Encounter Hate or a Bug?

[Kilg_]

Okay, I'm completely baffled about this. When playing with my regular group of friends, which usually consists of a Guardian (me), 2 Inquisitors, a Templar and a Wizard, managing aggro is a breeze - sure, I can't AFK tank like in EQ (I've been spoiled, can't wait for SoD/BoC heritage :p), but it doesn't take more than a few key taps to keep the mob focused on me.We did notice a strange behavior with group encounters tho. At times, when a part of the encounter dies, all other mobs in that encounter turn on someone else in the group at random - it's not AE spells / heals / buffs - it happens in those cases too, but then then cause is obvious. I've been thinking this over, makes me wonder if there's some sort of encounter-wide aggro. Single target spells that generate encounter wide hate? mob death causes encounter aggro? a bug? I'm out of ideas.Has anyone else noticed this? or am I just doing something wrong?

[Szy]

<DIV>It happans with certain mobs, like owlbears in Nek.  not sure anyone knows why, at least iv never seen an explaination for it.  ive heard some higher level things do it as well.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>szydd</DIV>

[JaeBe]

<DIV>This happened to me last night (3/3/05) fighting owlbears as well. Happened several times, and made it impossible for me to pull more than 2 mob encounters since I was duoing with my inquisitor friend who can't take a beating (lowbie)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On a 2 pull, used taunting blow, anger, then switched to other mob. I got off 3 AE taunts (shouting cry). When the mob I had switched too died, the remaining mob would jump my cleric. It would take about 6 of my various taunts to pull it off of him, leaving me out of power.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I will /bug it next time I'm on this weekend.</DIV>

[Dart]

<DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#66ff00 size=2><SPAN class=663130717-04032005>Many people have pointed this out, it may be by design, not sure. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#66ff00 size=2><SPAN class=663130717-04032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#66ff00 size=2><SPAN class=663130717-04032005>Here is a work around:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#66ff00 size=2><SPAN class=663130717-04032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#66ff00 size=2><SPAN class=663130717-04032005>Just before your current target is about to die, swap to your next target and AE taunt/30 second buff, or use Cone closer on HO.....whateva'. This will help to hold agro on the remaining mobs. Doesn't always work, but with some practice you can avoid this issue 95% of the time.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#66ff00 size=2><SPAN class=663130717-04032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#66ff00 size=2><SPAN class=663130717-04032005>Hope that helps.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#66ff00 size=2><SPAN class=663130717-04032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#66ff00 size=2><SPAN class=663130717-04032005>If that doesnt work I got some cow bells to sell you :p lord knows they are king!</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>

[Kulaf]

<DIV><A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=combat&message.id=35295#M35295" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=combat&message.id=35295#M35295</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Kryogen wrote:<BR> <DIV>To me it is clear that either hate is being misassigned or not generating properly.  I apologize if there are other topics on this matter, as I'm sure there may be, if it is this easily duplicatable.</DIV> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV>I've seen similar reports. We'll do some digging on this one.</DIV> <P>===========================<BR>Moorgard<BR>EverQuest II Community Guy</P></DIV>