Bug - Pullertank not attaching mob when pulls with pet...

[Meistro]

Been working a couple areas where pulling with a spell or range item doesn't work well due to terrain / line of sight issues. So I decided to try using the pet to pull (because we all know that pull with melee blows).

Pullertank (SK) would run out, send in pet, call back pet, and return to camp just fine.
However when mob gets to group the tank doesn't attack consistently. Sometime he will immediately jump into action, but most times he stands there watching .
Pet has a DS, so as the mob beats on the pet it takes damage. When the assist criteria for the rest of the group is met, they attack and proceed to kill the mob.
When watching, pullertank will sometimes join in halfway thru the fight, but more often than not he just watches...
Played with campradius, meleedistance and assist at #'s to no avail.

Am I missing something?

I created a downshit to cast my usual pulling spell when mob got close. It works well but should I need it?



<< Thought that just occurred to me was should I have targeted the pet when I started KA instead of self (pullertank)?>>
At work atm, wont be able to try this till later, but confirmation / idea would be helpful.

 

[TheTsr69]

I use mage and we do still stall out sometimes, but it was so much better then it was a month ago that I have not reported the stalls.

 

[Meistro]

I think with pullerpettank you target the pet but not sure that is doable with pullertank.
And I don't know if it was a stall or a non-detect / missdetect issue. When I used a downshit (I know, plugin vs. macro) there was never an issue.

downshit10=/if (${Me.CombatState.Equal[COMBAT]} && ${Target.Type.Equal[NPC]} && ${SpawnCount[npc radius 50 zradius 10]}>=1 && !${Me.TargetOfTarget.CleanName.Equal[${Me.CleanName}]} && ${Melee.AggroMode}) /casting "Terror of Narus" gem7

Adapted from one of the agro control holys I use.

 

[ctaylor22]

Most of the time this problem has to do with who is MA and who is targeting who, when starting KA. In this situation, the PullerTank(SK) should target self when starting macro. Everyone else should be targeting the MA(SK), not the pet, when starting KA.

 

[Meistro]

Most of the time this problem has to do with who is MA and who is targeting who, when starting KA. In this situation, the PullerTank(SK) should target self when starting macro. Everyone else should be targeting the MA(SK), not the pet, when starting KA.

That's what I did, pullertank (SK) targets self and has the "hang". Never did the target pet.

 

[ctaylor22]

Post your INI. There could be an issue with CampRadius and/or MeleeDistance. When using a pet to pull with, you may need to increase you CampRadius a bit more than usual. If the pet never moves into campradius after the pull, the pullertank will just stand around waiting. Might need to add in a buffer that includes the pets distance added to campradius, for when the pet is on the fringe of camp radius and the mob stops to beat on the pet.

 

[Meistro]

Here's what I was trying before I added the downshit..

