I'm doing this quest on my little noob in Elmore ^__^
But.. I'm told to kill Baranka's Messenger, but the thing is, it's surrounded by 5 other mobs (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/miserylou/baranka.jpg) - namely Orc Escorts. Supposedly they're all passive. But the name suggests that they're social. Can anyone confirm? Because I don't feel like getting pwned by all these mobs as soon as I touch Baranka's Messenger.
Sorry....but as soon as you touch the messenger they will attack you. (Bad NC BAD!)
Your only real option is to gather some Shots, some heal and haste potions, walk up clobber the messenger, then run for it. Eventually you will either outrun the guards or they will give up. (It is doable, but Highly aggravating.)
Getting help from another char makes it much easier...but isn't always feasable in Orc lands.
I've done it successfully and yes they all aggro. You only have to kill the main boss so I just killed him than ran away. Oh, I forgot to mention you have to do it three times.
Hehe yeah, I found that out. I'm a mystic, so second time, I chill flamed the messenger and ran, and when it was at half health I drained him and ran again till the rest stopped following me. Lol what a rush :D
Terrain is important! if you go to the little ledge above the whole group? You can chill flame or poison the actual messenger...and though the others will run up to you over and over and eventually find footing to kill you---the messenger dies.
That's what I did recently. Use terrain to your advantage! There's a tiny ledge above them that none of the mobs can run to where your spells will still land.
Was I the ONLY one that found this quest painfully easy? :eek:
Depends on when you did it....
In Prelude there was just the messenger, no Bodyguards.
In Chronicle 1 they added the guards...and they were tough.
Unless I'm mistaken they nerfed the guards a bit in Chronicle 3 or so. Not sure since I've only done this quest like 3 times or so... >_<
I just did it a week ago...you can get it I think at level 10 or 12...certainly under 15.
The messenger has like 4 assistants...all are white to you.
Even with healpots and whatever buffs you can find a mystic can't take all 5 down imo.
Doesn't matter--if you kill the messenger and the minions kill you, you still accomplish that part of the quest and move on.
It's tough though.
It is easy, for a mystic. I have no idea how a fighter would do it, considering they have no ranged attack.
I already had a staff equivalent to the sword you get from the quest, so if you don't already have a decent fighter weapon, I have a hard time believing you could pull it off. - Unless of course you'd managed to get a bronze set...
Twinks could do it, I think. But if you're a real noob... I don't know. I haven't given my toon top gear. All the money I have, I've earned with this toon, from doing quests. When I did this quest, I had the lowest robe set. I've upgraded since.
It is easy, for a mystic. I have no idea how a fighter would do it, considering they have no ranged attack.
I already had a staff equivalent to the sword you get from the quest, so if you don't already have a decent fighter weapon, I have a hard time believing you could pull it off. - Unless of course you'd managed to get a bronze set...
Twinks could do it, I think. But if you're a real noob... I don't know. I haven't given my toon top gear. All the money I have, I've earned with this toon, from doing quests. When I did this quest, I had the lowest robe set. I've upgraded since.
Terrain is important! if you go to the little ledge above the whole group? You can chill flame or poison the actual messenger...and though the others will run up to you over and over and eventually find footing to kill you---the messenger dies.
That's what I did recently. Use terrain to your advantage! There's a tiny ledge above them that none of the mobs can run to where your spells will still land.
Isn't this, technically, perching and therefore a bannable exploit?