Mob Trains since Interlude

Since Interlude I am finding it extremely hard to train the mobs properly so I can use my pole. I can't handle more than 1 room now and 50% of the time the train surrounds me so I can't hit all the mobs.

What gives? Is there a new technique, do I need wide blow now? The mobs seem to surround you instead of piling up in front of you.........

Yes, this was announced and noted.

Find a corner.

Are you a Warlord/Destro/Dwarf? If not it is ALOT more difficult. If you are then you need to find a better corner. I can still pull 16-20 mobs and have then all be hit, if I get in a decent corner. They announced the change that mobs wil behave differently when grouped like that. I think it is a change for the better.

I can pull two full large rooms in a catacomb without any problems. You just can't rely on a psuedo-corner any more. Get your nose stuck in an actual corner, and you'll be fine.

Mobs now then to "wiggle" from a left point to a right point and back again when chasing someone. Now the mob will never stop midpoint. It will always go from point A to point B with a set distance. This sucks for polers but a boon for daggers. If you're a dagger and need to backstab the mob then just move a little bit. The monster will always travel a set distance. Once you get this timing right you can backstab the mob as it travels from point A to point B.

Nah, doesnt suck for polers if you actually pole in a corner. Can pull 20 mobs no probs and hit all if you have a proper corner.

I am not sure what you consider to be a corner...but corners used to work and now they dont. I have the best results if i pull them in a straight line against a flat wall. Corners (perhaps they are suedo corners as the actual corner is blocked by a pillar) do not work at all for me.

A proper corner is so deep that the mobs at the back of the crowd have a wall on one side of them.

And yes, real corners work, flat walls work, rocks work, trees work. Really, it's no problem.

Get wideblow SA, I heard it's useful this chronicle.

Wide blow cures all, i can easily pull 3+ rooms in witches(if "they" leave one day)

Get wideblow SA, I heard it's useful this chronicle.

then try to get paralyze augment hopefully before the next major patch comes along

Really if you have pole mastery you should have no problem at all with train.
Any corner is good, even some wall is.
I still pull 3 big romms (+1 little) in cata between pillar and that work real fine.
Even pulling 30+ mobs in other place like FoG or Pagan and it s easy (with no SA on weapon)

Well, I have gotten a lot better. I jam myself in a corner instead of slithering down a wall. I am getting pretty efficient. It is a bit more tricky than it used to be but still manageable.

Tks for the replies!