*SPOILER* TBC opening event

[Stigg]

So, I ran home and logged on, found where the 60s were, and headed there. What a let down. Here are some pics of the event. Basically 2-4 non-elite mobs spawn, Felguards and Voidwalkers. There is a quest to kill 6 of them. The hardest part is getting the first hit in with about 100 other players doing the same thing.

Gates:
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/arstout/opening.jpg

They set up a base camp to kill them all of (which is where you get the quest).
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/arstout/basecamp.jpg

And this tabard (and about 5g) is the reward for the quest to kill 6 of them.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/arstout/tabard.jpg

Now then, every so often (it happened twice while I was there...) a HUGE felguard elite and a HUGE voidwalker elite spawn out of the gates. I pulled aggro on the felguard and he only hit for about 400 damage.


I am thoroughly depressed about this "world event." Hopefully in 1 week we will get a bit more.

[Oatmealsmurf]

Looks like an Argent Dawn tabard.

[Stigg]

Looks like an Argent Dawn tabard.

Yep. the "base" is an argent dawn base....so I'm not sure if there is any difference between the two.

[memetootoo]

BAH I was all excited too.

[Fursphere]

holy mother of lameness

When the title reads "wave and waves" they should really do that.

Of course, the server would just crash, aka AQ gates opening style.

[sqchram]

Pics aren't loading, where is the camp? I want my 5g =]

[Stigg]

Well technically it is waves on waves....as there are about 2 spawns every 10 seconds...but unfortunatly they are taken down within 3 seconds of spawning.

Now...I did hear about invasions other plaecs in the world....but I went and checked all the ones listed to no avail. I'm not sure what they are like....so they might be cool.

The camp is in Blasted lands at the portal.

And also note that this IS an open PVP area....so prepare to get ganked, or not allowed access if the other faciton is controlling the portal (as the horde was in my circumstance...)

[Seldom]

The waves are supposed to attack the major cities as well.

[worldoffatcraft]

what happens if you get to close to the portal?
ive never been anywere near the portal

[Stigg]

what haqppens if you get to close to the portal?
ive never been anywere near the portal

nothing. except get attacked by the spawns.

[Fursphere]

See, this kind of event would be cool on a new server, where they're aren't an army of 60s in tier 1 - 2 - 3 waiting to obliterate everything in sight.

[det]

On the other hand if you got huge waves of mobs and the server crashes you would be moaning too ^^

:grin:

[Fursphere]

IMO, if A) you're server can't support something "epic" and B) you're current plan is to design an event that acts like an attraction at the local county fair, then you probably shouldn't do anything at all.

But then you'd have peope complaining that there wasn't an event. lol

[lewisarich]

I do not know what is happening on other severs but on mine a massive boss hit ORG hard. He stood outside shouting about wanting some "shards". I watched 2 forty man raids get wiped by the guy. I got too closed and was hit by his area of affect for 1600. He also summons up some two headed dogs/demons. He also went into ORG twice while I was there. From what I saw nothing was touching him. the server is Tanaris. Anyone else seen this? He kind of looks like the winged guy at the end of the BC trailer.

[Mincemaker]

At the very least, make them level 65 elites. Now THAT will not be disappointing. And throw a pit lord every once in a while. And let that guy be a raid-class boss.

[Grimmhjort]

After enduring the AQ opening event, I have to say I'm not unhappy with what Blizz has done for TBC. Once I was actually able to load the patch (arrrrgh!!!), server was stable and lag-free. Went down to the portal on my main and killed 6 with relative ease (tab-targeting FTW) and got my swank new tabard.

Wasn't mind-blowing, but a bit of fun. Most importantly, the game is playable. When the gates opened, it definately was not.

Just my two cents,

Grimm

[Stigg]

Well....apparently there are world encounters still....although I traveled all over azeroth, parked all my 60s in the 50+ zones and in front of the major cities, and started cycling through trying to see something. Nothing came.

BUT....I did go back to the portal about an hour ago. Those mobs kept rolling out...and without 100 players there to stop them (like as soon as I got home from work) they were tearing the place apart. There must have been about 200 of them laying waste to everything around. Kind of ammusing, until I thought it would be a good idea to use Blizzard on a tightly packed group of them.

/sigh....atleast the 5g reward will cover that bill!

[Mallstrop]

I spent a full night at the Earthen ring event for opening AQ, after a ton of crashes, most people gave up and the event was allowed to continue (When the GMs fixed some problems, I think at that point the designers realized what a big mistake they'd made.

Take a look at the events before Naxx opened, the undead took turns attacking various zones and each zone would have a few different spawn points meaning that crowds never really built up.

It seems they're doing the same with this, having the demons attack different places to draw away the crowds.

[Idol]

An american friend of mine sent me some Screenies of Kruul destroying Orgrimmar. He was outside the AH stomping on people.

