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Player versus NPC health

Posted Mar 23rd 2008 2:00PM by Adam Holisky
Filed under: Druid, Paladin, Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, Virtual selves, Instances, NPCs

A comment left by Argent on my article about the maximum amount of stamina got me thinking. How does player health stack and scale against NPC health? I quoted 17,500 unbuffed health as a good target for maxed unbuffed stamina, which equates to about 22,000 health fully raid buffed (possibly more depending on group, consumables, and talent composition).

So, let's take a look at what some mobs are that have around 22,000 to 23,000 health. Remember, this is as much as a fully equipped tier six warrior will probably have in raid.

Archaedas, Level 40 Elite, Uldaman
Princess Theradras, Level 51 Elite, Maraudon
Timmy the Cruel (Timmeh!), Level 58 Elite, Stratholme Live
Highlord Omokk, Level 59 Elite, Lower Blackrock Spire
Magister Kalendris, Level 60 Elite, Dire Maul West
Maleki the Palllid, Level 61 Elite, Stratholme Undead
Novice Astromancer, Level 70, Tempest Keep the Eye (pulled in packs around Solarian)
Culuthas, Level 70 Elite Demon, Netherstorm

If you want to just go by unbuffed numbers, some famous mobs that have around 17,500 health include:

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Last few days for Headless Horseman farming

Posted Oct 29th 2007 7:30PM by John Himes
Filed under: Paladin, Warrior, Items, Events

About a week and a half ago, the halls of Scarlet Monastery were packed with more players than they've seen in a long time. Corpses of Horde, Alliance and unwitting Scarlet Crusaders littered the floor when Hallow's End hit the servers and plate-wearers world wide began their obsessive quest to nab the Horseman's Helm.

Of course, the warriors and paladins aren't alone in their enthusiasm. Since there are a variety of goodies that can be acquired, it wasn't difficult to find groups to challenge the Horseman the first few days of the event. As players have collected the items they were hoping to get or simply got bored of the encounter, it's become more difficult to find a group to take down the cackling loot piñata.

With the real life holiday of Halloween marking the end of its Azerothian counterpart on Wednesday, time is running out to summon the Horseman. Hopefully more people will be online and willing to get a couple more shots at the helm/pet/ring they've been salivating over.

Personally, it took me over thirty-five attempts to get the Helm for my warrior, and I have guild mates that are still trying to get the Sinister Squashling. While the drop rates are certainly random, in my experience, these two items are both the most sought after and the least common. While I'd love to get the pet for one of my characters, the grind for the helm was enough for this year.

Have you achieved your Hallow's End goals? What are you still hoping to get accomplished?

Zul'Aman and Scarlet Monastery becoming safer for Alliance

Posted Oct 26th 2007 9:00AM by Robin Torres
Filed under: Horde, Alliance, Patches, Events, PvP, Forums

Level 70 Elite Tauren guards (not to be confused with L70ETC) have been stationed outside Zul'Aman on the test server. I agree with Elizabeth that the race choice makes no sense, but according to CM Nethaera, the guards (in some form) are there to stay.

This is, of course, in response to the overwhelming complaints from Alliance players that have to go to Horde territory in order to try out the new instance.

Nethaera also says that they will be implementing a Contested Area around Zul'Aman to further alleviate the unbridled ganking currently occuring there. She says that in the past, they could only flag entire zones as contested, but now they have the ability to change the PvP status of just an area within a zone. This change will be implemented on the PTR first before coming to live servers.

They are also going to be surrounding other instances with contested areas, such as the Scarlet Monastery. Unfortunately for the Alliance players currently trying to farm the Headless Horseman, this change will come a bit late. But maybe it will be implemented in time for next year's event.

Players have been voicing concerns about changing the areas in lowbie zones to contested. How will it affect the level 10s trying to quest around these new contested areas?

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Collect the whole set!

Posted Apr 20th 2007 1:46PM by Elizabeth Wachowski
Filed under: Items, Instances

My little blood elf pally has finally hit 40 and got her free mount, and with it comes a new goal -- collecting the entire Chain of the Scarlet Crusade set from Scarlet Monastery.

I probably would have never thought of doing it until I got the only BOP part of the set during my first Cathedral run. Then I got the Aegis of the Scarlet Commander and Herod's Shoulder, and realized that I was starting to look pretty cool. At that point, it became a quest. I knew it would be difficult -- and that I'd even have to go back at 70, most likely -- but I still want to do it.

As I write this, I'm off to tag along in Armory with a 70 rogue from my guild who is doing silk farming in hopes of getting the Ravager or the mail helm from Herod. All in all, I only need the helm, chestpiece and boots to look like a real Scarlet Crusader. The tabard would be nice but not necessary. The boots are extremely rare, so I'm either going to have to do a lot of farming or plunk down some money from my epic flying mount fund. But it'll be worth it when I can stand in the lobby of Scarlet Monastery and taunt the Alliance. Hmm, the Ashbringer would also be a nice fit ...

Have you ever wanted to collect the full set of something, whether it be from BRD or Naxx? Have you ever bought an item just because it was cool to have it?

WoW Moviewatch: Paladinypse Now

Posted Mar 24th 2007 12:46PM by Elizabeth Harper
Filed under: Paladin, Machinima, WoW Moviewatch

Paladin Regis of Sunstrider (EU) offers us this sample of a paladin's abilities at level 70. And while you may believe that Scarlet Monastery isn't the most challenging place to test your skills, I'm not certain which classes, other than the paladin, have the ability to take out the whole instance at once, even at level 70. Warriors could equal them in damage mitigation, but don't have the same AoE options. And mages could certainly best paladins at the AoE game, but probably couldn't take that much of a beating.

Am I wrong? You're welcome to prove it with a video of your own!

Previously on Moviewatch...

Finding Your Way Through Azeroth Lore

Posted Sep 6th 2006 8:32PM by Mike Schramm
Filed under: Alliance, Orcs, Tips, Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Blizzard

Garst from Stonemaul has a really interesting question on the forums: where can a lore newbie go first for information?

Recently, I've been trying to get more and more into the lore of Azeroth-- instances especially are much more fun to play when you know exactly who you're fighting and why they're doing what they're doing. In the thread, Neth recommends a few books-- Day of the Dragon, Lord of the Clans, and The Last Guardian, and I agree with her in recommending scanning through (it's long and sometimes boring) the timeline of the WoW universe over on the website. For all of my interest in it, the only thing I've really done outside of the game is go back and replay Warcraft III (or just watch a few cinematics from it). Both Wikipedia and WoW Wiki have lots of good lore info. And one thing Neth doesn't mention is that there's lots of lore inside the game itself. Don't laugh, but especially in Scarlet Monastery and Scholomance, reading through a lot of the books laying around will give a really good background on what's happening in Azeroth.

You're laughing, aren't you? Ok, well, a lot of players may just say "lore lol," but believe me when I say that giving the history a read definitely fills out the game a little bit, and shows you even more deeply the care Blizzard has taken in putting this universe together. Wielding Ashkandi is fun, but it's even moreso when you know who that sword used to belong to.

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Player versus NPC health

Last few days for Headless Horseman farming

Zul'Aman and Scarlet Monastery becoming safer for Alliance

Collect the whole set!

WoW Moviewatch: Paladinypse Now

Finding Your Way Through Azeroth Lore

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Player versus NPC health

Last few days for Headless Horseman farming

Zul'Aman and Scarlet Monastery becoming safer for Alliance

Collect the whole set!

WoW Moviewatch: Paladinypse Now

Finding Your Way Through Azeroth Lore

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