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Ganolyn
10-23-2010, 05:44 PM
I've been noticing something since the update which I'm pretty sure wasn't happening before because it is happening in the desert which I farm frequently with the same toon so I have my routine down pat.

What I do is throw invis. and blaze past everything I don't have to fight. This will trigger the various buried skellies that you run near, but they usually can't get a bead on you as you pass them. Occasionally, they do get a fix on you and get a chance at a shot or two, especially the Eternal Hunters (awesome new archery sounds all around BTW:cool:).

The new behavior comes into play when I approach (or leave) The General's area just around the part with the Dust Mephit that blocks the path with an Eternal Hunter activated by my running by. I go into Sneak mode there to not trigger the three buried skellies at the entrance to The General's area to save time not fighting them.

Most of the time the arrows fly harmlessly by because they can't find me. I get hit rarely and occasionally I see the MISS text float up. I haven't been hit yet when in Sneak mode, but everytime I see a MISS go up now I am broken out of Sneak mode and start moving normally. If I wasn't invisible it would totally break my cover.

I don't remember this happening before. I haven't tried it with any other archers. Am I just delusional?