Alpha Male and Flesh Ream

I'm beginning to think it's a skill problem. I'm pulling agro far too easily with regular attacks. I notice it a lot on my cleric too in public quest, I have to keep switching mobs or I build up too much agro and get clobbered.

One, take a look into the upcoming patch notes if they're still posted. It only states that sin and psy skills currently generate more aggro than they should but it is possible that this effect has spread to the other classes as well.


Also congrats to you and bones on sage/demon
~dayzfade


Edit: not spread like a disease mind you, just coding into other classes that may not be functioning properly

StormHydra - Sanctuary wrote: »

Its probably some conspiracy plan to make us spend more $ on the game.

ironically enough, I said in my delta squad:

"now Im going to go charge $1k in gold in order to adequately make my damage enough to properly hold aggro"

SashaGray - Heavens Tear wrote: »

way to pound the nails into your own coffin...

it was of course a joke b:shocked nevertheless, I feel its the only way to hold aggro as a barb until they decide to check this glitch out.

I haven't noticed a change in aggro, but.

Level 90+ is tough for a barb to hold aggro when you have archer and wizard in party that is equivalent level or higher.

Simply put - level 90+ archers and wizards are damage machines! Aggro loss can happen with any class that out damages the barb. Usually aggro is lost on a crit hit. DD classes around level 90+ focus everything in damage dealing (pure magic, higher crit% or more dex/strength etc.), where as barbs are more focused in vit.

Barbs need axes with zerk damage to hold aggro (calamity axes level 70-89 then TT90 gold axes level 90+).

Pan gu's and TT green axes are great for tanking but you cannot hold aggro with them. I had Pan Gu's axes refine +5 - any class above my level I had a very tough time holding aggro. So now have tt90 gold +8 and don't have any problems holding aggro now.

I truly feel sorry for the Barbs that can't afford the higher refine levels on your weapons, it's really frustrating to lose aggro and not being able to play your roll in a party. Nobody want's a barb that can't hold aggro worth a dam in party and chances are your gonna lose those friends that invite you to RB, BH, FB, FC parties.

Again, I do not think aggro was nerfed, it's just the natural progress of DD classes at the higher levels. But, I do agree barbs could use a boost in aggro skills. Aggro is a skill that should not be based on D-orbs in the cash shop.

But, Ceshi, we did those OHT bosses right before your delta run and agro seemed normal. You held agro fine on the ones where it was an issue. On the last two, I was sparking away (4M HP and weak attacks, bleh) and only got agro about when I would have expected to. I suspect the problem is more nuanced than a general reduction in the skills' agro levels.

I too have came across this problem as well. The other night we ran a stygean bh and I could not keep hate no matter how hard I tried. My squad was a rainbow squad all within an eight level gap and the major dd's were trying as best they could to manage their dps. Never the less it was as though roar which is capped did nothing and normally it gives me time to get ream activated on most of the mobs in a multi mob pull. I burnt through so many mp pots it was sad.

FitHitDShan - Sanctuary wrote: »

But, Ceshi, we did those OHT bosses right before your delta run and agro seemed normal. You held agro fine on the ones where it was an issue. On the last two, I was sparking away (4M HP and weak attacks, bleh) and only got agro about when I would have expected to. I suspect the problem is more nuanced than a general reduction in the skills' agro levels.

true.....but some of those bosses were ? level

I was wondering if it is possible that aggro skills are not the problem. Recently i began playing on an alt. I noticed while around archo that mobs do not aggro without innitiating an attack. While i know lower levels do not aggro, I do remember being chased by dual bladed centipex. Neither the Centipex nor the venomous gouls aggroed me as i ran by them. I would only get aggroed if i attacked the mob. Could this be the cause of the strange aggro issues? Maybe I remember incorrectly or maybe something was changed with how strongly mobs show aggression?

Funny thing is, I come across a few barbs who say they have no problem holding aggro.

But they were demon.

X_trigger_X - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Personally I think you guys should learn to tank, damage dealers have become better, think it's time you should too...

I know good tanks that are having issues since this last patch. It's not just the fail barbs that are having issues.

Ceshiari - Sanctuary wrote: »

Last time I checked, the world doesnt revolve around X_trigger_X, but then again, my college doesnt teach Ego 101 either.

lmao! Mine didn't either...too bad...

Elenacostel - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Can any Barbarian who had experienced this issue confirm if it was fixed in today's patch?

If there was a problem and it was fixed wouldn't it be posted in the Cabbage Patch Notes?

Honestly I haven't been having any issue as of yet... Even when in a squad that is composed of people that choose to attack different targets at the same time.

Hell I don't think I even have trouble holding aggro from psys who are suppose to be aggro hogs.