Aggro mechanics; tips..

Really great guide. Excellent for all that are not familiar with aggro. I think everyone should read this.

I have met venos that brambled everyone in the squad, I have met barbs that would never go into tiger form and insist on tanking pole with humanoid form, I have met archers that spark like crazy and do not give chance for lower lvl tanks to grab aggro first, I have met clerics that do not understand that healing the tank when he hasn't grabbed all the mobs will cause aggro, and much more. I'm not attacking anyone personally but there are lots of players out there that do not understand aggro and end up getting whole squad killed.

Props to you for making this guide. I read it through and learned much from it as well. We all started out not knowing anything at some point.

Very nice guide, reading this should be mandatory for newbies b:victory

P.S.: love those little illustrations b:pleased

Thank you thank you thank you. I've been playing for a little bit and just now came across this thread. If only I had read this when I was a little low lvl noob and not the mid-range lvl noob I am now. b:chuckle

But seriously, ty ty ty! b:thanks

Not sure if it was already covered, but i've, as a bm with zeal, had a prob with heal aggro and eathflame: Cleric IH's me and i use earthflame, sometimes, if IH animation still glowing around me, cleric massive aggros all mobs in general vicinity of my earthflame.

(particular prob with boss adds, will get the whole pack rather than 1 add)

the picture of roar is accurate, but the pic attempting to describe flesh ream looks to me like an acclarity of the beast and a zerk (like from calamity axes of blood).

i went on my barb n got it chi'd up n went to verify my recollection from memory, and it was correct. there is a big kinda fireball/explosion on the mob, but no fire on the barb for a fleshream (no zerk weapon equipped ofc, but it is possible for ream and zerk to happen at the same time i suppose)

FYI, most of this guide, plus a few new tidbits, is available at the PWI wiki here: Aggro

Good, so this means I was not the one failing in my group yesterday.

I am a lvl 35 barb, with 4.5k hp. My group was two archers and I. They kept attacking different targets in PV. I tried my best to bite each target, then they called a third one - lol. My roar was not holding- now I know why.

I am def gonna share this with them. I will stop beating myself with a stick if it was not my fault.

I know this thread has been out for a while, but tyvm anyway.

Thank you! Great guide-for every class. And also great tips added by others. I know this is is an older post-but still valid and awesome.
Posted link on my factions forum site. Thank you again

*claps excitedly*

This guide has really opened my eyes to a lot of things. In my nearly four years of playing (been around a long time, but was a late bloomer on posting in forums, obviously. and i could only be on sporadically, due to internet issues.) on various characters, dungeons always intimidated me. I'd hang back and watch, and TRY to learn the mechanics of how things came together, and I'd never dare to attack, for fear of making those big 'ol baddies notice little old me cowering in the back of the group. Now I have a better understanding of how each of my characters can play a key role in the party without making a big hairy mess for everyone else. Well written so that even a ditzy twit like me can catch a clue. Wish I'd been smart enough to find this long ago. I'd always been afraid to speak up and ask questions because I was afraid I'd get punted from the party for being such a noob.

TY for this wonderful glimpse into a subject that has confused me for a long time. I know I'll be a more meaningful addition to squads from here on out.


Still learning and growing as I go,

The Perpetual Newblet

Updates from the new skills, from my experience.

Stomp of the King!! Use it every chance you get once you can learn it. This is powerful enough to rip aggro straight off a seeker of equivalent gear. It acts essentially as a ROAR + REAM at the same time. Its got a longer cool down, but the aggro amount really is massive, and they didn't lie this time in the description.

If you want to put out some serious damage and grip some serious aggro as a barb to retain that aggro in spawn point deltas:

activate Blood rush - stomp of the king to grip that aggro like a champ - activate bestial rage - demon sunder - humanoid swap - demon arma.

maybe you'll hit a zerk crit with those fancy new axes of yours Make those seekers envy your aggro retention skills.

o.O is this still useful?