» Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:14 am
I just had the most awesome epic dragon moment! It was so good I had to jump out and post. God this was cool!!
As I finish Dagon quest and got the dagger, I seen a new Dragon location was nearby so I went to check it out. Hiked up to the top of the hill and came out above the site. The Drakes usually have a nice perch point, so I looked around but didn't see it....Oh, well jump down and see what there is to see.
I headed down the cliff jumping from point to point until I landed on the path. Did a quick scan...nothing. Hmmm.
Oh, well, no dragon....let's check his chest then, see what goodies!
Suddenly, there was a shadow over me.....a BIG shadow. I looked up and seen the Dragon hovering just above my head!! OH< SH*T!! lmao!! He blasts me with a wash of flame and pulled off quickly as I pulled out my enchanted blade! His barrel-roll took him down below the summit so I had a moment to reposition to the center of his pit and equip my fire resist shield. I chugged a health pot real quick to top off and then I waited for him to land....
He popped up over the edge and landed between 2 standing stones near the edge of his eyrie and roared his shout at me- then hit me with another blast of flame! I ran 2 steps toward him and hit him with my shout....Force!
Stunned for a merest moment, it sat there motionless and at that moment I charged in! Once, twice, I struck the beast! Gravely wounded it fell back off the cliff edge and took to the air!
I knew I had gouged it badly, perhaps even mortally. It made a single turn in the sky and then came directly in at me! It was going to be the final clash....
A quick side note-while I was clambering down the cliff to get to the Dragon pit, my trusty new follower, an old battle-tested Orc soldier, that had decided to come wandering with me after I talked with him in his remote village.....well, I had forgotten about him.....he had to find his way to me. But, back to the fight...
The Dragon, sorely wounded, roaring something(about my gruesome death I'm sure!) made its approach directly at me and was mere seconds away from his landing and our next go-round! But, suddenly, there was an amazing splash of red blowing out from its side as it flew low over the hillside. The drake crumpled in midair!!! And then slammed into the ground!
Stunned, I watched as the Dragon slammed into the ground, and slid up the hill digging up a furrow as it came to rest at my feet!!
WOW. I realized my new best buddy, had just shot the drake with some of the gear I had just made for him. And the drake slid in-just like in the movie-crumpled up, and stopped literally at my feet(and in a cloud of dust). Awesome, simply awesome. Then I started slamming my forehead into my keyboard....DAMN, DAMN, DAMN. I wish there was a way for me to have captured that scene........argh.
This game is buggy, it has issues. But that right there was worth the price of admission. I tried hard to describe the fight for y'all to give you maybe the feel....but I know it prolly isn't good enough. I just wish I had a few million of you lookin over my shoulder right then! Damn, that was cool.
Oh, well, I see another Dragon hovering in the distance......time to go get some.....ciao.