Mursaat in Ice Floe?

Ctb

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

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What, exactly, is the purpose of the Mursaat in Ice Floe? They're hard to kill, drop total garbage, and don't give any more XP than easy-kill, soloable trolls in Talus Chute.

I think the Mursaat are just there to aggravate people. They don't even really hamper running as effectively as the Mind-Freezing Ice Imps that are all over it.

Cherno

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Stars of Destiny

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They are there to keep people from getting to grotto before they are infused I think. Just to make it a bit more challenging to get your 15k armor before you should.

J3mo

J3mo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

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Mo/

They're just there, it's the game
I don't really see a point in this

??iljo

??iljo

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

u can also cap skills there from mursaat bosses...

Cyan The Archer

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cherno
They are there to keep people from getting to grotto before they are infused I think. Just to make it a bit more challenging to get your 15k armor before you should.
It's still possible to run to Grotto, if you thought it wasnt.

jackie

jackie

/retired

Join Date: Dec 2005

On the Beach

I capped the elites from there, much less frustrating than capping while mission for example. It's fun to adventure in Ice Floe with henchies. Practically you have to solo the Mursaats ^_^ and it took me while to clear that place with elementalist and even longer with warrior. But it was blast ...

Cherno

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Stars of Destiny

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyan The Archer
It's still possible to run to Grotto, if you thought it wasnt.
I know it is, but going on the asusmption that people play through the normal way in most cases you can't run there yourself because you won't be infused by that time. You can get run of course.

Also good points on the capping. I haven't actually capped out there before but it is nice that they put some alternate caps and therefore need to make it somewhat difficult to do so.

Gorla

Gorla

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

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While i was capping the monk elite, i got a sup absorbtion from one of the jade armors.

boxterduke

boxterduke

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Walking the ruins of Ascalon

DVDF

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I tried to cap some elites from there once, its possible but hard to do.
The thing is, if you want a monk elite, you will get all other profession bosses show up but the one you want.
Its like the game knows or something.
lol

Sekkira

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

Yeah, Mursaat are so annoying, with their Spectral Agony and HOLY SHIT WAIT THERE IS MURSAAT IN ICE FLOE OMG

Count to Potato

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

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You can cap skills there...

Maxiemonster

Maxiemonster

There is no spoon.

Join Date: Jun 2005

Netherlands

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boxterduke

boxterduke

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Walking the ruins of Ascalon

DVDF

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Count to Potato
You can cap skills there...
Yeah, there are bosses there (no names) but it will say Mursaat Elementelist - Ice Floe - Mursaat (No special name, check for Red aura)

Check the link

http://www.xennon.co.uk/eliteskills/

Ctb

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

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Okay, so, basically, this thread has taught me two things:

1. You can cap elite skills from them, which answers the question and taught me something I hadn't thought to consider.

2. Half of the people on this forum are moronic assholes who can't possibly fathom that somebody might have a question about a topic they don't personally find interesting.

I think I'll just go back to leeching without an account. Half of the people on this board are exactly the immature dolts that make the game so damn annoying sometimes.

Kakumei

Kakumei

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grind is subjective

learn this please

You ask a purposeless question, you get a purposeless set of answers.

Sekkira

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

hahaha rage.

Burton2000

Burton2000

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

A cardboard box in England

Men Of Substance [YMCA]

Mo/Me

From my knowledge of skill capping theres only 2 bosses in those X's on xennon.co.uk the monk boss then a bit further up the warior boss.

baz777

baz777

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

South East England

Leader: Lady Hairy Armpits S[mell]

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He had what he thought was a valid question and received a couple a valid replies.

Why some feel the need to deride others on here I do not understand, as this will only put people off asking questions as they firstly consider what reaction their question will get.

AeroLion

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Might have gotten a better response in the Q&A forum. Also, if you go skill capping out there, you don't have to look for the aura; just look for whatever Mursaat is level 28.

DarkGanni

DarkGanni

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Malta

[CuTe]

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You can also do chest runs for mursaat weapons

trankle

trankle

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

BloodBath & Beyond

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Burton2000
From my knowledge of skill capping theres only 2 bosses in those X's on xennon.co.uk the monk boss then a bit further up the warior boss.
I've capped Oath Shot there.

eudas

eudas

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Tx, USA

The Infinite Monkeys [TYPE]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ctb
What, exactly, is the purpose of the Mursaat in Ice Floe? They're hard to kill, drop total garbage, and don't give any more XP than easy-kill, soloable trolls in Talus Chute.

I think the Mursaat are just there to aggravate people. They don't even really hamper running as effectively as the Mind-Freezing Ice Imps that are all over it.
Sorry if you felt people's answers weren't what you were looking for. You did pretty much answer your own question, though: they're there to aggravate people by making the zone more difficult.

eudas

Coolniceronguy

Coolniceronguy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Amidst A Sea Of Darkness[Star]

Actually, there are 4 spawn points in Ice Floe for bosses. I know because I have capped elites there a great deal. The best place to start from is Marhan's Grotto.

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

The designers probably thought they should put Mursaat somewhere. If they weren't in Ice Floe, there wouldn't be a single non-mission map with Mursaat. It would've been more fitting though if there'd been a 'Mursaat map' in the Ring of Fire Islands region.