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THINGS I WISH I'D KNOWN EARLIER - Combat and Creatures

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* When sprinting away from a battle you are losing, press the "Call for Help" icon (it looks like an exclaimation point) or use the /yell command (or /y for short). This will do two things. First, it will unlock the encounter so people nearby can pull the mob off you if they are feeling nice. Second, it will cause you to start regenerating at the rate you normally do when not engaged in combat, and thus prolong your chances of survival.

* Mobs that are naturally aggressive but grey to you will generally not agro you (they know you can kick their butts).

* You can turn off combat experience by right clicking on your exp bar and selecting "disable combat experience". You can turn it back on by doing the same thing. This can be useful when you want an item from a chest and the GREEN conning mobs you are killing are just about to grey out because you're going to level up.

Upd 12/29 * When you have killed a certain number of a particular type of mobs, you will receiving a title (accompanied by the sound of beating drums) -- Note that these titles are NOT the suffixes you can attach to your character! After going through several intermediary titles, you will receive the "Hunter of X" suffix at 500 kills. At 5000 kills, you will receive the "Slayer of X" suffix. To add a suffix to your characters name, press 'P' to go to your profile and select the suffix you want from the dropdown list. To check how many of something you have killed, you can use the posters provided in the cities. In North Qeynos, there is a poster near the gate to Antonica. It is hard to target (use the left edge), but it will show you your kill totals. In West Freeport, there is a lamppost at the lower end of the road that leads to the Commonlands Gate. Killing gray mobs counts in these totals.

Kills (Title) [*Suffix]
25 (Killer)
100 (Initiate Hunter)
250 (Accomplished Hunter)
500 (Master Hunter) [*Hunter of X]
1000 (Initiate Slayer)
2500 (Accomplished Slayer)
5000 (Master Slayer) [*Slayer of X]
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10000 (Destroyer?) [*Destroyer of X]
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* Learn how to use Heroic Opportunities (HOs), especially when soloing. They will make your life a lot easier. There is a link to more information at the end of this guide

* If you are not the main tank in a group, try to attack your enemy from behind. This will prevent the mob from parrying and riposting your blows since they can only do this from the front/side.

* To see if a creature you are running away from is following you, find a nice straight area with no mobs nearby, hit autorun (numlock), make sure you are in 3rd person camera (if you're in first person, mousewheel backwards), hold down the left mouse button (or use the / and * keys), then swing the camera around using the mouse. Your character will keep running forward but you will be able to see behind you. If you are looking in a different direction than you are running, you can change to running in that direction by pressing the forward key (w, arrow up, or 8 on the numpad). Also note, if you have them targeted when running away, as soon as they stop chasing you, you automatically untarget them.

New 12/20 * Creatures get a major boost in strength every 10 levels. Whereas a level 19 creature is only a little more powerful than a level 18, a level 20 creature is much more powerful than a level 19.

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