--- In EverQuest@y..., "mlockridge01" <MLockridge01@c...> wrote:
> I was hunting the gnolls at the Spires in SK when I learned
something
> about them which others may find useful.
>
> My current technique for gnolling is to find one by himself, and
hit
> him with Creeping Crud. That dot gets his attention, and begins
doing
> damage. I then begin running away from the Spires, to get some
> distance from any possible gnoll back-up. Once I have the distance
I
> want, I root him and hit him with another dot, Incinerate in this
> case. I then rest to regain mana. I will run, root, and dot him
until
> dead. With luck I have enough mana left to rest only a short time
> before I go get another.
>
> I was talking with my son-in-law while taking one gnoll, and rooted
> the thing at the spire rather than pulling him away. I guess I was
> distracted. A second gnoll came along and agroed on me, driving me
> away. I knew I did not have the mana to manage both, so ran south
for
> Lake Raithtear. I reached the zone well ahead of them. I rested to
> full capacity, with no gnolls in sight. Didn't even zone.
>
> I went back to get some more gnolls, but found someone camping the
> spire I had been working. I started to leave, honoring his claim to
> an abandoned camp, when a gnoll hit me from behind. I lead him on a
> fatal chase. The camper sent a tell regarding a perceived violation
> of camp courtesy, for which I appologized.
>
> It seems that the gnolls will abandon a chase after some time and
> distance, but remember you well. The second gnoll I had been
involved
> with agroed on me from a considerable distance from the Spires.
>
> So, gnoll hunters, keep in mind that an injured gnoll has a long
> memory, and even longer agro range.
>
> Barto Proudfoot
Yes, I've had the same thing happen to me. As long as you are the
only one to do damage to them you are still their primary target.
Just wait until you get to Kunark, the place is crawling with mobs!
It looks like a newbie zone on Anatonica. I've run through FM and
seen giants, brutes, goblins and Burnayi all within aggro range of
each other. So be careful!
As for DoT'in them I prefer to DD or shoot them, snare them, root
them then DoT them. I read somewhere that DoT's work better if the
mob isn't moving. As a Ranger I then pile on the arrows (Can't wait
for Tolans Bracer!) and wade in when the root breaks. If you get 2
park one one, snare him and blast the other one. You can even
Harmony him to break his aggro!
Let's be safe out there!
Tuldayen Grimblade
38th Season Ranger of Tunare
Terris-Thule