Curse

Dumb Quixote · May 24, 2005, 06:41 PM // 18:41

So I'm not sure if other people use similar techniques, but I find this works well. When I need to get to a location that is out in the middle of nowhere (i.e. Serenity Temple or Grendich Courthouse), and I don't really want to spend the time fighting my way there, I stock up on Henchies and hit the ground running.

With my Warrior it's easy, he just Sprints until he gets where he's going. With my Monk, I have to stock up on enchantments, but it's still doable without the B.O.S. skill.

It usually goes like this:

Stefan is the first to fall. He takes the first group of Monsters out of comish nicely.

Reyna, fairly adept at staying out of the fray gets 'distracted' by Stefans battle, but usually comes following along.

Alesia stays on my tail after only a brief hesitation.

Next group of monsters start to follow me, get aggro'd to both ladies pulling up the rear and peel off to fight with them. Once Reyna's engaged, Alesia comes a-following.

Next group starts to Tango with Alesia as soon as she catches up and that puts me with no Henchies left. From this point, my heal and run skills can carry me to the next portal - at which point all Henchies are revived and the journey starts again.

So far, I've not had a problem just running my way to missed areas. Occassionally I get in too thick, but mostly I just shrug off Monsters and heal in pockets where they've decided not to follow.

Does anyone else do this? Or am I just odd in not wanting to fight my way to places with each new character?

PS: I know I can get this with help of a higher lvl player who can team up and portal me over when he gets to the location, but I do prefer self-reliance in these types of tasks since it's so boring for the friend.

The IOU · May 24, 2005, 07:04 PM // 19:04

I do it all the time.

This one quest I had to overhear a conversation with the white mantle. I trained about 20 mobs and they started talking before I got there. I am a monk and hp regen and healed myself for the 5-6 seconds while the mob started pounded on me. They talked to update the quest and when it updated I teleported out to get my reward. Took about 20 min for 1k of exp or so.

The only time I don't do this is when I know I need the henchies in the next zone w/o DP. Because if they die on the run they will get DP none-the-less. But don't need to do that very often around piken square or AC.

Midnight Scorpion · May 24, 2005, 07:12 PM // 19:12

It's very common and allows my guildmates and I to ascend in less than a day.

Mr. Matt · May 24, 2005, 07:14 PM // 19:14

I tried that, but then I forgot that I needed their help in a quest I was doing and had to go back for them... :/

Makkert · May 24, 2005, 07:23 PM // 19:23

yep. this works fine.
pack a run skill, and let them die as distraction. jsut like some rangers use their pet. Then again, those rangers are clueless... but back on topic, it works fine

Holoman · May 24, 2005, 07:30 PM // 19:30

Yeah, I do that when I need to get to a place without fighting all 348023490 mobs that come chasing after you.