Solo Attack Opening Moves

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » May 19, 2005, 10:39 am

Just curious how different people and classes approach a solo mob that is 3-4 levels higher than they are.

Druid

Prefight: I have MotW, Thorns, and maybe a potion or two for defense or agility.

Open the Fight:
Starfire
Moonfire
Faerie Fire
Regrowth on self
Moonfire
Bear form

During the Fight:
As needed I will either Bash in bear form then switch to heal or switch and Warstomp, Heal, Moonfire, Bear. If things get a little dicey, like if there is an add or two, I have a potion handy to help out.

Ending the Fight:
If I am in Bear form I will Feral Charge.
If not then I will Entangle and then Moonfire.

Nilaman · Post by **Nilaman** » May 19, 2005, 11:07 am

As a hunter I pre-mark the mob then pull with Serpent Sting and send Fluffy in to recieve the inc. Hit Aimed shot to give Fluffy a few seconds to gain aggro before I crit on em.

If it is an elite mob I pop intimidation and hit rapidfire. If it is just a normal mob I would continue alternating serpent sting with arcane shot. Throw in a concussion shot before my pet needs a heal so he can get stunned/snared if the heal pulls aggro.

If the mob is going to smush me I hit FD and get back up to fight more. Rinse and repeat.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » May 19, 2005, 11:21 am

Im a defensive warrior so my attack is pretty simple. I pop Bloodrage and start the fight immediately. With my attacks and bloodrage, I get enough rage to land sunder armor 5 times to get my target's armor down a lot, which makes rage generation much easier for rest of fight. I spend the rest of the time usually doing the shield block revenge combo, with the occasional heroic strike or concussion blow (if I need to bandage) untill it is dead. If it is an elite mob, I might save some rage to activate shield discipline to soak up some more damage.

Shield Discipline needs love, the duration is way to low to get some good use out of it. By the time it starts and ends, you MIGHT get 3 or 4 blocks out of it. Whoopie I blocked around 300-400 damage. Rage I could have used on something else. Either reduce the cooldown or increase the duration.

Avestan · Post by **Avestan** » May 19, 2005, 12:20 pm

Holy Priest

Shield and holy fire before fight

SW:P followed by Mind blast

while MB cycles, I wand and pound with mace

2nd Mind blast, a few wands and then re: SW:P

Usually I will just let the dot tick off and add mace/wand damage to preserve mana as this point.

I can kill level 58-59 mobs this way and still have 80% mana and 80% hps most of the time.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » May 19, 2005, 12:26 pm

As a rogue, if the mob is alone I usually hide then open with Ambush.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » May 19, 2005, 1:17 pm

As a NE druid, I'll start with root, then farie fire, and moonfire. If the root is still holding, which it usually is, I'll do starfires until I break root, I always get in at least one more fresh moonfire. I'm pretty lucky with starfires and get a decent amount of stuns, which helps control the flow before I enter melee. Before I even touch them, they should have lost at least a 3rd of thier health.

Then I'll bear form and stun asap followed by demorilizing roar. I save the rest of my rage for a frenzied regen. By the time the fight is done, my mana will be in good shape to rinse and repeat.

If I'm indoors, I'll always start with a ravage from cat form, followed with rake and rip, adding some dots to the fight. I'll have to stand and heal after getting those in, then it's a moonfire and bearform.

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » May 19, 2005, 6:19 pm

Usually I just send in my pet then watch and see if he can kill it. If not then I run like a little girl screaming "MOMMY"

archeiron · Post by **archeiron** » May 19, 2005, 6:44 pm

Shadow Priest

Prep: Fort, Inner Fire, potions (depending on what I am carrying)

Opening:

PW: S (Bubble)
wait for mana regen to recover to full
Cast Mind Blast and when casting timer is near 75% hit SW: P
Flay
Mind Blast
Flay
Flay
Mind Blast
Flay
Flay
(re-Bubble and SW: P as needed)
...

Nothing that I can actually kill has survived beyond one bubble refresh.

For an elite a few levels higher with adds, I hit Scream when the adds hit melee range and hit it every time it refreshes thereafter. If it is a high DPS mob, I will hit Renew just as bubble fades.

Finally Spirit Tap kicks in and I start to regen at double speed.

Toshira · Post by **Toshira** » June 8, 2005, 1:10 pm

Try this for Shadow Priest.

MB
Flay
(Mob now arrives)
Psychic Scream (Rank 1 93ish mana)
Flay out
MB
Flay in
Dead

Usually beats 450-500 mana on the shield

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » June 9, 2005, 10:19 pm

paladin, turn on autoattack

go afk, have sex with husband, make a sandwich, use the toilet, come back, heal myself, go afk again, call someone on the phone, take the dog out, make myself a cocktail, take laundry out of the washing machine, put in dryer, come back, loot monster corpse.

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » June 9, 2005, 11:35 pm

That is not a glowing endorsement of your husbands sexual stamina.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » June 10, 2005, 12:30 am

well, he is 87.

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » June 10, 2005, 12:44 am

NICE!!!

Is he rich, or you just like em wrinkly??

Kwonryu DragonFist · Post by **Kwonryu DragonFist** » June 10, 2005, 12:58 am

For Rog

Stealth (Sneakumz), then Cheap shotto

For Shm

Lightning Bolt
Flame Shock
Windfury and Lightning Shield is up + 4 totems

archeiron · Post by **archeiron** » June 10, 2005, 1:48 am

Toshira wrote:Try this for Shadow Priest.

