River Sprites on 05/29/2013 09:06 AM CDT
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Ouch, when did these guys learn the geyser spell? Yesterday they didn't cast it at all, today they are chain casting it.

A river sprite gestures at you.
A river sprite grins triumphantly as it completes its song, revealing a set of wickedly sharp teeth.
A spout of steamy water erupts from the ground, sending bits of dirt through the air. The blast of superheated water and steam suddenly diverts in midair, charging toward you!
Your target shield is pushed away by the blast as the torrent of steam slams into you!
With a ferocious hiss, the gout of superheated steam billows past your neck, spattering the skin along your collarbone with droplets of scalding water.
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A river sprite gestures at you.
A river sprite grins triumphantly as it completes its song, revealing a set of wickedly sharp teeth.
A spout of steamy water erupts from the ground, sending bits of dirt through the air. The blast of superheated water and steam suddenly diverts in midair, charging toward you!
Your target shield is pushed away by the blast as the torrent of steam slams into you!
You flinch as a gout of superheated steam grazes you, leaving the skin along your jaw damp and steaming from the passage of the scalding water.
You are stunned!

A river sprite gestures at you.
A river sprite grins triumphantly as it completes its song, revealing a set of wickedly sharp teeth.
A spout of steamy water erupts from the ground, sending bits of dirt through the air. The blast of superheated water and steam suddenly diverts in midair, charging toward you!
Your target shield is pushed away by the blast as the torrent of steam slams into you!
A jet of scalding water impacts your neck, wreathing your collarbone in a billow of superheated steam.

A river sprite gestures at you.
A river sprite grins triumphantly as it completes its song, revealing a set of wickedly sharp teeth.
A spout of steamy water erupts from the ground, sending bits of dirt through the air. The blast of superheated water and steam suddenly diverts in midair, charging toward you!
Your target shield is pushed away by the blast as the torrent of steam slams into you!
You flinch as a gout of superheated steam grazes you, leaving the skin along your knee damp and steaming from the passage of the scalding water.

This was in the span of like 30 seconds it took to get out of stun and retreat away. No likey.
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Re: River Sprites on 05/29/2013 12:16 PM CDT
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<<Yesterday they didn't cast it at all, today they are chain casting it.

That's certainly odd. I assume you hunted there for a significant amount of time when they didn't cast it?

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Re: River Sprites on 05/29/2013 12:31 PM CDT
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Was it a boss critter? Was that even released yet?

- Buuwl
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Re: River Sprites on 05/29/2013 12:57 PM CDT
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Yeah, it could be a boss creature, but I dont think they were released, and there is no indication of them being a higher tier which I thought would be the case if they had(ie, elite sprite, veteran sprite, whatever). After I left and healed, I came back, and did about an hour long hunt, and one more spawned that could cast the spell, but by and large most don't. The ones that do, however, hurt.
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Re: River Sprites on 05/29/2013 01:04 PM CDT
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To my knowledge river sprites have had the ability to cast geyser since X3 release. Neither the creature nor the spell has been modified in months.

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Re: River Sprites on 05/29/2013 02:16 PM CDT
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Probably a case of them casting the spell so rarely that those that do seem an oddity. Not that I am asking for them to cast it more often, mind you.
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Re: River Sprites on 05/29/2013 02:53 PM CDT
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Actually, I've been hunting there ever since making it out of thugs. I've noticed them slightly changing behavior any time there is Rising Mists active.

Once that fog is in the air, they hide more frequently and starting casting geyser with some pretty deadly accuracy. I doubt you crossed paths with a "boss" type critter.

If it helps, think of it as crossing that one Water Sprite who spent more time on Elemental Magic and less time with Small Edges.



Aww, but it's so cute. You don't really want to bother it, do you?
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