Ok, so I decided I would join a PuG *gasp* (ya it wasn't a good idea) for FoW. So the typical tank (OF) aggroes and ping for us to attack. I use Rodgorts Invocation and suddenly these people start going crazy.. "omfg who is using burning, it scatters the foes". So my question is... does burning cause the foes to scatter? I mean, I know firestorm and other AoE nukes cause scatter and it has been well over 2 years now that I have been playing and its the first time I hear someone say that burning will scatter the foes.
Thanks, Molock
Scatter!
Molock
Darkobra
No. At least not in other areas of the game. When I used fire, I used Mark of Rodgort all the time. It didn't cause scatter. It's only when AoE is brought into it they will.
BigDave
I've played Ele a LOT for over 18 months now and i've never, ever heard that burning causes scatter. To my knowledge the only thing that causes scatter is repeated, AoE hits from spells/skills like firestorm and the like.
I'd say you joined a bad PUG.
I'd say you joined a bad PUG.
thelessa
From my experience it has been Fire Storm that causes the scatter.
T. Drake
omfg don't use Poison they will scatter noob!
Seriously I never saw mobs running away from conditions.
PUGs become even more stupid as the game gets older ...
Seriously I never saw mobs running away from conditions.
PUGs become even more stupid as the game gets older ...
DarkFlame
Burning does not cause scatter, only AoEs. They probably just see the burning and assume you are are using something else like SF. Its a pug anyway, so you shouldn't expect much in terms people paying attention to those details.
KANE OG
Ele from a week after release. No. tell those people (if they're still on your list) that they're dumbasses, and burning does not cause foes to "scatter".
KANE
KANE
Steboy93
Lol, you can tell it was a bad PuG because they were using a tank in FoW 
Stormlord Alex
No, burning does not cause scatter.
What you winessed is merely more evidence than humanity is breeding itself in extinction.
What you winessed is merely more evidence than humanity is breeding itself in extinction.
Darkobra
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Ele from a week after release. No. tell those people (if they're still on your list) that they're dumbasses, and burning does not cause foes to "scatter".
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BFG
One more reason I dislike joining PuGs. You join a forming group and have to argue with some people about your build because they are poor studies of the game. I sometimes keep a local AoE spell on the end of my bar for those times when a not-so-adept tank runs back through our casters instead of holding aggro and brings the mob with him.
Zebideedee
erm, whats a PUG?
isamu kurosawa
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erm, whats a PUG?
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Keep away.
Saphatorael
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PUGs become even more stupid as the game gets older ...
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Shadow Spirit
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omfg don't use Poison they will scatter noob!
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Burning is a condition. Not an AoE...
Quaker
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erm, whats a PUG?
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Yanman.be
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PUGs become even more stupid as the game gets older ...
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iridescentfyre
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Ok, so I decided I would join a PuG *gasp*
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Anyway, no, burning in of itself does not cause AoE scatter. Rodgort's Invocation shouldn't either, since its just one packet of damage + burning. Spells like Firestorm, Savannah Heat, Searing Heat, etc do, because they're AoE damage-over-time. However if your team wasn't built around a retarded archaic tank strategy, scatter wouldn't really have been a concern anyway. I still have faith that someday, people in Guild Wars are going to wake up and realize that these areas are not so hard with up-to-date builds and stop using OF tanks.
BFG
I did FoW recently where the party leader was a warrior that was determined to use the tanking method. I nearly chewed my hand off from the aggravation.
masteroflife
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I still have faith that someday, people in Guild Wars are going to wake up and realize that these areas are not so hard with up-to-date builds and stop using OF tanks.
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Thank you for saying that. Thank you very much.
I'd like to add: Tanks is ftl.
Molock
I know what you guys mean about tanks being horrible.. sadly most pugs use one because its "simple". When I do FoW with guild group we carry a dps warrior (we cleared fow in 1h53 which isn't bad for 7 people). Anyway, thanks for confirming to me that I was correct 