Flambeau hits 44

Yup, Flambeau Noir is steadily creeping up in level. He dinged to 43 while running around in the Ritiki War Zone with Rob last week, and running around in the Cascade Archipelago whomping on Rularuu and Shadow Shard Reflections for the Arcane Salvage boosted him to security level 44 last night.

Last night was a good night overall. I got some time in while Amy was quilting after the kids went to bed. Over the course of the evening Flambeau leveled to 44, found the Burnt Wings costume piece, 2 Pangean Soil, and one Hamidon Goo (which is good since Cacaphony grabbed my last one a week prior). And the gravy was some of the great recipes that have been coming up. I decided to go with the Red Fortune set enhancements for the new pool power Weave that I picked up. Luck of the Gambler is just insane price-wise since the "quick Katie" task force got fixed, so going with Red Fortune is a good alternative. The set bonuses aren't as good, but it's MUCH more affordable and can be crafted with Uncommon salvage.

I'm getting the hang of fighting Rularuu, too. The Wisps I avoid altogether. That raw psy damage and -Recharge debuff they have is just frightening. Natterlings fly and are a pain to finish off/herd as they run like jackrabbits when they get low on health. Mostly I take on groups of Brutes with Watchers mixed in. Those floating eyeballs have some nasty energy damage and their bite attack is brutal. I take those down first always. Brutes are pretty straightforward, but again, are hard to herd/cluster since they like using their ranged attack instead of closing to melee range.

I'll tell you, getting around in the Shadow Shard without flight takes some getting used to. Geysers are your sole means of transportation, and they do take some practice.