Moles and their digging move

I was solo grinding on some Drybone Shrew today, and I think I have figured out how to not get hit when they jump out of the ground. What I have noticed, if I move away from where I was standing when they dig under, then turn to face where I was standing, I never get hit. In fact, it seems they do not even use the ability on me. I took a video to demonstrate. Keep in mind I've only tried this on Drybone Shrew.

http://youtu.be/6DdUcKq8Hr4

I didn't know this was a secret. I just always move out of the way and it pops up close to where it dug under (and where I was standing).

The annoying part of these is just that you lose the target.

dont know if troll.

welcome to 1 year ago

Wish this worked on the Hedgemoles on Lv40 leves/in Darkhold that shoot AoE spines when they shoot up.

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Throwing a ton of DoTs on moles seems pretty effective. They eat away at them even while they're underground.

Yeah, it's one of the many avoidable TP moves in the game. Many don't realize you can avoid quite a bit of moves in this game, but people didn't bother because they didn't think SE actually implemented positional mechanics.

Such as Yarzon and their spit attack when they charge up just move behind them you don't get hit and you get a few free hits.

Oh wow and the Nobel Prize goes to . . .

I used to run from the Moles all the time, but with the Hedgemole at Broken Water (LQ), when I ran away, they just kept being underground and wouldn't surface. So I had to move in and eat the attack to make it come back so I can kill it =_=;;

diversion?

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Originally Posted by Nightpanda2810

I was solo grinding on some Drybone Shrew today, and I think I have figured out how to not get hit when they jump out of the ground. What I have noticed, if I move away from where I was standing when they dig under, then turn to face where I was standing, I never get hit. In fact, it seems they do not even use the ability on me. I took a video to demonstrate. Keep in mind I've only tried this on Drybone Shrew.

http://youtu.be/6DdUcKq8Hr4

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someone on youtube actually said he did this in one on his videos. he was just doing like the first ul'dah leve you get from momodi

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Originally Posted by Jennestia

Yeah, it's one of the many avoidable TP moves in the game. Many don't realize you can avoid quite a bit of moves in this game, but people didn't bother because they didn't think SE actually implemented positional mechanics.

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Yup, however, avoiding moves seems to be one of the things where server lag really shows up. I notice a tad in regular combat, but not enough to make a fuss about it, however when trying to avoid moves like some of the TP abilities from the Zombie's you fight at the Hilati (might have spelled that wrong) camp.. It seems if you don't re-position immediately when they start their move, you'll still get hit. I seem to get about a 50% avoidance when I try to move. If they start their move while you have a weapon skill animation going off, don't even bother to move, they already got ya.

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Originally Posted by Mishakai

Yup, however, avoiding moves seems to be one of the things where server lag really shows up.

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This. I gave up avoiding anything until SE fixes their servers. It's less frustrating that way than to see you getting hit despite you having "avoided" it.

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Originally Posted by Mishakai

Yup, however, avoiding moves seems to be one of the things where server lag really shows up. I notice a tad in regular combat, but not enough to make a fuss about it, however when trying to avoid moves like some of the TP abilities from the Zombie's you fight at the Hilati (might have spelled that wrong) camp.. It seems if you don't re-position immediately when they start their move, you'll still get hit. I seem to get about a 50% avoidance when I try to move. If they start their move while you have a weapon skill animation going off, don't even bother to move, they already got ya.

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This. And the same with gnats, though that's usually easier to avoid, since you can see the moves coming as soon as they start teleporting. It's a good way to see how bad the lag is though.

Thanks god, we can avoid mob's AoE . Otherwise, mages would be very useless ;)
It is why, my THM or CON is always positionned in the back of peists...

Positions means a lot actually in the current game..

So you're telling me I knew about something since closed beta that no one else ever knew!? You've got to be kidding me!

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Originally Posted by Forerunner

Wish this worked on the Hedgemoles on Lv40 leves/in Darkhold that shoot AoE spines when they shoot up.

:(

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Yeah, this. No matter how far I run when I run, those hedgemoles' burrow cannot be dodged.

This reminds me of those days when ppl get hit by Puk's sommersault and died from it, when i told them that their attacks are frontal, just go beside/behind it when they start casting.

? All I did to avoid that attack was move away right when my targeting cursor disengaged from them. I found that out after I downed my 5th mob.