MB
Flay
(Mob now arrives)
Psychic Scream (Rank 1 93ish mana)
Flay out
MB
Flay in
Dead

Usually beats 450-500 mana on the shield

In over 50% of the places that I have solo'ed (at various levels) that would result in at least one add.

Additionally, SW: P is undeniably the priest's most efficient source of damage. There is little reason not to use it on any mob that can survive 2x MB and 3x Flay.

Gonzoie - Luclin · Post by **Gonzoie - Luclin** » June 10, 2005, 2:13 am

Shadow Priest..

2 forms

Form #1

Shield
Dot
Flay
Flay
Flay
Wand or Beat Down

Form #2

Mind Blast
Dot
Flay
Shield (rank 2 or 3.. i use this instead of rank 1 Fear)
Flay ( Shield will drop after Flay )
Wand or Beat Down

Usually finished fight 1 with 80%hp 80%mana ( fully regenned in a few seconds with spirit tap )

Fight 2 with 60% HP 90% mana ( Toss on renew and with spirit tap your 100/100 before next mob )

Cotto · Post by **Cotto** » June 10, 2005, 4:33 am

Mage

Pyroblast
Fireball (x2 if humanoid)
FireBlast
Frost Nova - then back away
Fireball
Fireball
Blast Wave

Mob dead, fight lasts around 30seconds maybe less.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » June 11, 2005, 12:15 am

As a mage:

Pyro or Fireball
Fireblast
Arcane Missiles
Root spell thingy
Fireball
Fireblast
(If needed, another arcane missiles)
If runners, cone of cold.

Usually I just solo aoe, so its just:

Blizzard
Cone of Cold
Instant ae until dead.

cadalano · Post by **cadalano** » June 13, 2005, 9:46 am

Paladin:

1. hit button that makes u invincible like superman
2. hit button that makes u teleport
3. eat your own poop

Spang · Post by **Spang** » June 14, 2005, 10:06 am

warlock:

cast siphon life

then run away and cast agony

keep running and cast corruption

click attack on imp

turn around and fear

cast immolate

then lots of shadowbolts and recast dots and fear as needed

mostly what i do with elites...with non-elites i just throw in the VW or prostitute and pile on the dots and nukes.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 14, 2005, 1:04 pm

kyoukan wrote:paladin, turn on autoattack

go afk, have sex with husband, make a sandwich, use the toilet, come back, heal myself, go afk again, call someone on the phone, take the dog out, make myself a cocktail, take laundry out of the washing machine, put in dryer, come back, loot monster corpse.

I miss your hunter.

Nothing like a crazed orc rushing into a battle with an oversized shotgun. BLAMBLAMBLAMBLAM!

Xanupox · Post by **Xanupox** » June 24, 2005, 10:20 am

I don't play WoW.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » June 24, 2005, 11:46 am

Xanupox wrote:I don't play WoW.

Hrmm, maybe you shouldn't have posted in the WoW forum then?

miir · Post by **miir** » June 24, 2005, 12:05 pm

Bubba Grizz wrote:
Xanupox wrote:I don't play WoW.
Hrmm, maybe you shouldn't have posted in the WoW forum then?

But the world still revolves around Xanupox.
Didn't you get the memo, Bubba?

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » June 24, 2005, 4:00 pm

miir wrote:
Bubba Grizz wrote:
Xanupox wrote:I don't play WoW.
Hrmm, maybe you shouldn't have posted in the WoW forum then?
But the world still revolves around Xanupox.
Didn't you get the memo, Bubba?

DOH! My apologies then.

Mezzmor · Post by **Mezzmor** » July 20, 2005, 4:34 pm

Hi Tosh. Miss ya.

As a shadow priest, I have no problems with elites 1-2 levels higher or reg mobs up to 5 levels higher.

Bubble up
MB
SW:P
Flay

If the mob dont hit hard, I just beat the shit out of him with my staff from here and keep myself healed. If it hits hard, fear him away, flay out, flay in, MB, rinse and repeat.

However, my leveling grind of choice is to not play for three days, find a concentration of mobs that are 3-4 levels under me and beat the shit out of the entire zone with my wand. When I feel like a challenge, I might pull 5 mobs on me at once with SW:P just to see how long it takes to mow them down. Much more mana efficient and time efficient when you are getting 200% exp for killing trivial shit. Like when I hit level 33. I went to shimmering flats and just made the circle 3 or 4 times and dinged in like an hour. If I really need to level quickly to get the next L337 same boring ass spell, I 2box my mage and mow down entire zones in minutes. I have a third computer that I was gonna use for a tank, but why? If I feel a terrible need to go to SM, kill everything, burn the place down, rape the women, sell the kids, but I only have about 90 minutes, I just LFG for one. Saves me 14 bucks a month and the hassle of actually putting effort into the game.

In short, I do everything possible to level quickly and not have to play this boring, bug ridden, laggy stinking pile of shit for more than an hour at a time or have to group with the next fucktwit 13 year old b.net kiddie that comes around.

I understand it gets even worse at 60.

Really challenging stuff. 3 days, 18 hours and change to level 38. Hell I think in EQ at 3 and change days played I was probably level 15?