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Catriona R <catrionarNOSPAM.RemoveThis@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:58:30 GMT, Rob Wynne <doc.RemoveThis@america.net> wrote:
>
>>Mark Konrad <nospam.RemoveThis@nospam.org> wrote:
>>>>>> On 16.08.2007 at 13:34, in message
>>> <1hd8c3lbbj4gne4plri2vsqvctmqbi6atl.RemoveThis@4ax.com>, Catriona
>>> R<catrionarNOSPAM.RemoveThis@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:28:46 +0100, "Klurg" <nospam.RemoveThis@here.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Blizzard, in the next expansion could you please NOT include Hemet
>>>>>Nessingwary and his dire "go out and kill 30 cows and then kill another
>>>> 30
>>>>>cows and then repeat" style of quests. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I like those quests!
>>>
>>>
>>> yeah they are better than the quests, where you have to collect 10 items
>>> from mobs that drop so rare you end up killing 50 until you have what you
>>> need to complete the quest
>>
>>I just hit Terokkar Forest at 64, and I think I probably decimated the wolf
>>population looking for their damn tails. (Though hunting Ironjaw was
>>more frustrating. Everytime i'd spot him, something near me would
>>aggro, and by the time I killed it, he'd wandered out of sight again. I
>>finally ended up aggroing him by *accident*, while fighting off a warp
>>stalker. *grin*
>
> Lol yeah worg tails is a pain, though not so bad as fenclaw hides were the
> first few times. Amazingly, I got a 100% droprate and was done with it in 5
> minutes when my lock did that quest the other day... my other 3 high level
> chars spent 30+ minutes on it, being lucky to get one drop in 5-6 kills.

Well, I did it at the same time as I was doing the Warped Peons and the
Olemba Seeds, so it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

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Hari Seldon wrote:
>
> Nah.. Better skip those really annoying Escort quests with toons that walk
> like drunk, run across bridges to join a fight, run back to were they
> started runnig en walk again... fight till death when they only had 3 more
> inches to walk to their release-spot... Yuck! These are the quests I allways
> skip.

They're done badly, yeah, but I still like 'em. They make a nice change
from just killing everything at your leisure.

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Mark Konrad wrote:
>
> >>> On 16.08.2007 at 13:34, in message
> <1hd8c3lbbj4gne4plri2vsqvctmqbi6atl.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, Catriona
> R<catrionarNOSPAM.TakeThisOut@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> > On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:28:46 +0100, "Klurg" <nospam.TakeThisOut@here.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Blizzard, in the next expansion could you please NOT include Hemet
> >>Nessingwary and his dire "go out and kill 30 cows and then kill another
> > 30
> >>cows and then repeat" style of quests. Thanks.
> >
> > I like those quests!
>
> yeah they are better than the quests, where you have to collect 10 items
> from mobs that drop so rare you end up killing 50 until you have what you
> need to complete the quest

Amen to that.

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In article <46c87243.39278046.RemoveThis@News.Individual.NET>,
Ashen Shugar <deathsabyss.RemoveThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>I think it was jdc.RemoveThis@smof.fiawol.org (John Cochran) that wrote something
>like...
>
>>In article <46C43D95.EFBCF9F4.RemoveThis@ns.sympatico.ca>,
>>RogerM <roger.mckay.RemoveThis@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>Klurg wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Blizzard, in the next expansion could you please NOT include Hemet
>>>> Nessingwary and his dire "go out and kill 30 cows and then kill another 30
>>>> cows and then repeat" style of quests. Thanks.
>>>
>>>To each his own. I liked those quests. The named elites were a little
>>>too hard to find for anyone but a hunter, though. With the number of
>>>times you need to return there, there should be a FP at Hemit's camps.
>>
>>Actually, for the named elites it's trivial to find them if you do a little
>>creative macro work.
>>
>>Just make a 1 line macro:
>>
>>/target XXX
>>
>>Where XXX is the name of the elite. Then wander the area spamming the macro.
>>Eventually it will target the elite you want.
>>
>>Now, if you're a pet class (warlock or hunter), just send in the pet to attack
>>and follow the pet all the way to the mob.
>>
>>If you're NOT a pet class, just remember that mind control gives you a
>>tempory "pet".
>>
>>Oh? You can't cast mind control on a fellow party member you say?
>>
>>What happens if you have a friendly little duel?
>
>If you're a priest to be able to cast Mind control, then if the mob is
>close enough to /target, then it's close enough to Mind vision.
>
>Though your idea would be more fun. ; )

You forgot about the gnomish mind control helmet.

Who says engineering is useless?

And if it happens to backfire, just make certain your partner also
has the targetting macro and know to send you off on your way to the
mob.
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On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:06:57 -0700, neithskye
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>On Aug 16, 1:30 pm, Catriona R <catrionarNOS....DeleteThis@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Lol Well it's not only alliance quests; my blood elf had a quest to get
>> spines from murlocs, and found one heck of a lot didn't have any spines.
>
>Well, yes, but judging by how they run away in fear, finding a
>spineless Murloc is a little more believable.

