The Toy Race Track and the Lego Blocks.
After reading this post by Keen I decided to make a response to the issue he has raised which I think is fairly interesting. I am going to tackle each subject on its own terms and then wrap them up at the end with any additional thoughts on either subject matter. The basic exercise is that you visualize a toy race track and lego blocks and then apply that imagery to the varying facets of an MMO game. Although I will try to refrain from mentioning any specific MMO and more so focus on the ideas.
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Well another one in August I am not sure if I will be able to go; but I will try. I always have fun at these events!
Oh on a side not Twilight Vanquisher Vanifae is go.
Patch 3.1 is shaping up to be a very interesting overhaul of the classes. Eyonix listed some of the changes coming and they are at least on paper, amazing.
Glory of the Hero.
I have been plugging away at this achievement seriously for the last two weeks or so when I am not raiding. Tonight I finished Emerald and Ruby Void; it was a tough battle. If you have heard it is easy, it isn’t and definitely something you want to try in a PuG unless you have people with the patience of saints. It takes coordination and a smidgen of luck but it can be done. The essential setup is Five Amber Drakes; one person charges the channeled ability, button 3, and the other four attack the boss till the 5th person gets ten charges. Then the other four channel and the fifth fires. If this is done correctly then the other four should instantly get 10 charges and they fire, while the fifth channels and it goes back and forth. You will need to spread the Time Stops up a bit we didn’t start using them till about 10-12 seconds into the encounter.
If done correctly you may not even get whelps and push him directly to his Planar Shift phase; simple fly away and once he comes out of it immediately time stop and get your channeling going again while the four others keep shooting. By this point it got a little hairy for us but we didn’t lose anyone till about 13% and we pushed him to his doom. The strategy has a some luck because the whelps don’t have a set time to spawn, but the best way to complete this is to not get whelps if you can help it.
It was a resounding moment of success after about an hour or so of attempts, I made sure to do them wearing my Festive Green Dress and nothing else that could take durability.
Hopefully tomorrow I will complete Make it Count and the the achievement will be done.