[General]
KissAssistVer=8.4.2
Role=Assist
CampRadius=70 <normally 30
CampRadiusExceed=700
ReturnToCamp=0
ChaseAssist=0
ChaseDistance=25
MedOn=1
MedStart=25
MedCombat=0
LootOn=0
RezAcceptOn=1
AcceptInvitesOn=1
GroupWatchOn=2
EQBCOn=0
IRCOn=0
MiscGem=12
HoTTOn=1
CampfireOn=0
[SpellSet]
LoadSpellSet=1
SpellSetName=Set 2
[Buffs]
BuffsOn=1
Buffs1=Freemind Spore Earring
Buffs2=Bloodmetal Inlaid Gnollish Totem|Dual|Gnoll Reaver Fortitude
Buffs3=Cloak of the Lawkeeper
Buffs4=Call of the Wild
Buffs5=NULL
Buffs6=Drape of the Wrathforged
Buffs7=Shroud of the Doomscale
Buffs8=Call of Gloomhaze
Buffs9=Vizat's Horror
Buffs10=Voice of Thule|Me
Buffs11=Grelleth's Skin
Buffs12=Staunch Stance
Buffs13=Zombie Skin
Buffs14=Fabled Ball of Golem Clay|Dual|Earth Elemential's Form
Buffs15=NULL
Buffs16=Breather|End|18
Buffs17=NULL
Buffs18=NULL
Buffs19=Wand of Pelagic Transvergence|80|60
Buffs20=Summoned: Large Modulation Shard|Mana|60|90
Buffs21=NULL
Buffs22=NULL
Buffs23=NULL
Buffs24=NULL
Buffs25=NULL
Buffs26=NULL
Buffs27=NULL
Buffs28=NULL
Buffs29=NULL
Buffs30=NULL
RebuffOn=1
CheckBuffsTimer=20
[Melee]
AssistAt=100
MeleeOn=1
FaceMobOn=1
MeleeDistance=75
StickHow=snaproll
AutoFireOn=0
[GoM]
GoMSHelp=Format - Spell|Target, MA Me or Mob, i.e. Rampaging Servant Rk. II|Mob
GoMSpell1=Dire Insinuation|Mob
GoMSpell2=Touch of Falsin|Mob
GoMSpell3=NULL
GoMSpell4=NULL
GoMSpell5=NULL
[AE]
AEOn=0
AERadius=50
AE1=Disgust|2|Mob
AE2=Explosion of Hatred|3|Mob
AE3=Explosion of Spite|5|Mob
AE4=Vizat's Carapace|3|ME
AE5=NULL
[DPS]
DPSOn=2
DPSSkip=20
DPSInterval=5
DPS1=Encroaching Darkness|95
DPS2=Vicious Bite of Chaos|94
DPS3=Torrent of Agony Rk. II|93|Once
DPS4=Bonemaw's Bite|92|Once
DPS5=!Impose for Power|91|Once
DPS6=Touch of Falsin|88
DPS7=Touch of Klonda|87
DPS8=Spear of Vizat|91
DPS9=NULL
DPS10=NULL
DPS11=NULL
DPS12=NULL
DPS13=NULL
DPS14=NULL
DPS15=NULL
DPS16=NULL
DPS17=NULL
DPS18=NULL
DPS19=NULL
DPS20=NULL
DPS21=NULL
DPS22=NULL
DPS23=NULL
DPS24=NULL
DPS25=NULL
[Aggro]
AggroOn=0
Aggro1=Terror of Narus
Aggro2=NULL
Aggro3=NULL
[Heals]
Help=Format Spell|% to heal at i.e. Devout Light Rk. II|50
HealsOn=0
Heals1=NULL
Heals2=NULL
Heals3=NULL
Heals4=NULL
Heals5=NULL
XTarHeal=0
[Cures]
CuresOn=0
Cures1=NULL
Cures2=NULL
Cures3=NULL
Cures4=NULL
Cures5=NULL
[Pet]
PetOn=1
PetSpell=Minion of Vizat
PetShrinkOn=1
PetShrinkSpell=Curious Companion Compactor
PetBuffsOn=1
PetBuffs1=Gift of Lutzen
PetBuffs2=Metamorph Totem: Poisoned Rat
PetBuffs3=NULL
PetBuffs4=NULL
PetBuffs5=NULL
PetBuffs6=NULL
PetBuffs7=NULL
PetBuffs8=NULL
PetCombatOn=1
PetBreakMezSpell=NULL
PetRampPullWait=0
PetSuspend=0
MoveWhenHit=0
PetToysGave=
PetBuffs9=NULL
PetBuffs10=NULL
[Burn]
BurnText=Decepticons Attack
BurnAllNamed=0
Burn1=NULL
Burn2=NULL
Burn3=NULL
Burn4=NULL
Burn5=NULL
Burn6=NULL
Burn7=NULL
Burn8=NULL
Burn9=NULL
Burn10=NULL
[Pull]
PullWith=Pet
MaxRadius=600
MaxZRange=200
PullWait=0
PullRoleToggle=0
ChainPull=0
ChainPullHP=90
ChainPullPause=30|2
[AFKTools]
AFKHelp=AFKGMAction=0 Off, 1 Pause Macro, 2 End Macro, 3 Unload MQ2, 4 Quit Game
AFKToolsOn=0
AFKGMAction=1
AFKPCRadius=150
CampOnDeath=0
ClickBacktoCamp=1
[Merc]
Help=To use: Turn off Auto Assist in Manage Mercenary Window
MercOn=0
MercAssistAt=92

Mind was pulling from less than 200 unit, and down would fire when they were within 50 so distance shouldn't be the issue.

 

[ctaylor22]

You need to change the following:
Role=pullertank
ReturnToCamp=1
CampRadius=50

and report back.

 

[Meistro]

You need to change the following:
Role=pullertank
ReturnToCamp=1
CampRadius=50

and report back.

I usually use a hot key to start mac:

/target myself
/mac kissassist pullertank

but for the sake of trying everything I did this.

Mind I thought this was a fix, ran about 45min before I realized I hadn't turned off the downshit...(note downshit fires off before mob gets to the pet in camp set at a range of 50).

With the downshit off and your suggested changes it still did what it did before I created the downshit..Sitting on his weapon/shield watching his pet get wailed on.
If I don't have a DS on the pet so the mob doesn't loose HP, the mob will continue to beat pet till healer(s) go OOM, then kill the pet, then attack healer after pet dies..THEN the SK takes action

 

[Inkie]

in your mq2melee there should be a distance for petrange (it's probably 75) set it to 50 (or your normal camp radius) and try again.

p.s. could also set a petdelay value that might help set up correctly... /shrug

http://www.macroquest2.com/wiki/index.php/MQ2Melee#.2Fmelee_.5Boptions.5D

 

[Meistro]

If pet has DS (so the mobs HP% drops to the necessary level for the others to assist), SK wont react untill someone/thing other than his pet (other toon or other pet) draws agro..And then its go time.

Still...all is same as twas before.

- - - Updated - - -

Note: SK has mob targeted entire time, pet does not (pet goes to ghold after it agros mob), but pet 8s mobs target, and SK will hold till mob changes target or dies.

 

[ctaylor22]

If you can get a debug log when this happens. I can tell you where your SK is hanging up. But this sounds like the SK does not see the mob while waiting for the mob to get close to camp after pull. The puller waits till the mob comes into campradius before engaging, but it sounds like the mob never gets close enough to camp. so the SK stands there waiting.

 

[Meistro]

Im sure the mob is in camp rad, but i think its not recognizing it because HIS pet has agro, as soon as the target changes to someone else (or someonelses' pet) he activates, and attacks, but as long as his pet has agro.. he waits....

but will try to remember to run a debug nextime i try it.. off to other things atm..

 

[ctaylor22]

OK. I will keep checking back.

 

[Meistro]

Ok, with the new compile the pull with pet seems to be working well, 45min-1hour constant pulls, no hangups. Will monitor more, but I think the issue has resolved...