Necro NPC rats issue

[Pyrotechn]

<DIV>Have any of you had occasion to fight a necro NPC that casts rats before you do?  I have had this happen twice in Rivervale and on both occasions, I was not able to cast mine.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Lueti]

Correct, necro dots dont stack.  So one of you casts rats one casts dogs

[Qrgauth]

Yes, that appears to be a bug.  If an NPC casts rats, it prevents PC necros from casting rats on that NPC. I've tested this many times in various zones. <div></div>

[Lodor]

<DIV>Im guessing they mean they are fighting a necro based mob and the mob is casting rats which is making it so they cant cast it themselves.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I havent ran into a necro mob yet that has cast it so i cant confirm the story.</DIV>

[El Chupacabr]

If you're a higher level and/or have a higher level version of rats (adept 3 vs app1 etc.) you can overwrite theirs, making the NPC's rats go POOF!  Just a weird mechanic of the summon type spells.

[Dastion]

<DIV>Otherwise the enemy rats will be gone with just a few AEs anyways :p</DIV>

[Pyrotechn]

<P>Thanks for the replies.  I have adept III rats and wasn't able to cast them in those battles.  Just thought I'd confirm before /bug reporting.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P> </P>

[Lendis]

<DIV>Almost ALL npcs  use Master level versions of the spells they have. thats why your Adept3 rats wouldnt cast. cause you couldnt overwrite the npcs version. not a bug.. just pure lameness that npcs have no variation in there spell quality. </DIV>