I was wondering if anyone could clarify an issue with the vents and the s. I get how the vents work and that one must use the tethers to protect against getting thrown out of the zone. However, no matter what I did, I still got blown away.
The spell effect text says "Attaches your target to you with a very powerful spring." That explains why my initial attempt, when I had myself targeted, didn't work. But I could not find anything targetable near the vents, and when we tried with another player, then both ended up getting thrown. More specifically, I stood near the vent as an "anchor," not in front of it but close. Someone else clicked the tether on me, and I got the spell effect. He then clicked the lever, then got thrown, but only a short distance. However, I then got pulled to him, and then we both got blown out of the zone.
I'm out of ideas.
Edit: err, it just occurs to me, there's one more thing to try...have the person who clicks the tether be the anchor, and the person with the spell effect do the lever clicking. Basically, the way we tried it but reversed. We'll have to try this next time, but a confirmation would still be helpful.