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Support => Complaint Department => Topic started by: novacadian on September 15, 2013, 04:14:09 pm

Title: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: novacadian on September 15, 2013, 04:14:09 pm
Thought this should go into complaints first in case it is not a bug.

The first time this happened thought it was just me... yet just now it was obvious that the software was allowing it.

While firing on a Maul with bow a magic user jumped in and the message was something like "<character name> group shares the attack" or something like that. The time this happened before the other character was using magic too.

If this is intentional then it is very frustrating. If it is not intentional then let me know so that a bug report can be made.
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: Rigwyn on September 16, 2013, 12:27:11 am

You are saying that someone was able to join in the attack without having to manually /invite them into a group? If that's the case, that sounds pretty awesome to me.
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: novacadian on September 16, 2013, 03:21:19 am
Yes they attacked the Maul with magic which my character had been firing upon with a bow.
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: Venalan on September 16, 2013, 03:41:50 am
Sounds like a bug. You shouldn't be able to multi kill a mob unless grouped. Perhaps something about about claiming a mob isn't working when mixing ranged and magic. Does it happen with any other combinations of combat types.
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: novacadian on September 16, 2013, 04:59:57 am
Quote from: Venalan on September 16, 2013, 03:41:50 am
Does it happen with any other combinations of combat types.

My experience has only been with my character using a bow and being joined by a magic user while not sharing a group.
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: bilbous on September 16, 2013, 06:20:49 am
were one or both of you outside the maulbernauts detection range?
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: novacadian on September 16, 2013, 01:30:19 pm
Quote from: bilbous on September 16, 2013, 06:20:49 am
were one or both of you outside the maulbernauts detection range?

My character likely was.
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: bilbous on September 16, 2013, 03:21:53 pm
well if it never moved before it died then you both probably were. I was thinking that might have been a contributing factor.
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: novacadian on September 16, 2013, 07:19:43 pm
Your theory will be tested in game, bilbous. Thanks for that insight.
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: Eonwind on September 16, 2013, 08:24:38 pm
Quote from: Venalan on September 16, 2013, 03:41:50 am
Sounds like a bug. You shouldn't be able to multi kill a mob unless grouped. Perhaps something about about claiming a mob isn't working when mixing ranged and magic. Does it happen with any other combinations of combat types.

I agree with Venalan, it's a (strange) bug.
Title: Re: Forced Group Kills (so far only with magic users)
Post by: bilbous on September 16, 2013, 11:26:33 pm
my other theory is that it is an NSA backdoor, but i wouldn't put a lot of credence to it.