Sharpened Tooth Arrow on TT mobs

Elenacostel - Heavens Tear
Elenacostel - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,822 Arc User
edited July 2009 in Archer
When I raid Twilight Temple, I usually use Sharpened Tooth Arrow on all of the creatures in there, mobs and bosses. I try to wait for the Barbarian to use their bleeding attack skill and another 2 attacks before firing it off.

Should I inform my squadmates that since I am doing this, they should wait for me before executing damage-only attacks? Obviously, attacks that have another desired effect, such as stun or building aggro, should go off whenever they want. However, there is a part of me that feels guilty when a squadmate activates a genie skill and launches an attack before I get my Sharpened Tooth Arrow out. Never mind how I feel about the archer squadmate that casts Deadly Shot despite knowing what I am doing...

Or should I simply let them play in ignorance, while I quietly cut down the total TT run time by 10% or more?
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  • nederlandse
    nederlandse Posts: 189 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    attack from the shadows b:chuckle
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  • Annor - Heavens Tear
    Annor - Heavens Tear Posts: 330 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Let them be ignorant, learning is a slow process on the internet... resisting is like fighting the tides ^^
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  • Cavalieri - Sanctuary
    Cavalieri - Sanctuary Posts: 94 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    People should know what powers other classes have, so that they know what s going on. And besides that, you can expect them to know something when they reached the lvl to go TT... ><
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  • Elenacostel - Heavens Tear
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,822 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Maybe I do not squad with archers often enough on TT runs, but I have yet to team up with another archer that uses STA on TT mobs.

    Most do not even have the skill maxed.
  • Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973
    Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973 Posts: 7,881 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    I tend to deliver the ST at the same time the barb uses his bleed skill. Really you shouldnt pull aggro all that much and if you did you still have a shield and wings of grace. Pulling aggro is part of the fun of being an archer anyway :)
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  • XME_Norou - Dreamweaver
    XME_Norou - Dreamweaver Posts: 213 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Maybe I do not squad with archers often enough on TT runs, but I have yet to team up with another archer that uses STA on TT mobs.

    Most do not even have the skill maxed.

    It's not just you.. I've had many a fellow player ask me what Sharpened Tooth Arrow does(even other Archersb:sad). I ALWAYS explain it and try to get the word out to other Archers that i squad with that STA is a VERY important skill for Bosses. I keep it leveled use it on any boss/mob in TT/FCT/FB's and even regular Bosses for quests(like Yan the Traitor) that have high amounts of HP. Let's not even mention world bosses, anyone care to do the math: Lvl 10 STA takes down 16% of their HP in 1 shot, whats 16% of 24mil HPb:victory
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  • Ursa - Dreamweaver
    Ursa - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,634 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    yeah, and someone should teach clerics that's a good idea to do a magic debuff on the boss to stack with posion and undine.
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  • Michael_Dark - Lost City
    Michael_Dark - Lost City Posts: 9,091 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Sadly, I was in TT the other day when we told the archer to make sure to STA the bosses right when we started attacking. He said he never purchased the initial skill. :\

    By the time most charachters are able to farm TT, they know what an archer is good for. Sharpened tooth arrow. lol
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  • Fleuri - Sanctuary
    Fleuri - Sanctuary Posts: 1,763 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Maybe I do not squad with archers often enough on TT runs, but I have yet to team up with another archer that uses STA on TT mobs.

    Most TT monsters are not worth the (very minor) bother -- 16% hp will be gone in a few seconds anyways. If they have several hundred thousand health (like dragons), sharpened tooth will be worthwhile.
  • Valirah - Sanctuary
    Valirah - Sanctuary Posts: 522 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »
    I tend to deliver the ST at the same time the barb uses his bleed skill. Really you shouldnt pull aggro all that much and if you did you still have a shield and wings of grace. Pulling aggro is part of the fun of being an archer anyway :)
    Seconded


    Most TT mobs have plenty enough HP to make it worthwhile. If you get it off right away every time it's almost like having another DD in the squad.
  • MissTerra - Lost City
    MissTerra - Lost City Posts: 42 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    I had thought that STA reduces the current hp of the boss relative to the total. So if a boss has max 1000 life, and you use max STA to reduce by 16%, but the boss has 500 health, then the boss will be put to (500/1000)*(1000*0.84)=0.5*840=420 health. Then if you deal another 50 damage, putting it down to 370, and the effect wears off, then you do (370/840)*1000=440(ish), which is an extra 10 damage ultimately. I don't think it matters if the boss is full life or not.

    Forgive me if I'm wrong, that's just how I understood it.
  • Elenacostel - Heavens Tear
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,822 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Lady Suiryujin explains it on this thread, at this post.
  • stormhammy
    stormhammy Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Annor - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Let them be ignorant, learning is a slow process on the internet... resisting is like fighting the tides ^^

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