Tagging mobs.

Spavian · December 01, 2007, 11:56 AM

Anyone else get really pissed off when you have 3 dots on a mob and a hunter/rogue/WHATEVER is still able to tag it? Getting really frustrating since none of my 1.5 castime spells, UA for example, tag the mobs I hit with it. Anyone else like to see any and all damage spells that take 1.5 castime to tag a mob, regardless of when it does the damage?

Vmaster · December 01, 2007, 12:11 PM

Use your wand to tag. I believe it's damage that lets you tag your mob and Curse of Agony and Corr take 3 seconds after you cast to start damage. If someone else hits your mob with damage before your dots start to do damage, you lose the mob.

Marsyx · December 01, 2007, 02:55 PM

Or open up with Shadowburn, DC, or Immolate. The first have the benefit of being instant, the last of being a basic dot. I still use immolate even when farming, but if I need to tap something I usually toss a Shadowburn up first which really tends to piss off those intercept warriors who think I just dotted.

Spavian · December 01, 2007, 07:49 PM

It's a little hard when you are against a hunter that has a 41 yard range on your 36.

doogless · December 01, 2007, 08:09 PM

Yup. If you're competing with a Hunter for spawns, you probably won't get very many. It sucks, but I'm sure you'll live.

neej · December 02, 2007, 09:29 AM

I use drain life. It's instant, has good range, no cooldown and as I often lifetap to 50% after a fight I could use the HP anyway. Once the spell is gone I just put 1-2 DOTs and drain a little more. I dislike Deathcoil and Shadowburn for CD and Shard management reasons.

Spavian · December 02, 2007, 10:12 AM

I'd like to see some "balencing" so we can get a 41 yard spell that tags mobs.

neej · December 02, 2007, 03:51 PM

Actually, if that's an issue... If you've got intensity you can just mount up, collect and hellfire them down if it is very low HP mobs. I did that back in old Azeroth grinding for Argent Dawn rep. "Mage-style."

Spixder · December 02, 2007, 06:24 PM

Rank 1 drain life is a must when competing for spawns. The best thing about rank 1 drain life is that you wont pull agro if someone decides to tag your mob, after all rank 1 only does like 10 damage to the mob.

Spavian · December 02, 2007, 07:09 PM

Mainly it's when I am farming air motes, thought it is occasionally funny when the hunter kills himself trying to steal all the mobs when I SS.

December 01, 2007, 11:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
Spavian Member Character Info Spavian 70 Undead Warlock Area 51 US PvE Guild: Complacency Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Tagging mobs. Anyone else get really pissed off when you have 3 dots on a mob and a hunter/rogue/WHATEVER is still able to tag it? Getting really frustrating since none of my 1.5 castime spells, UA for example, tag the mobs I hit with it. Anyone else like to see any and all damage spells that take 1.5 castime to tag a mob, regardless of when it does the damage?

December 01, 2007, 12:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vmaster Necro Master Character Info Vmaster 70 Undead Warlock Dragonmaw US PvP Guild: X Rated Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/56/8	Re: Tagging mobs. Use your wand to tag. I believe it's damage that lets you tag your mob and Curse of Agony and Corr take 3 seconds after you cast to start damage. If someone else hits your mob with damage before your dots start to do damage, you lose the mob.

December 01, 2007, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Marsyx Member Character Info Marsyx 70 Human Warlock Dragonblight US PvE Guild: TRC Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: Tagging mobs. Or open up with Shadowburn, DC, or Immolate. The first have the benefit of being instant, the last of being a basic dot. I still use immolate even when farming, but if I need to tap something I usually toss a Shadowburn up first which really tends to piss off those intercept warriors who think I just dotted.

December 01, 2007, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Spavian Member Character Info Spavian 70 Undead Warlock Area 51 US PvE Guild: Complacency Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: Tagging mobs. It's a little hard when you are against a hunter that has a 41 yard range on your 36.

December 01, 2007, 08:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
doogless Member Character Info Themorrigan 70 Human Warlock Kil'Jaeden US PvP Guild: The Collective Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/0/0	Re: Tagging mobs. Yup. If you're competing with a Hunter for spawns, you probably won't get very many. It sucks, but I'm sure you'll live.

December 02, 2007, 09:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
neej Member	Re: Tagging mobs. I use drain life. It's instant, has good range, no cooldown and as I often lifetap to 50% after a fight I could use the HP anyway. Once the spell is gone I just put 1-2 DOTs and drain a little more. I dislike Deathcoil and Shadowburn for CD and Shard management reasons.

December 02, 2007, 10:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Spavian Member Character Info Spavian 70 Undead Warlock Area 51 US PvE Guild: Complacency Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: Tagging mobs. I'd like to see some "balencing" so we can get a 41 yard spell that tags mobs.

December 02, 2007, 03:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
neej Member	Re: Tagging mobs. Actually, if that's an issue... If you've got intensity you can just mount up, collect and hellfire them down if it is very low HP mobs. I did that back in old Azeroth grinding for Argent Dawn rep. "Mage-style."

December 02, 2007, 06:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Spixder Member Character Info Akkarin 70 Human Warlock Nagrand Oceania PvE Guild: Sanctuary Profile: Talent Spec: 43/0/18	Re: Tagging mobs. Rank 1 drain life is a must when competing for spawns. The best thing about rank 1 drain life is that you wont pull agro if someone decides to tag your mob, after all rank 1 only does like 10 damage to the mob.

December 02, 2007, 07:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Spavian Member Character Info Spavian 70 Undead Warlock Area 51 US PvE Guild: Complacency Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: Tagging mobs. Mainly it's when I am farming air motes, thought it is occasionally funny when the hunter kills himself trying to steal all the mobs when I SS.