"3 inc TP"
"3 to Farm, no 4"
"SHB is secure; need 1-2 more for def"
That's what you see in BG chat, anyway. I might be shooting the bull with people while holding down a location, but I never stick that in BG chat. I figure there's no reason why I should clutter up the channel further when nerd ragers are doing that all the time.
Well, last week in an IoC run I broke my rule.
I was on Neve, which must mean something, but I'm not sure what.
Things were not going well for the Horde in this run. While our D had taken out the glaives early, the Alliance's D inside the keep was doing a good job of preventing us from breaking through. I was staying put at the Workshop, waiting to escort the siege engine once it became available.
Ding! One siege engine rolled out into place.
There was nobody around to drive it.
"Need someone to take engine."
"Got an engine ready to go."
Finally a Pally (unfortunately) came riding up, hopped in, and began driving toward the Alliance keep.
We'd all been going to the East Gate, but this guy drove straight to the Main Gate instead.
"East Gate! East Gate!" I said, then said it again when he started to go to the West Gate.
He pulled the engine out and rotated it toward the East Gate just as the announcement that the Alliance had broken through popped up. I knew we had a chance if our D could hold just a bit longer, but we needed speed and firepower.
The Pally then started wiggling the engine as if he were dancing. "Don't I have a hot body?" he yelled.
I gritted my teeth. "And no brains," I typed as I was dumping all my CDs trying to distract the Alliance defenders.
"Nevelanthana is either a guy or a really ugly bitch!"
Another guy piped up. "Why don't you STFU and drive the damn engine!"
"You're just jealous of my abs!"
Thankfully, the Alliance slew Agmar a half a minute later, so I didn't have to see his idiotic comments any further.
***
You know how I've mentioned in the past that if you're a newbie to BGs that AV is an ideal starter because one person isn't going to make that much of a difference? Well, I've noticed something the past month or so in AV that kind of disproves that assertion.
Whether it's due to sloppy play or some other issue, I've notice that the majority of runs are almost completely of the zerg variety --where the pull starts with two towers/bunkers down-- with almost nobody playing any sort of defense. In a pure sprint, you're totally dependent upon things such as Crusader Aura, and that nobody on the other side is setting up any sort of defense.
You can see where this is going, can't you?
If you've got all your CC available, you can hide out in TP or IWB and do just enough to throw the other side off schedule so that your side can pull first. The last AV run I won on Neve I did just that, hiding out in TP alone, and when the Alliance stormed up the tower I cast Invisibility, drawing them in, and then unloaded with every CD I had. In a tight area with three mirror images of myself as well as a water elemental, chaos ruled. Sure, I went down after about a half a minute, but it was just enough of a nudge to throw the Alliance off schedule so we won.
I'm not very proud of that, given that I prefer the turtles, but I'll take the victory.
***
Free Hint: If you're a stealthie, dismiss your companion.
I was on Tomakan in AB, holding down the Lumber Mill, when I saw a Perky Pug walk by.
"What the--" I began when a Rogue materialized and began slashing me.
Thankfully, he was an undergeared Rogue, but once I realized what was going on, I kept close tabs on the location of that Pug. Sure enough, he was lurking out there, waiting for the two of us to drop our guard. Twice he tried to get the drop on us, but that pug gave us enough warning to lay down some AoE of our own.
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