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Mimic or Not a Mimic

werealchemistwerealchemist Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
edited December 2013 in PvE Discussion
It came to my attention while running a dungeon the other day that not every one rolls a natural 20 on their Perception check (PnP DC of 30) and recognize a mimic when they see one or memorized their common ambush locations.

I expect Mimics will improve their tactic eventually so that even someone who knows what they're looking for won't be able to tell the difference. so arm yourself with knowledge against these creatures and learn to tell the difference.


In this picture we learn that if you try to stand the edge of a Mimic You will be able to step right through it.

itsamimic.png


And here we have a regular chest that you can stand on top of.

itsnotamimic.png


This concludes today's lesson. Be safe and take care.
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  • frishterfrishter Member Posts: 3,522 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Alternatively look for the bag icon when next to one.
  • pieloniouspielonious Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 33
    edited December 2013
    I'm unsure if it was updated in the new module, but if you hover your reticule over the chest, if it says "open" it's a mimic and if it says "search" it's a real chest.
  • chaddiwickerchaddiwicker Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I purposely take on mimics when I'm soloing. I've taken some on in dungeons occasionally, too. Good times. :p
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  • midnightfang93midnightfang93 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    All you have to do is look for a bag icon on your mouse while you are looking at the chest. If it exists, then it is a real chest. If it does not exist, then its a Mimic.
  • pitshadepitshade Member Posts: 5,665 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Clipping, bag icon on reticule, open in stead of search are all still indicators of mimichood. So is the cleric saying, "Mimic over here." That last one is important. If a party member says there's a mimic, listen. I had someone drag a mimic into a fight in Fardelver (and they died) and then just a short while later, open one after a fight in Cragmire (and they died.)
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  • fondlezfondlez Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    People who keep saying look for bag icon reticule only have half the answer, though it is normally sufficient.

    The OP's method is actually the most reliable method because it is likely very difficult for Cryptic to change the volume of a monster compared to a real object.

    The reason why the green bag icon reticule is insufficient is because some rare legitimate chests don't use a bag icon. They use something else entirely, like a wheel cog icon. I believe there may even be one of those at the entrance of the new Artifact Recovery quest (though I could be mistakenly remembering that one).

    So, perhaps a better way of saying it is look for the absence of a chest icon.

    Also, there have been rumors that Cryptic want to make Mimics either harder to spot or indistinguishable from normal chests, so the reticule checking method may disappear entirely.
    pielonious wrote: »
    I'm unsure if it was updated in the new module, but if you hover your reticule over the chest, if it says "open" it's a mimic and if it says "search" it's a real chest.

    That is an interesting difference. I don't think I've ever seen that, so it could be new.
  • darminiondarminion Member Posts: 35
    edited December 2013
    Why bother checking? Open it either way.

    If it's a regular chest, woohoo. If it's a mimic, just murder it for its glorious loot.
  • melodywhrmelodywhr Member Posts: 4,220 Arc User
    edited December 2013
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    yep. definitely a mimic. :p
  • nbpanbpa Member, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    melodywhr wrote: »
    11077364443_23d6217520_o.jpg

    yep. definitely a mimic. :p

    Nice capture
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  • tang56tang56 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    fondlez wrote: »
    That is an interesting difference. I don't think I've ever seen that, so it could be new.

    Been around as long as I've been playing, so it's not new.
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  • werealchemistwerealchemist Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    melodywhr wrote: »
    11077364443_23d6217520_o.jpg

    yep. definitely a mimic. :p

    Super sweet ScreenShot.
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  • fondlezfondlez Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    werealchemist wrote: »
    Super sweet ScreenShot.

    It needs more teeth and less blinding whiteness! But yes, very dynamic screenshot. :)
  • tornnomartornnomar Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 403 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I've stood next to mimic chest before screaming "not this one" only to have someone come over and open it! LOL
  • verengardverengard Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Imo Mimics should be random (mimic or box) + no differences like bag icon, that would be much more fun :-).
  • pitshadepitshade Member Posts: 5,665 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    There is actually another way to spot a mimic, but it takes luck more than anything else. If you aren't close to one, very rarely it will open up and loll its tongue. I've only seen it twice since I've been playing. Of course, I don't spend a lot of time watching chests either.
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  • fondlezfondlez Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    pitshade wrote: »
    There is actually another way to spot a mimic, but it takes luck more than anything else. If you aren't close to one, very rarely it will open up and loll its tongue. I've only seen it twice since I've been playing. Of course, I don't spend a lot of time watching chests either.

    Yeah, it tends to do it when enemies are hanging around it, quite often fiddling with it, lol.

    Incidentally, that's another (rarer) way to tell its an obvious Mimic!
  • yokihiroyokihiro Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 510 Bounty Hunter
    edited December 2013
    verengard wrote: »
    Imo Mimics should be random (mimic or box) + no differences like bag icon, that would be much more fun :-).

    That would be cool. Maybe the TR should be the one that could (like for traps) check before if something is a mimic or not.
  • fondlezfondlez Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    yokihiro wrote: »
    That would be cool. Maybe the TR should be the one that could (like for traps) check before if something is a mimic or not.

    Since TRs already have traps, think it would be funnier if a Fighter (the rarer classes in a group), e.g. GF could "Taunt" a Mimic. If it responds in some subtle way, its a Mimic. They could make it only wasting a Daily could taunt!

    Even kinda fits from a story perspective, though I have no idea if it fits with DnD and 4e. :)
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