Way back in February, I was getting within a few weeks of finishing Dragonspyre and was wondering how many times I would have to complete the final instance before I got Malistaire’s drop, my Life class robe, the best Life robe in the entire game, bar none.
After running the numbers, I concluded: “How many times will you, personally, run the last instance? Count on at least seven.”
Tonight, with a pickup group, I got my Life robe on my seventh try.
After so many times through, all but this one with Thomas, the Friendly Necromancer’s help, I was used to disappointment, though in all the times through I did pick up the other two drops from the instance, the class ring and class athame.
It was a decent group, considering I formed it by jumping through realms in front of the Great Spyre, looking for people waiting to do the instance. I found two, and I logged Allison, my level 28 Balance wizard alt, in for the fourth in the group.
We got through the instance in decent time, though we flubbed the three crystal spires the first couple times, and almost (but didn’t) flub the twin encounters before the final doors.
Icing on the cake? Allison got the Balance robe from Malistaire, too!
I still have to farm the hat and boots, but at least the one for which I need a group is done.
YAY.