Ok Caemma, thanks for the Vid

Yesterday I tried the "running through" technique. I guess I suxx 'cause it didnt work

I can do it on mobs on uthgard, but my ping time is 190ms

Force wrote:I can do it on mobs on uthgard, but my ping time is 190ms

you can do it also on live vs mobs, but it doesnt work as good as against other players

if you run through a mob on live, it pops up behind you. lol

Ya, I have never been able to consistently pull this trick off on mobs on live. I wouldn't say its impossible, but its reliably simple on uthgard.

Force wrote:Ya, I have never been able to consistently pull this trick off on mobs on live. I wouldn't say its impossible, but its reliably simple on uthgard.

for curiosity i tried this vs several mobs with my paly lately to land a backpos style but it didn't work once...no clue why...i always thought i knew how the trick worked but obviously i don't o_O...isn't it just run-through then quickly face + use style?

I think just running through its easier on mobs to do a side style, where you basically run 90% the way through to the side, but stop, and have no need to hit face. For landing back style, running through over and over, so the mob is changing its face direction quickly and spamming back style is how I do it.

I very rarely get levis by the reavers you called out when moving backwards while following their movements with my mouse, it is actually pretty easy to counterstrafe the levis for me, I'll get perma levi spam if I stick or face though.

I will say in the last week I have not noticed this quite as much. Maybe it was just a freak occurance for a couple weeks.

Speaking of bug abuse, how about those DF mobs that do Annihilation from the front!

if anyone has done sh here or df with the mobs that use the side stuns or annihilation, you will definitely have a good example of how it's a little different than live. there is less of a requirement to get the style off. those dudes in sh can side stun you from anywhere almost. if your side was exposed in the last second or two, expect a side stun from them even if they're clearly face to face with you or behind. agree w/ annihilation from front too.

1.62 Patch notes: - Side Positional combat styles now will work an extra 15 degrees towards the rear of an opponent, and rear position styles work in a 60 degree arc rather than the original 90 degree standard. This change should even out the difficulty between side and rear positional combat styles, which have the same damage bonus. Please note that front positional styles are not affected by this change.

I have heard some people speak of arcs being too large so perhaps this is part of the problem. Overall I am not very educated on these types of game mechanics so perhaps a GM or someone else with more knowledge on the area could say what arc ranges Uthgard uses.