Haha very true indeed
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lcpltom wrote:
>
> The Outland escort quests turned out a lot better than some of the
> Azeroth escort quests I have done. Specifically, the mechanical
> chicken escort quests in Tanaris, Feralas, and Hinterlands. And the
> troll escort quest in Hinterlands. Then the goblin in Un'Goro is a
> nightmare.

The one where you have to give him a drink when he gets tired? I've done
it three times and never had a problem with it. What was giving you
trouble?

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On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:26:11 -0500, "Xymmie" <xymmie.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:

>> The Outland escort quests turned out a lot better than some of the
>> Azeroth escort quests I have done. Specifically, the mechanical
>> chicken escort quests in Tanaris, Feralas, and Hinterlands. And the
>> troll escort quest in Hinterlands. Then the goblin in Un'Goro is a
>> nightmare.

The goblin's about the easiest escort quest of all, because you choose the
route instead of trying to keep him alive as he runs though loads of
enemies. The worst one of all is the stupid human in a cage by the lost
ones village in swamp of sorrows, who decides to walk right through the
middle of the village - only way to complete it is to clear the place first
and then hope you get lucky :-/

>After promising myself I would never do another one of these, my hunter
>grouped with a druid to do the mechanical chicken escort in Tanaris on
>Sunday. Blecch! Not only do I hate these quests, but by the end of it I
>wanted to sic my wolf on the druid, who remained in bear form and hopped
>over the chicken repeatedly throughout the quest! He'd only stop when mobs
>attacked.
>
>Bleah. Never again, unless I can solo it.

I was quite surprised to find the Tanaris chicken escort pretty soloable
with some of my characters - my paladin and warlock both managed it ok
anyway. Never tried it on any other characters, as the Feralas one was so
hard I assumed they'd all be that difficult.
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"Catriona R" <catrionarNOSPAM RemoveThis @totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I was quite surprised to find the Tanaris chicken escort pretty soloable
> with some of my characters - my paladin and warlock both managed it ok
> anyway. Never tried it on any other characters, as the Feralas one was so
> hard I assumed they'd all be that difficult.


I never even tried it solo! Must try them all once alone, I guess.

Xymmie
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Catriona R wrote:
>
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:26:11 -0500, "Xymmie" <xymmie.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> The Outland escort quests turned out a lot better than some of the
> >> Azeroth escort quests I have done. Specifically, the mechanical
> >> chicken escort quests in Tanaris, Feralas, and Hinterlands. And the
> >> troll escort quest in Hinterlands. Then the goblin in Un'Goro is a
> >> nightmare.
>
> The goblin's about the easiest escort quest of all, because you choose the
> route instead of trying to keep him alive as he runs though loads of
> enemies.

Uh huh. I did it again with my warrior the other day and never had to
fight.


> The worst one of all is the stupid human in a cage by the lost
> ones village in swamp of sorrows, who decides to walk right through the
> middle of the village - only way to complete it is to clear the place first
> and then hope you get lucky :-/
>

Now, THAT one was tough.

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On Aug 16, 4:28 am, "Klurg" <nos....DeleteThis@here.com> wrote:
> Blizzard, in the next expansion could you please NOT include Hemet
> Nessingwary and his dire "go out and kill 30 cows and then kill another 30
> cows and then repeat" style of quests. Thanks.

cancel your life.

Hemet Nesingwary is the only good thing in WoW
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Xymmie <xymmie.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> Bleah. Never again, unless I can solo it.
>

The chicken quests *are* soloable, though you might have to wait a bit.
I soloed the Hinterlands and Feralas ones, and I only got help on the
Tanaris one because I was in a PUG that said "Hey, I need to do the
chicken quest." so we all did it together.

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On 16 elo, 22:15, lcpltom <lcpl....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The Outland escort quests turned out a lot better than some of the
> Azeroth escort quests I have done. Specifically, the mechanical
> chicken escort quests in Tanaris, Feralas, and Hinterlands. And the
> troll escort quest in Hinterlands. Then the goblin in Un'Goro is a
> nightmare.
>
> Most of the Outland ones though, while challenging, were at least
> soloable at the level they were designed for. Unlike the Azeroth ones
> that really need a group.

Escort quests in Azeroth are easy for a protection paladin. Except
the chicken one in Feralas. I could easily keep myself in a good
condition, but when the last wave of mobs came, I didn't notice that
the chicken was fighting a different mob than I was and it died. Since
the quest takes plenty of time, I was too frustrated to try it again.

I have to say that I've generally hated escort quests, but they are
quite enjoyable with a prot pally.
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Mark Konrad wrote:
> <1hd8c3lbbj4gne4plri2vsqvctmqbi6atl.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, Catriona
> R<catrionarNOSPAM.TakeThisOut@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>>I like those quests!
>
> yeah they are better than the quests, where you have to collect 10 items
> from mobs that drop so rare you end up killing 50 until you have what you
> need to complete the quest

If only you had to kill 50 it wouldn't be a problem. But sometimes you
end up having to kill 80, or 100, or 150, and that *is* a problem.

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