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#1 Dec 28 2008 at 6:48 PM Rating: Good
Yo,
So last night I was trying to "cheat" and get my self (lvl 70 Hunter) up onto the Blimp-Ship-Thing in Ice Crown (Horde ship). This sadly didn't work because being a Hunter, I can't kill my self to ghost climb the MT peak needed >.>

But anyways, as I entered Ice Crown, I stopped at the Argent Camp to go AFK for a few. When I came back I was shocked to see a Spider-guy come running into the camp. I thought I was dead, but then his aggroed changed to the Guards.

Not sure why, but my trigger finger smacked the attack button..and I was on my way of doing very poor damage to the lvl 77 Mob (being naked, minus having my Bow equipped).
When the fight was over, I questioned on why I was able to loot the body... I didn't tag the mob, and I did very little damage.
So I loot the corpse, some frost- whatever cloth (I'm new to WotLK) and some other junk.

And then I can Skin it. My skill was 375. The Neubain's (sp) corpse was orange to me. So yay! free skill up!

So I run out of the camp and see the spider-web covered bodies, lvl 1.. heck why not.. I'm gunna die many times any way.. why not see what is in side? Crack it open, and out pops a BE. Ok, ok. Aim at the next..and out pops a Neubian. O_O
So I run back to town, hoping the Guards pick it off again.
And just to check if I could loot again, I send an arrow into it's head.

Guards drop and I can loot, and skin.

So I proceed to run out, tag in-coming Neubians and hit the Web-Corpses. Run back into the camp and have the guards do the dirty work while I alter back and forth doing my weak damage (just to make sure I hit the mob).

Loot, skin, loot, skin... about 30min later I hit capped skinning. 4 or so stacks of leather, an Artic Fur, and some other junk to NPC to re-buy my arrows.

Pic.

So... is this a bug? Should I let Blizz know? I don't remember being able to get help form NPCs in Outland and Old World and still be able to loot, unless I did the most Damage (usually holding hate).
I'd hate to get ban because I was trying to get around one rule, and maybe broke another?

If it is clean... all you LW/Skinners or Skinners/Other, you can max skinning out at 70.
Can get small EXP, some cloth + drops and leather. Goods all around ^-^
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#2 Dec 29 2008 at 12:04 AM Rating: Good
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City guards have been useful for killing pulls in the past. Given a decent build and gear, it's nearly always easier just to go kill stuff yourself, unless you're having trouble with an elite.

Gathering skills are no longer tied to level. My 59 Death Knight has skinning 450, which he got by skinning other people's kills in Northrend, and 375 herbalism, which he got just by riding around Hellfire Pennisula. The crit and self-heal are quite nice at that level in BGs.
#3 Dec 30 2008 at 9:34 AM Rating: Good
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My level 63 DK is pushing 400 skinning and he hasn't left Hellfire yet. I was really surprised how easy it is for him, I don't recall it being so for my Rogue.

I went up to Zul'Darrak to farm the First Aid book for heavy frostweave and found a little camp that would help fight the trolls. I was able to loot and got my book within the first 10 kills at 400 First Aid.
#4 Dec 30 2008 at 3:50 PM Rating: Default
You don't even have to tag the bugs - first time my skinner got there was late in AM and I was only player - the field was covered with bugs that the guards had killed and I scored myself a boatload of 'free' leather skinning them all.
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