I have an issue with all types of troll farming

Slow2die

Slow2die

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

London - England

W/Mo

17 Nov 2006 at 13:22 - 1
Hi, I am a W/Mo, and I have tried loads of different farming builds and gone out there and faced the trolls. In all the videos and SCreenies, you see all the trolls in a small bunch around you, easy to kill. But when I go out and face them, they continuously run away from me and heal then come back at full life, leaving me facing only around 4 at a time.

Why does this happen to me, and nobody in the videos?

I dont understand it..please help..

eiri yuki

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Aphx

W/Mo

17 Nov 2006 at 13:53 - 2
Its because of the latest AI update, melee creatures now run away from AoE skills.

Slow2die

Slow2die

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

London - England

W/Mo

17 Nov 2006 at 15:28 - 3
Damn... I spent so much money on those builds aswell..

peanut91

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

Princesses Of The Forest

W/Mo

17 Nov 2006 at 16:18 - 4
sorry to sound like the biggest noob ever wot is AoE ???

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

17 Nov 2006 at 16:21 - 5
Area of Effect damage. Things like smiting skills, cyclone axe, etc...all do damage to everyone in the area of effect.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

17 Nov 2006 at 16:24 - 6
To the OP - although it is slower, you can simply replace some of the AoE skills you are utilizing for pure damage skills.

I can still take on a group of 8 trolls with my W/Mo, but I have to kill them one at a time. It's slower, but it still works.

Bring Dolyak Signet, a couple of stances, some of the healing skills from the original farming build, and then take 3 attack skills. You should be fine.

olly123

olly123

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

sh*tvill england

tgc

Mo/

17 Nov 2006 at 16:56 - 7
instead of creatign a new thread, does glads stances cause AOE?

Random Dude

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

17 Nov 2006 at 17:02 - 8
yes glads causes aoe now
its ridiculous

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

17 Nov 2006 at 17:13 - 9
Also it doesn't have to be "AoE" dmg in the old sense. When you are "farming" (1-2 people in your party) melee type monsters in crowds will run off and regen health on alot of things.

Slow2die

Slow2die

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

London - England

W/Mo

17 Nov 2006 at 18:52 - 10
man this is annoying...Guess its off to the hydras for me, before they make elemenatals run too.. -_-

boxterduke

boxterduke

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Walking the ruins of Ascalon

DVDF

Me/

17 Nov 2006 at 19:36 - 11
If there is more than 3 hydras in the group then yes, they will run off.