The power [Provoke] is about all you need.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
The power [Provoke] is about all you need.
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Provoke is a wonderful power for MM. It will allow you to solo damn near anything. Pylons, GMs, AVs etc...etc.
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Interesting So to avoid AOE damage to my minions, I would move at a distance while provoking the target and still be in BG mode. Im going to try that, thanks!
That's exactly what I do. I made a macro to tell my pets to stay, while I move off to the side and taunt, then my pets go wild 
I attached the macro to my mouse thumb button for faster actions, so when I get within range I click the thumb button and proceed to taunt, that way the henchmen aren't in the line of fire and all the aggro is directed at me. You'll like it I'm sure.
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I'm at work and just read this, now I'm strongly fighting the urge to run home and respec my Demons/Storm to add provoke.
I have soloed scrapyard, deathsurge and caleb without provoke on my demon/dark miasma mm, before i20 so I personally don't think provoke is a must have.
On the other hand my debuffing might be enough to keep the pets alive, so on other less debuffy secondaries it might come in handy.
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Either way, provoke is a awesome power for MM, it keeps the aggro at you and not the pets, giving your pet plenty of survivability as to not having it. I rarely have to cast my Pets out in the middle of battle due to a pet taking the aggro away from me.|
Originally Posted by Tom K
I have soloed scrapyard, deathsurge and caleb without provoke on my demon/dark miasma mm, before i20 so I personally don't think provoke is a must have.
On the other hand my debuffing might be enough to keep the pets alive, so on other less debuffy secondaries it might come in handy. /Tom |
It's not something you need, but it's a powerful tool to have as a MM. Not to mention running 75% resist to S/L & Energy and that's not counting the BG which is perfect stacked with my natural resists, I don't use Twilight Grasp that often anymore ...lol
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Im fairly new to MMs and have never seen one actually take down a GM solo. By GM, I mean the ones in the Hive. What tactics are needed in order to keep myself and my minions alive since it may take some time to chop them down?