Dodge Daily and Lower Level Zones

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Posted by: DoctorOverlord.8620

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A group of friends and myself went back to Plains of Ashford (level 1-15) to get a zone completion for it and after 3 hours of doing various DEs in addition to working on the usual hearts and vistas, none of them had completed the dodge daily. We were not wiping or dying in any significant manner and successfully killing mobs. These were characters ranging from level 12-70. In contrast, going to Orr (level 70+) seems to allow the dodge daily to be completed through 15-20 mins of normal gameplay.

I had noticed this before and I wonder whether perhaps low level mob animations are slower or their attacks are actually delayed, allowing beginning players more time to dodge but not getting the Evade proc needed for the daily. The result seems to be that one can successfully dodge these mobs for long periods under normal gameplay without completing the daily.

Unless you alter how you are dodging against low level mobs in a way that is not necessary against higher level mobs, which is illogical. You would think the reverse would be true and it would be harder to get the dodge daily against high level mobs.

This might seem minor but if it was found that doing gathering on low-level nodes took much longer to complete the gatherer daily than doing it on higher-level nodes, one would think that would be considered an issue.

I would be interested if others find the same thing. Ask some friends to do a low level zone completion without telling them to pay attention to their dodging (I never said anything to the people I was with) and see how many have completed the daily when you hit 50-70% zone completion (throw some DEs as well). On a side note, the undead arms in the sylvari starting zone seem to have less of an attack delay so low level sylvari characters are fortunate.

High level characters will probably never notice this but if it is true, and if you’re just starting with only a low level character then you’re see this weird effect. And that doesn’t seem like how the dailies were meant to work.

tldr: The dodge daily would appear to take significantly longer to complete against low level mobs than high level mobs with normal gameplay. If this is true, then this odd effect makes that particular daily one you’ll want to avoid doing with a low level character (if you can).

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Posted by: Villious.8530

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I do my daily dodge in a low level zone. Takes about 3 minutes. The only thing I have to wait for is enough juice to complete it. Pretty quick.

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Posted by: Avan.1540

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for ashford at least; Dodge the event catapults to the east of the ashford forum; each one gives you two dodges (one for the aoe, one for the actual projectile)

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Posted by: markob.4398

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Golems all over the Asura starting zones are wonderful. Their barrage and spin are both easy to see and give multiple Evades with one dodge.

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Posted by: Draknar.5748

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Southsun Island. Karka. The normal ones. They do a ranged multi attack as their opener that is cake to dodge. You will get 33% minimum if you time it right. Do a dodge forward and a dodge backward through the whole thing. 3 mobs and you’re done with the daily. Thank me later.

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Posted by: Relair.1843

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Southsun Island. Karka. The normal ones. They do a ranged multi attack as their opener that is cake to dodge. You will get 33% minimum if you time it right. Do a dodge forward and a dodge backward through the whole thing. 3 mobs and you’re done with the daily. Thank me later.

Yeah I was going to suggest that one too, you get it super fast and its guaranteed dodges. Of course that doesnt help the lower level players. Find some ettin or abomination or something with a big, easy to spot wind-up attack? Or some drakes, their breath attacks are easy to see coming and always get an evade.

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Posted by: Csele.1647

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this can be done anywhere.. just find a mob with decent HP.. agro 3 or 4.. and start dodging you just have to learn dodging art first.. lol trustme is going to be needed in future for dungeons , pvp or anything.. also pay attention when enemy is about to hit.. so you dodge its so simple.. but i guess some people dont know..