You can track them though as a human it may take several attempts with JOAT.You cannot report the hidden players in Trammel. You can't see the person and have no one to report.
You can track them though as a human it may take several attempts with JOAT.You cannot report the hidden players in Trammel. You can't see the person and have no one to report.
Winter ONLY plays as an Elf, and has no friends who can do this, so it's not a valid solution. At least that is what I understand from their response to me earlier.You can track them though as a human it may take several attempts with JOAT.
All of them?Its not just their PvMers. They seriously PvP like that. They all kill, hide. When you do kill them they self res, and say all kill, and hide again.
Paragon greater dragons? Sorry if this off topic of this thread, but where do you find paragon greater dragons - and can a regular GD actually kill one?Still, when fighting the Greater Paragon Dragons, I had to cast invis on self until my dragon was attacked first by the Paragon GD, then move up closer by a few steps and often have to cast invis again then call my Dragon to my side with the Paragon following it, to get my dragon in a spot where I can reach it, cast Greater Heal and use bandages to heal my Greater Dragon. I would sometimes get killed in the process. Often I would work three or more hours without a break, and many times had to leave the area again, take a break and return to start the battle over again.
Ilsh, around the valor champ is the place I have seen them.Paragon greater dragons? Sorry if this off topic of this thread, but where do you find paragon greater dragons - and can a regular GD actually kill one?
Will they ever put a stop to this? I'm talking about the people who stand hidden in dungeons whilst their pet clears spawn, now a common sight in the new Blackthorn dungeon. People complain about those who macro/script, but I really don't see why this should be considered a legal playstyle. The tamer puts in no effort, and is in no personal danger - all they need to do is pass a JOAT Hiding check and they are set to stand in the dungeon all day and receive drops. It's no great difficulty to aggro the mobs before their pet even gets a chance to target, but its frustrating to see the pet still standing guard over their hidden owner when I leave, as it likely still will be until server down.
Seems like the last time I tested this out my pet was losing a loyalty level every 30 to 60 minutes. Distance from the player seemed to impact it as well... ie hidden in the same room was not as severe as seperated by distance.Nerfing any template to tackle abuse is not a fair solution.
Having said that, does anyone remember what the relationship is between pet loyalty and owner visibility?
It might be interesting to 'lore' these pets to see just how neglected they are.
Whimsical thought: Supposing a pet who hasn't seen his owner for 30 minutes went home to its stable (autostabled)?
I LIKE this idea!I would think the easiest solution would for all the Blackthorn baddies to have both detect hidden/reveal, and essence that causes damage to those standing near. Both of which would require attention to the game....
Wouldn't really solve anything but making the person hiding move further away.I would think the easiest solution would for all the Blackthorn baddies to have both detect hidden/reveal, and essence that causes damage to those standing near. Both of which would require attention to the game....
An average player it may take 30min..one account I can rush a coon in 15-20..2 accounts bard buff disco the coon I'm hitting 11-12min..that's of course with a bump at first level 4-5 red candlesor the dev's could design the game system to reward drops without everything having to be total grindfest.
take the current champ spawn system. a good player with two accounts can solo a rat in say 1/2 hour. you get 12 scrolls on the drop plus if your protector takes part in the spawn prior to the boss both characters get a chance at an arty drop. You get a bit lucky you can make enough gold in that 1/2 hour to afford buying the new blackthorn items.
given this, I have absolutely no desire to head down into blackthorne, nor do I have any desire to park a guy down there afk all day and risk getting hit with the ban stick.
Again, sorry for being off topic, and I don't mean to minimize the concern of the original post, but I really do appreciate getting tips that help me in my game rather than complaining about what other people are doing, so thank you, Jade. That's an awesome accomplishment if you're doing this solo, single account - I'm not sure I'd have the patience for it .
These Greater Dragon Paragons are found:
Shrine of Valor - Ilshenar
Turn Left and walk to bridge a few screens away.
Cross the bridge.
Turn Right or Left ... and walk around the Circumference wall of mountains outside of the forest containing the Valor Champ. These mountains form a circular wall around the whole area of the Valor Champ Forest.
I prefer to Turn left off the bridge and follow the shore for a few screens. This leads to a mountain wall with a red mage camp to AVOID.
Turn Right and walk UP screen along the mountain to an opening in the mountains on your left.
(Turning left into the valley between the mountains leads to a healer's hut which can be handy for resurrections but has occasional nasty spawn.
Instead of turning left into that mountain pass, continue walking UP and turn Right and follow the mountain a screen away to an opening between the end of the mountain and the forest. Turn into there. There is a wide open field circled by Mountains. Work you way slowly up to the top of that fields..
From there you can walk all the way around the outside of the Valor Champ area and back to the bridge.
The trick is to clear away all spawn like ordinary greater dragons, giant snakes, and other monsters.
A Paragon Greater Dragon will eventually spawn, but only one at a time. That seems to rely on clearing out all the greater dragons in that open field or around the sides of the mountains. I don't go into the Valor Champ spawn area. You need other players for that.
Usually while a Paragon is in the area you'll be left alone to fight it.
Don't get so close to it that it can attack you. Stay well behind your dragon with your dragon out front when you see the Paragon.
