Solo Artist Challenge

[Sahazar]

Juuuust barely getting started on some of this now. Longer post later with some screenshots etc. Fun =)

- Sahazar, 60 Enchanter wearing Cloth Gloves since level 1.

Warmup:
[ ] the froglok king [48 paladin, Ruins of Old Guk]
[ ] Frenzied Pox Scarab [50 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[S] Froglok Ostiary [50 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[ ] The Golem Master [50 Warrior, HS North]
[ ] Sentient Bile [50 Warrior, HS North]
[ ] Crypt Wurm [50 Warrior, HS North]
[ ] The Spectre Sepulcher [50 Monk, HS North]

Solo Disciple: any 7
[ ] Gangrenous Scarab [51 Warrior, Sebilis]
[ ] Knight of Sathir [51 Warrior, Karnors]
[ ] Construct of Sathir [52 Shadowknight, Karnors]
[ ] A Drolvarg warlord [53 Warrior, Karnors]
[S] a necrosis scarab [53 Warrior, Sebilis]
[ ] Crypt Caretaker [53 Warrior, Sebilis Crypt]
[ ] Estrella of Gloomwater [51 Druid, Kedge]
[ ] The Crypt Keeper [50 Necromancer, HS North]
[ ] Froglok Pickler [52 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[ ] Froggy [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[ ] Froglok Armorer [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[ ] Froglok Armsman [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[S] Froglok Chef [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[ ] Froglok Repairer [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[S] Gruplinort [53 Wizard, Sebilis Disco]

Solo Master/Duo Disciple: any 8 including at least one each from HS South and Sebilis Crypt
[ ] Froglok Commander [55 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[ ] Brogg [55 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[ ] Baron Yosig [55 Warrior, Sebilis Crypt]
[ ] Arch Duke Iatol [55 Shadowknight, Sebilis Crypt]
[ ] blood of chottal [55 Monk, Sebilis Crypt]
[ ] Harbinger Freglor [55 Necromancer, Sebilis Crypt]
[ ] Hierophant Prime Grekal [55 Shaman, Sebilis Crypt]
[ ] the Skeleton Sepulcher [50 Warrior, HS South]
[S] a Crypt Spectre [50 Shadowknight, HS South]
[ ] Efreeti Lord Djarn [50 Wizard, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] Slizik the Mighty [54 Warrior, The Hole]
[D] Skeletal Procurator [52 Shadowknight, HS West] w/ Cleric (first Sset, later Halmir)
[ ] The Crypt Feaster [52 Warrior, HS South]
[ ] Embalming Fluid [52 Warrior, HS South]
[ ] The Spectre Spiritualist [53 Monk, HS South]

Solo Grandmaster/Duo Master: any 6 including one L56+ and one from HS East
[ ] King Tranix [52 Shadowknight, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] Magi Rokyll [52 Wizard, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] Warlord Skarlon [53 Warrior, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] A Black Reaver [51 Warrior, City of Mist]
[ ] A cliff golem [58 Warrior, The Overthere]
[ ] The Crypt Excavator [54 Warrior, HS East]
[ ] Reanimated Plaguebone [54 Warrior, HS East]
[ ] Mortiferous Protector [54 Warrior, HS East]
[ ] a Howling Spectre [54 Monk, HS East]
[ ] Drusella Sathir [55 Necromancer, HS East]
[ ] The Undertaker Lord [56 Shadowknight, HS East]
[ ] Dartain the Lost [55 Necromancer, The Hole]

Solo God Mode/Duo Grandmaster: any 5
[ ] Neh'Ashiir [54 Enchanter, City of Mist (help with the golems/pull is OK)]
[ ] Lord Rak'Ashiir [54 Wizard, City of Mist (help with the golems/pull is OK)]
[ ] Myconid Spore King [56 Paladin, Sebilis Catacombs]
[ ] Fear/Dread/Terror [55 Warrior, Plane of Fear. Includes break.]
[ ] Emperor Chottal [60 Necromancer, Sebilis Crypt]
[ ] sebilite protector [60 Warrior, Sebilis Catacombs]
[ ] Tolapumj [60 Enchanter, Sebilis Catacombs]
[ ] Phinigel Autropos [53 Wizard, Kedge]
[ ] Korocust [61 Warrior, Chardok]
[ ] Protector of Sky [55 Rogue, Plane of Sky]

