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KARAZHAN = PR0N |
| 03/18/2007 | Posted by Domi |
For the record, Karazhan is freaking huge. 10 Bosses, and a ton of hard-hitting trash in between. It's especially hard since everyone needs to be on their game for almost the entire thing. Of course, there is other advise that some of our guildies can give to make things run smoothly.
 And... you know... sometimes there are things that can distract us for a little while. For some reason Blizzard decided to make Karazhan the voyeur - upskirt raid instance.
 And lest you think I'm the only one checking out the merchandise...
  As an aside, this is why I love this guild. Note the perfect spelling and grammar. As if the upskirt shots weren't enough... anyone want some tentacle porn? Yes, this lovely item drops in Karazhan as well.
 This picture doesn't actually do it justice... you really need to see it squirm and thrash around while you're holding it to get the true sense of how revolting it is. Ask Zickevisey to show it to you sometime. Yes, he's a mage, but he managed to get a hold of one of these, and we've tasked him with running around towns equipping it and irritating druids. At least until he gets bored and disenchants it. A new instance means new strategies to learn, though some of them are more likely to succeed than others. Hiding inside a fish... perhaps not so successful.
 A lot of the boss fights are a lot like those old Nintendo games. You know the ones where all you really need to do is set up an If...Then structure in your mind, (the most blatant example being the old Punch Out! game). Shade of Aran is a little like that. If Flame Wreath, then don't move. If arcane explosion then run away, etc... Which means a lot of boss fights means that you're repeating the same things ad nauseum. Which, as one of my university friends once hilariously explained, means "until you throw up".
 Or maybe, "until everyone around you throws up".
 However, with practice comes knowledge, and with knowledge, success!
 And if you need a break from dying to new encounters, Rhododendron is a wizard at relaxing scalp massage.
 Or maybe he's trying to lobotomize me with his claws. Either way, I felt a lot less stressed! Which is good, because the stage manager in Karazhan decided to use me as a stool to get a better vantage point over his audience.
 But, we eventually did make it to Prince Malchezaar. Now here's a fun encounter. A Sepheroth-style, knock you down to 1 hp attack, infernals raining down from the nether, and a 30 foot tall demon hitting Rhododendron - who has over 20,000 armor for 6,000 a swing. We tried intimidation:
 But things just weren't going that well in the beginning.
 Note the giant hoof crushing my tiny, battered corpse. At the time this photo was taken, Malchezaar was actually taking wild swings at Amaranthea, who was in the middle of bubble hearthing back to town. Damn twinky paladins. In the end though, it was inevitable. PRINCE DOWN!!
 Next up... we're looking at you, Gruul. Domi out. |