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bizbee <tuberoo@earthlink.net> wrote in
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> On 18 Apr 2005 14:59:37 GMT in
> <Xns963C5B7CEFF3richardrapiernetscap@130.133.1.4>, Graeme Faelban
> <RichardRapier@netscape.net> graced the world with this thought:
>
>>bizbee <tuberoo@earthlink.net> wrote in
>>news:%ZA8e.8025$An2.399@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net:
>>
>>> On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 12:30:29 -0700 in <42616899$1_2@127.0.0.1>,
>>> "Frinka" <drano@spam.dlmcclurenospam.com> graced the world with this
>>> thought:
>>>
>>>>I've been soloing in the Dreadlands for awhile with some success.
>>>>The last few times I've showed up there The Fabled Gorenaire has
>>>>been on track. Give what I've heard, I've been leaving right away,
>>>>but I'm getting frustrated that it's (she's?) always there....
>>>>Should my 51 druid be so scared as to avoid the zone entirely when
>>>>it's up? Also, does it stay up until someone kills it?
>>>>
>>> Just curious if you've done anything to make Gorenaire dislike
>>> you... druids are fine with her, unless in wolf form... until the
>>> inevitable hosing of the faction when you start whacking her
>>> friends.
>>>
>>
>>It's far from inevitable unless you have a cleric or bard that needs
>>help with their epic 1.0. Don't know of any other classes off hand
>>that require killing mobs on RoS faction. For that matter, the cleric
>>one can be done without hosing faction, but it's a pain in the butt to
>>only kill nonfaction reducing mobs instead of a general slaughter.
>
> Oh, sure, I've known people that have done it that are druids--yes,
> I've been told "Oh, I can't hunt there, those guys are on a dragon
> faction..." to whom I've always simply said "OK, have a nice night,"
> however, what exactly is the point? Beyond about 40, there's no need
> to worry about it--so what, you deny yourself hunting in zones like
> Skyfire and Burning Woods just so Gorenaire won't come after you when
> she's up on the odd occasion that, for some reason at those levels,
> you venture into DL?
> It's pretty much inevitable if you like to hunt. At any rate "far from
> inevitable" is a pretty sweeping statement--because none of her
> buddies like me enough to not attack me when I'm around them, and I
> don't run away because I'm worried about faction with Gorenaire. If
> you want it to be "far from inevitable," you're best off not to buy
> Kunark, just to keep it that way.
>
Actually, there are some excellent quests in Veeshan's Peak that require
RoS faction. It is a royal pain in the butt to raise that faction,
particularly now after the MM revamp.
You do not need to deny yourself those zones, you just have to be
selective about what you kill. Named dragons being the worst choice of
course.
--
On Erollisi Marr in <Sanctuary of Marr>
Ancient Graeme Faelban, Barbarian Soothsayer of 70 seasons
On Steamfont in <Insanity Plea>
Graeme, 28 Dwarven Mystic, 24 Sage
Aviv, 15 Gnome Brawler, 30 Provisioner
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