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Flying NPCs Zig Zag in midair instead of follow...

Inokis

By Inokis,
Posted on: 2009-06-06 20:30 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

Posted

I've never encountered this until tonight. I'm attempting my Patron Story Arcs and the npcs both mobs and escorts keep ziggzagging in mid air instead of attacking/following. Earlier tonight the server crashed so that may be part of the problem. I've reset the mission 3 times so far and it keeps happening. Is anyone else getting this anywhere tonight?

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The only time I see them "zig zag" is when they try to follow you to your location, and you move.. they keep going until they get to that destination, then are re-directed to your new position. This can happen on the ground, as well as in the air.

 

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This one in particular as soon as shes done fighting she just sits in midair and starts zigzagging. She won't move, she won't follow. I don't want to hit the complete button because if theres more in this arc that do it then i'll be stuck doing one part every 3 days. I've been playing 3 months and have never seen this happen. I'm hoping its a server glitch that can be remedied.

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Have you tried a Newspaper mission or something else in the meantime to see if it's happening there too? If not, just /petition the mission so they might be able to figure out what's going on.

To answer your question, NO.. I've been playing both normal and AE missions most of the night and did not encounter any strange issues like you are describing, nor have I heard anybody else complaining about it.

 

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After the 4th reset she spawned in the area I needed her to be so I was eventually able to complete it. It happened in one of the previous missions in this arc to a mob I was fighting as well.

I'll see if it happens outside of this mission arc as well.

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