resting before the boss. We had skipped the fourth floor last time I was here as the Aussies had to get some sleep, and from what Barik told me, the last party right before this one struggled with the third boss.
So, this was the heavy-hitter group Barik constructed to ensure forward progress. We were the best available, at the moment at least, and four of them were from the same guild. I was the only outsider, the not-so-random pug. Being the only pug was a bit of a misnomer though, seeing as the acronym stood for pick-up group, but that was how the internet worked. Language rules didn't apply to slang, really.
I had some pride in being a pug.
Not to boast, but I was a damn good find for a random.
I always carried my weight, and then some.
"Right, so what do we do 'ere?" asked Barik after everyone had finished recuperating. "This ain't looking like a piece of piss ye know."
I didn't really understand what he was saying, but I figured it had to do with the task at hand. The boss fight looked… rather difficult, to be fair.
"Same as before, she'll be right," chimed in the fire mage.
"You think you can handle two guards there, Barik?" I asked seriously, as I started to doubt if we could actually pull this fight off. The fire mage was brimming with confidence but I didn't share in his enthusiasm. The third floor's boss of one [Goblin Guard] plus three [Goblins] and one [Goblin Priest] wasn't that difficult but there was little room for error in that fight. Now, we had two [Goblin Guards], one [Goblin], one [Goblin Archer] and one [Goblin Priest]. The group composition changed, drastically.
Just the two [Guards] alone would be tough, let alone the rest of the changes.
I wasn't really sure of what to expect.
"Maybe Sigurd, unlikely though," replied Barik. "Yer getting spoiled here Ethan, lucked out that yer second trip takes ye to the fourth boss, this ain't going to be as easy as yer thinkin'."
"Ey it's just a goblin, nothing we haven't fought before," countered Ethan.
"We could AoE and then split-tank them," I suggested after some thought.
Two guards would be difficult for one person, even if he was a good tank. We didn't have the gear or level or proficiency yet to take on multiple guards. I was certain we could at least hold our own against one guard each though, so as long as the little guys fell quickly there wouldn't be an issue.
"I'm still pissed ye 'ave a better shield than me," said Barik with clear displeasure on his face. "How did ye luck out to get that, and I'm stuck with this 'ere cracked board."
"Well, that guard on the right looks like he has the same shield, you won't have to wait too long now," I replied, with a wink for good measure.
"Meh," he said somewhat laughably.
"So, want to give the same strategy a try?" I asked, as I looked around at the faces of the four other party members. "Start it with AoE, lead into freezing rain, and we'll tank them inside of it for as long as we can?"
"Give it a go," stated Barik without any hesitation. "We'll adjust if need be."
"She'll be right," repeated Ethan the fire mage.
"Oi, if you two take too much damage, I won't be able to split heal," said the healer after he had been silent for some time. "Take two big hits each and one of you is dying."
"It'll be fine Alan," said Barik with a nod, seemingly having recovered his confidence. "Let's give 'er a go then?"
"Yeah, start it up Ethan," I said as I stepped out and got into position.
Taking a deep breath, I exhaled slowly to relieve some of the tension that had been building. Barik and I were front and center with the two mages to the right, while the healer sat safely behind. The room we were in was much smaller than the third floor's boss room, and only a quarter of the size of the first floor's boss room... I didn't even want to think about the fifth floor. Everything had shrunk, downsized to the point where it was beginning to feel claustrophobic.
The smoke was thick and clouded our vision while
So, this was the heavy-hitter group Barik constructed to ensure forward progress. We were the best available, at the moment at least, and four of them were from the same guild. I was the only outsider, the not-so-random pug. Being the only pug was a bit of a misnomer though, seeing as the acronym stood for pick-up group, but that was how the internet worked. Language rules didn't apply to slang, really.
I had some pride in being a pug.
Not to boast, but I was a damn good find for a random.
I always carried my weight, and then some.
"Right, so what do we do 'ere?" asked Barik after everyone had finished recuperating. "This ain't looking like a piece of piss ye know."
I didn't really understand what he was saying, but I figured it had to do with the task at hand. The boss fight looked… rather difficult, to be fair.
"Same as before, she'll be right," chimed in the fire mage.
"You think you can handle two guards there, Barik?" I asked seriously, as I started to doubt if we could actually pull this fight off. The fire mage was brimming with confidence but I didn't share in his enthusiasm. The third floor's boss of one [Goblin Guard] plus three [Goblins] and one [Goblin Priest] wasn't that difficult but there was little room for error in that fight. Now, we had two [Goblin Guards], one [Goblin], one [Goblin Archer] and one [Goblin Priest]. The group composition changed, drastically.
Just the two [Guards] alone would be tough, let alone the rest of the changes.
I wasn't really sure of what to expect.
"Maybe Sigurd, unlikely though," replied Barik. "Yer getting spoiled here Ethan, lucked out that yer second trip takes ye to the fourth boss, this ain't going to be as easy as yer thinkin'."
"Ey it's just a goblin, nothing we haven't fought before," countered Ethan.
"We could AoE and then split-tank them," I suggested after some thought.
Two guards would be difficult for one person, even if he was a good tank. We didn't have the gear or level or proficiency yet to take on multiple guards. I was certain we could at least hold our own against one guard each though, so as long as the little guys fell quickly there wouldn't be an issue.
"I'm still pissed ye 'ave a better shield than me," said Barik with clear displeasure on his face. "How did ye luck out to get that, and I'm stuck with this 'ere cracked board."
"Well, that guard on the right looks like he has the same shield, you won't have to wait too long now," I replied, with a wink for good measure.
"Meh," he said somewhat laughably.
"So, want to give the same strategy a try?" I asked, as I looked around at the faces of the four other party members. "Start it with AoE, lead into freezing rain, and we'll tank them inside of it for as long as we can?"
"Give it a go," stated Barik without any hesitation. "We'll adjust if need be."
"She'll be right," repeated Ethan the fire mage.
"Oi, if you two take too much damage, I won't be able to split heal," said the healer after he had been silent for some time. "Take two big hits each and one of you is dying."
"It'll be fine Alan," said Barik with a nod, seemingly having recovered his confidence. "Let's give 'er a go then?"
"Yeah, start it up Ethan," I said as I stepped out and got into position.
Taking a deep breath, I exhaled slowly to relieve some of the tension that had been building. Barik and I were front and center with the two mages to the right, while the healer sat safely behind. The room we were in was much smaller than the third floor's boss room, and only a quarter of the size of the first floor's boss room... I didn't even want to think about the fifth floor. Everything had shrunk, downsized to the point where it was beginning to feel claustrophobic.
The smoke was thick and clouded our vision while
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