Exposed Attack broken?

[Katanari]

<DIV>Anyone else having issues with this line of abilities? Everytime I use this ability it makes me invis than when I go to use my big stealth attacks it tells me I need to be in stealth. It's causing severe issues with damage with me since I cannot use my high damage stealth attacks unless I remove myself from combat.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any suggestions or anyone else having this issues please let me know.</DIV>

[Graton]

it's because of lag. if i'm in a very crowded zone or during certain times when the server is just pokey i'll get this. when it happens there's not much you can do about it and it does make you pretty much worthless as your dps becomes utterly laughable. i think the proper fix would be to have the exposed attack line shut off attack automatically but that's just me. i've tried getting around this with macros but it didn't help either. also certain zones regardless of population seem to be more prone to this kind of problem thatn others. i get this fairly frequently in rivervale even when there are 8 people in the zone yet Runnyeye can have 50 and I don't have the problem. Go figure. <div></div>

[Katanari]

<DIV>well it has nothing to do with lag at all.. when I use exposed attack I literally look like I'm invis, even when attacking I still look like I am invis and I cannot use any of my high end damage attacks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I know what you are talking about..before hand lag caused an issue where it was pretty much hit or miss if your high damage attacks got off or not. I wish this was the issue I was still having, but I don't even have an option anymore it just puts me in an invis like state, and only way to get univis is to actually use a stealth ability than cast pathfinding or another like ability.</DIV>

[Sarevh]

i was having some problems with this aswell while raiding yesterday. At first i thought it was lag but after using the attack four or five times (Have a macro to automatically turn off auto attack when i use the skill) i knew something was up. <div></div>

[Aanak]

<P>Same problem here... It's not just Exposed Attack... I have EA at Adept1 and Shrouded Strike at Adept3 so I was using SS at first. Same issue with that spell. I'm guessing it's the whole line.</P> <P>What I'm finding is when I use ss/ea to invis during battle and take any damage (barage, ae, anything, even a nasty stare it seems) it breaks my invis but *does not* return me to a non-stealthed image. I can use any non stealthed arts, but cannot used stealth-required arts.  I consider it a failed stealth attempt (which is happening A LOT now) and just hit my Exposed attack again when it recyc's or use shadow to get into stealth (for real). If the second attempt is successful, after I finish the "big move" my graphic is returned to normal.</P> <P>I'm finding myself ending a lot of fights looking invis still though. and I usually just hit slip away (fast cast) and then toggle it off to regain my graphic. somewhat of an imposition and quite frustrating... But if I pay attention I don't think it effects my DPS all that much.</P> <P>It does seem that stealth is lost easier now, though.... I'd gues (empirically) that I'm failing 25-30% of my stealth attempts in battle... Which is very high for me.</P> <P>Nihyn -- 34 Assassin -- Guk</P>

[Tazzrin]

<DIV>This is a problem. It sucks but until its fixed just get around it by immediately casting one of your other sneak skills. If you don't you are wasting valuable dps. In other words Get'r Done!</DIV>

[Putka]

I have to say this has never been a problem for me.. it does happen sometimes that after the fight I look invisible, even though I'm not, but exposed attack is working nicely. Are you sure you weren't just fighting reds and missed them? If you miss you don't get put into stealth either.

[Greggthegrmreapr]

I have had it happen a few times...  I fix it real quick by stealthing again, and with an attack, i am back to normal...  if you can call anything i do normal

[IsmeldaLasomb]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Graton wrote:<BR>it's because of lag. if i'm in a very crowded zone or during certain times when the server is just pokey i'll get this. when it happens there's not much you can do about it and it does make you pretty much worthless as your dps becomes utterly laughable. i think the proper fix would be to have the exposed attack line shut off attack automatically but that's just me. i've tried getting around this with macros but it didn't help either.<BR><BR>also certain zones regardless of population seem to be more prone to this kind of problem thatn others. i get this fairly frequently in rivervale even when there are 8 people in the zone yet Runnyeye can have 50 and I don't have the problem. Go figure.<BR> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>/useability Exposed Attack</P> <P>/autoattack 0</P> <P> </P> <P>This is your macro. /autoattack 0 will stop you from attacking weither you began or not. You will need then to launch an attack to re-enter in attack mode. If you are stealthe properly, any hide attack, otherwise any regular attack or just the auto attack button.</P> <P>It seems that currently, if you fail you achieve hide, you still appear as stealthed. It happens from time to times. When you will reuse your Exposed attack and succeed, you will exit the false stealth mode. Anyway it is just an illusion as except of the appearance, you keep your normal speed and mobs see you clearly <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P>

[Katanari]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Putka wrote:<BR>I have to say this has never been a problem for me.. it does happen sometimes that after the fight I look invisible, even though I'm not, but exposed attack is working nicely. Are you sure you weren't just fighting reds and missed them? If you miss you don't get put into stealth either. <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Nope I am not fighting reds and missing.. actually I realized the issue when fighting in RE with some guildies trying to finish up some old quests we had, so the mobs were all grey to me.</P> <P>I am just glad to hear there are others having the same issue a me.. was starting to think It was just me lol.</P>

[Tazzrin]

anyone else have problems with their CA's getting stuck in queue? This happens to a few CA's but not all. The ones that this seems to happen most of the time with is stealth skills like surveil and disappear. It sucks bad.

[Putka]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Tazzrin wrote:<BR>anyone else have problems with their CA's getting stuck in queue? This happens to a few CA's but not all. The ones that this seems to happen most of the time with is stealth skills like surveil and disappear. It sucks bad. <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>lol <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I don't know how you missed that one, it's been all over the forums for over a month now. It's tied to some HO's that involve mask symbols.. to avoid this just use MV to advance the wheel instead of Surveil.