Question - What is the max distance between caster and MA's target? (1 Viewer)

[Captainkrunch]

Version of KissAssist.mac?

12.002

When did your problem start?

Always

Character Role?

1. Assist

What class is having this issue?

1. Enchanter
2. Magician
3. Wizard

How often does this issue occur?

Always

Can you reproduce the issue?

Yes, any raid target where the mob has AE mana drain and casters have to stand outside range of AE, yet are inside their spell casting range.

What is the max distance between caster and designated MA , that caster will assist and nuke the MA's target?

From what I can tell, I am finding some raid fights where my casters have be out of range of mana drain AE's, but are still well within their spell casting range, yet they refuse to engage.

Where is this setting located, and how do I adjust it?

Thanks!

 

[Sic]

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MeleeDistance (default 75)
Maximum radius for mob engagement.
Mobs outside this radius will not be engaged.

Tank modes use this distance to decide if mobs should be engaged.

Also applies to casters engaging with spells even when MeleeOn=0.

 

[Captainkrunch]

Also applies to casters engaging with spells even when MeleeOn=0.

Thank you!

This is a crucial piece of information!

I failed to read as I assumed logically, no melee on, does not apply to casters.
Curious how this line works for casters in an entire section that is not "turned on" as it's not in use for me.

Now, how on Norrath do I figure out the distance needed for certain raid fights so I don't have my casters engaging mobs from across the zone when pulling with the puller lol

One specific fight where this is a problem is in SoF Crystallos, Fire Wyvrn mini, casters have to stay up on ramp while melee is on him (hes rooted in place) My casters never engage, now I know why.

For now I doubled it to 150, I guess I'll have to wait for next raid to see if that's enough.

 

[reedreddington]

If i were looking to stay at max spell cast range I would research the spell cast range for the majority of your class spells. Some spells have a lower spell range while others have a higher spell range. Check out the spell data from spell search at EQ Resource. https://spells.eqresource.com/spellsearch.php

Just a quick glance at level 60 Mage spells and it looks like most of the spells have a range of 200 for that level. With that in mind i would set the MAX distance for MeleeDistance pretty high at like 250. With that setting you should have them engaging earlier and from max spell range. They may still come close if you have other settings making them move around. You could also try a DPS line with something similar to how a ranger keeps at Min distance for bow.....DPS1=Command:/multiline ; /stick 200 moveback;

Also, even tho MeleeOn=0 make sure to have StickHow=I (ignore) so that you don't have any strange movement other than just trying to stay in range.

See if that helps.