Meteor AOE Weirdness

[Ramses]

While doing some Horns of War tonight, I noticed that sometimes I don't get hit with meteor when I should. This isn't new, I remember this happening in the past, but never really thought about it. I am certainly in range to be hit and I see the animation hitting people very close to me, but I get nothing. I mentioned it to my gf and she said it just happened to her too. I never really thought about it much before because any behemoth that casts meteor is easy anyway. But if there actually is some glitch or way to not get hit with meteor, it would actually be huge with AV. So anybody know the reason for this? Is it just a weird glitch or is it something that can be pinpointed and used in a strategy? Could be nothing but I figured it's worth checking into. It would be awesome if there were actually some dead zone where you can't get hit with meteor.

[Aihree]

The person who was the target was too far from you, even if only barely.

The animation happens centered on Behemoth, the damage is done centered on the target.

Or you're a PLD using Fealty, in which case you laughed the damage off.

[Duber]

Basically what he said. Meteor is AoE centered on the target, not on behemot.

[altwight]

i always thought meteor just hit whoever it want to in range. I've been in a spot surrounded by people that got hit with meteor, and i've not taken damage.

[Aevis]

it's on target. doing horns of war without 1-2 dedicated hate macro spammers is a nice way to delevel.

[Ramses]

i always thought meteor just hit whoever it want to in range. I've been in a spot surrounded by people that got hit with meteor, and i've not taken damage.

This is what I'm talking about. I know that meteor is from target, but it sure seemed like I was well within that range since most people all around me got hit. What I was wondering was if it does indeed miss some people, maybe there is a reason. I'm pretty sure I was standing right behind the mob the times it missed me while people right to the side of me did get hit. Really tough to test since not many mobs that cast it and there usually is a time limit. I was drk/thf.

[Hogie]

I have had things like this happen to me at Faf where i am fighting it but not getting hit with Wing.... i dunno what caused it

[KoD]

Maybe u was in a alcove? or a Ditch or Something Maybe a Slight One?!

Se has done Strange things in the past with mager Killing Move's that have been stopped by opsticals, Tiamat for Ex!!

I can't remember how the horn of war battle lay out was I jst remember the down ramp, Bcnm @ top with a curve, But i also remember We use'd to go Stand on a Ledge By the Bcnm when the rdm pulled sometimes @ the start he would get AoE'd Stun when close 2 us but while on the ledge we wouldnt even Mertore'd? Maybe its not bc of the ledge but more due to the cliffs? Considering if Metore is a Magic Attack thats directed from the air a cliff would aborob Dmg?
this is also shown in odin Chamber with the /kneel or /heal, Putting urself below the AoE "Hight" for that race, thow u still take dmg but u dnt get killed

Ps. this does Sound strange even for me but i wouldnt be surpised if this was the case!

[Linktri]

Meteor can be resisted but... it's really unlikely. Do you have battle spam filtered out? Did you get a resist maybe? It's more likely that you were just barely out of range of the target.

Wing is TP based, iirc. Doesn't apply.

[Wulfgang]

It would be awesome if there were actually some dead zone where you can't get hit with meteor.

There is one, right before you enter the main arena there is a hill leading into a corner on the left. The last time I melee burned Chlev, we had squishy people stand up there and no one got hit by a single meteor despite being ~14.0 from Chlev and ~18.0 from most if not all people with hate.

[Ramses]

There is one, right before you enter the main arena there is a hill leading into a corner on the left. The last time I melee burned Chlev, we had squishy people stand up there and no one got hit by a single meteor despite being ~14.0 from Chlev and ~18.0 from most if not all people with hate.

I meant for meteor in general, as in it could be applied to any mob that casts it. Although helpful for the ks99, I wasn't very concerned with meteor there. Definitely wasn't a resist and I doubt it was terrain since I was meleeing and always right behind the mob. Can't conclusively say I wasn't out of range, but if so, I can't explain why people in front and behind me got hit. All I can think of is it is a glitch, it is extremely sensitive to terrain, it has some weird thing to do with hate list or there is some sweet spot right by the mob (maybe just behind?) that doesn't get hit.

[KoD]

It is possible for it to have a sweet spot when close to Behemoth himself thinking back to to other FF's Behemoths only use'd mertore when they was about to die, Normaly killing you aswell as Killing Himself,
In this behemoth Doesnt kill Himself/Take dmg from metore, Possibly a Sweet spot Is to prevent him from taken dmg?

[Hogie]

There is one, right before you enter the main arena there is a hill leading into a corner on the left. The last time I melee burned Chlev, we had squishy people stand up there and no one got hit by a single meteor despite being ~14.0 from Chlev and ~18.0 from most if not all people with hate.

Melee Burn Chev? ohh that sounds like fun. Would love to see a video of that to see how it works and where you stand

[Wulfgang]

Melee Burn Chev? ohh that sounds like fun. Would love to see a video of that to see how it works and where you stand

It's pretty easy. Bring MNK/WAR/SAM/DRK and go nuts right on his feet. Use Asuran/RR(KJ)/Gekko/Guillo at like 30-40% casting of Meteor and you'll interrupt it the majority of the time. Thunderbolt is more dangerous than Meteor for the person with hate because Chlevnik hits like a truck and Wild Horn will drop most people, but not a big issue regardless.

Only shitty thing is that the last Meteor will still kill everyone in range.

[benny]

By the way, for Hurricane Wing, it looks an awful lot like there's a max number of people that can be hit by it (or maybe any TP move, but how many mobs have a chance to hit 200 people with AoE damage?). So even if you're right next to it, if enough people are around, there's a good chance you won't get hit.

[Hogie]

By the way, for Hurricane Wing, it looks an awful lot like there's a max number of people that can be hit by it (or maybe any TP move, but how many mobs have a chance to hit 200 people with AoE damage?). So even if you're right next to it, if enough people are around, there's a good chance you won't get hit.

That could explain it because for all i know this was back in the day, or maybe it was a Nidhogg i dont really remember.

Wulfgang: very interesting. you said that final meteor will hit everyone, that that include mages that are standing on that ledge you were talking about?