"You cannot hide right now"

[Amorpho]

Hi guys,

I just got GM hiding and went for a test run in dungeons, but I noticed that sometimes I just can't hide. I'd try to hide but it'd say something like "you cannot hide righ now" written in red. Im a Provo Mage and whenever this message came up it was soon after I provoed some mobs against one another. Yet, after a while, it would allow me to (especially after I invisibilized myself with the spell). Why can't I invisibilize with the skill whenever I want?

 

[VFingerDiscount]

If you're in line of sight or within so many tiles of monsters that are aggro on you then you can't try to hide thus the message you're receiving

Sent from Baja 1997 - ICQ 12013388

 

[Amorpho]

How can they be aggro with me if I've provoked them on one another? How far should I be from them in any case? That is a bit of a bummer, as I was hoping to run in a big group, invis (through skill not spell) and then provo from there...

 

[omnom]

Provoke them, then tab in and out of combat, then hide. It should work if you replicate those steps (unless a third monster, or a player is aggro'd on you).

 

[Bobaganoosh]

If you hide, the mobs will stop fighting each other.

 

[omnom]

Incorrect, they continue to fight. The only time they stop fighting is if you go out of range.

 

[Dwyane Wade]

If you hide, the mobs will stop fighting each other.

Not true. If you Invis they'll stop, but not if you hide

 

[Geriatric]

invis = provo'd mobs stop fighting
hiding = provo'd mobs continue to fight

and as for the hiding distance from an aggro'd monster don't quote me but i think it is 8 tiles at GM hiding your best bet is to get an open piece of land somewhere and cast paralyze on something doesnt matter what it could be a bird or monster and keep taking one step away untill you can hide
count the tiles and you will know the limit

 

[Amorpho]

I'm actually not sure the mobs stop fighting if you invis yourself. I did that a couple of times next to a group of 6-8 mobs but they still battered the Para at the centre...

 

[Amorpho]

invis = provo'd mobs stop fighting
hiding = provo'd mobs continue to fight

and as for the hiding distance from an aggro'd monster don't quote me but i think it is 8 tiles at GM hiding your best bet is to get an open piece of land somewhere and cast paralyze on something doesnt matter what it could be a bird or monster and keep taking one step away untill you can hide
count the tiles and you will know the limit

Does that distance apply to other players as well? (PKs for example)

 

[Dwyane Wade]

Yes, it applies to everything

 

[VFingerDiscount]

They definitely stop fighting if you cast invisibility

Sent from Baja 1997 - ICQ 12013388