Possible bug?

[kildarn]

<DIV>I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed this or can explain it to me.  Forgive me I'm not very good with the CA names.  My bruiser is 51 and when trying to mezz a mob, get behind it and hit it with sucker punch (think thats the combat art.  It's the from behind one), I always break my mezz before the hit lands.  Here is how I'm doing it...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Auto attack off</DIV> <DIV>Mezz</DIV> <DIV>Move behind mob and sucker punch it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sucker punch breaks the mezz as soon as I click it and then I get the message that I must be flanking my target.  Is this a bug or is it due to the way sucker punch works?  It appears that when I use the mezz, get behind mob and hit it with Crushing Fury that I get it off without any problems.  Am I doing something wrong? </DIV>

[Lorant]

Check to see if you're using Breakthru or another DoT type attack/item that may cause damage between the time you mezz them and when you get in place to Sucker Punch. <div></div>

[Raidi Sovin'faile]

Some creatures are also resistant to mez and can break quickly. Especially the more arrows the mob has, I've noticed they'll break stuns or mez's quicker than no arrows or arrow downs. It's entirely possible you are landing it, and it's resisting the duration. Getting an upgrade (adept1 -> adept 3 -> Master) will help prevent this immensely.

[kildarn]

Hmm, the dot may be the reason.  I will have to check my order of combat arts on this.  The mobs were just even con single down arrow and I have adept 3 of the spell.  So it shouldn't be an early break so often (I hope).  I guess you guys aren't seeing this though so it has to be something I'm doing wrong.

[Turb]

The 'bug' is that the DoT doesn't show on the effects bar, so you can't easily tell (aside from looking at the skill icon for status) whether the DoT is up.Maybe if a few of us /bug that, it'll get added...<p>Message Edited by Turb0T on <span class=date_text>10-03-2005</span> <span class=time_text>12:37 PM</span>

[Colossaltitan]

<DIV>Don't use burning lunge when soloing.</DIV>

[Turb]

Why not?I generally mes to get in an more effective Sucker Punch or Hundred Hand Slap, and that means messing every 30 secs, and the DoT duration is less, so I can mes, whack from the side/behind and then DoT and the DoT is done before I mes again. Mind you at Master I the Hundred Hand Slap seems to hit for full effect quite commonly from the front against typical solo fodder...

[Quicksilver74]

<DIV>Don't forget to turn off autoattack right before you mez, or your own autoattacks will break your mez as you get up behind the mob.  </DIV>