Why can't I track reds?

[Fall'en]

I was in stealth mode with my tracking window open.  All colors were selected (grey, green, blue,...., & red).  All creatures,NPC, & Players were in the tracking window except the reds.   Why? It doesn't matter if I am in or out of stealth. <div></div>

[khalysta]

There has never been a reason given as to why you can't track reds or epic encounters.  However you can always use an emote like /wave mobname to see if what you are looking for is up.

[Tazzrin]

From an RP standpoint, reds naturally mean that they are a higher level than you. So, maybe the dev's were trying to imply something that the mobs that are higher in level can out-wit you say by covering up their tracks. It just means your track isn't of efficient skill to actually track a higher level mob.

[BaruMonk]

Did anyone take the Training option that increases your Tracking skill? If so, what was the effect? Maybe that allows you to track reds? Or track the same stuff at a farther distance? Or maybe it refreshes faster? <div></div>

[khalysta]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> BaruMonkey wrote:<BR>Did anyone take the Training option that increases your Tracking skill? If so, what was the effect? Maybe that allows you to track reds? Or track the same stuff at a farther distance? Or maybe it refreshes faster?<BR> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>It's just +tracking skill from what I understand.  So it would just give you more skill but I don't believe there is a skill requirement to track red cons or epic encounters.

[Amise]

It seriously annoys me that I can't at least track grey epic encounters.  I can swim around behind Dreadwake all day long, he is grey to me and I can see him right in front of my face, but I can't <STRONG>track</STRONG> him.

[Mordock of the Highwynd]

<DIV>Yeah, I ran around in the Bloodskull area for a couple of days trying to get Captains Ogof and Gaer on tracking for the Lightbringer quest.  I figured they were just not spawning regularly.  I finally bumped into one of them and saw he was an epic.  Then I bumped into the other one a minute later.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Julian Granger</DIV>

[Mordock of the Highwynd]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Tazzrin wrote:<BR>From an RP standpoint, reds naturally mean that they are a higher level than you. So, maybe the dev's were trying to imply something that the mobs that are higher in level can out-wit you say by covering up their tracks. It just means your track isn't of efficient skill to actually track a higher level mob. <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>My own viewpoint is that epics would be easier to track, not harder.  They would be less concerned with being detected because they're so baaad.</P> <P>Julian Granger</P>

[Tazzrin]

<DIV>Point noted :smileyhappy:</DIV>