Question on attacking feared mobs

[SmalltalkJava]

If you cast a fear on mobs like the pool power Pbaoe Invoke Panic. Do the mobs hit back if you attack them with something else while they are feared? 

Edited August 2, 2019 by SmalltalkJava

[Primantis]

While I haven't used Invoke Panic.

 

I can say that mobs do retaliate when attacked while under the effect of both Dark Miasma's Fearsome Stare and the stare from Illusion's Spectral Terror.

 

They'll usually attack once then go back into the "feared mode'.

[blayzemaster]

They have a "chance" to attack, but it's not guaranteed.

[Coyote]

Attacking a Feared mob unlocks its Fear for one attack. This is true whether you hit it once or three times, as long as you get all of the hits in before it finishes its attack. But you damage it with another attack after it finishes its retaliation and goes back into Fear mode, then it gets unlocked again.

[SmalltalkJava]

Ok. Thanks for the information! 

[Generator]

Also worth noting is that many Fear powers also have a -Acc component to them, so any retaliatory fire will be debuffed.

[blayzemaster]

2 hours ago, Coyote said:

Attacking a Feared mob unlocks its Fear for one attack. This is true whether you hit it once or three times, as long as you get all of the hits in before it finishes its attack. But you damage it with another attack after it finishes its retaliation and goes back into Fear mode, then it gets unlocked again.

I've feared mobs, hit them with a damage attack and they've made no move to retaliate though. How does that work with modes?

[Crashen]

Sometimes they might only have melee attacks or not enough energy or they are recharging. I don't think feared enemies can move + attack. I really like Fear in CoH.

[Omega-202]

2 hours ago, blayzemaster said:

I've feared mobs, hit them with a damage attack and they've made no move to retaliate though. How does that work with modes?

A few different things could have happened.  Their only available attack may have been on cool-down, or their AI was using the window to make them move instead of attack.  This second one is part of why fearsome stare works so well with tar patch/ice storm/rain of fire etc.  Their AI prioritizes getting out of the AoE over attacking back when they do have a chance to react, meaning they waste their reaction window.