Forum Post of the Day: Guide for 8 Mages
by Mike Schramm 
Aug 14th 2008 at 4:30PM
Jazle of Barthilas finally gives level 8 mages the guide they need to down those very tough beach murlocs (they are fishmen) in Westfall. According to this rising young star in the Mage community (he's 7 in real life), you need to start at max range, lay in a frostshot and a few fireballs, and 1 more fireball for the killer blow! After that, since he's 4 years above you, you will be bound to get something good soon.This is probably the clearest and easiest guide we've ever read, and as many players say, rare is the Mage who can actually drop a mob 4 levels higher (even at 8). We can't thank Jazle enough for this advice -- we agree he is "bound to get something good soon," and his optimism and earnestness, on the Mage forums, a place normally full of QQ and tears, is totally refreshing.
Oh, and he's right: don't use sheep. It makes their health come back.
Thanks, Dan!
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Odds and ends, Humor, Guides
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
MikeD Aug 14th 2008 4:40PM
EPIC
Harmun Aug 15th 2008 10:30AM
That post was better than most of the ones I read on the forum.
BitterCupOJoe Aug 14th 2008 4:41PM
Man, that is about nine kinds of adorable.
pudds Aug 14th 2008 4:47PM
Awesome.
The Hammer Aug 14th 2008 4:53PM
Haha! That's one of the best posts ever.
John Aug 14th 2008 4:55PM
I call shenanigans. First, not many 7 year old boys are going to want to play a female toon, most boys that age would find that idea too "girly" and 7 is too young to want to stare at "fine animated backside". Second, the spelling and grammar mistakes look like someone older trying to impersonate the writing abilities of a child, he misspells "diffikult" but gets the much harder to spell "succesful" correct, uses u and you in the same sentence (I would imagine using one or the other thoughout), spells hahah and hahaa and after the latter does the whole !1 as if he let go of shift too soon. Finally, the only people I have ever seen refer to levels as "years" are Roleplayers who are desperately trying to refer to their level in some in-universe-appropriate fashion (I prefer other words, level does not equal age), and I've met young gamers who know exactly what a level is and that the character can be a different age than their level. Overall good "troll" it got mention here so it must have fooled some people.
Marc Aug 14th 2008 4:59PM
You got 'successful' wrong though but you're right, it seems like a troll.
FantomRedux Aug 14th 2008 5:49PM
How is it a troll, trolls are people who come and post just to be asshats. Also, trolls start in Durotar xP
dart Aug 14th 2008 7:17PM
Baiting is a style of Trolling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiting_(trolling)
They are trying to create a reaction.
Faar Aug 14th 2008 9:43PM
Baiting is a classic trolling technique sure, but I must say I can't recall ever seeing many 'positive' baiting trolls, mainly because trolls live to cause anger, controversy and/or mayhem.
Writing nice and cute and adorable troll posts don't really serve well to achieve that objective...
Ryan11 Aug 15th 2008 10:49AM
My 8 year old brother has been playing since he was 6. He's got about 40 alts, but it actually surprises me how many people think he is older than he really is. He can type faster than a lot of adults, and performs very well in dungeons.
I don't find this hard to believe at all.
Palladiamors Aug 14th 2008 4:57PM
That is just......awwwwww!
WeirdoKitty Aug 14th 2008 5:03PM
This forum post is better than most of the posts on the official forums.
A. He has a point. (Other mages have doubtless learned the lessen, but at least this OP remembers that not everyone has been playing as long as he has)
B. It's relevant to the board he posted on.
C. While there are some mistakes in grammer in composition, they do not prevent the reader from understanding, and they of a lesser degree and rarer occurance than most other posts.
D. He was able to present his point without complaining or resorting to personal attacks on other posters.
E. He demonstrated the courage and skill to take on an NPC four levels over him without bragging.
If only more posters could measure up to this criteria, I'd read the official forums on a regular basis.
Kassius Aug 14th 2008 8:48PM
Even if it is a troll he deserves credit for the sheer unbearable cuteness of it. Its a great reminder of what the game is about, genuine or no
Evan Aug 14th 2008 5:07PM
If I had a guide like that when I started, I absolutely would have had an easier time!!
Two Thumbs up! Thanks for the tip :)
Milktub Aug 14th 2008 5:07PM
Kids say the darndest things.
peagle Aug 14th 2008 5:17PM
Blizz should hide an epic on one of those murlocs for him imo.
Demosthenes Aug 14th 2008 5:21PM
How is this a guide, its how every mage fights things.
Durante Aug 14th 2008 5:41PM
Clearly something killed the child inside you long long ago.
Zakk Aug 14th 2008 5:44PM
Whoosh?
Or maybe whoosh for me...