What's up with the SBB

[Nafsmar]

Does anyone know why do the 3 AVs start running around constantly when doing the casino heist part? I mean its great to take less damage but as a meleer it is very frustrating as they jump onto the shelves and run all over the map. I do not remember this happening a few weeks ago and I run this thing a lot. Is this a bug or is this how it was always intended and I missed a patch note?

The Gladiator part seems normal.

[Lines]

Social Distancing.

[Uun]

Pretty much always been like this. I spam the heck out of my ST immobilize whenever I run this.

[siolfir]

Out of curiosity, what was the team makeup? I ran it on a badge run a couple of days ago with 4 Brutes, and there was no running at all, so I'm wondering if you had a team that had no taunt effects to keep them from running.

[lemming]

The only time I see them jumping up on stuff is when someone grabs their agro while flying.  Though maybe they'll run if caught in an AOE DOT?

 

[SwitchFade]

This happens when a stalker hits them with huge dps. The harrased code kicks in. Also happens in gladiator.

 

BU>AS>RUUUUUUN!

[Nafsmar]

1 hour ago, siolfir said:

Out of curiosity, what was the team makeup? I ran it on a badge run a couple of days ago with 4 Brutes, and there was no running at all, so I'm wondering if you had a team that had no taunt effects to keep them from running.

I think this may be it. I run this with many team makeups and lots of times there is no tank or brute. I will pay attention the next few I run and see if having one helps the running.

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26 minutes ago, lemming said:

The only time I see them jumping up on stuff is when someone grabs their agro while flying.

 

This may be it. I use my blasters a lot for SBBs and I do use hover. I will test this as well. TY for the replies. I just don't remember it happening as much as it is now but I am doing this event a lot lately.

[SlimPickens]

I have noticed rad and other debuff toggles often make them run.

 

I see it in other TFs too- Director 11, Romulus, occasionally Viridian - all prone to running if debuffed.

[Dreamboat]

14 hours ago, SwitchFade said:

This happens when a stalker hits them with huge dps. The harrased code kicks in. Also happens in gladiator.

 

BU>AS>RUUUUUUN!

Had this happen the last time I ran SBB. Ended up with Sylvia Rexson climbing all the way up into the rafters and the rest of us having to get up there with her.

[Gremlin]

It's not just AVs. All sorts of mobs have a tendency to head for the hills. I've found Crey power tanks particularly annoying lately. It's not just that they're fast; it's that they go a very, very long way before coming back.

[SarahTheM1]

My limited understanding is that all enemies have an invisible panic check that tracks stuff like if they're severely debuffed (or perhaps more directly, if they're missing too many attacks/all of their attacks are on cooldown) and if they've taken lots of damage recently (possibly includes their buddies if it's a normal mob). Since AVs and GMs naturally get dogpiled (and many of them already have a very limited number of attacks) it's super easy for that panic check to go off.