by Gorka » Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:20 am
Thanks to the immortals for the quest last night. Some were upset at my post for daring to suggest that quests should be harder - having been accustom to running in the sloth equivalent to "shorts and a t-shirt" for too long. I don't believe I was wrong, as some complained it wasn't going to be "easy drachma" anymore. It wasn't about being a moron, it's just that rot tends to set in when people have it too good, and players don't get better, and without struggle there is less fun. If people don't need to pay attention... they won't. It certainly was harder...
* There was mob stacking.
* Unexpected mob appearances.
* Puzzle elements.
* Mobs were moved.
All 20 tokens were retrieved in a little over four hours. We only used 4 scrolls, and there was a fair amount of deaths, but there were only a few brief moments in actual fights where we were questioned. I took a 1200hp round at one point fighting 5? large mobs.
Throne of Charred Bone
Exits: South
(Brilliant Red Aura) The ender of all tales is about to bring an end to the story of your life.
The Fire Negator glows with a bright light!
(Brilliant Red Aura) The ender of all tales is about to bring an end to the story of your life.
The Fire Negator glows with a bright light!
(Brilliant Red Aura) The ender of all tales is about to bring an end to the story of your life.
The Fire Negator glows with a bright light!
(Red Aura) Tearing at a fresh kill, Tyrannosaurus rex guards her egg.
(Red Aura) A whirlwind of flame tosses fire and brimstone into the air.
<1328hp 753ma 571mv -15.0ac Plane of Fire Extension 12741487585xp 90%>
recall
cast 'word of recall'
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The Fire Negator's claw bounces off your heavy armor.
You skillfully parry the attack of the Fire Negator.
The Fire Negator hates your guts!
Your riposte viciously massacres the Fire Negator.
You are viciously massacred by the Fire Negator's bite.
The Fire Negator looks shocked as it cuts itself on your petrified armor!
You are viciously massacred by the Fire Negator's slice.
You skillfully parry the attack of the Fire Negator.
Your riposte viciously massacres the Fire Negator.
You are viciously massacred by the Fire Negator's bite.
You are viciously massacred by the Fire Negator's bite.
The Fire Negator looks shocked as it cuts itself on your petrified armor!
You are viciously massacred by the Fire Negator's slice.
You skillfully parry the attack of the Fire Negator.
Your riposte viciously massacres the Fire Negator.
You are viciously massacred by the Fire Negator's bite.
You are viciously massacred by the Fire Negator's bite.
The Fire Negator looks shocked as it cuts itself on your petrified armor!
You are viciously massacred by the Fire Negator's slice.
You skillfully parry the attack of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Your riposte viciously massacres Tyrannosaurus rex.
Tyrannosaurus rex misses you with her claw.
Tyrannosaurus rex misses you with her claw.
Tyrannosaurus rex misses you with her claw.
You are brutally massacred by Tyrannosaurus rex's claw.
Tyrannosaurus rex misses you with her bite.
Tyrannosaurus rex misses you with her bite.
You skillfully parry the attack of Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame.
Your riposte viciously massacres Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame.
You are brutally massacred by Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame's whip.
Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame looks shocked as he cuts himself on your petrified armor!
You are brutally massacred by Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame's whip.
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING that much!
Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame's whip bounces off your heavy armor.
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING that much!
You are brutally massacred by Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame's whip.
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING that much!
You are viciously massacred by Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame's whip.
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING that much!
You brutally massacre the Fire Negator with your slash.
You brutally massacre the Fire Negator with your slash.
You brutally massacre the Fire Negator with your slash.
You deal a critical blow to one of the Fire Negator's vital organs.
You viciously massacre the Fire Negator with your slash.
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING that much!
Tyrannosaurus rex tears a chunk of your flesh from your body!!
Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame breathes, filling the room with a torrent of flames!
You are roasted in the inferno!
You resist almost all of the damage...
Pyrkagia, Lord of Flame breathes a stream of fire at you! You are engulfed in flames!
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING that much!
You report 109/1682 hp. Change: -1208. Need: 1573. Spells: greater fluidity, glowing.
<109hp 753ma 571mv -15.0ac Plane of Fire Extension 12741526987xp 76%>
Stacking mobs brought out slightly better tactics, but stacking a room needs to be done carefully... as it's very easy to stack too much and kill a group. Most "tokens on epics" quests are assist tank, cast disint, come back 2 minutes later and (lie about how much drachma you received - especially if you're Sochi). But the puzzle elements and moving the mobs prolonged the quest by about 3hrs I would suspect. Good contribution on the puzzle elements. I think when groups are called on to use collective intelligence the quest is more fun. The challenge these days tends to be more in the logistics and the searching, than the actual killing. Combat rarely calls for more than assist tank, cast spells... poor old sloth is a bit limited in that respect.
I appreciate that took more time to prepare, but I think it was more memorable.
Gimme a G! Gimme a ORKA!