Yesterday I scrolled through usual services spamming in the chat, then it struck me like a sledgehammer. If I am willing to pay 333333 gold for a frog mount, or buy 3 gryphons/pterrordaxes for 80k each, why not do the same for the raid bosses?
The prices are really not that high now – even a player with 20-40k per toon like me could afford the boost. For example, I went for a N’Zoth Heroic kill yesterday, and it cost me some ridiculous 70k – again, the price of a reputation mount from leveling BfA zones.
I’m not ashamed at the very least. Ahead of the Curve which comes along – well, this virtual dildo doesn’t feel like earned fair and square, so I don’t even think of boasting with it. Yet I got the mount which I will collect sooner or later – less bother.
The actual boost process was smooth. I was put on a wait list, then after 40 minutes a booster’s alt collected the payment in Stormwind, and I immediately got invited to N’Zoth room. The fight itself was very fast, and I did not actually notice a lot or any crucial differences from LFR mechanics. With my 430 I contributed as I could, executed my part perfectly and didn’t even die by the end of the encounter. Now I see that harder difficulties are about gearing up and people knowing what to do – there was nothing I couldn’t do if I raided outside of LFR. But of course, I’ll stick with LFR :) There will be no schedules and gear grinds in my game!
Long story short, Maylune got a trinket, a ring and a mount, as well as completing the Magni’s final quest.
The lesson I’ve learned for myself: I stop to shun boosting if it means that I collect a mount which will be hard to get later. But boosting for gear? Well still not my thing. Character powerwise, I’m getting all that I need in the open world and LFR.
Next stop: Jaina’s mount.
Heroic N’Zoth mount will be removed in Shadowlands (as was Heroic Argus mount in BfA, and Heroic Archimonde mount in Legion). Mythic mounts do stay, but are reduced to <1% droprate.
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Grats, I am glad it ran so smoothly. I’ve talked to others and it is pretty cheap now and easily done. Typically they have you suicide early but if you can stay alive and help, why not?
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