Assist

Syntax: assist  

Assist causes you to begin fighting the same creature that   is fighting. Typing assist without an argument will assist anyone that is fighting and is currently in your group.

Assist is similar to the rescue skill except the   continues fighting and tanking. It is better than kill in many cases because you do not have to choose between 1.golem and 2.golem (or 1.lamia that just entered the room).

Fast Typer Caveat: When a mob starts a fight, it picks the last person who hit it as the one to attack. This means that if Tank attacks Mob, and Dummy assists in the split second before the Mob picks its attacker, the Mob will wind up fighting Dummy. Bottom line, assisting before the first full combat round goes by is dangerous.

Solo casters without weapons will default to "engaged" status on assisting. If you do not want to merely engage, you can wield a weapon or type hit after assisting. Fighters (and wielding casters) will default to hitting on assists and can then disengage if they do not wish to hit.

See also: Rescue, Kill, Engage

Related Topics: Combat