Around Azeroth: Escape to the house of mummies
What's worse than having to run down a tunnel while being chased by a huge boulder? As Tavion of <Of Blood and Bone> on Grizzly Hills recently learned, running up stairs while being chased by an angry giant is infinitely more difficult. "Capped this as I was attemtping to make it out of VoA before getting killed," she wrote. "During a particularly painful PuG 10-Man, the tanks went down almost instantly (stacking stamina does not = tank gear, by the way) and the healers were down seconds later. As I saw it, my best option was just to get the heck out while the fury warrior tried to tank, buying me enough time to make it up the stairs. I was the last one alive and he got me only a few feet from the door."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jehanne Jul 28th 2009 10:05AM
Love that screenie. Scary.
Valt Jul 28th 2009 10:09AM
Damn it, I have dozens of pictures like this and was about to send it here.
Its nice image. I know the feeling too.
regisfrost Jul 28th 2009 10:11AM
Ah, PUGs.
Spiderpk Jul 28th 2009 10:15AM
Can you actually make it out of the there? I tried that with an Emalon pug - got to entrance portal (Shield Wall ftw!) but instead of exiting the instance I found myself running back down the ramp to the boss, who promptly two-shotted me :(
peagle Jul 28th 2009 11:01AM
You can run out, but the question is WHY? The corpse walk is about 2 feet. Instead you make the rest of the raid wait while you save 2g in repairs.
Rai Jul 28th 2009 11:45AM
I've made it out of there alive before on my rogue, but it's always very close.
Pantyraider Jul 28th 2009 12:29PM
@Peagle...
I agree with you on the corpse run, but 2g in repairs? Might want to an a zero to the end of that. Plate is expensive to fix, apparently.
Pantyraider Jul 28th 2009 12:31PM
Add, not an... wtb edit button
Xiol Jul 28th 2009 1:30PM
As an almost fully Ulduar25 geared Pally tank, my repair bill from one wipe is usually about 9g.
I mean, 9g isn't exactly breaking the bank, but it all adds up. A below-average night in Ulduar will net me 160g in repairs, easily enough. (We don't always have the cleanest of kills!)
Vitoli Jul 28th 2009 6:24PM
Can't wait to see Escape to the House of Mummies Pt II
[AS] Unite.
Yeng Jul 28th 2009 10:16AM
Been there, done that.
Gimmlette Jul 28th 2009 10:27AM
We've all been here in various instances. "Awk! There's the door! Run, toon, run! NOOOOOO!" Die by the entrance. And then have guild members make snarky comments about having to step OVER you when they zone in.
Yeng Jul 28th 2009 10:59AM
We don't run if its a guild run. You take the wipe so you can hurry up and get back in there and down him. But I'll definitely run to the door on a PuG run gone bad.
Gimmlette Jul 28th 2009 11:14AM
It depends upon the instance. In most cases, we like the spectacularness of the wipe. Sometimes, however, due to the location of the boss versus where you're liable to die, having someone run back as close to the door as possible is advisable. And never discount the screenshot or humor aspect of "Run Gimmlette run!"
Tom Jul 28th 2009 10:41AM
It's times like this I wish Blizz would give us a "RUN RUN RUN" button. Kinda like sprint except for everyone.
Unsavory Jul 28th 2009 10:44AM
As long as it's not a quick time event.
Bill Jul 28th 2009 12:14PM
Press 'X' not to die
Daniel Jul 28th 2009 10:42AM
Yea normally I get killed as I jump through the portal. Sucks to almost make it and than fail.
HoboJoe Junkpan Jul 28th 2009 10:49AM
Nice Venture Bro's shout-out in the title, too! ;)
RogueJedi86 Jul 28th 2009 10:53AM
Escape to the House of Mummies.........Part 1, 2, or 3?