knockback in instances?

mrcharlytoo
mrcharlytoo Posts: 274 Arc User
edited November 2012 in Archer
I tried to knock back a mob in BH39 yesterday - none of the skills would knock back.

Is this true of all instances? I thought knockback only didn't work in PVP
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  • Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear
    Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,864 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Some mobs (and a lot of bosses) are indeed immune to knockback.

    But no, not all instance mobs are immune to it.
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  • Erryne - Sanctuary
    Erryne - Sanctuary Posts: 220 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    As a general rule of thumbs, melee mobs in most instance are immune to slow and knockback, archer and caster/hybrid aren't. Freeze, stun and seal work on all. This mostly apply for FB instance, rest of the instance can have their own immunity rule.
  • I_ShotYoAss - Dreamweaver
    I_ShotYoAss - Dreamweaver Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    And everything works on both bosses and mobs in fb 19. XD
  • mrcharlytoo
    mrcharlytoo Posts: 274 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Erryne - Sanctuary wrote: »
    As a general rule of thumbs, melee mobs in most instance are immune to slow and knockback, archer and caster/hybrid aren't. Freeze, stun and seal work on all. This mostly apply for FB instance, rest of the instance can have their own immunity rule.

    That seems backwards.

    An archer who pulls aggro from an exploding mob is pretty much mashed potato then.
  • Decus - Dreamweaver
    Decus - Dreamweaver Posts: 5,033 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    mrcharlytoo wrote: »
    That seems backwards.

    An archer who pulls aggro from an exploding mob is pretty much mashed potato then.

    "Freeze, stun and seal work on all."
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  • mrcharlytoo
    mrcharlytoo Posts: 274 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Aim low and stun?

    Thank you for that tip, will try those.
  • Sirrobert - Dreamweaver
    Sirrobert - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,395 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    mrcharlytoo wrote: »
    That seems backwards.

    An archer who pulls aggro from an exploding mob is pretty much mashed potato then.

    Exactly
    So don't pull aggro
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  • mrcharlytoo
    mrcharlytoo Posts: 274 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Sirrobert - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Exactly
    So don't pull aggro
    Seems I pull aggro if I attack anything - not enough barbs around.
  • Mayfly - Dreamweaver
    Mayfly - Dreamweaver Posts: 6,094 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    So take out the yellow dodonixes (the red ones in Calcid's room are pure melee) and give whoever's tanking the reverexes and red dodos time to cement aggro before attacking, or be designated tank so you get heals (Farren and Calcid can both be range tanked and their range attacks hit weaker than their melee attacks, though I prefer a melee tank for Farren if you have any heavies in the group... range tanked he uses his AOEs constantly.)
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  • mrcharlytoo
    mrcharlytoo Posts: 274 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    What, you mean I have to learn how to play the game? That's just unreasonable!

    ;)

    Thanks for the advice

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