> > That's incorrect if we're all reading it correctly. It's
> > not being based on whether YOU the player are moving. It's
> > being based on whether the mob is moving. So the argument
> > above stands. If you pull with a DOT spell and the mob
> > is running towards you - the DOT isn't doing any damage.
> >
> > And again, long term damage is not as preferred to me as
> > damage done up front. I'd prefer to have a lot of damage
> > in the beginning and end the fight faster rather than
> > the DOT lasting longer.
>
> are you being intentionally dense?
Are you being intentionally rude?
> If you stop, the mob catches you and *TA-DA* STOPS!
You obviously can't read. Try it again and see what I
posted above.
> up running for that long, and be that far away from the
> mob when you reach your group/fight spot, don't pull with
> a dot, pull with DD.
That isn't, and wasn't the point. The point is that people
have developed play styles with the way that the game is
setup. Using DOT spells to pull is more effective in my
opinion than using a DD to pull. Just because someone at
Verant got the bright idea that kiting is more important
to fix than something like camping, we're being expected to
change our tactics to something that many of us consider
to be much less effective. I never said you had to agree.
> a shaman, I usually pull with my dot, run to my fighting
> spot (somewhere out of the usual mob paths) turn and
> and get another cast in to slow the monster.
Which is what I do as well. So why wouldn't we want damage
being done for the time that the mob is running? If you don't
then fine, but I do and I'm sure there are others that do
as well.
> As for this "I'd prefer to have a lot of damage
> in the beginning and end the fight faster rather than
> the DOT lasting longer.", then don't use dot's, use
> DD.
You're asking me (and perhaps many others) to change
my tactics just because of a pointless new change
to the game. My argument is that the change isn't
needed and I pointed out what benefits it would be
removing that have absolutely nothing to do with
kiting.
Regardless, I refuse to deal with you being a jerk and this
isn't Bard related any longer since Bards don't cast the
spells that are being discussed in this thread. This is my
last post on the subject. My point has been made already.