your most epic fight on p99? 10kpp to best story.

[Tobius]

Mine are a bit different op.

Most epic fight on classic:

As young dwarf I travelled Norrath a lot, even as a newb I knew some mobs of the same consider colour could vary a little in strength.

The boat I was on stopped at an island on the way to freeport. I saw a blue con "vampire bat"....

I couldn't resist fighting it, getting some exp mid journey and enjoying a good fight.

I pulled the bat onto the boat.

The bat was strong, I put a good dent in it but I was losing. I panicked. I realised I had no place to go! I couldn't outrun the bat probably and even if I could there was no ZL to run to! And you can't outswim monsters!

Suddenly I'm knocked unconcious! My health bar goes purple, I contemplate what a terrible mistake I've made! I'm tensing up waiting for the you have died "loading please wait" message that always follows.....

*Adam Curtis Voice* Only this time something strange happened.... *Adam Curtis Voice*

At that exact moment the boat starts moving!! It jolts forward! I was shocked at the weird timing and seeing the boat move from a side on arial view but I didn't think anything else of it...

I didn't know the relative speed of the Bat versus the boat. I assume a badass beast like this would be faster... either way, the bat is *ON* the boat regardless right?

Well... perhaps due to it's flying nature or NPC status it didn't count because it didn't seem to be moving in correlation with the boat but I still assume it's faster, and probably only needs one more hit on me anyway!

The boat lurches, he jumps and so on, I'm on the edge of my seat.... I realise he's gradually losing ground! I'm just out of reach of his jaws!

He dissapears from view and Tobius stands on his feet! The boat eventually zones to freeport and I breathe a sigh of relief....

If classic doesn't count and you want P99 specifically:

I just learned to charm and fear on my bard, Cenwood. I never swarm/aoe kite, it's immersion breaking that mobs would gradually die w/o changing their tactics...

I was using one gnoll outside paw to hurt another than fearing both and cutting them down myself!

This time though I accidently annoyed a third gnoll, and took great injuries, in the end I had one gnoll left on a scrap of health and I was left with a larger scrap, the gnoll however hit harder... it would be a sudden death JOUST!

I thought about having the slow gnolls chase me while I healed myself, but I began to worry I might get attacked by something else, I also felt get because it felt cheaty to do that.

I decided I'd be a brave hero and go for it. I charged trying to time it so a song would hit at the same time as my swords!

I hear a loud sound that startles me before I can really proccess what it is! I expected the crunch preceeding the "LOADING" text....

A fraction of a second after this sound the gnoll falls and I am left standing!

The sound was the Iconic everquest DING! I didn't realise I was one kill away! I left the commons there and then. No topping that! Onwards, to Velious!

I had many epic battles with guildies over the years, but I never took as much pride in them as simple ones like that because in guilds you aren't really contributing much individually...