SH Squigs need a fix ASAP.

[Bosshi]

To attack something (multiple times) that should be otherwise out of range of any attack except siege weapons (3rd floor keep, no line of sight) should be considered an exploit.

[saupreusse]

To fix the Pet behaviour we need NPC Pathing which we can not do at this time. Therefore this thread will lead to no solution, but the devs are aware of the problem.

[ToXoS]

I can understand the frustration ToXoS.

I do find it annoying, and there are only a few SHs out there that aren't abusing the way pets work currently, and it got worse since they fixed the range on squigs.

But there is counter play. The dps on everything expect spike squig is a joke. If you burst the spike squig fast, it can cripple the SH's dps, since a lot of them are relying heavily on the squig right now. You can also spec into cleansing winds later on to take care of the dots. Once that squig is dead, and you wipe the dots it's anyone's fight.

But all pets and npcs do this. It is not a SH problem as much as an npc problem. The dev's are working on it. Getting npc's to obey LoS is going to be very important for a lot of PvE boss mechanics, and as they've said more than a few times they are working on it.

Now when it comes to abusing the out of range bug with bunny hopping. I think everyone should be banned, and their PC's smashed into a thousand bits, but that is another matter entirely.

Well, ofc hitting the squigs is what I do during keep siege. But in order to do that, you have to show yourself, because unlike the squigs I can't hit through walls. And that expose you to enemy fire.
And in the open, if you focus on the squigs instead of the SH, you're dead.

I can't afford to spend 10 points in cleansing winds, and I have a better alternative.
To cleanse dots I use Lileath forgiveness, rank 1 morale ability.

[Gobtar]

This will be fixed if and when NPCs also stop exploiting! We should ban the PvE because of all the exploiting they do! #FreeAmenemhetum /sarcasm

Seriously, this would be impossible to enforce as pets are hard enough to control, when pathing and LOS on NPCs are addressed this will be a non issue, if you punish SHs/WLs for what rules their play by do then we wont have any SHs or WLs...considering they are already frustrating to control as it is.

[saupreusse]

Tip if you want to go against squigs 1v1. Stack Armor, do not Focus the Pet, but open the fight with a detaunt on the pet. if you are fast let a knockdown follow. If you want to be safe, wait in Assault stance until he disarmed you. And Fire your knockdown when the CC is over. You want to stay in Assault stance for as long as possible during the fight. You will need the powerful Draw tactic, even if you are melde spec. Otherwise good squiggs will Kite you out of range.

[killimandros]

doubletap ftw

[killimandros]

5 squighunters cleared inner defence walls. Got any other suggestions?