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Crychtonn · 11-08-2005, 07:00 AM

gossin6 wrote:

Second, make sure you have speed buffs (horse, carpet, etc). The purpose of these are to get you the most distance between you and the mob quickly.

This is very bad advice. Riding a horse or flying a carpet in combat will actually cost you run speed not improve it. Horses, carpets, SoW and even Pathfinding give you Out of Combat movement speed increases. Once you start combat those buffs are negated. The Viel of the 'x' self buff line gives you an In Combat run speed buff. Riding a horse or carpet in combat will negate that In Combat speed buff and cause you to move slower then if you were on foot. At 26 you may not have this buff yet but it should be showing up soon.

At your level I'd stick to only taking on ^ and ^^ heroic's. The ^^^ aren't worth the effort until you hit 42 and get Leg Shot. Leg Shot gives you a non position snare shot that will completely change what you can and can't solo. At 44 I strongly suggest taking the master II of it as your training choice.

11-08-2005, 07:00 AM	#26
Crychtonn Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 684	gossin6 wrote: Second, make sure you have speed buffs (horse, carpet, etc). The purpose of these are to get you the most distance between you and the mob quickly. This is very bad advice. Riding a horse or flying a carpet in combat will actually cost you run speed not improve it. Horses, carpets, SoW and even Pathfinding give you Out of Combat movement speed increases. Once you start combat those buffs are negated. The Viel of the 'x' self buff line gives you an In Combat run speed buff. Riding a horse or carpet in combat will negate that In Combat speed buff and cause you to move slower then if you were on foot. At 26 you may not have this buff yet but it should be showing up soon. At your level I'd stick to only taking on ^ and ^^ heroic's. The ^^^ aren't worth the effort until you hit 42 and get Leg Shot. Leg Shot gives you a non position snare shot that will completely change what you can and can't solo. At 44 I strongly suggest taking the master II of it as your training choice.