tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98202484097177760.post7407034851708086343..comments2023-09-29T10:42:24.121-04:00Comments on Letters from Birdfall: Hallow's End 2009, or "Trick or Treat is Awfully Sweet"Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275637177494490776noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98202484097177760.post-66717308641248162982009-10-19T10:48:24.101-04:002009-10-19T10:48:24.101-04:00Boss grouping.
It can work to go to SM and ask in...<b>Boss grouping.</b><br /><br />It can work to go to SM and ask in /1 if anyone needs you. Probably be more succesful if you can tank or heal and probably more successful early in the holiday. I did it first night and it worked out well. In the best case scenario, someone from a partially formed group has run to SM, sees your request and invites you. However, you can also end up invited into groups that broke up because they couldn't beat the Horseman. He's an easy enough encounter that you probably don't want to be in that group. Or you can end up invited to a group that is farming the event and just need your one summon. That's great if all you want is one chance to kill the Horseman, but if you're hoping for a shot at the Horseman's drops, you'd be missing out on four chances you'd have if you were in a group from startup. And for us achievment hunters, those drops include Weighted Jack o' Lanterns, Sinister Squashlings and Hallowed Helm. Items that are RNG depenedent, so you want as many opportunities for them as you can get.<br /><br />It is worth being aware that SM is a complete gankfest during this event. And being in a Horde controlled zone, they get to choose if they're flagged. If you are Alliance on a PvP server they can often, very easily, get in the first shot. The only way around it is to move to the instance entrance ASAP. Don't bother stopping at the stone to summon your party mates, level 80 is too high to use the stone. Everybody runs to this event. Conversely, if you are Horde and don't want to participate in the PvP, don't attack anyone, don't use any AoEs, don't heal anyone, don't rez anyone. Those will flag you for 5 mins of PvP.<br /><br /><b>Wand trading</b><br /><i>Afterward, start giving out your leftover wands for free.</i><br />That is awesome. I actually had someone do this for me last night. All I had to offer in return was money and a wand he didn't need, but he still turned me into a leper gnome for free. We just happened to be grouped with a dude that was selling his wand charges, but the generosity sparked something in him (touched his heart? made him feel guilty? whichever) and he just gave me the rest of the transforms I needed to get the achievment.<br /><br />So there it is. Honestly, I didn't think selling transformations was all that sleazy. They're just selling items they've farmed, right? They did the work, I don't have to, why not pay them? I didn't see it any different than selling anything else in the AH. That said, just zapping people 'cause it's a social game and were celebrating All Hallows is much more fun. More satisfying. Makes the holiday feel more like a community event. That's what I'm gonna' be doing, too.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440513682491672661noreply@blogger.com