No more FoW Beach farming

Valeria

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

PaRe

W/

I tried to farm the spiders at the beach in the FoW as i used to do about a month ago but now the spiders disrupt everything i try to cast. I know they used to disrupt my healing signet when my life was very low but normally the never used any interrupt, just like they dont use healing spring when i'm standing next to them.
Im no more able to kill any spiders.

Have you encountered the same? Maybe this was a KI update...

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

Holy shit, Anet pulled there finger out and sorted mob AI out?!!? Those spiders have been completely neglecting Called Shot/Savage Shot for ages. Its not a case of simply not moving close enough to cast... its pure not using skills.

Kcp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

OBF

N/

There would be a massive uproar in the warrior community if they fixed the spiders to interrupt heal sig with savage shot. I mean cmon any ranger with savage shot in their skill bar would interrupt your Heal sig in pvp right?

I would.

I know they savage shot me constantly, but I kill them with my necro so thats a different story.

White_Chaos

White_Chaos

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Evrope

No problem, the Lion's Might should be enough to self heal

Edited:
or maybe not it has got 1s activision time which should be easily interrupted when your standing next to the spider

Tainek

Tainek

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

[Rage]

Is there conformation that the AI has been upgraded?

MrSlayer

MrSlayer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom

Quit Whining And [PLAY]

Mo/

I know Anet fixed a bug with certain ranger enemy not using skills. But that was a long time ago. I noticed that the Desert Devourers started interrupting. Since then, I farmed the spiders several times without any problems.

Is this a really recent update? I did some FoW solo today with my ranger, and none of my trolls were interrupted.

Anyhow, if you are going as a warrior mesmer, would Mantra of Concentration not be a fairly good way to get around interrupts?

Dolyak Signet
"Shields Up!"
Mantra of Concentration

Game Updates

Thats odd...nothing listed about it there...

Added before posting:

Read this in the Spider description on Wiki
They will only use Savage Shot when their target is at low health.

Could it be that you heal when you are low? I never let myself drop below half.

masteroflife

masteroflife

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

??? You can still do spider farming.
I did 4 runs in a roll and got 10 shards 3 gold 2 purple 2 keys with 3 gold chests. I didn't get savaged shot once. Just heal before ur health drops below half. If you are using a 15^50 weapon, the run is actually faster to heal more often.

Valeria

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

PaRe

W/

I am farming as a Ritualist maybe they dont like that??
I'm trying as a warrior next time.

Warrior might still be working (letting your health drop too low always made them disrupt you so no change there)

How do you kill the spiders and stuff with a nekro btw?

ZenRgy

ZenRgy

Zookeeper

Join Date: Jul 2005

Australian Discussion Posse HQ - Glorious leader

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I thought everyone knew they start distracting you once you go below 50% health.

Anarion Silverhand

Anarion Silverhand

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Denmark

None

If they in fact have started interrupting like crazy, just go Wild Blow, Sever Artery, Gash and ViM.. Works for me..

Sir Mad

Sir Mad

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Moe's Pub

Pigs Can Fly [Pigs]

R/

If they really do interupt now they're also going to be a real pain for rangers in the forest. Poison without troll won't be fun.

RoadKill97

RoadKill97

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Legion of Zeal [Zeal]

W/

I did a spider farm today with a guildie. The spiders never tried to interrupt Healing Signet even when the health was below 50%.

From my understanding while Savage Shot (and Slash) can be used to interrupt any action, AI will only use them against spells, because that's when the bonus damage applies.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by RoadKill97
From my understanding while Savage Shot (and Slash) can be used to interrupt any action, AI will only use them against spells, because that's when the bonus damage applies. Just like the Dryders from the RoF Island only uses Shadow Strike when your health is above 50%, since thats where the bonus is.

NuclearDope

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

I've done tons of spider runs. they have -never- interrupted heal sig. never. even when my health was reaching below 20.

The other week i tried as R/Rt thinking VwK+SQ would be a great combo...they savaged VwK, Resilliant Weapon, and even tried soothing memories, so i think its just because you're casting.

Thanas

Thanas

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Star Riders (StR)

N/

Same here, no interupts. Is this some sort of joke?

Kcp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

OBF

N/

I think he/she was running the ritualist beach farmer? They were using rits to solo spiders when they werent using savage shot. Ai was fixed.

moko

moko

??uo??o??

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kcp
I think he/she was running the ritualist beach farmer? They were using rits to solo spiders when they werent using savage shot. Ai was fixed.
Quote: Originally Posted by Valeria
I am farming as a Ritualist maybe they dont like that?? ....

yes, its because you use spells, and they dont interrupt signets because extra damage isnt applied there.

Quote:
If they really do interupt now they're also going to be a real pain for rangers in the forest. Poison without troll won't be fun. most likely not as its a skill, not a spell

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Mad
If they really do interupt now they're also going to be a real pain for rangers in the forest. Poison without troll won't be fun. Isn't that the point of bringing an interrupt? To stop the poison?

Sir Mad

Sir Mad

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Moe's Pub

Pigs Can Fly [Pigs]

R/

^ If you go with a shortbow to interupt healing spring, yeah. However you can't interupt apply poison all the time (typical case: 2 spiders pop up at the same time, you pull one but it will use apply poison before moving).

Good news about their interupts by the way.

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

Thats why you run off and try to lure 1 out ^^

The Legg

The Legg

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

RAF Lyneham, UK

We Are Gozu ( Gozu )

N/Me

Yup no more rit beach farming. They savage spells now no matter what your health is at

Cheers anet for encouraging diversity

silent rabbit

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

Blood brother 4 Ever

R/

What is most used build to farm them,
i saw different ones on this forum like w/me, w/me and so on

thx

Xaero Gouki Kriegor

Xaero Gouki Kriegor

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Leather Rebels, (LR)

W/

upgrade to the w/mo build, its faster, and i dont think hh gets interupted as easy as a 2 second heal skill

SnipiousMax

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Xaero Gouki Kriegor
i dont think hh gets interupted as easy as a 2 second heal skill Skills aren't getting interrupted as far as I've experienced... Just spells.

DJJD2006

DJJD2006

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

[CASH]

R/Mo

God, you worried me for a second...! If you just sprint out if your health gets too low so they dont attack you then use heal sig, thats how I do it and in the last 2 runs ive had 7 shards! Lucky i know!

5 in one run! my best record yet

Raithgason

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Demi God Of Apocallypse [Demi]

R/

Last night i did this with my w/me and had no problems healing signet being interupted.....i think as said before the spiders only interupt spells.