Escorting NPCs Not Going Well, Maybe Bug?

[MetaVileTerror]

I'm not sure if it's a bug, but escorting NPCs definitely doesn't feel like it used to in 2009 when I last played.  The NPCs are constantly getting separated from me or their pathing goes crazy and they get lost in the same room as me.  The only thing I know which is different which might account for this is that Swift is now Inherent, while I never once took Swift during Live (always went for Hurdle).

 

I asked around in a Global Channel and got confirmation from other players who felt like something wasn't quite right either.  Could someone please look in to this and see if there's possibly something interfering with NPC escorts?  Thanks.

[RikOz]

The only problem I've had with escorts was while I was on my Stalker. I forgot that Hide also hides me from friendlies, so I'd take a few steps and the NPC would promptly lose track of me.

[Mr. Vee]

I've had no problems. Sure you don't have sprint on?

[MetaVileTerror]

I am certain.  I stopped playing around 2009, though, so something may have changed on Live during that time, but absolutely no speed boosts on me other than Inherent Swift, and absolutely no Stealth Powers.  Maybe I'm misremembering, but considering how easily everything else in this game has fit like an old glove, this constant Escort issue is definitely not meshing with my memory of how things played back then.

[Koda651]

Are you using Stealth (Concealment) or a stealth IO?

[MetaVileTerror]

I'll reiterate:  Absolutely no Stealth. 

Confirmed in Combat Attributes window, with a Stealth Radius of 0.00 ft.

Additionally, this has been experienced on multiple different characters.

[Cinnder]

I'm not sure if it's a bug, but escorting NPCs definitely doesn't feel like it used to in 2009 when I last played.  The NPCs are constantly getting separated from me or their pathing goes crazy and they get lost in the same room as me.

 

I don't mean to sound flippant, but to me that sounds exactly like escorting always was back in the old days, and still is, sadly.  I can remember everyone complaining about these things regularly.

 

Still, I say keep this as a bug report, in case the new devs can change it!

[lunawisp]

I can remember always having issues with escort missions. I'd run to the exit, turn around and the npc was nowhere to be seen. I had to backtrack a few times before I learned to slow down and wait at every corner. They simply don't follow correctly, they never did. There are serious pathing issues on some maps. Sometimes they'll jump to try to reach you, sometimes they'll try to find a roundabout route and other times they'll just run round and round in circles or stand still until you come back for them.

[Mr. Vee]

Yeah when I said I'd had no problems I meant it was no more annoying than on live. But how to deal with this is one of the things I actually remembered.