run away! run away!

brainspank · 02-19-2007, 08:35 PM

once you commit to a fight, is there any escape? when I'm getting beat and try to run away, I just get nibbled to death because I can't fight at the same time.

the fighting comes down to a death-match, where you just stand toe-to-toe with an enemy and and exchange every-3-seconds attacks until one of you drops. after I run out of spell points (which is quickly), I just sit back and watch because that's all I can do.

this might not be that bad if I had health/magic potions or something. for me, that would change the fighting from luck to skill based.

I even tried attacking a spider from a tall unclimbable rock. he just walked up to the rock and attacked me from ~10m below, and I couldn't shoot him.

perhaps I'm just missing some aspect of strategy here, or it's that it's beta.

tandcemerson · 02-20-2007, 10:41 AM

When I was playing, all you needed to do was turn off attack and just run away. Eventually the mob got bored just stopped following me. Things may have changed since then though.

Tyr · 02-20-2007, 04:50 PM

Tandcemerson is correct stop attacking and run will let you escape. I'm not sure what class you are or level but it sounds to me like you are fighting MOBs that are to far above your level. Try fighting MOBs that are Blue or Yellow. MOBs that are Orange or Red will evade and resist more often.

brainspank · 02-20-2007, 06:04 PM

thanks for the replies. I was attacking blues and yellows, but when the dice rolls let the enemy evade too many I end up w/ a problem.

I had tried several times to quit attack mode (w/ CTRL), but could not. Maybe it was the Linux client or lag or something - often my hotkeys don't register, even considering the attack-round delay. My client crashes quit a bit, so it's possible there's a problem there.

I'll give your advice another try.

Tyr · 02-20-2007, 07:53 PM

To stop attacking just click the MOBs health bar that is next to your health bar.

02-19-2007, 08:35 PM	#1
brainspank Pledge Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	run away! run away! once you commit to a fight, is there any escape? when I'm getting beat and try to run away, I just get nibbled to death because I can't fight at the same time. the fighting comes down to a death-match, where you just stand toe-to-toe with an enemy and and exchange every-3-seconds attacks until one of you drops. after I run out of spell points (which is quickly), I just sit back and watch because that's all I can do. this might not be that bad if I had health/magic potions or something. for me, that would change the fighting from luck to skill based. I even tried attacking a spider from a tall unclimbable rock. he just walked up to the rock and attacked me from ~10m below, and I couldn't shoot him. perhaps I'm just missing some aspect of strategy here, or it's that it's beta.

02-20-2007, 10:41 AM	#2
tandcemerson Initiate Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ukraine, Europe Posts: 117	When I was playing, all you needed to do was turn off attack and just run away. Eventually the mob got bored just stopped following me. Things may have changed since then though. __________________ Bergon - Conjurer - Alsius

02-20-2007, 04:50 PM	#3
Tyr Master Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 503	Tandcemerson is correct stop attacking and run will let you escape. I'm not sure what class you are or level but it sounds to me like you are fighting MOBs that are to far above your level. Try fighting MOBs that are Blue or Yellow. MOBs that are Orange or Red will evade and resist more often. __________________ Tyr - Conjurer \| Lasher - Hunter \| Eoin - Marksman \|Woden - Barbarian Lodur - Warlock \| Vayu - Knight Organized Confusion

02-20-2007, 07:53 PM	#5
Tyr Master Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 503	To stop attacking just click the MOBs health bar that is next to your health bar. __________________ Tyr - Conjurer \| Lasher - Hunter \| Eoin - Marksman \|Woden - Barbarian Lodur - Warlock \| Vayu - Knight Organized Confusion

02-20-2007, 06:04 PM	#4
brainspank Pledge Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	thanks for the replies. I was attacking blues and yellows, but when the dice rolls let the enemy evade too many I end up w/ a problem. I had tried several times to quit attack mode (w/ CTRL), but could not. Maybe it was the Linux client or lag or something - often my hotkeys don't register, even considering the attack-round delay. My client crashes quit a bit, so it's possible there's a problem there. I'll give your advice another try.