The Paladin Rextroy is causing astonishment in WoW . He is now even killing enemy players without having to dismount. This trick makes it possible.
A new week, a new curious achievement from Paladin Rextroy. He has managed once again to find an exploit in World of Warcraft that can ruin the day for other players or leave them in awe. This time he kills players from the other faction completely naked as a Paladin – he doesn’t even have to get off his mount for it. Previously, he at least had to dismount for it.
What is happening? In his latest video, we can see Rextroy sitting naked on his mount and flying towards unsuspecting PvP opponents. A few seconds pass during which the Horde players often confusedly wonder why a naked Alliance player is coming at them. But as soon as their astonishment subsides, these characters explode in a single damage hit that can kill even well-equipped players in one blow.
How does it work? Rextroy is once again exploiting several interlocking game mechanics to create this effect. The most important aspect is the Shield of Vengeance. This is a Paladin ability that creates a strong shield for 15 seconds that absorbs a large amount of damage. After the 15 seconds are up, the shield explodes and deals damage to all nearby players.
In order for the shield to unleash its deadly effect, Rextroy must still plan a few factors. He equips strong gear with plenty of corruption effects that grant him additional versatility, as well as trinkets that increase health and versatility. He then activates the protective shield that draws its power from the gear and then undresses completely. Next, he triggers the corruption effect with N’Zoth’s Eye by engaging in a fight. Now he lets himself be hit by N’Zoth’s Eye until the protective shield is almost completely depleted.
Finally, he just needs to quickly mount up, fly towards one or two PvP targets, and wait for the protective shield to expire. Bam – the shield bursts, and 2-3 Horde players beside him do the same.
Why does this work? The culprit is the PvP scaling in World of Warcraft. How strong a character is not only depends on their gear. Players wearing poor gear (or even none) still receive a small boost so that fights don’t end too quickly. The charged Shield of Vengeance is further strengthened by this scaling and thus deals over 200% additional damage. This can make some Horde players look quite old. Rextroy had previously uncovered issues with sockets in PvP scaling.
We can expect that Blizzard will soon make some adjustments to the PvP scaling.
