How does goad work?

[Vahush]

For a heal to be generating aggro the source should be mentioned in log for the mob to gain aggro from it.

For example [20:42:11] Foyn's Manifestation of Regrowth heals you for 64.

Foyn builds tiny amount of aggro because the mob sees him as the source of heal.

When you tap, the source in combatlog is not mentioned. (Player name is needed for mob to modify the hate list)
In other words it's not you. Mob cannot see the source so there will be no aggro on hp tap.

[20:46:13] You are healed for 272 (health tap).

[Caudilloo]

Silly question maybe but how does a parser measure it then?

How can somebody else's parser see my hps if there is no source in the combatlog?

[Nephturi]

Because the parser translates "You" to you char's name.

[Khaletohep]

If a parser does it - what says AoC doesn't do the same thing?

[Boesch]

People sure seem to speak with great authority on the matter of self heals when to be honest the matter is a huge unknown.

[Jota180]

Because the parser translates "You" to you char's name.

If a pre-heal can get a healer aggro the game must therefore recognise and log who did the pre-heal so it can send the mob their way.

I have no idea if it's possible but the it would be nice to get a real time aggro parser on screen. The game obviously calculates aggro in real time otherwise there would be in-game chaos.

[Nephturi]

Ah, but pre-heals are buffs running on the chars, that's why a pulling tank shouldn't have one. Most of the self-heals are not.

[aegeas]

How does goad work?

You click it at the start of the fight and then as soon as it is off cool down you click it again, that's how goad works!

[Maly]

yup, i went bit further and macroed it to brutal enraging strike starter

[Aylis]

Patch 4.3 highlights. Goad removed. So everyone can stop using it and asking about it. YAY!! +1 Funcom.