WTB: new solo artist challenge thread!

[Swish]

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

Good lord. Why the clickies thing is such a debate in the context of a user-created challenge, I don't understand.

EVERYONE WITH A BRAIN can tell that a solo kill with no clickies is more impressive than a solo kill with clickies, especially if the clickies are strings or reapers or soulfires or a dozen wort pots or whatever. But that doesn't mean that it isn't still fun for both the solo artist and for the forum readers (who have a brain) to see something nasty killed by one person, even if they use some clickies to do it.

Hey guys I killed Innoruuk solo, except I used 57 clickies that took me 9 months to gather, plus I had some lore clickies with charges but also had other people holding spares for me to use....and I used a pathing exploit that's kind of known about but is classic.

You're still impressed though, right? Technically I solo'd it for the purposes of the thread...

[Mead]

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

Hey guys I killed Innoruuk solo, except I used 57 clickies that took me 9 months to gather, plus I had some lore clickies with charges but also had other people holding spares for me to use....and I used a pathing exploit that's kind of known about but is classic.

You're still impressed though, right? Technically I solo'd it for the purposes of the thread...

How long until next ban you think? Will that be your 4th 5th or 6th?

[NextToTheGods]

Originally Posted by icando5pushups [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I soloed stomples the other day, got a blue throne.

Nice, he's never dropped anything when I've soloed him, nor did Lithiniath come to think of it.

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

I'd go further and say no clickies, period. Keeps it fair and honest.

Right! No gazughi rings, no spell gem refreshers, no shaman epics, no jbb, no jboots, no peggy cloaks, no strings, no reaper, no SoulFires. These are all just tools used by the server neckbeards to get an extra edge over the common man on the server and there's no skill involved in using them correctly...

You guys arbitrarily hating on clickies - why so salty?

[loramin]

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

No gazughi rings, no spell gem refreshers, no shaman epics, no jbb, no jboots, no peggy cloaks, no strings, no reaper, no SoulFires ...
You guys arbitrarily hating on clickies - why so salty?

I don't think anyone reasonable is against "normal" clickies like most of the ones you listed. It's the disposable clickies, like strings and soul fires, that really change the nature of the challenge. And even then I wouldn't argue they're wrong, just that they belong in a different category from the people who solo amazing stuff without them.

[Triiz]

Can we get a list going of Velious mobs? I don't even care if there's a thread to post the sheet in, but interested to hear others ideas. More looking for something fun to do than bragging rights.

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

And even then I wouldn't argue they're wrong, just that they belong in a different category from the people who solo amazing stuff without them.

They were in their own category on the original SAC. The first SAC wasn't broke, no reason to fix it just need to update it.

[deadlycupcakez]

how many solo'd Tranala on blue?

[loramin]

To get the ball rolling I started a wiki page, http://wiki.project1999.com/Solo_Artist_Challenge, and copied over the old rules/mob list. If anyone wants they can feel free to edit it to add Velious challenges or re-classify Kunark-era ones that have become easier, or people can propose stuff here and I'll try to keep the wiki in sync. Of course nothing in the wiki is "official" in any way, I just thought it might be a nice way to work on the list collectively.

I also made a wiki version of the old Kunark-era version on a separate page, so we can still reference it easily even as the newer one gets modified.

[loramin]

P.S. I also made a "Hall of Fame" page so solo artists have a fitting and (almost-)permanent display of their accomplishments: http://wiki.project1999.com/Solo_Art...e_Hall_of_Fame
P.P.S. Every monster in the challenge now links to their wiki page.

[Lhancelot]

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

Hey guys I killed Innoruuk solo, except I used 57 clickies that took me 9 months to gather, plus I had some lore clickies with charges but also had other people holding spares for me to use....and I used a pathing exploit that's kind of known about but is classic.

You're still impressed though, right? Technically I solo'd it for the purposes of the thread...

That's my sentiment regarding "feats" that people accomplish in "solo" challenges.

I find them grossly overrated and not one bit impressive when the complexities of the feat are so convoluted by use of clickies and helpers and all the other bullshit people utilize.

Truly aint one bit impressive to me.

I think no clickies should be allowed, and only the class abilities/spells/worn gears should be allowed. That would show true skill, not who has the most money to dump into clickies and "friends" to help them accomplish their (not) awesome "solo" feat that's isn't really solo at all.

Hey, but w/e. If people working their epeens up, it's good to flex it sometimes. Don't use it, you lose it.

As long as people enjoying themselves and it aint hurting anything or anyone, who cares? I just don't find these competitions very interesting, personally.

[NextToTheGods]

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

To get the ball rolling I started a wiki page, http://wiki.project1999.com/Solo_Artist_Challenge, and copied over the old rules/mob list. If anyone wants they can feel free to edit it to add Velious challenges or re-classify Kunark-era ones that have become easier, or people can propose stuff here and I'll try to keep the wiki in sync. Of course nothing in the wiki is "official" in any way, I just thought it might be a nice way to work on the list collectively.

I also made a wiki version of the old Kunark-era version on a separate page, so we can still reference it easily even as the newer one gets modified.

Nice!
I propose adding Lithiniath and Bristlebane Puppet to Solo God Mode.