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  • Oichii - Dreamweaver
    Oichii - Dreamweaver Posts: 40 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    being a veno is quite hard if you got an archer in your team, especially a nutty archer that has no idea or cares about aggro. so i always make sure to let my archer know to assist attack me in dungeons above 51, hence killing the mobs faster. 90 percent of the archers i seen out there just think archers are there for dealing damage nothing else or have no prior experience in handling aggro or knowing when to attack and when to stop attacking.

    i myself was a fail archer during my 50s and 60s since i pulled aggro several times, then i learnt eventually once i was into my 70s about maintaining aggro, how many of my shots can cause aggro and what i need to do when i aggro. playing many characters would get you a really good idea about aggro from different aspects. hence, if i hadn't played my veno, i would be just another careless archer that pew pews and dies unable to tank hits, especially from bosses.
  • Lady_marta - Dreamweaver
    Lady_marta - Dreamweaver Posts: 145 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Isala - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Heh. My friends and I joked around about that after I got that skill. Never made sense to be Alpha "Male" since there are probably several female BMs with it, as well.

    It actually makes quite a bit of sense. The term "Alpha Male" comes from name for the strongest member of a group of pack animals (such as wolves). The alpha male position is vied for among members of the pack and is challenged for (which is where the aggro part of the skill comes from). When challenged, the alpha male has to defend itself or be killed (which is where the damage reflect part of the skill comes from).
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  • IceJazmin - Heavens Tear
    IceJazmin - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,206 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Lady_marta - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    It actually makes quite a bit of sense. The term "Alpha Male" comes from name for the strongest member of a group of pack animals (such as wolves). The alpha male position is vied for among members of the pack and is challenged for (which is where the aggro part of the skill comes from). When challenged, the alpha male has to defend itself or be killed (which is where the damage reflect part of the skill comes from).

    However, you do not use that term when the group is headed by a female of the species.

    If you challange a herd of elephants, you will get pummeled to the ground by the head of the herd, which is a female elephant....
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  • Isala - Sanctuary
    Isala - Sanctuary Posts: 1,607 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Lady_marta - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    It actually makes quite a bit of sense. The term "Alpha Male" comes from name for the strongest member of a group of pack animals (such as wolves). The alpha male position is vied for among members of the pack and is challenged for (which is where the aggro part of the skill comes from). When challenged, the alpha male has to defend itself or be killed (which is where the damage reflect part of the skill comes from).

    I know about Alpha Males. But we were joking around about it because it can be learned by females, as well, which means that a name like "Alpha of the Pack", or something similar would be more suited. I have no problem with it being Alpha Male. I was just joking around about the name, anyway. Besides, with our society the way it is, it was more of a subtle nod amongst us that someone might be offended it, because it is such a "sexist term". You know how some people are...

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