DaZeeZee Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Does it draw aggro if the target takes no damage? I know Mind Trap allows the group to walk past and not be attacked after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal_Mind Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Yes, it draws aggro; it's not a 'sleep,' it's a soft stun. Using it will put you in combat, and if there are other mobs, they will attack. Hypothetically, if you lift/whirlwind a single mob and run past it you might be out of aggro radius by the time it expires... but if it's just one mob you'll probably kill it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaZeeZee Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 How useful is it then? I had thought Sorc got more CC than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal_Mind Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Depends on your group and the encounter. It's mostly used to hold one problematic mob out of the way while you handle the others. Also worth noting that, unlike mind trap, it works on droids. (In heal-spec, whirlwind/lift lasts 60s. Not sure on DPS-spec) Examples: Turrets in Hammer Station - you can whirlwind the far one while your group DPS's the near one down. Turrets after the minefield in Explosive Conflict - Same thing; it removes one turret from play to make the encounter manageable Star Fortresses - Especially if solo-ing, it's helpful to CC one of the gold Sunguard Captains while you handle the other one + adds in the rooms leading up to the Exarch fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD_Little_Dragon Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 It's not useful for skipping trash like the sleep cc's. It is very useful in harder content, as long as your group isn't just mindlessly spamming their aoe attacks. It's only sorc/sage whirlwind/lift and the merc/mando equivilant that are 60s in-combat cc's. All other classes' (including shadow/sin whirlwnd/lift) soft cc only last 8s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaZeeZee Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 DPS spec whirlwind has the same duration. and the same utility which improves it is avaliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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