The bitterest death in WoW Classic HC has now been experienced by a Shaman. He just wanted to reload his beloved weapon.
In World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore, most players proceed much more cautiously. This is only logical, as each character has only one single life. If you make a mistake here, you can throw your hero away – and that forever. Because there are no revivals, and the only option left is to create a new character.
However, even the most cautious playstyle cannot protect against ignorance. Because reloading a weapon can lead to instant death, as a Reddit user painfully reports.
What happened to the Shaman? In the Subreddit of WoW Classic, the user Nastrin recounts the unexpected demise of his Shaman at level 49. He emphasizes that he always planned cautiously and ahead.
I always play super safe, all the time. I only had a close moment at level 14.
Whenever I have over 150 ms [latency], I log out and play another character. Every time I run out of target dummies, I go back and get more, no matter how tedious it might be. I always fully healed before each fight. I read everything on wowhead whenever something made me skeptical. Goblin Rocket Boots have in the text that they have a chance to explode, so I checked specifically that it’s not deadly.
An item that does not have this warning in its description is the Goblin Mortar.
What kind of item is this? The Goblin Mortar is an item of engineering that is often used to deal a little more damage. However, the mortar only has 6 shots, after which it must be reloaded.
What the game does not reveal, however, is that reloading the mortar is dangerous and can fail. Then the character explodes and is almost certainly dead instantly. Exactly what happened to Nastrin:
I died when I reloaded my Goblin Mortar. I think that is the worst way to die. I would have preferred to have a disconnect in a fight, because then at least I would have felt I missed some warning signs, like high latency. […]
Reloading a Goblin Mortar does not reveal (unless you already know it) that it can be dangerous. In fact, I probably reloaded it ten times and had no problems until now.
An older clip shortly after the launch of the original WoW Classic shows how it can fail with the mortar:
This is how the community reacts: In the corresponding post, the incident is received with sympathy, but also a bit of amusement. For instance, Captain_Saftey says:
- “Of course there is danger, it’s right in the name: ‘Goblin'”
Others agree with this view, like Billalone:
- “You may say that as a joke, but honestly, that is a legitimate pattern, and you can also expect that without prior knowledge.”
Most seem to be glad to be informed about the dangers of the Goblin Mortar now. With that, it is another item on the list of WoW Classic Hardcore that every character should better avoid.
Have you also experienced an unexpected death? Or are you still bravely on your way to level 60?
