Sin'dor
Veteran
I figured that this would be a more-appropriate place than the "Picture Thread" to recount my futile solo-attempt...
I spent some time (the previous day) "probing the Scarlet Monastery defenses" trying to find a way-in solo... a veritable cornucopia of items 'n mounts 'n wall-jumps, but no luck.
Having exhausted all of my somewhat-reasonable ideas, I started concocting more-and-more convoluted ones for the following day, only to be met with...
...success!
First-off, props to @Brihan for (presumably) discovering the same crazy route that I eventually figured-out... holy crap! That was easily one of my "Top 5" proudest exploration accomplishments!
(...I was also able to bypass the door a few times by "self-fearing" with the Set of Matches, but that wasn't sufficiently-reliable for my needs.)
Having exhausted all of my somewhat-reasonable ideas, I started concocting more-and-more convoluted ones for the following day, only to be met with...
...success!
First-off, props to @Brihan for (presumably) discovering the same crazy route that I eventually figured-out... holy crap! That was easily one of my "Top 5" proudest exploration accomplishments!
(...I was also able to bypass the door a few times by "self-fearing" with the Set of Matches, but that wasn't sufficiently-reliable for my needs.)
Once free from the confines of Blizzard's draconian restraints... it was a simple matter to pass back-through the wall.
There was a dangerous "void" between myself and the Monastery interior, but fortunately there was also a perfectly-positioned stairway that extended right under one edge of the building...
...goddamnit Blizzard!
So, yeah... stay-away from those stairs.
There was a dangerous "void" between myself and the Monastery interior, but fortunately there was also a perfectly-positioned stairway that extended right under one edge of the building...
...goddamnit Blizzard!
So, yeah... stay-away from those stairs.
Okay... jumping in as-close-as-possible to the door, and the real test begins!
I was able to handle a pair of Lvl-28 Elites in prot-spec... but it required me to pop everything I had to do it. Still, it does bode well for the viability of my quest.
I don't know what the bosses are going to be like... but at least I can make some legitimate "progress", as long as I limit each pull to a maximum of 2 NPCs!
...I can't wait to see what's through that doorway!
One... two... thr- aww, fuck.
I was able to handle a pair of Lvl-28 Elites in prot-spec... but it required me to pop everything I had to do it. Still, it does bode well for the viability of my quest.
I don't know what the bosses are going to be like... but at least I can make some legitimate "progress", as long as I limit each pull to a maximum of 2 NPCs!
...I can't wait to see what's through that doorway!
One... two... thr- aww, fuck.
...for Azeroth!!!
Oof!
On my follow-up attempt I tried keeping the casters in melee-range, but it seemed like their fists hit me even-harder than their spells!
In my defense (heh), I'd like to think that my solo-prot-skills are on point: I bitch-slap a dozen murlocs at a time. I laugh at Stockades Hogger. I farm Gnomeregan (albeit quite-slowly)...
...but it turns out that my uber-leet tankiness has an inherent weakness: full damage-mitigation requires that I actually hit with all of my abilities, and that doesn't happen here. Not even close.
I'm confident that Holy-spec could've out-healed the damage... but since that's not an option, I did the only thing I could: grind the RNG.
Oof!
On my follow-up attempt I tried keeping the casters in melee-range, but it seemed like their fists hit me even-harder than their spells!
In my defense (heh), I'd like to think that my solo-prot-skills are on point: I bitch-slap a dozen murlocs at a time. I laugh at Stockades Hogger. I farm Gnomeregan (albeit quite-slowly)...
...but it turns out that my uber-leet tankiness has an inherent weakness: full damage-mitigation requires that I actually hit with all of my abilities, and that doesn't happen here. Not even close.
I'm confident that Holy-spec could've out-healed the damage... but since that's not an option, I did the only thing I could: grind the RNG.
I just kept smashing myself on this Scarlet-Trio "like waves upon the rocks", until RNGesus gave me a lucky combinations of "hits" sufficient to "out-survive" one of them. Mopped-up the leftovers on the subsequent attempt, and began carefully clearing-out the dungeon...
...and my armor was red before I even made it to the mid-garden stairs.
Being solo, I had no way to repair without deleting the instance... but even if I could, I'd never be able to get-through an eventual quad-pull (or even just multiple Scarlet Fanatics, fuck those guys).
However, by now I could see Brother Korloff up the stairs... so as one final "act of defiance" I ran straight towards him, smacked him right-upside his goofy-ass headband with my Shield of the Righteous, and died smack-dab in the middle of the entrance to the Chapel.
...and my armor was red before I even made it to the mid-garden stairs.
Being solo, I had no way to repair without deleting the instance... but even if I could, I'd never be able to get-through an eventual quad-pull (or even just multiple Scarlet Fanatics, fuck those guys).
However, by now I could see Brother Korloff up the stairs... so as one final "act of defiance" I ran straight towards him, smacked him right-upside his goofy-ass headband with my Shield of the Righteous, and died smack-dab in the middle of the entrance to the Chapel.
I honestly don't think this could've been soloed by a F2P... a HolyPally might've endured better than most, but there's a huge difference between healing your actively-mitigating-tank through a 5-pull (or through triple-Fanatics) and healing yourself.
...and that's not even considering the Bosses!
Perhaps someone more "creative" than myself could've discovered a sufficiently-ingenious strategy to "outwit" the dungeon... but with Shadowlands™ now looming on the horizon, we may never know.
Regardless, I did what I could... sorry I couldn't bring back a trophy for ya' coach.
...and that's not even considering the Bosses!
Perhaps someone more "creative" than myself could've discovered a sufficiently-ingenious strategy to "outwit" the dungeon... but with Shadowlands™ now looming on the horizon, we may never know.
Regardless, I did what I could... sorry I couldn't bring back a trophy for ya' coach.
