Maintenance for the week of November 4:
• ESO Store and Account System for maintenance – November 6, 9:00AM EST (14:00 UTC) - 6:00PM EST (23:00 UTC)

[BUG] Skeletal Arcanist (Magicka Necromancer)

maddiniiLuna
maddiniiLuna
✭✭✭✭
The arcanist can not be controlled using the control pet keys (i.e. Y+Left Click or Y+Right Click).

As a result he will always be attacking the same target, even when you try to send him somewhere else. He will also attack the target, even when you are not attacking it. He will never attack a target before you are attacking it. Since it works on other classes i'm just assuming it is a bug, because it would be awkward, if i can not send him to my focus target.
  • Maulkin
    Maulkin
    ✭✭✭✭✭
    ✭✭✭
    I'm not sure what bug you are reporting here. The skeleton always attacks the closest enemy to you (as per skill description) when you are in combat. If you're not in combat it doesn't attack. If you want it to stop attacking you have to either get out of range, wait for it to despawn or get out of combat.



    EU | PC | AD
  • maddiniiLuna
    maddiniiLuna
    ✭✭✭✭
    Maulkin wrote: »
    I'm not sure what bug you are reporting here. The skeleton always attacks the closest enemy to you (as per skill description) when you are in combat. If you're not in combat it doesn't attack. If you want it to stop attacking you have to either get out of range, wait for it to despawn or get out of combat.

    You literally just described the problem :#

    Let's take erm. Hel Ra Citel yeah that's a good one. You got the Flameformers, which are your primary target, right? So let's say somebody pulls add group, you get your buffs, your archer and start attacking. Your archer just hits whatever. But i want to be able to send him to the Flameformer and make him focus the flamer former.

    I can do it with the warden pet bear and the sorc pets, so i assumed it was a bug. It attacks the closest enemy yeah okay, but why should i not be able to send it to the focus target? It doesn't make sense to not be able to command him.
    Edited by maddiniiLuna on July 19, 2020 11:47AM
  • Maulkin
    Maulkin
    ✭✭✭✭✭
    ✭✭✭
    Maulkin wrote: »
    I'm not sure what bug you are reporting here. The skeleton always attacks the closest enemy to you (as per skill description) when you are in combat. If you're not in combat it doesn't attack. If you want it to stop attacking you have to either get out of range, wait for it to despawn or get out of combat.

    You literally just described the problem :#

    Let's take erm. Hel Ra Citel yeah that's a good one. You got the Flameformers, which are your primary target, right? So let's say somebody pulls add group, you get your buffs, your archer and start attacking. Your archer just hits whatever. But i want to be able to send him to the Flameformer and make him focus the flamer former.

    I can do it with the warden pet bear and the sorc pets, so i assumed it was a bug. It attacks the closest enemy yeah okay, but why should i not be able to send it to the focus target? It doesn't make sense to not be able to command him.

    Yeah that's not a bug. That's literally intended behaviour described on the tooltip of the skill.

    The only pets you can direct in this game are perma-summons with an HP bar that stay around until killed/despawned (like warden bear and sorc pets). Arcanist is effectively like the Overwhelming Surge proc. Just randomly hitting your closest opponent. If you want to ensure it hits a particular mob, like the Flame Shapers in HRC, then you need to sit right next to it.
    EU | PC | AD
Sign In or Register to comment.