Comments on: Revisiting Razorfen Kraul

By: Cynwise

Cynwise — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:56:24 +0000

I’m sorry, but the two of you are completely adorable in that picture.
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By: Chastity

Chastity — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:36:37 +0000

Yay RFK. I really like the Razorfen instances because they are full of *zombie piggies*. Seriously, how can you not love *zombie piggies* (they’re quillboars rather than gnolls, but it strikes me that you never actually encounter Quillboars alliance side so you might not have met them before).

It’s really interesting the way the low level dungesons are designed, it seems very different to the philosophy behind higher level dungeons. So for example a lot of the living mobs flee back into the dungeon because, well, that’s what you’d do isn’t it.

It’s why I love Shadowfang Keep. It actually feels like a keep with a mad mage in it.
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By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:34:23 +0000

A comment about Shadowmeld…the tank is recalling how it *used* to work prior to one of the early wrath or late BC patches. Now it only takes the night elf out of combat for the duration of the ability, stops generating threat, and restores all threat previously held once the spell ends.

Think of it as a temporary suppression of threat rather than any sort of aggro dump. Should you shadowmeld to avoid a mob which you’ve acquired top threat upon it will move the person next in line. If they do nothing to generate additional threat then once you come out of shadowmeld you will pop to the top of the threat table again and the mob will come right for you.

While it works on bosses when others players are alive, if you are the only one left standing the boss will home in on your despite being stealthed. Many a healer has bemoaned this change when they thought they were clear only to have Patchwerk stomp towards them.

By: Vidyala

Vidyala — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:32:27 +0000

I’m sorry your group fell apart mid-way like that. At least you were able to finish, one way or another! Now I wonder if that tank will ever think to check that his healer is in range the next time he’s pulling?

Are you both warlocks or are you playing a mage there? Paladins at this level also have a stun in the form of Hammer of Justice, if you’ve ever got one in your lowbie group (any spec). I tend to watch for those runners and run up and smack them with it, or alternately stun any mob in a pack that thinks I look more interesting than the tank.
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By: Psynister

Psynister — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:32:27 +0000

RFK is pretty fun. I really enjoyed running it on my Horde server and it kind of sucked that all three of the Barrens instances were such an annoyance to get to for my Alliance toons. LFD fixed all of that of course and now I’m able to have fun over there again.

One other note about the optional boss there is that a rare spawn can pop up there as well who drops one of the best leather helms for a caster along with a few other useful items.

I’ve been taking my Warlock through there here lately and when the group refuses to do that boss I just go back once we’re done and solo it instead. My 29 Demonlock can handle it solo and I’m sure a 30 Prot Paladin could. Other classes I’m not sure about, but those two could do it solo for sure.
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