Duo God Mode: any 5
[ ] Zordakalicus Ragefire [54 Warrior, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] a dracoliche [53 Warrior, Plane of Fear]
[ ] Maestro of Rancor [53 Warrior, Plane of Hate]
[ ] Ixiblat Fer [61 Warrior, Burning Woods]
[ ] Gorgalosk [60 Warrior, Plane of Sky]
[ ] General V'ghera [65 Shadowknight, Kithicor Forest]
[ ] Prince Selrach Di'Zok [61 Warrior, Chardok]
[ ] Overking Bathezid [63 Cleric, Chardok]
[ ] Queen Velazul Di'Zok [62 Shaman, Chardok]
[ ] Noble Dojorn [60 Paladin, Plane of Sky]
[ ] The Spiroc Guardian [60 Shaman, Plane of Sky]

[Splorf22]

I have to say Nirgon your sig with Colgate's name in red and Nihilum in blue is pretty funny.

Also Tecmos if you remember I had a very obnoxious time getting down to Dartain in the hole. I tried to be fancy and DA jump and had some ugly encounters with Yael and his L54 (!!) rock golem minions.

Finally welcome Sahazar! You don't need much gear to do this really; Tecmos did most of his before he got the pixels.

[Neryn]

Originally Posted by Neryn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[S] Froglok Ostiary [50 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]

I finally managed to kill this damn frog. After a week of struggle. A week that made my exp bar move from 45% to 22%, without ever eating a single exp death.

Most of these deaths occured while trying to reach disco (or trying to CR myself). It's a bit ridiculous, I know. Sometimes I would lose patience and just eat 4 deaths in a row, trying to CR myself without any gear... The recent changes in the amount of see invis mobs in Sebilis really hurt the solo wizard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Anyway. When I could make it alive around the ostiary spawn point, I would try different methods to get the kill. At first I wanted to fight him (or his PH) in the hallway. But the three roamers were too much to handle most of the time. I needed a place to pull the ostiary and his friend to a place the roamers wouldn't aggro me. The closest room to allow this is frenzied pox scarab's room. A room I've been able to clear to solo the scarab.

So this is what I would do : kill the scarab to be able to move around in that room. It would give me enough space to move around, nuke freely and refresh root (I wouldn't need to kill the 2 remaining frogs, as they would be behind that wall, in the other part of that room). Here's an example of handling two melees there : http://i.imgur.com/oHpzFgD.jpg


Once I was ok with how I would do it, I gave it a try. I failed a couple times to a bok shaman or an unlucky root break. Once I had the room ready, a melee frog next to the ostiary. Perfect setup. I was this close to engage but an enchanter beat me to it and engaged first.

And finally, tonight, after camping there yesterday night, I logged on to another perfect setup : a light blue PH and another melee next to him. So I disintegrated the PH, then proceed to kill the scarab inside the room and finally killed that melee frogs next to the ostiary spawn point. I did this cycle another time and then the Ostiary popped. It was now an easy single pull and an even easier kill. After all, he's just a level 50 warrior.

After pulling him inside the room with sunstrike : http://i.imgur.com/zh0HjP0.jpg
Nuking in process, no root break : http://i.imgur.com/SVyCF2F.jpg
Final nuke : http://i.imgur.com/6z35KP9.jpg
And loot : http://i.imgur.com/jURTvt8.jpg

This encounter was definitely the most difficult sofar.

[Splorf22]

Originally Posted by Neryn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I finally managed to kill this damn frog. After a week of struggle. A week that made my exp bar move from 45% to 22%, without ever eating a single exp death.

Most of these deaths occured while trying to reach disco (or trying to CR myself). It's a bit ridiculous, I know. Sometimes I would lose patience and just eat 4 deaths in a row, trying to CR myself without any gear... The recent changes in the amount of see invis mobs in Sebilis really hurt the solo wizard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If I am doing my mental math correctly that is 4 levels of XP. You'd be 56 without all that cleric love! If it makes you feel any better you can read about my miserable struggle with Dartain. Most of the time the challenge is fun, but sometimes it can just get ugly.

