YASD - Bonegrabbed right in front of my Vital Shot

[Zicher]

... alright.

So here I am, a level 38 Skeleton Archer (Normal / Adventure), just heading to crush the Prides. I encounter an orc ambush, which I cannot avoid, but should be no trouble, right?

One of the orcs is a rare, with slightly below 1000 maxHP, so I carefully aim my Vital Shot at him, and fire. The next thing I see is Eidolon. WTF just happened??

Well, that rare bugger casts Bone Grab on me, and pulls me towards himself.

Right in front of my Vital Shot.

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Boom. One hit kill, "by accident of course".

Seriously, this has to be _the_ most stupid and hilarious death that ever happened to me, all the way back from b34 when I started playing. Well, I still have two lives left, maybe I can still win this one.

Darkgod ... you bastard.

[Mordy]

If this is the most stupid death you had, it means you don't play enough archers because it happens all the time :p

[Zicher]

If this is the most stupid death you had, it means you don't play enough archers because it happens all the time :p

Well, you are probably right. It has just happened to me the second time with the same character ...

[Izawwlgood]

One thing I love about TW is the way I can get in, stabbystabstab and get out before my arrows arrive.

Yes. ArrowS.

[Zicher]

Aaaaand to top this all off, lesson learned: Never ever shoot point blank at someone who knows Shattering Shout at level 5. Third suicide of the same character

[dadito]

Don't worry, this is a classic, pretty much everyone who's done archer with vital shot has had it happen

[jenx]

Don't worry, this is a classic, pretty much everyone who's done archer with vital shot has had it happen

Yep, this is why I never take vital shot

[Zicher]

Don't worry, this is a classic, pretty much everyone who's done archer with vital shot has had it happen

Yep, this is why I never take vital shot

Well, this can easily happen right at the start with only Steady Shot. As a Skeleton, for example, there are bonegrabbers right in your starting area. So I believe the trick is not in skipping Vital Shot, but in knowing whether the monster has Bone Grab, Abduction or something similar available, and be double careful about these monsters.

[Isotope-X]

Using a bow with increased projectile movement speed is also helpful.

[Mordy]

It reduces the odds but it'll still happen now and then.

I suggest using the quiver of light thing instead :p

[Isotope-X]

No matter what you do, if you're using a projectile with less than infinite travel speed, you're potentially in danger. One of my Paradox Mages, back in the old days, died in maybe the best way ever. I had used Turn Back the Clock, which, for those who don't remember it, casts 2 slow projectiles, potentially at different targets. I don't remember the exact circumstances or talents that the enemies used, but somehow 2 enemies managed to teleport me directly into the path of BOTH TBTC projectiles, one after the other, over two consecutive turns. Of course, they critted.

The Eidolon gave me a bro-fist for that one.

[chandl34]

You may want Slow Motion with an Archer. The sustain cost is huge, but it'll save you many times over. Rapid Shot, no Aim.

[Zicher]

You may want Slow Motion with an Archer. The sustain cost is huge, but it'll save you many times over. Rapid Shot, no Aim.

Oh, I had that one. The problem is that (IIRC) the talent only slows projectiles from enemies - and not your own.

[chandl34]

You may want Slow Motion with an Archer. The sustain cost is huge, but it'll save you many times over. Rapid Shot, no Aim.

Oh, I had that one. The problem is that (IIRC) the talent only slows projectiles from enemies - and not your own.

Ah you're right, it must've been Rapid Shot that was always saving me, along with regular speed arrows.