Is Aggro Wonky in 1.10?

[Kevin]

Sure noticed it in LBRS last night. An example is that area where you pick up the roughshod pike. We aggroed the group in the center and started fighting them well away from that group in the corner which is normally bypassed. That group began attacking our priest only who was standing back near the bridge leading to that general area. We commented throughout the run on the "wonkiness" of the aggro in there but that is the most patent example I can recall.
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Did the priest happen to step onto the bridge at all? That spot in LBRS has done strange stuff like that forever, especially if anyone does anything that can generate aggro while on the bridge. But I've seen things like you described even when people didn't touch the bridge. I haven't really tested it but that area of LBRS is just odd and I've seen several strang things happen there.


As to the linked posts. Eh, I don't believe it. I haven't grouped a lot since the patch, but nothing seems odd aggro wise to me. My druid held the way I expected her to. My paladin held better than I expected him too. I haven't really tried to hold aggro on the warrior or the hunter pet yet (though the pet is holding just fine against my improved DPS my hunter has since the patch).

Holy Nova, while zero aggro, will still put on you threat lists like it always has. If you are the only one on the threat list for a mob you are still top of the threat list, it can also put you on the threat of mobs you may not have been on before. This is how holy nova has always been but many priests simply aren't used to it. Hitting mobs that no one else has touched (linked mobs that came with the pull) with holy nova will get you aggro. Of course a dem shout is all it takes to get them back.

I'll pay more attention but nothing seems off to me.