This may be a really dumb question, but how do you keep your back to the
wall when pulling? If you're headed back to your group, your front is to
them and your back is to the pullee. What am I missing?
Peace
Evulia, minstrel of 10 verses, Tunare
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elijah Meeker [mailto:elijah@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 4:31 PM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Solusek A
>
>
> From: "Elijah Meeker" <elijah@...>
>
> >
> >I remember a while back some bards on this list helpfully
> described a room
> >in Sol A to which one could pull safely. Our guild is
> planning an outing
> >there this weekend and I would appreciate some advice on
> strategies and
> >locations for hunting there. We are going to try to take
> down the predator
> >as well, would that be within the capability of a full group
> of 22-29's?
> >(avg level 26).
>
>
> I only ever hunted from the Fur Room (as described in those
> emails) so I can
> only talk about that. My technique for pulling was:
>
> Go out looking playing Elemental Rhythms, carrying a lute.
>
> If a wizard was in the pull I would switch to a drum, for the
> return trip.
>
> Chain to pull, then Back to Elemental for the run back to the room.
> Elemental during a wizard pull really seemed to save me a lot
> of damage.
>
> Very, very often I would get stunned, you just have to breath
> deep and hope
> your back is to the wall and wait it out, the Cleric would be
> waiting for
> me(gotta love a really diciplined group that trusts each
> other)...that is
> where the lute came in, the instant I would get unstunned I
> would start
> running and fire up Largo's Binding or Lull. When I got back
> to the room,
> start with CoD, DDD, Binding, Anthem for the tank. or when
> using weapons
> Anthem, Elemental, Binding, Lull.
>
> Again, the main rule is never ever ever let any fire goblin
> get behind you,
> they all (er, pretty sure all) backstab huge. Keep your back
> to the wall at
> all times. You can't always help that while pulling, so make
> sure you are
> going to have a heal waiting for you.
>
>
> Tszaaz E'Taurguin
>
>
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