Comments on: Matt’s Three Stars: Week Ending November 16

By: Honorshammer

Honorshammer — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:50:54 +0000

AkilÃ¢â‚¬â„¢zonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Gauntlet, EZ Mode = Tankadin at the front on the two elites and all the birdies.

By: GirlMeetsWoW

GirlMeetsWoW — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:49:50 +0000

Alas, the gauntlet has indeed been fixed. Fun while it lasted, though.

By: Apathy

Apathy — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:47:15 +0000

I have absolutely no reason to comment here, except:

Gratz on Vashj Matticus!

By: Matticus!

Matticus! — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:54:24 +0000

I totally expect to get that nerfed. But whatever makes it easier to move up the mountain. Eagle boss to 40% this time :S.

By: Karthis

Karthis — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:16:45 +0000

Apathy,

The term ‘exploit’, in the sense that Blizz generally uses it, is the use of abilities that trivialize an encounter. This fits the bill, big time. (It’s just as bad as the Void Reaver trick from a few weeks ago.) The loophole won’t last, so people may as well learn to deal with the gauntlet.

By: Apathy

Apathy — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:51:26 +0000

While Blizzard has every right to modify the gauntlet, I don’t see how it’s an exploit. Stop the messenger from reaching the castle and the defenses aren’t manned. Makes perfect sense to sap the lookout and keep him from raising the alarm.

Then again, my group hasn’t had any problem with the gauntlet. We keep the birds together, take down the pulls, keep close together, and move all together in one place. Never wiped once on it. *shrugs*

Now Akil’zon, on the other hand….

By: Karthis

Karthis — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:28:09 +0000

The gauntlet trick is an exploit, and they will fix it. Expect either the guards to be given the ability to see thru stealth, or else the lookout to be made unsappable.

My guild took on the gauntlet last night, and after two wipes we cake-walked it the third time. The trick is keeping the birds in one place to be able to burn them down quickly. Frost nova + AOE worked well. When birds (etc) did slip thru to the back, I just picked ‘em up (I was collecting the warriors).