So FD is becoming a skill instead of an ability? Are the END costs and reuse timer remaining the same for all tiers?

you can see it like the spell of a sorc for example. they too have a skill attached to the ability. alteration, evocation ...

edit: sounds nice btw

Anyway to take FD off of the global cool down.  We are supposed to have 0 refresh on FD but the global cool down is enforcing a 2 sec delay.  Would love to get rid of that if the Failure chances are going to be so high.

Does this mean we have a 95% chance of success at level 49 mob, and 100% chance for any mob 48 and below?

Is there any mention if this applies to linked mobs as well?  It sounds like we're getting something similar to the old EQ feign death where mobs walked back to their spawn spot and reset one-by-one.  We picked the last mob before it reset and before the mob got close enough to chain-aggro other mobs.

Anything along these lines or is it considered an exploit to break up linked mobs?

As I remember, FD pulling in old EQ was initially considered an exploit but later became a normal game mechanic...

I am happy to see the change to some of the mechanics to FD. However, I still think the FD success rates will need some tuning.

The nice thing about the way the new FD works is that it will help Monks get a group with people 3 or 4 levels below them who are killing mobs in their level range, since FD will now work properly. But would you take a monk who is 2 or 3 levels below you, given the fact that every 3 or 4 mob pulls you could be rezzing him again.

I am sorry but 90% base chance - 5% per level is not very good, unless they are going to change the mob difficulty. Basically a level 40 Monk will fail 1 in 5 FDs splitting a bunch of level 42 mobs, if he is in a group of level 42s killing even cons. If this seems an unreasonable assessment, by me,  then I am happy to be corrected. With the prevalence of mob capability to stun, I don't see this change going anywhere to be honest. Do caster spells have a 20% chance of failing to land on mobs 2 levels above them?

Looks like there is some confusion. Regardless of the number of mobs you are attmepting to split it's still 1 check for all mobs currently aggro against you not 5 checks.

~QTM

Can anyone say what our base chance of success with FD is now?  I'm guessing it's probably pretty close if not identical to the 90% base vs equal level mobs we're talking about with FD 2.0.

As I read it, the difference will be that we make 1 check vs the highest level mob rather than making a successful check for each mob.  If this is the case, then I think we can expect fewer FD fails overall.

Anyway, i see no problem with the +/- 5% per level adjustment.  We have a 1-second refresh on FD and several skills to help us survive a beating for a couple seconds, not to mention swapping out for a parrying sword when pulling.  It's a level-based skill, not an 'easy' button.