Great Gnome Race to Sandy Claws

[Encroaching Death]

Originally Posted by naexus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Firepots are off limits.

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[Steven01]

Prize should be gnome illusion mask LETS GO!! .. watch this competitiveness

[cd288]

Love the races but seems like a bit of a bad ending area. As it stands, a level one gnome will have to run through blackburrow as well as the entrance to it on either side guarded by gnolls that can easily kill him/her.

As a result, the gnome in first place technically cannot win as they will just serve the purpose of being the bait for the gnolls. Technically, the gnomes in the first few spots (assuming all entering BB around the same time) will all basically be cannon fodder to distract gnolls.

At least with the past races you could run around strategically and avoid wanderers and get to where you needed to go. Requiring a run through a dungeon basically means if you’re in first place you can’t win lol.

[naexus]

I'll quote Truz here: "that's part of the strategy, do you go out front and know you are the first to avoid death, or hang back"

Choices will need to be made. Team ups might have more success, which strategy will prevail? Which classes have more survivability? Level Up Larry will be streaming! Only a few days left to prepare for The Great Gnome Race!

[cd288]

I guess. That's assuming enough gnomes even make it there to be able to make the run through BB and team up. I'd think you need a team up of like 7 or 8 to make it through both tunnel entrances and the first level of BB itself. There's a ton of Gnolls to get through if you're only level 1.

But overall point being, there's not really a choice to be made. If you don't team up you won't make it through at all. And plenty of people will just refuse to team up.

I do think that given the ending location you risk a bunch of Gnomes just milling about the ZL in BB with no one willing to move forward.

[Barik]

Originally Posted by eqravenprince [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The pvp taking place at the docks in butcherblock should be entertaining.

That convergence point will be epic.

[Castle2.0]

EZ W and 99% don't see how.

/emote pats self on back for being top 1%er

[naexus]

For those interested, we are mirroring the rules from previous Gnome races.

You can view the Brave Gnome Race of 2021 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1d1vL4SFPE

The Great Gnome Race of 2020 here:
https://youtu.be/QuAXudgqwpQ

[magnetaress]

*creates level 1 gnome logged out in permafrost*

[Castle2.0]

Can't we create cleric or wizard?