Regarding Provoking

[Stephen]

I have noticed that when I attempt to provoke something and accidentally click something such as a tree, I have to wait for my skill use delay timer to time out before I can use provoking again. It would seem that in cases such as this when you click on an inanimate object, you shouldn't be subject to waiting for your counter to time out, however I have no evidence of this being true or correct.

[TheDon]

drag the health bars and use them as targets

[Derrick]

Mistargeting often has a penalty, in spellcasting most mistargeted spells would cost mana and reagents.

Many skills start their reuse timer both when you initiate the skill and when you targeted the skill, but it seemed to vary on a per skill basis as to whether this was the case. More information on this would be needed to make any changes.

[Faust]

My understanding from all the skills in the demo that has a delay if you use them the timer starts initially after use. I think you can even use the skill wait for the timer to elapse and target being able to use it again immediately after targeting if I'm not mistaken. This all ended when they move the skill delays for most skills down to 1 second in early '00 slightly before the UOR publish.

[Kraarug]

I have noticed that when I attempt to provoke something and accidentally click something such as a tree, I have to wait for my skill use delay timer to time out before I can use provoking again. It would seem that in cases such as this when you click on an inanimate object, you shouldn't be subject to waiting for your counter to time out, however I have no evidence of this being true or correct.

I agree with Stephen, I think the full 10 second delay for this skill upon mistarget is excessive and not accurate. Remember, a provo usually depends on this skill like a rouge does hiding. A mistarget at a heated momemnt could mean death and it is annoying. I do not think a provo had to wait a full 10 seconds to re-use a skill that was not 'used'.

[archaicsubrosa77]

I have a provoker, and I feel if you get in the heat of battle and fumble it up due to stress that's just tough jerky. You can run up to creatures hide, or cast invisible and start pulling bars. My screen is usually filled with bars. Provocation is a pretty powerful skill and it doesnt need to be made stronger. It takes little effort to hit control shift drag some bars, and hit your provo hotkey and target. Or you can use the targeting macro hotkeys available on razor.

[Caswallon]

Provoke attempt stacking. Use it.

[Faust]

Kraarug,

I'm pretty sure that this isn't the case on the demo. I tested this several months back and skill target failures were very evident on there. The timer if I remember correclty started upon the first phase of skill use when the skill is actually used and had nothing to do with the end phase involving the target. This needs to be verified on the demo for sure though, but I am pretty sure that this is the case.