Lessons from Shadowfang Keep for Newb Rogue

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Game Dame

First, let me say, Arugal and all his bastidge sons are dead, thanks to the Green Poxed last night. Here is proof. Please click to enjoy the full size animated beauty of modern dance.

The green troll person in the middle is Abuto, my Poxer. This was our third unique instance together and I am learning my role slowly, bit by bit. Some takeaways from last night.

  • Do not make the tank wish he could aggro the rogue. It’s poor form.
  • Stay in front of the target if running around the back of him means aggroing the entire room. Even if you’re specced to kick booty from the back. Just stand in front and like it.
  • Use the tab key or the attack key to target the next mob. Do not embarrass yourself by accidentally looting before the battle is over. Dude! You know better than that!
  • Do NOT get all giggly when you see your first locked trunk. This just makes everyone roll their eyes.
  • If it’s not an upgrade, pass all the greens to the Enchanter.
  • Thank your healers for brilliantly keeping you alive, despite all the above! /mwah!
  • Try not to breathe in deeply behind the bear butt. You think that -100 weapon skill curse was bad?? Not even!
  • Patience is a virtue.
  • When in doubt, just stab something in the middle of the pack.

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5 Responses to “Lessons from Shadowfang Keep for Newb Rogue”

  1. Ess, on April 25th, 2008 at 4:41 am Said:

    Hee hee hee! It even looks like Meep is dancing! :D

    I learned that second lesson, too, this past week. More than once, I ran around to the back of the mob to shred it, and managed to entice the next group of mobs over to the fight. It was nothing we couldn’t handle, but still…

    It’s learning things like that that make it so important, in my opinion, for folks to actually work through these dungeons as lower level toons with level-appropriate groups instead of being run through them. Better to accidently aggro the next set of mobs in SFK than in Hellfire Ramparts. :)

    Yay for the Green Poxed!

  2. Dammerung, on April 25th, 2008 at 6:02 am Said:

    Bah yer tank should know to pull mobs back far enough for you to get behind them.

    Bearbooty doesn’t smell that bad!

    Oh and yeah the tank never wished he could agro the rogue. THe crit spamming healing shaman yes but not the rogue.

  3. Beowulfa, on April 25th, 2008 at 4:08 pm Said:

    LOL. I thought the ecstatic exclamations over the locked box were funny. And I totally agree with you on actually doing the instances. Being run through something with a many-levels-higher character is just cheating. Of course, I realize why it is necessary at times and I’ve done it, so I’m not trying to criticize …. bah I’m going to be quiet now.

  4. *vlad*, on May 2nd, 2008 at 3:57 am Said:

    As a rogue, you need to get behind your target as much as you can. Cleave hurts. A lot.

  5. Kinless, on May 2nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm Said:

    I like how you got the pet to dance. Sweet. And the cat too.

    I agree with Dammerung. Your bear needs to pull the tanked mob back to allow everyone to do their thing. If that means you getting behind it, that’s how far he needs to pull it.

    If you’ve taught the bear to dance, you can teach them anything. If the bear is reluctant, yet truculent, or just plain stubborn and ornery, a swift kick might be in order. Their thick hides means you can’t be handling them with kid gloves. Fel hide boots. Otherwise a good ursari should be able to take care of the most stubborn bear for you. And there’s always the rug option. ;)

    (The cats b-day video was great. It’s got me to missing our three adoptees, cats that came to live on our porch, then in our hearts, that we gave away all too soon for a move.)

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