Pandore's box hates me

[Matseb2611]

Not sure if this was brought up but Pandora's box doesn't seem to want to aggro the monsters. The only time I noticed it managing to do something is once today when I had to move away from the battle area and then two arachnos decided to shoot their poison projectiles at it. But other than that monsters never go for it.

[ward_rb]

well, i would assume its like every other pet in the game that can provoke....even when provoking, if youre near the enemies theyll attack you rather then the pet.

so, try setting the box as the mobs notice you, then running away so by the time they reach the box youre far enough away that theyll attack the box.

[I_Raps]

I've never had that problem with Pandora's Box - you do have to toss it a fair bit away from you, though.

I'm running into a slightly different problem now in Epic Egypt - it takes the monsters ages to break the thing open ! I'll have to pull some points out for an Act or II.

[The Rock-man]

Personally you dont want it to have may hit points, but I Raps are you sure it gains hps (as i haven't) with skill points in it? And that its not Subtle Fingers messing it up with its damage absorption?

It pulls monster all right for me but then i open with it.

[I_Raps]

Originally Posted by The Rock-man

Personally you dont want it to have may hit points, but I Raps are you sure it gains hps (as i haven't) with skill points in it? And that its not Subtle Fingers messing it up with its damage absorption?

It pulls monster all right for me but then i open with it.

It might be Subtle Fingers - plus perhaps an aura my other pets are exerting. That and the fact that much of the damage done in Egypt is poison.

[Matseb2611]

well, i would assume its like every other pet in the game that can provoke....even when provoking, if youre near the enemies theyll attack you rather then the pet.

Core Dweller provokes like he should do. I suppose Monster Lure probably does as well (never tried it). But Pandora's box doesn't provoke a slightest bit even. Even pets without provoke ability provoke enemies better.

[The Rock-man]

If that the case it need fixing. I suppose that adding 0.001 dps to it might help get agro if theres no other fix as the other pets do some damage.

[ward_rb]

Originally Posted by The Rock-man

If that the case it need fixing. I suppose that adding 0.001 dps to it might help get agro if theres no other fix as the other pets do some damage.

thats actually a really good suggestion....give it like a 5-10 meter radius where it does 1 damage per tick. that wont do any real damage, but it should cause some more aggro.

[i.n.s.a.n.e]

Originally Posted by ward_rb

thats actually a really good suggestion....give it like a 5-10 meter radius where it does 1 damage per tick. that wont do any real damage, but it should cause some more aggro.

...and be a nonsense for the Pandora Box is supposed to hurt only when it is opened...

[ward_rb]

Originally Posted by i.n.s.a.n.e

...and be a nonsense for the Pandora Box is supposed to hurt only when it is opened...

its a workaround for screwy game mechanics though....the damage would barely be noticible to anything but a lvl 1 monster.


edit - i havent used pandoras box at all, im just going by whats been said in this thread. and apparently, pandoras box needs "something" to help monsters notice it.