I cant wait to meet him. ;D

[inkmva]

Non-epic event with servers up > epic event with servers down

;-)

[Clavina]

It's a lot more impressive once you get to the other side, theres basically a continuous battle between huge BC demons and a horde/ally alliance. I stood too close to it and got 2-shotted by some horrible L70 cleave :grin:

(At least that's what its like in beta)

[Stigg]

An american friend of mine sent me some Screenies of Kruul destroying Orgrimmar. He was outside the AH stomping on people.

I cant wait to meet him. ;D

Ummm....POST THEM!

I seriously spent about 5 hours last night searchng for anything at all.....if you have the screenies, POST THEM please!

[Celeno]

Im WC3 Kazzak came out of the dark portal..



I hope it happens again , that would be awesome!

[Suave]

:undecided: Why didn't Saurfang just 1-shot Kruul?

[trudelle]

About the tabbard you get, while it looks identicle to the AD tabbard it has a little secret. Equip it and click to use it after its cooldown is up. Are you ready for it...you get a holy nova and flex. This is purely superfical and does not cause damage nor heal you, but it is something fun to do while bored. Also I completed this on my 57 mage alt, and netted 90s and 6600xp. So if you have any alts its pretty easy fast xp, rank 1 blizzard ftw.

[Kjevle]

Ummm....POST THEM!

I seriously spent about 5 hours last night searchng for anything at all.....if you have the screenies, POST THEM please!

Kruul looks kinda like this when hanging round outside Org:
http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wowscrnshot011007141520yq9.jpg

And here's one showing what it looks like after he's used his AOE attack.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1142/wowscrnshot011007141531ft0.jpg

If that's what you were after.

[earindur]

HOLY **** hes HUGE!!!!

[Stigg]

Umm zomg?!?!

[Oatmealsmurf]

I need to be around when he comes knocking... looks like fun.

[Stigg]

I need to be naked of my epics and around when he comes knocking... looks like fun.

Fixed!!!!!

[Oatmealsmurf]

LOL.... I have plenty of gold so I'll foot the repair bill... any epics that give me shadow resist will be worn just so I can live long enough to watch the carnage. I'll make myself some shadow prot. pots tonight too... just in case. I'll also have to see what I can make myself in the way of tailoring.

[xlandhenry]

OMG!:grin: Some screens from worldofraids~:laugh:

http://www.ik-on.ru/wow/lore/314.jpg
http://www.ik-on.ru/wow/lore/315.jpg
http://www.ik-on.ru/wow/lore/316.jpg
http://www.ik-on.ru/wow/lore/323.jpg
http://www.ik-on.ru/wow/lore/324.jpg
http://www.ik-on.ru/wow/lore/325.jpg

:undecided: Why didn't Saurfang just 1-shot Kruul?

http://www.ik-on.ru/wow/lore/319.jpg

[Suave]

OMG so a group of GMs killed Saurfang using hacks or something so that he wouldn't spoil the event? Lame.


I'm looking forward to seeing what happens over the rest of the week.

[Syynn]

Yes the Tabard is the argent Dawn tabard but if you click on it as a use like a trinket......You flex and a holy Nova emits from you.....so its kinda cool

[Kjevle]

I'm hoping Blizz will include him as a lvl 70 demon for locks.

[Woodlander]

Here's a video of Highlord Kruul wiping ou Ironforge...*shudder*

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6248291033628879922&q=kruul&hl=en

[Fursphere]

Its sorta funny if you think about it.

Kruul is just like Kazzak right? Unless you get him down in 3 minutes, he more or less becomes invinciple right?

So Blizzard creates a world event that even the entire server combined can't take down.

Bravo.

[Twoflower]

Its sorta funny if you think about it.

Kruul is just like Kazzak right? Unless you get him down in 3 minutes, he more or less becomes invinciple right?

So Blizzard creates a world event that even the entire server combined can't take down.

Bravo.

but pulling kazzak into stormwind was a bannable offence before they locked him into the badlands ^^ kind of screwed logic here.

[Hunter Noventa]

I just saw an entire raid wipe three times trying to take him down in the Searing Gorge, he's insanely tough.

He may well be unkillable, to instill a sense of hopelessness in us before BC comes out...

[etherealprince]

If he isnt killed in a certain timeframe he will despawn.

[Cerberus]

If he's exactly the same as kazzak he will be pretty much unkillable. Imagine all the people not in the raid running in to see what's going on..

[Mincemaker]

I just saw an entire raid wipe three times trying to take him down in the Searing Gorge, he's insanely tough.

He may well be unkillable, to instill a sense of hopelessness in us before BC comes out...

Well, he can be killed, with a 40 man raid that is.

[ZaxGreia]

Well, he can be killed, with a 40 man raid that is.
Only if noone else tries to interfere - he heals for every death he causes, so if other people try to help or mess around with him and get whacked while the raid group is trying to take him down, he'll be healed.

