The Slave Pens: a beta preview

Them Bosses - Image 1 Them Bosses - Image 2 

Over at TenTonHammer, they have a preview of The Slave Pens, an instanced area meant for level 62-64 characters. The preview gets a bit long, so we’ll just serve you guys with the juicy bits of the treat, mob info and boss info for that instance. If you want the full meal, you can click on our source link below.

The preview does come with a warning though – and that everything in it is from the beta. Obviously there may be some changes to WoW: The Burning Crusade before the release.

Here be the details:

  • The instance is full of lobster and crab type creatures. If you’re wearing cloth or leather armor, be careful about pulling aggro. Be wary of the female naga casters and the elite guards. The female casters can mind control, and the elite guards have a magic shield that pops every now and then that renders them immune to damage. Something similar to the paladins bubble.
  • Mennu the Betrayer can be found patrolling a ramp surrounded by groups of other MOBs. He’s a hard hitting boss and he pops totems every now and then. A quick kill is a must.
  • Rockmar the Crackler is a giant lobster. He seems simple enough, but he’s got a debuff called grievous wound that causes damage-over-time to any opponent he’s in close combat with.
  • Quagmarran is a giant swamp creature with tentacle arms. He has a cleave attack that can hit everyone in his front arc. He also has a poison volley attack that hits everyone in about a 40 yard range. He also has a poison debuff that did 600 – 800 damage a tic. Ouchies. Given his abilities and the fact that he hits hard, tanking to protect your team can be difficult.

The report says that it isn’t uncommon to see players starting to trade off damage bonuses to get more stamina on their healing items. It only makes sense. Given these hard hitting bosses, you need the health. Okay, so now that you know the stuff to expect on that instance, will you put in the time so you could run through that map?

Via TenTonHammer

Them Bosses - Image 1 Them Bosses - Image 2 

Over at TenTonHammer, they have a preview of The Slave Pens, an instanced area meant for level 62-64 characters. The preview gets a bit long, so we’ll just serve you guys with the juicy bits of the treat, mob info and boss info for that instance. If you want the full meal, you can click on our source link below.

The preview does come with a warning though – and that everything in it is from the beta. Obviously there may be some changes to WoW: The Burning Crusade before the release.

Here be the details:

  • The instance is full of lobster and crab type creatures. If you’re wearing cloth or leather armor, be careful about pulling aggro. Be wary of the female naga casters and the elite guards. The female casters can mind control, and the elite guards have a magic shield that pops every now and then that renders them immune to damage. Something similar to the paladins bubble.
  • Mennu the Betrayer can be found patrolling a ramp surrounded by groups of other MOBs. He’s a hard hitting boss and he pops totems every now and then. A quick kill is a must.
  • Rockmar the Crackler is a giant lobster. He seems simple enough, but he’s got a debuff called grievous wound that causes damage-over-time to any opponent he’s in close combat with.
  • Quagmarran is a giant swamp creature with tentacle arms. He has a cleave attack that can hit everyone in his front arc. He also has a poison volley attack that hits everyone in about a 40 yard range. He also has a poison debuff that did 600 – 800 damage a tic. Ouchies. Given his abilities and the fact that he hits hard, tanking to protect your team can be difficult.

The report says that it isn’t uncommon to see players starting to trade off damage bonuses to get more stamina on their healing items. It only makes sense. Given these hard hitting bosses, you need the health. Okay, so now that you know the stuff to expect on that instance, will you put in the time so you could run through that map?

Via TenTonHammer

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