I’ve been using stealth a lot in HOT to skip mobs I don’t want to engage and I’ve noticed something that looks odd.
That is, I run past a chak. It notices me. I stealth my mes. The chak still shoots me accurately with it’s laser beam thingy as I’m stealthed and moving, as though it’s locked on and can see me in stealth.
The same thing happens with the frog archers. If they’ve noticed me before I stealth, they fire and – once I’m stealthed – their arrows actually curve in the air to follow my toon. Yes, I know that sounds crazy. But unless I’ve lost my mind, it seems to be a real thing.
I have a suspicion that this is because the critters initiate their attack while I’m still visible and maybe the animation of the attack takes some time to complete. The critters do seem to give up when you go into stealth. It’s just that their attacks seem to know where you are in stealth, rather than hitting the spot you were last visible. I’m not complaining about being hit. I’ve got no problem surviving in the jungle and enjoy it.
It just looks weird to have a chak laser follow you when you’re invisible.
Then again, maybe there’s an in-game reason for it. The chak might be evolved to detect my magical energy. But then, why would stealth work on them before they notice you? And how do the frogs do it?
Has anyone else noticed this or have I gone mad?
EDIT: Oops.. probably should have posted in the HOT forum, although I suspect this would happen anywhere in Tyria. It’s just that there’s not much call to stealth in Central Tyria.