I think that's what the earlier poster was talking about.

[Hettar]

Can someone post the stats of the tabard ? I have it can be used much like a trinket. Thanks !

[WatcherZero]

the tabards use is something like: "Use: Showoff" makes you sparkle for a second then does a 5 minute cooldown:shocked:

[Keilden]

Hmm seems like there are new demons spawning today like Gate Hound and Felhunters.

[Keilden]

Some elit named Dreadknight attacked and the demons even started burning the camp up...But some dranei dude came with reiforcment.

[Namer18]

Our server has down Kruul a few times now. He has the same loot table as Kazzak. Your better off going to deadwind pass and killing mobs there as they can drop level 70 greens and the new high level items.

[rgirty]

deadwind pass and killing mobs there as they can drop level 70 greens and the new high level items.

Could you elaborate? Do you mean that mobs in this area are dropping items like we will see in TBC?

[Oatmealsmurf]

Yes but you need a group of people to do it. I'm lucky if 1 out of 10 spells lands. But there are lvl 68-70 mobs down there. My guild was down there in the cellers messing around two nights ago and we were getting lvl 67 green drops (not as good as advertised for TBC, no spell damage and such, but very large stats... cloth with like +27 stamina and intellect). Also picking up a lot of netherweave cloth and super healing pots. It was pretty fun for like an hour but then I got bored. It's nothing THAT special.

[rgirty]

Yes but you need a group of people to do it. I'm lucky if 1 out of 10 spells lands. But there are lvl 68-70 mobs down there. My guild was down there in the cellers messing around two nights ago and we were getting lvl 67 green drops (not as good as advertised for TBC, no spell damage and such, but very large stats... cloth with like +27 stamina and intellect). Also picking up a lot of netherweave cloth and super healing pots. It was pretty fun for like an hour but then I got bored. It's nothing THAT special.

What do you mean by group of people, like a 5 man group? Also it has to be better than the hours of mind numbing av and ab.

Sounds good to me, get some gear pots and cloth to stock up on.

[Harsgalt]

Man i'm glad i'm not an npc there...Imagine you traversed across the outlands and you jump through the portal eager to rage war...100 lvl 60's jump on you and you die in 3 seconds.

[Hettar]

the tabards use is something like: "Use: Showoff" makes you sparkle for a second then does a 5 minute cooldown:shocked:

Ok, did the quest myself. The reward is :
* AD looking tabard
* On Use : /flex and a yellow Arcane Explosion thingy (no damage though).

Takes 2 mins, it's pretty, but useless.

[Aurum]

Just want to know what lvl you need to be to pick up the quest for the Tabard?

[Hettar]

Just want to know what lvl you need to be to pick up the quest for the Tabard?

I am 60. You can't enter the Dark Portal if you're under 58, and the monsters you need to kill are lvl 58+ iirc, so I guess you need to be 58 or so. Being 55 could work, but I doubt it's anything lower...

[Aurum]

I think its 55 then since a lvl 56 wrote somwhere in this thread that he had done it. Im currently lvl 53 with my ally hunter and could not pick it up thats why i wondered!

[Oatmealsmurf]

What do you mean by group of people, like a 5 man group? Also it has to be better than the hours of mind numbing av and ab.

Sounds good to me, get some gear pots and cloth to stock up on.

We had like 20 people. Hunters were doing most of the damage... you wouldn't need that many except the respawn rates are ridiculous and you'll have no time to rez if you wipe or have to corpse run back as a group you could be in trouble too. All the casters were relatively useless... they just needed me to summon people aside from that I did squat for damage because everything was resisted.

[rgirty]

We had like 20 people. Hunters were doing most of the damage... you wouldn't need that many except the respawn rates are ridiculous and you'll have no time to rez if you wipe or have to corpse run back as a group you could be in trouble too. All the casters were relatively useless... they just needed me to summon people aside from that I did squat for damage because everything was resisted.

I did it last night with 5 Warrior/priest/lock/mage/rogue. We bbqpwned them. My wife's damage with her firemage was drastically reduced, she was only doing about 600-700 per fireball. Our tank was holding great aggro getting sunders down. Taunt was often resisted but he did very well. Rogue was hitting for 200+ lock was dotting up well. We honestly didn't have any trouble until we got down into the basement and pulled 3, then it was all over.

We got a bunch of netherweave, super mana potions and a level 68 green cloth hat with a very very long name. Something like Ash'kandarr's uber hat of nature resistance that was cloth and +58 stam +35 nature resist.

It was a lot of fun and we are going back tonight.

If you have spare honor, and or have one in your bag I suggest the epic AV ring that lowers your targets resists by 20, and for mages put a point or two in the arcane tree that lowers targets resists. Worked well for our mage, but she also has 3/3 elemental precision and some +hit gear.