Vet malestrom trolls on ice round

Decado · January 2016

so today i decided to try my luck at a no deaths run on vMA, all going well get the the final round of the ice ring, i forget the name but the one with the three islands
going along doing well killing adds dpsing boss, troll appears burning it down when an add(archer i think) sits on top of the troll which was at 12% health anyway im trying to hit this *** troll that needs 1 attack to finish it off and i cant!!! all my attacks hit anything but the *** troll so my question is
why the hell does the trolls you have to kill have to be the last thing you can target! that is a stupid mechanic, considering DPSing those things down first is priority so not to lose a ring before time why do you make it so attacks hit everything before them! poor judgement tbh,

i hadnt been into vMA in weeks because of crappy RNG finally decided to start up again only for this to happen, so im washing my hands of it again, i dont need the staff that badly.

now im annoyed rant is over, im curious is this intended to work like that? did you actually make it like this on purpose?
if it wasnt will it be changed or is it now a feature?

either way i suggest anyone reading this take some AoE with them incase they stack up on top of each other

TotterTates · January 2016

Lol, I hate this. Easiest solution is to cycle tab target until you lock the troll.

willymchilybily · January 2016

I am honestly glad you're PC player and get these issues. I experience a similar but slightly different issue on my console and it drives me nuts. I move my cross hairs of my current target and over a target i need to kill due to boss/mob mechanics. Only it'll remain locked on something half an inch to the left.

its just death. and although It is bad on stage 5. for me i find it worse on stage 6.

On stage 5 you are rarely slowed and so can drag mobs away then run to get a good shot on the trolls. and you can interrupt, so its not a dps race. and its pretty clear when the troll spawns. it comes out the middle every time via a glowing portal.

but on stage 6 the boss fight in particular, having to stay on a glowing totem and nuke adds that slow you and make sure you uncover every totem before bosses' enraged spit becomes a 1 shot, so much going on its very easy to not be able to target those spinner spider adds especially if it occurs during a swarm with the lurcher up. Sometimes i struggle to see them even when i know they must be some where because the Hovar just died. There is no audio que or blindingly obvious visual like with the ice trolls.

and if the spinner covers that totem its death because the bosses enraged spit will hit you too hard before you can uncover all the totems and a reset her damage.

DRXHarbinger · January 2016

Found and easy solution for the spider. Just leave one totem with a Web over it from the start. Then when boss comes in only one to bother with and then bamn nuke that stupid 8 legged thing. Much easier to police it by killing a spider one at a time than kiting a bug to multiple ones. So long as it isn't activated during the other rounds only one will stay covered up.

Autolycus · January 2016

Yeah, I'm with you guys on this one. The tab targeting system has been all but completely useless since they changed it to be more "aesthetically pleasing." I would take function over form, but I'm just a lowly player. Tab target stinks now, and the best you can do is cycle it over and over and hope it works, or kite things around until you get a clear angle.

If you can keep your focus on the troll, it should go down pretty quickly. They don't have high resistances or health, but their power attacks will ruin your day. Keep the pressure on, and dodge heavy attacks.

Taleof2Cities · January 2016

Don't disagree with anything OP has said, but using different skills sometimes works wonders.

Specifically on the trolls, I switched to crushing shock and that pretty much stopped them in their tracks. If you don't have destro staff, maybe try a taunt skill on the troll or archer add (haven't tried this myself but would be interested to see if it works).