Call your dragon to your side when the Paragon spots your GDragon. Keep your dragon close to you.
Be prepared for a long battle if you are solo. 1000 to 2000 bandages can be used with many Greater heal and CURE spells on Your Greater Dragon.
A group of players shouldn't have a tough time Two players with Dragons also can be of help but approaching or moving too fast can distract the Greater Dragon Paragon and turn his attention from the fight on to the Tamers.
When I get too tired, I simply call my dragon and recall out then go back to fight the same paragon GD again. The second round usually goes faster.
PS: Excuse all the mistakes. I haven't been hunting the GD paragons since the Account Migration Nightmare. My Greater Dragon is well trained and has good hit points and Yes, it can kill the Greater Paragon Dragon. Problem is you have to heal your Greater Dragon Pet with all three: AIDES & Greater-Heal/Cure spells and it needs FOOD! I keep a stock pile of meat on the ground from killing other Dragons or spawn and a small pile in my backpack. "Bodyguard" needs FOOD.
I love the idea of certain spawn areas/creatures having some type of reveal or area affect. This doesn't nerf hiding/stealthing in any way.. unless you are not there to of course "hide" again.My main tamer is a stealther, has been for years now. However, when I'm hunting with her, she doesn't sit hidden while her pet does the work automatically. That is totally unnecessary and I'd feel like a coward if I did that. I have a sturdy but basic suit of armour and I'm easily able to stay alive while visible. I have to be, I actively command my pets to kill and then vet them. You can't do that while you're hidden
My view of AFK tamers is simple. If you aren't actively playing the game, you don't deserve the rewards that others get when they *do* play that game. AFK play should never reward the player. I certainly don't think taming needs to have an AFK option like this. It isn't difficult hunting with a tamer, even when you command your pet into each fight and vet the damage it takes. It can be tough to keep up with a full pack of 5 pets and vetting and managing a busy spawn. But a single greater dragon is easier to look after because you have 1 pet to focus on. It is a stronger pet so it can take a beating and it's more forgiving so players can get away without vetting or healing it as often. So there is no reason why a tamer also needs the ability to hunt totally AFK and get the rewards.
Having said that, I don't want to see a nerf to hiding or stealth when it is used legitimately. Only in the situations where tamers have decided to hide AFK for some spawn working.
So possible fixes I would suggest would be things like:
1. Don't allow drops or looting rights to corpses if a player hasn't commanded their pet(s) recently. In other words you need to be actively giving commands at least every few minutes or so.
2. Make the creatures do more damage to a greater dragon so the tamer has to heal their pet, not just park and go AFK.
If 1 and 2 don't work then consider:
3. Give the camped spawn creatures the ability to reveal hidden tamers.Or an area affect attack.
#3 will affect those who are moving around the spawn and might not be intending to farm it AFK, but if the spawn is a higher level item then that extra risk is a fair compromise if no. 1 and 2 don't work. Once you've got your pet fighting the spawn and you're commanding and healing it, then you're not going to stay hidden anyway. I know some tamers are a bit reliant on being hidden and secure but I think it's fair to expect spawns to be more challenging if a valuable artifact is the reward. A tamer should be actively playing to get that reward.
Wenchy
Sounds a lot more like sour grapes because someone is playing a template that you have a hard time with....... I expect more from you Lynk.Any time you do damage, you should be revealed (like it is on every other stealth character).
I deathstrike someone, I smoke bomb, damage goes off I'm revealed.
I throw a conflag, I hide, damage ticks, I'm revealed.
Same should apply to taming. If your pet is doing damage while you're hidden you should be revealed.
Be careful if you do this though, because then everyone will quit playing Siege Perilous, because the only people that play there are stealth tamers who compassion res if you do kill them and hide instantly.
Sounds a lot more like sour grapes because someone is playing a template that you have a hard time with....... I expect more from you Lynk.
Sounds alot more like people who are accustomed to ez mode are more afraid of change than anyone else. Please tell me, what other class/build can you make that can stand idle and invisible and still do damage and collect rewards?
Enlighten me please.
Sounds a lot more like sour grapes because someone is playing a template that you have a hard time with....... I expect more from you Lynk.
Its not a hard time, it is just pointless. They can't kill me. If they show I kill them. The entire server whines on SP and Uhall asking for more players, so I get a group of 4 people to build chars and we rarely find any action. The action we find is 3 greater drags just aimlessly killing ****. So we put on drag slayer books kill the drags, and thats it.
Its just incredibly boring. I would expect more from you if I had any inkling as to who you were.
Let me set a couple of those things straight....... everyone will quit playing Siege Perilous, because the only people that play there are stealth tamers who compassion res if you do kill them and hide instantly.
then I'll be more than happy to introduce you to Kelden or Sprago or Sir Morder or Morgan or Unclesham or (others) who would be more than happy to entertain you in ways you would find more challenging...the only people that play there are stealth tamers
Exactly I have never had a problem from day one with anyone playing in the same place I'm in. Even hitting on the same thing I'm hitting on.Players ask to work warrior skills no problem, and I've had others try to run me out of a spot, but I just ignore them I'm good at ignoring others.If you want to play that spot, then by all means do so. You pay the same monthly rate as the next guy. They don't own that spot.