Attacking creatures out of range (Including jad)

[Powerfrog]

The sighted longbow has a range of 13 squares, this is the longest range of any weapon in runescape. (Any mage spell has 10, as does a longrange darkbow)

 

Now. When you attack something thats outside of their attack range, they will attempt to walk close to you. But if you have them trapped behind a wall, they will not be able to reach you and will be stuck indefinatley until you either move in a way they can follow, or you kill them. (You can also run away from them and occasionally turn around to fire a shot, always out of range)

 

I'm just curious if there are any enemies you can abuse with this information. Does anyone know Jad's attack range? I know it's pretty large, but does it exceed the sighted longbow's?

[Cheefoo]

Huh, interesting. I wasn't sure if the sighted longbows had 13 range, I thought that was some sort of myth. That could be an incredible discovery if you could safespot Jad! I'm really interested in this, but alas, I don't have a longbow sight myself, so I can't be of much help. Perhaps I'll get one soon if this 13 square range thing turns out to be abusable.

[Sir_Squab]

Jad's attacks come from outside the visible range, so I'd have to assume it's at least 13.

[Sinkhan]

I don't think this entirely true for monster mechanics. I've used knives on giants and if they're out of their attack range, they'll close the gap yes, however, if you're attacking from outside their wander range, they'll back up. This means that if you're attacking them, you will actually run toward them to continue attacking. This then leads you to re-enter their wander range and they begin to close the gap again.

 

However, what I was able to exploit was the fact that if the monster backed into the wall, you could continue attacking them while out of their wander range.

[Powerfrog]

So. Anyone ever tried this, then?

 

A friend of mine tried it recently with ice barrage, thinking he could run in and out of jads range... And it worked, sorta, he still got hit the second he entered the range.

 

Which is what made me look up the highest range, sighted longbow, and could not find any yay or nay towards if it was capable of ranging anything from a large distance.

 

I think i'll blow the tokens tonight and try myself.

[jjjon123]

Find a monster that doens't retreat and test the 13 length first.

[Powerfrog]

Find a monster that doens't retreat and test the 13 length first.

Retreating wouldn't change anything. Just follow them manually, attacking whenever you're not moving, and stay out of their range. Might be a bit more concentration than prefered for general training, but if it was for things like jad, definatley worth doing.