you shouldn't get aggro when you're next to the Aetheryte in bozjan

[Stepjam]

I've yet to run into anyone griefing in safe zones. It's annoying that they don't deagro, but it's not the end of the world. Just gotta either kill them or run a bit further.

Though it would be nice if running into camp did break agro, not gonna disagree there.

[Theodric]

They're not really 'safe zones' to begin with. That only applies to the initial entrance to the zone.

[Brightamethyst]

However, once you learn that mobs can chase you for a long distance or that a rank 5 or 1 star can send you into the next life packing really quick, you learn to navigate around them. I too wasn't paying attention and met my ultimate demise by getting one shotted. Personally I don't find it as bad as a lot of people make it to be.

The mobs being strong and chasing you forever isn't the problem. The problem is that unlike in the rest of the game, when a mob stops chasing you (or you die) it doesn't just go invincible and run back to its spawn point. Instead it aggros anyone else who's nearby and attacks them too. This can lead to people getting killed while just standing in the base minding their own business.

[Alleo]

The mobs being strong and chasing you forever isn't the problem. The problem is that unlike in the rest of the game, when a mob stops chasing you (or you die) it doesn't just go invincible and run back to its spawn point. Instead it aggros anyone else who's nearby and attacks them too. This can lead to people getting killed while just standing in the base minding their own business.

Not only can they be killed but also missing the next fate or at least be hindered by it. I was in the camp trying to get to another zone and because someone lost the monster right next to me I was forced to kill it, losing quite a bit of time while the one being chased was teleporting away...

And it being a war zone rings hollow since if that is the case why even have zones at all? Just put all the NPCs right in the middle of high level monsters, its war after all.

[Mixt]

I was talking to one of the Ironworks people in the initial zone to progress the quest line when a mob someone had dragged into the camp attacked me and interrupted the dialogue, forcing me to fight the thing and then restart the conversation with the quest NPC.

So no, not even the opening zone is truly safe, at least not if you are speaking to one of the NPC's near the exit/entrance to the camp.

I was not amused by that incident.

[Bsrking5]

Even in war zones theres rear guards. I dunno why the starting camp at least doesnt have some guard npcs. You don't want your non combat troops attacked or high ranking troops to be ambushed or your staging areas/supplies picked apart.

[Iscah]

Even in war zones theres rear guards. I dunno why the starting camp at least doesnt have some guard npcs. You don't want your non combat troops attacked or high ranking troops to be ambushed or your staging areas/supplies picked apart.

Probably people would start tricking NPCs into fighting things for them...

[TaleraRistain]

Brings back my EQ days

"Train to zone!"

And even there they had these things called NPC guards in most places that could kill stuff that came near. The Bozja folks never heard of this concept or something?

[TaleraRistain]

Probably people would start tricking NPCs into fighting things for them...

Just don't let any rewards come if a guard kills it.

We had this back in 1999 EverQuest.

[Caitlinzulu]

We have this here too. the entrances to cities usually have guards. North shroud springs to mind specificly. Why not do it in bozja is a mystery to me. Its not like there is anything big near the starting area.