Originally Posted by Neryn

Once I was ok with how I would do it, I gave it a try. I failed a couple times to a bok shaman or an unlucky root break. Once I had the room ready, a melee frog next to the ostiary. Perfect setup. I was this close to engage but an enchanter beat me to it and engaged first.

We want names!

Originally Posted by Neryn

After pulling him inside the room with sunstrike : http://i.imgur.com/zh0HjP0.jpg
Nuking in process, no root break : http://i.imgur.com/SVyCF2F.jpg
Final nuke : http://i.imgur.com/6z35KP9.jpg
And loot : http://i.imgur.com/jURTvt8.jpg

This encounter was definitely the most difficult sofar.

Nice job and the RNG gods evidentially approved, since you got the rare. Have you considered camping the root nets in Permafrost? I primarily use them on my chars that can't cast root, but I know Orruar (shaman) used them all the time since instant root is pretty fuckin convenient when there are 4+ mobs on you.

[Neryn]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We want names!

What happens in disco stays in disco!

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Have you considered camping the root nets in Permafrost? I primarily use them on my chars that can't cast root, but I know Orruar (shaman) used them all the time since instant root is pretty fuckin convenient when there are 4+ mobs on you.

I may need some root nets in the future. If I want to try more difficult areas / encounters, I could use the instant root. Ensnaring roots isn't that great but it could be useful to avoid taking too many hits. I can tank / root park 4 mobs in HS North. It probably won't be that easy without the root nets in HS South or West.

[Triangle]

So this thread needed an update and luckily I have a decent one to show. Today, on server reset, I solo'd Vessel Drozlin for enchanter epic quest. Purpose was for my enchanter of course, so don't fear that such an annoying camp went to waste.

Anyway for those unfamiliar with Drozlin he is a lvl 60 iksar shadowknight who hits for 320. What is unique about him is that he is unslowable, which is a distinct challenge for a shaman, or anyone really...

In any case I had been keeping a lvl 1 there to check for him to pop, and my mate Fabumbus, who was aware of this, texted me this morning that the server would be patched and likely would be reset (thx Fab). So I woke up and went back to bed, woke up again to anothe text 3 hours later that the server was actually coming up.

So I log in, its just me and another Vessel tracker in zone so I know I have to hurry to beat the competition. I also knew that invis pulls no logner worked, so it would be difficult to get a guard as my pet, I managed to do it with some trickery and when that didnt work, brute force.

So I engaged Drozlin with a hasted dual wielding lvl 50 guard and I couldnt believe how easy he was dropping! It turns out guards in Cab have huge amounts of HP for one reason or another. Here is a picture of him at 35%, my pet is at 50% and I have plenty of mana:

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So I couldn't believe my luck, this 2-7 day random mob was all mine on server up, and it was dropping easy. Well not so fast I guess. the server fucking crashes or whatever happened when Drozlin was at 18%! Notice my connection bar at the upper left is failing!! OMG:

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So I was freaking out, expecting to be dead when server came up next. Secondly I knew the other guy would be prepared for Drozlin and would have his crew organized.

Thankfully I was not dead upon server up somehow, but I had to go charm the guard again and kill another pathing guard which took ages. By the time I engaged Vessel my competition had zoned in. Here he is moments after engage #2:

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This fight was not even close to as smooth. Vessel dispelled my pets malosini, and soon after that my charm broke. When I recharmed he dispelled, breaking charm, and when I recharmed a 3rd time he dispelled again. My hp dropped to literally 150ish, but thankfully I thought this fight would be much harder and had bought a soulfire which I clicked to save my ass and my having to wait another 7 days for this bastard.

Here is Vessel at 8%, my pet is super low as well but at this point he appears to be running. I ended up tanking most of the fight at the end because vessel was chainign dispell. Tanking an unslowed mob that hits for 320 is no joke at all. I basically had to chain torpor and superior heal:

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Bam! So happy this is over with, I got super lucky to have good friends who texted me. I was expecting to have to not play all week and hoep to god vessel popped while I was watching the screen, which wouldve been annoying as all hell.


In other news I solo'd the tangrin today as well as Cazel, but I have personally solo'd Cazel before and tangrin has been done by many people, so not as good as Vessel