Seeker vortex glitch, anyone else had it?

darrell3

I submitted a ticket and got a response asking me to post here to see if anyone else has experienced it. Thanks for lookin, here's the ticket I submitted...

The main issue is that I will start to channel Vortex and the skill casts, MP is drained like the skill is working but my character freezes and no damage is delivered. There is no lag and everything else appears as normal but my seeker is not actually attacking. The skill goes into cooldown, the channeling bar says its working but my toon freezes (no graphic for skill). The other problem, mostly in OHT is the character will be stuck and not able to move or attack unless I get out my flyer and then drop to the ground again. The only attacks that work in this case are ranged attacks and the only way to be able to move or attack from melee range is to fly and drop.

TolanSky - Heavens Tear

yes, I have suffered the Vortex Glitch, but not the movement freeze glitch. the only time the Vortex glitch has happened to me is during a fight in an underwater environment though, but since it hasn't recurred since then I haven't really thought much of it till now.

jimbillybob46310

LMAO
ISSUE?
Go to the forums and find the fix YOURSELF.
This seems like the typical PW response now days...............Have SOMEONE else do my job for me.
Greart attitude to have PW.
FAIL

Mayfly - Dreamweaver

I've had this happen when mobs move out of range before channeling's done, or on some very big bosses (Ethereal Abomination for example) where the damage nexus for ranged attacks is far away from melee range, where vortex channeling normally starts.

Your second point... was this after a voidstep? I think assassins and seekers share this glitch with their teleport-stun skills.

TolanSky - Heavens Tear

yeah I noticed my instance of the glitch happening on a large boss as well.

kondors

Happens to me a fair bit on large holeen in FF.

XXZeonXx - Harshlands

On bosses that are large, the spot where they're considered to be is quite far away from where the game makes your character stop in order to start the vortex, which results in your character trying to start a vortex without a real target. In order for the vortex to work, you have to step to the center of this large mob/boss where you see the little target circle on the ground, then start your vortex. If you take aggro, however, the boss will move out of your range and you will have to repeat multiple times. So it's easier just not to use vortex on large bosses like those if you know you're going to take aggro with it.

Deteriorate - Harshlands

XXZeonXx - Harshlands wrote: »

On bosses that are large, the spot where they're considered to be is quite far away from where the game makes your character stop in order to start the vortex, which results in your character trying to start a vortex without a real target. In order for the vortex to work, you have to step to the center of this large mob/boss where you see the little target circle on the ground, then start your vortex. If you take aggro, however, the boss will move out of your range and you will have to repeat multiple times. So it's easier just not to use vortex on large bosses like those if you know you're going to take aggro with it.

^This.

I have the same issue with Subsea on my sin. Heavens Flame seems to have the reach to overcome it however.

~edit.

Other sin, obviously. Lol.

Monsieur - Lothranis

You get vortex glitch when u try to vortex on a particularly large boss like the last boss in FC or basically any large bosses that r too big to fit in screen... in reality, ur not doing any damage but it still drains ur MP like a skill is being cast and it still shows the channeling bar. THAT IS ONE OF THE MANY GLITCHES OF PWI


You get the movement glitch when u try to voidstep to a mob in OHT. Everytime u teleport stun to them in OHT, u cant move one bit and then ur gonna have to fly away to get out of the glitch cycle. THAT IS ALSO ONE OF THE MANY GLITCHES OF PWI



You can basically do one of three things about these issues:
1) Hope PWI fixes all the glitches ever created on pwi on day.
2) Keep doing what you're doing and do nothing about it.
3) Quit the game. Game over and move on


I chose no. 3...i suggest u do the same

HildieGarde - Heavens Tear

I experienced the Channeling Glitch the first time a couple of days ago in BH59 on Ofo I think. It was because he moved away due to someone else aggroing him. I was able to move although I can't remember exactly how I cancelled it, probably the usual way -- ESC.

The annoying thing about this is that it should not use up mana and chi if it isn't going to activate. At least if it activated, the Boss could be lured back in and any adds could be dealt with.

Also, I was wondering what level Vortex those who are having problems with large bosses are using. Since the Vortex radius increases with level.

seitori

darrell3 wrote: »

I submitted a ticket and got a response asking me to post here to see if anyone else has experienced it. Thanks for lookin, here's the ticket I submitted...

The main issue is that I will start to channel Vortex and the skill casts, MP is drained like the skill is working but my character freezes and no damage is delivered. There is no lag and everything else appears as normal but my seeker is not actually attacking. The skill goes into cooldown, the channeling bar says its working but my toon freezes (no graphic for skill). The other problem, mostly in OHT is the character will be stuck and not able to move or attack unless I get out my flyer and then drop to the ground again. The only attacks that work in this case are ranged attacks and the only way to be able to move or attack from melee range is to fly and drop.

I've had it happen, but only when in the water swimming, it is annoying though...b:bye

populationcontrol

I've experienced the Voidstep glitch, but not the Vortex one. On Voidstep, it mostly happens to me when the mob and I are on an inclined ground, basically, since its a teleport, I think we re-appear partly inside the ground and get stuck in the collision mesh (a solid, invisible, barrier keeping you from going through the ground, walls, trees, etc). I've seen Sins teleport through doors and walls in dungeons. Never tried it on my Seeker, but I guess it works the same.

And since they haven't fixed it for Sins, I doubt they will because of us Seekers. We have to live with it. Kinda like with the fact that Voidstep IS available in all dungeons (contrary to what the description says), just not at every spot in that dungeon (ie, FF. Try it).

b:surrender

breeeezy87

Vortex always glitches on Ethereal Abomination for me and have had it happen on a couple other bosses as well. Makes u look like an idiot to your squad as your mp is going up and down while u stand there doing nothing, thinking vortex is working.

Eilexa - Heavens Tear

Happened with my seeker too in bh 69 with nob or pole. I was like this is weird, seems im stuck, I can't see vortex going but my mana is draining. That sucked, vortex drains mp fast, and all of that was lost for no damage at all...after my mp increased a bit after that I tried again, and it seemed to work.

Exiirah - Lost City

Happens to me on the last boss on SoT, never really had any of the problems with the other bosses that are stated above though