Shatterblast
Dalayan Beginner
:? Does flash of light aggro scale up in level with the stuns? Does it generate a set amount of extra aggro? Also, I've read root can generate aggro. Would that be an effective aggro generator? Thanks.
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Newbie Paladin Question
- Thread starter Shatterblast
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I'm a relatively new paladin to WR, but I played one for years on Live. So what I'm about to describe is based not on WR experiences, but on EQL. That said, it's my belief that stuns are the spells of choice to generate aggro. I have seen some people use Flash of Light mixed in with a couple of stuns, but I never saw a benefit or need to do that. I just rotate Cease & Desist with a 3rd stun and I never have a shortage of aggro and I can chain-cast them until I'm OOM.
Root is actually a bad idea for aggro control. As was stated, rooted mobs will attack the closest PC to them, regardless of their hate list. This makes it difficult when multiple melees are in a group and you want to keep aggro on the tank. A rogue or ranger who get a little too close could become mush in a hearbeat. In short, root is good for ghetto crowd control when you don't have an enchanter (you run away from the group, root a mob, and run back so the rooted mob can't attack anyone) but that's basically it's sole purpose.
Root is actually a bad idea for aggro control. As was stated, rooted mobs will attack the closest PC to them, regardless of their hate list. This makes it difficult when multiple melees are in a group and you want to keep aggro on the tank. A rogue or ranger who get a little too close could become mush in a hearbeat. In short, root is good for ghetto crowd control when you don't have an enchanter (you run away from the group, root a mob, and run back so the rooted mob can't attack anyone) but that's basically it's sole purpose.
you know, this topic got me thinking, so today im going to do some tests.
i have to be literally ON TOP of the mob to hit it with a large race character,
that being the case, i dont see how root would work very well anyway.
i have in the past used root on live, but one good nuke or something and its broken and off the mob goes
so, id suggest using stuns also. root has its places of course, but "gaining agro" isnt really one of them. root will very rarely hold through a groups bombardment.
just my 2cp
i have to be literally ON TOP of the mob to hit it with a large race character,
that being the case, i dont see how root would work very well anyway.
i have in the past used root on live, but one good nuke or something and its broken and off the mob goes
so, id suggest using stuns also. root has its places of course, but "gaining agro" isnt really one of them. root will very rarely hold through a groups bombardment.
just my 2cp