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Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:19 am
by Vephriel
Omg, yet again I have had a taming adventure that seems to top all of my previous ones. By the way, this thread is being posted in the Guild Forum as it was a group effort and I can't thank all my wonderful guildies enough! ^.^ *group huggles*

I got it in my head that I needed to tame Loque a while ago, even though I originally had no interest in him whatsoever. It started with casual searching.....if I was online and near Sholazar, I'd do a quite circle. This would get more serious until eventually it turned into pure obsession, and I found myself unexpectedly falling for the beautiful cat. o.o

Anyways, since today marked the beginning of the weekend, I vowed that I would stay up all Friday if I had to in order to find this elusive creature. I logged on directly after work today, and posted my usual "Anyone seen Loque today?" in the General Chat. I never get any responses, but today was different. A rogue said that she had seen him earlier at around 3:15pm, though she had not killed him.

Being extremely excited for a time frame, I now knew that he would most likely show up between then at 3:15am (since a 12 hour spawn timer seems to be the usual 'maximum' one). So began my long, long night of camping. Sochi came by a few hours into it and kept me company, along with my boyfriend who decided to farm ore just so he could keep a lookout for me.

There were a few frustrating moments when a random Night Elf hunter shows up with a tamed Loque that sets off our NPC scans, giving us 3 false alarms and causing us to log and reset our caches. A few hours later, more guildies show up and graciously join in the hunt! :D At one point there was a total of 6 of us flying around. What better chances could I have?!

Finally, at 2am server time, my NPC scan goes off, and there he is! It was right at the western point near the bones (oddly enough exactly where my intuition told me he'd be), so I drop down and naturally fumble, realizing my freeze trap isn't on the action bar. xD I try taming without it but start dying, so I Feign Death and find the trap in my spellbook to attempt again. Of course a Dreadsaber comes and aggroes, but the tame completes and laser kitty is MINE! :D

*wipes forehead* Anyways, will post with screenies and a name afterwards, still too jittery right now. xD

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:22 am
by VelkynKarma
Heh, Loque seems to have this amazing ability to make hunters forget how to tame things. When I randomly got him on Sil, I dropped a trap as he walked away and had to chase after him, then hit tame beast before I realized I was in front of my own trap. Oops. Thankfully, he didn't do too much damage since I tossed a sting on him first.

He is very pretty though. I especially love his roar. :D Grats on getting him!

~VelkynKarma

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:23 am
by Jakkra
woohoo!! Glad he showed up for you tonight! Great stuff :3 Post pics when you get a chance!

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:24 am
by Sochi
Once again, congratulations on the tame, Veph! I am so glad you kept at it and didn't give in to the paranoia or the tedium of such a hunt. Now you can pick the twigs from your armor, take a deep breath and admire that gorgeous new companion. I was more than happy to help (I love camping rares, there's just something about it) and I am thrilled it turned out successful.

Well done and well tamed!

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:32 am
by Vephriel
Okay, screenies! :)

Oddly enough, everyone there with me also had Loque tamed, so we brought them all out. :3 Even better, is some random Night Elf stopped by at the perfect moment to join in the photoshoot with her own Loque! =O

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Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:35 am
by VelkynKarma
Wow, those are some great pics :D

So many Loques!

~VelkynKarma

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:37 am
by Ryno

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:38 am
by Chrizesu
Those pictures are awesome!

Man, if my hunter was on the server, we could have a loque even.

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:39 am
by Nikrosnil
That is fantastic, Congratulations Veph! You reallt deserved to get him. ^^

Awesome screenshots too!

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:44 am
by Vephriel
Obligatory posing screenshots:

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Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:47 am
by Chrizesu
Those screenshots are so sweet. I love the 2nd one of this current batch.


Anyone want to make a let's transfer chriz's 80 hunter fund?

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:47 am
by Ryno
Vephriel wrote: Image
"DID YOU SEE THAT WORM EAT THEMS TROLLS?! MY GAWD!!"
"I NO RITE?!?!?111"

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:01 am
by Vephriel
I have settled on a name!! He shall now be known as...

Bifrost.

In Norse mythology Bifrost was the bridge leading from the realm of mortals to the realm of the gods. It seems fitting in more ways than one, mostly due to Loque'Nahak being a spirit or god that is currently residing in our world, and I love that the word 'frost' is in there. It suits him. :)

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:08 am
by Alyssia
That's a great choice Veph. ^^

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:38 am
by Saturo
Gratz, he's a hard tame, just because of his rareness.

He's ugly tough...

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:52 pm
by Talody
Grats! :D

Seeing all these screenshots makes me want to transfer my 80 over so I can join in on all the fun. :D

Seeing all those Loques has me wondering how many mates Har'koa has. :shock:

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:04 pm
by Ryai
omg look at all the loques, never seen so many in one spot!

I'm really glad you got one Veph! :D

Love the screenies too.

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:05 pm
by Bulletdance
Wow! Grats on the tame! Loq is so pretty!
Oh and do you know if the part grenade makes him dance? I've been curious,but I haven't been able to find a hunter on my server with him to test it on.

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:34 pm
by Magnakilro
I heard party grenades work on Arcturis and Loque but idk for sure

Re: Veph's Loque Tame!!!!

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:42 pm
by Ryno
Vephriel wrote: Bifrost.
Kinda glad you posted the background on the name. I was thinking he just swung both ways, and liked to do it in the snow.