12-21-2006, 11:57 AM
Quote:I've run into Xzin a number of times in the battlegrounds. He's not that hard to counter: just fear the priest, poly a mage, or do anything to break the sync (like Psychic Scream), and the characters are thereafter about as effective as about one-fifth of a player.
His real genius was in rolling Horde, thereby ensuring that the majority of his opponents would be clueless morons with minimal understanding of game mechanics or actual tactics. I've seen 20-30 players charge into the shredder and come out as a fine mist, completely unable to even formulate the concept of a counter.
Xzin is on the same server as my alliance characters. My friends and I have seen him around since we played in Open Beta. He has just a touch of ego about his multi-boxing...;). Maybe he's improved his arrangement, I think he makes extensive use of /follow, thus his weakness to fear bombs.
Like Skandranon, I disagree with the assertion that he's some kind of gameplay genius--he's a keyboard/UI mod genius, perhaps. His tactics are mainly 4x[instant cast mage spell du jour]. I'll be interested to see how he sorts out in the arena system, since TBC will be nerfing that with the increase in stamina and the downscaling of AoE vs. multiple opponents. Please refresh my memory: Can WoTF break sap?