Brain teaser - Worst route in NS4

TheBoris · Post by **TheBoris** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:57 pm

This might be fun. In terms of being forced to run through a bunch of areas again, what's the worst time to get PKed and have to respawn?

Think of it as "Point A to Point B" and you die right before you get to Point B. Example: Point A is your bind point, avendell for instance, and Point B is that divot that RK calls a city.

If I'm remembering correctly, you would have to rerun Avendell, Silver Road Avendell, Black Hills, Black Hills, BH Cave, the mining cave (can't remember the name), the crafting area outside RK, and then the upper stronghold or whatever it's called. So if you got PKed right outside that bind point, you'd be stuck rerunning 8 areas.

So, what's the worst possible route? Areas aren't always the same size so the highest number of areas isn't always going to be longer. No, it doesn't count if you skip bind points along the way or assume that your character is a moron and takes the longest route possible.

Then again... next question, what's the longest route you can travel from a bind point without back tracking or encountering another bind point? (I'd say walking through Beryn counts as encountering a bind point since it's right there in the lodge) Probably some combination of E-Forest, OTR, Ogres, Wyrm Road. Maybe not.

kiros · Post by **kiros** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 3:31 pm

When server 4 is down (assume character lvl 9 - 10), i would say from RK to the Dark Forest (north of Avendell).

Although there are some bind point along the way, you have to cross the black hills, take the ferry to Windale, where NPC will attack you since you are RK and they are NC... If you manage to survive Windale, you must go north then east crossing many NC and TC patrols (hurray for the blue dust ! )

Then, you finaly arrive to AO, allies of RK. After that, you continue your journey east then south : The Wold, the gargoyle road, the archeologist camp, the ogre pass and finally the Dark Forest.

Now that you're there, you realize that Server 4 is still gone and you can't just jump back to the black hills and must go all the way back !

Darksbane · Post by **Darksbane** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:55 pm

Worst I've had so far is from Melencia and getting blasted in the Giant Pass.
Alternatively, the worst route is the one that leads you past MagiC-Foo when it is suffering from PMS and kills your summons leaving you alone to be squished by giants.

Rhapsody_ · Post by **Rhapsody_** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:34 am

worst road ever is when server 4 is down and you are in Shadow Legion to get Mtn Trail.....you have to go by RK....Windale....Beryn....Melencia/Ancient Road THEN Ogre pass

Axiom Funkcronomicon · Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:40 am

Rhapsody_ wrote:worst road ever is when server 4 is down and you are in Shadow Legion to get Mtn Trail.....you have to go by RK....Windale....Beryn....Melencia/Ancient Road THEN Ogre pass

You win

Knightwing4 · Post by **Knightwing4** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:44 pm

worst: Going from Garagoth and dieing at the NC capital

AndrewCarr · Post by **AndrewCarr** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:23 pm

Yeah, garagoth was a trying journey the first time i made it. I got lost in tunnels, then around underground lake, then a bit in angmar plains, and finally i found a bind point. Only to run into pretty difficult guardians.

Terminal Insanity · Post by **Terminal Insanity** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:53 pm

Avendell to Underdark...
Allllll those server changes every other map...

Lunas · Post by **Lunas** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 2:56 am

Terminal Insanity wrote:Avendell to Underdark...
Allllll those server changes every other map...

no that isnt bad it is a realatively short walk if you know the shortcuts what is bad is walking from garagoth to mezoduran to avendell only to get killed at the gate to avendell with out binding to a closer bind point