Ok, to respond to a couple of different posts simultaneously:
I realize that no one is really arguing with me, but this discussion started
because of the Shaman saying he could melee a blue at level 35, remember?
So I was talking about purely meleeing down a solid blue mob. No charming
or pixie strking, etc. Our buffing songs don't count since a shaman would
have been buffed meleeing down a blue too.
Technically John's experience in Sol B is with soloing a "light blue" mob ~5
levels below him. Although it's very hard to apply the term "light blue" to
the GKs in Sol B with a straight face. I've fought my fair share of them
and they'll put the hurt on you quickly when you get their attention.
Crier Sharpsong - 32nd on Fennin Ro
> > A bard soloing a blue at 35th! LOL!
> >
> > At 32nd with maxed 1HB and maxed 1HS, a Staff of Writhing and a
> Silvery War
> > Axe I can kill a light blue if nothing abnormal happens and he's not a
> > caster. Taking on a blue or deep blue would be tantamount to
> suicide, at
> > best very, very risky. For me a solid blue mob would be a
> Lizard Fanatic in
> > Cazic-Thule. It would pound me into the mud one-on-one. No
> question. On
> > the other hand, a light blue would be a gator in the sewers. I
> *can* solo
> > one of those.
>
> Just for yucks, I decided to try soloing a greater kobold in
> Sol B (usually L35 or so) at level 40. I played Hymn,
> Warsong, Psalm of Cooling, and Chain, trying as hard as I
> could to keep all 4 effects going (probably succeeded about
> half the time). When I dropped below half health, I switched
> to Pixie Strike/Hymn with a lute while I healed up. I did
> this right in front of a little-used zone line for reasons of
> safety.
>
> It started off pretty well. I amazed myself by dropping it
> about 20% (one bubble) while only taking one bubble of damage
> myself. Then it got several quick hits in dropping me below
> half, and I switched to heal up while it was down 30%.
>
> Next round didn't go very well. It got some big hits on me
> and I was down 3 bubbles before I barely budged its hp - maybe
> 10%, leaving it down about 35% (it healed too while I was
> healing).
>
> The next two rounds were about average - I chipped off about
> 20% of its hp before it could drop me to below half. So after
> four rounds, the kobold was down 70% or so.
>
> The fifth round had a close call as another kobold spawned in
> the room (I was in the hall). Fortunately, it was just out of
> aggro range and didn't join. Another player watched me for a
> bit, then pulled the new kobold. I was smelling blood by the
> end of this round with the kobold down to about 15% of its hp.
>
> The sixth round I almost killed it, getting it down to just a
> sliver of hp, maybe 5%, while I was at half. I decided to
> commit to killing it this round, since the zone was just
> behind me. I was starting to regret my decision when it got
> several lucky hits on me leaving me with little more than a
> bubble, when the other player returned and tossed a couple
> heals on me. The kobold started to run once I was healed, and
> after 20 minutes fighting the same kobold, I got to loot my
> kill. Final score: me - about 6 bubbles damage, kobold -
> about 17 bubbles of damage.
>
> So yeah, you can solo, but you probably don't want to. It's
> much easier to group or charm (I suppose charm could be
> considered soloing, but killing off the winner solo can be a
> pain too).
>
> --
> John H. Kim
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