mezzed. But once a mob is mezzed, green background AoE won't touch them, simply. Here's a <a href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=26&message.id=2719" target=_blank>link</a> that explains precisely what will break mezz. Chanters have a single target DoT they can use to complete this HO.</span><div></div>