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sadly we went 1/2. The first round, my two got stuck on blm, and spammed -aga's on me. I couldn't take them near the party to get away, or it would have wiped them, so I was stuck in close proximity. Luckily, everything else was going ok, so a few members bought time while a few others got out. Raised up, rested up, and went back to it.
Yeah, that can happen. It's worse if they all change to BLM and they hit your entire party with -ga, though; it's much better if just the kiter alone gets hit with these. It still buys much more time for your melees to get the first Mammet killed, and once you've done that you've basically won as long as you can Raise back up. Most important thing in fights like these is to die in a safe place if you think death or a wipe is imminent.
Not sure if your group was aware of this, but it should be noted that a mage could have healed you while you were kiting, and not pulled hate. The fancy thing about "aggro hate" is that it can never be pulled off with Cures alone. (I use this technique at high levels to help people cap their evasion skill; I have them **** off a Steelshell or some high-level-but-manageable mob but not attack it, and we both run to a nearby zone. While they take a beating, I can Curebomb them and never take hate, and we both zone when MP is gone.) Only certain specific actions will pull that kind of hate off; they include resting, recalling pets (or possibly using any pet commands), using Jump abilities, and possibly a few others. The criteria for not ******** up aggro hate is weird, but as long as you learn what triggers aggro hate to be lost and remember not to do it again the next time around, you're learning from your failed attempts and are better prepared for the next try.
The way we set the fight up was, have the melees stand all the way in the back (BCNM entrance), mages stand in the hallway, and kiter kites out in the big open area. This way the healer has (relatively) easy access to both the melees and the kiter.
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They are one of the great things of the world. But if I was sharing pictures of my wife's (even when we were just dating) with online game friends, I wouldn't have anything left to fuel such desires.
Your poo comes out of it, as well as related unpleasant odors. I'm not seeing the appeal. :x