WotLK - SFK - The Love Rocket

[jimbobobb]

Blizzard has stated the drop rate is indeed LESS than 1% - check out a link on mmo-champion.

[Dorffo]

so many necklaces, no blues, no rocket

[Velassra]

I know this event is just about over. I finally got a streak of 0 deaths on this one, so I figured I'd write up what has worked for me.

This works "best" if you have a pet of some kind, but it isn't mandatory. I used the 'lock succubus to really good effect.

Park the team all lined up (being lined up is important!) facing the boss with the quest turn-in. (And I mean, exactly straight :P Arcane Missiles etc will mess up the next part if they aren't straight!). For location, I put them mid way between the table and the fountain, just in front of the fountain. Try strafing them back and forth. If they all stay in line, you're good to go. A little time on the prep really helps when the fight starts.

Put the tank on the purple guy, facing your team so you can see them.

Put the pet on "stay" at the base of the table, in Passive mode.

Have everyone use the Green potion, the Tank uses the Purple potion.

Have the character with the quest run forward and trigger the event. Make sure to use just the forward/back keys. Don't steer, don't mouse look. You have enough time for the event to start to back up into position with the rest of the team.

Once the event starts, go all out against the purple guy. You have about 10 seconds of free DPS before anything more complicated happens. The green guy will then activate and run at your DPS team. At this point, I send my pet at the guy. Since the pet was "behind him" due to the position, he'll run back a little bit and face away from the team. This helps because Chain Reaction can really hurt an undergeared team. The pet will take very little damage from Chain Reaction. If he is still too close, strafe the team a little bit further from him and keep up the DPS.

Frye will then activate and now the "fun" starts. The best bet is to focus on what color beaker he is holding, because that's the color of cloud you'll need to avoid when he throws. If he throws Purple at the tank, ignore it. If he throws green at the DPS, ignore it. It was hard to learn this at first - but as other posters have stated he is unlikely to "overlap" clouds. Staying in a matching color is actually a good thing.

Once the main guy goes down, switch the tank to "green" and hit your follow key. Run for the first Green cloud you can see and get away from the Green guy if you can (this is where the pet tank helps, as it keeps him "busy"). You'll probably need an AoE heal or 2 at this point (I've found myself spamming it).

Now keeping your team on follow, move your main so that he is between your team and Fry. Just run around your team as Fry moves, staying close enough to your team that they don't step, they just rotate - this will keep him "in front" of the team. Don't worry about tanking him. Just stun him if you can, but other than that focus everything you've got on him. Watch for purple clouds at this point and start spamming AOE heals (you won't need mana once Frye is dead).

Every once in a while Frye will get a purple potion on your team - just run for the next green cloud. I've had problems with this though - since sometimes I have a sea of purlpe to run through... just run fast and use your instant heals if you can.

Once Frye is dead.... back your team up, grab the green guy with your tank (a good distance away). And fall asleep while you kill him.

With a good tank, and some good use of cooldowns, I've actually solo'd from Frye at 30% (the other guy at full). If you have a SS or Reincarnation, save that for when you have Frye dead, then pop it to take out the last guy.

Hope this helps

I beat it w/ this strat. For me, the pet WAS essential err like all 3 succubi.

Thanks for the strat.

Still.... lol. 3 wipes, the last 2 no deaths (had SS on the tank, priest and highest dps lock just in case). Tank and healer got the necks (Embarrassed to say they were good/needed upgrades for me.)

[DrChaos]

I gave up on my 200 try. no one on sargeras has sen the rocket....... /sigh

[puppychow]

I gave up too earlier this week, my "mains" all got the pet/heartbreaker so I was moderately ok, just takes too long to get out there and do it all, and with such a low drop rate on the mount I just gave up.

One little tip, I parked two unused alts (a level 33 hunter and a warrior) at the summoning stone, so they could bring over my entire team in a few mins.

[jinkobi]

You guys really got the Heartbreaker that much? lol. I have YET to see the Heartbreaker drop but every one of my toons has a Vile Fumagators mask and Wasteling. The masks have dropped lots for me.

Guess it's the ways of the random loot.

[Velassra]

I beat it w/ this strat. For me, the pet WAS essential err like all 3 succubi.

Thanks for the strat.

Still.... lol. 3 wipes, the last 2 no deaths (had SS on the tank, priest and highest dps lock just in case). Tank and healer got the necks (Embarrassed to say they were good/needed upgrades for me.)

Got 2 times more then failed 7 times more in a row. I don't get it....lol. Got so frustrated I punched my monitor. Huge bruise on my knuckle.

I hate being able to do something, then suddenly can't anymore especially going by the same strat. The last 5 times, I noticed the purple guy didn't stay on the tank. (Yes, everything was up on the paladin, righteous fury etc. my macro is the 969 that works on everythinng else.)

Very frustrating....just need 1 more necklace.

[jinkobi]

Got 2 times more then failed 7 times more in a row. I don't get it....lol. Got so frustrated I punched my monitor. Huge bruise on my knuckle.

I hate being able to do something, then suddenly can't anymore especially going by the same strat. The last 5 times, I noticed the purple guy didn't stay on the tank. (Yes, everything was up on the paladin, righteous fury etc. my macro is the 969 that works on everythinng else.)

Very frustrating....just need 1 more necklace.

I hear ya, lol. Some days I feel like I am smoking hot using my team and can kill anything and then I wipe on some complete nonsense. Guess we all have our on days and off days.

This fight is difficult but I haven't wiped since the first day. Too bad the event is almost over =(

As a paladin you shouldn't have any problems holding aggro period. If I just touch a mob it gets and stays on me without issue. Get the +2% threat to your gloves enchant and make sure your slaves are specced into threat reduction if possible.

This fight you shouldn't be having THAT much trouble if you are drinking your cologne/perfume nuetralizers correctly. First have your master drink the purple and slaves drink green- face Hummel away from slaves while you dps him to hell. Have your master drink green once Hummel is dead and grab the green guy Baxter dps his ass- once he's dead the rest is cake staying out of puddles. Like I mentioned earlier make use of your environment. Spread your team out on the various elevated structures- fountain, crates, ledges.

But I guess it's all moot until next year no rocket for me this year

[Velassra]

I hear ya, lol. Some days I feel like I am smoking hot using my team and can kill anything and then I wipe on some complete nonsense. Guess we all have our on days and off days.

This fight is difficult but I haven't wiped since the first day. Too bad the event is almost over =(

As a paladin you shouldn't have any problems holding aggro period. If I just touch a mob it gets and stays on me without issue. Get the +2% threat to your gloves enchant and make sure your slaves are specced into threat reduction if possible.

This fight you shouldn't be having THAT much trouble if you are drinking your cologne/perfume nuetralizers correctly. First have your master drink the purple and slaves drink green- face Hummel away from slaves while you dps him to hell. Have your master drink green once Hummel is dead and grab the green guy Baxter dps his ass- once he's dead the rest is cake staying out of puddles. Like I mentioned earlier make use of your environment. Spread your team out on the various elevated structures- fountain, crates, ledges.

But I guess it's all moot until next year no rocket for me this year

Yeah, I shouldn't have aggro issues w/ the paladin, I really don't know why I am lately. I do have Armsman as my glove enchant too.

I've mostly been able to keep the green seduced. That doesn't seem to be an issue. The purple guy gets loose. I really don't know why. I've most of the time been able to get him down and dead...though a few times, when hes gotten loose hes pissed all over my slaves, getting 2 before i can get him back under controll. The green guy, w/ everyone all on green cologne after purple drops (Slaves only take green) hardly do anything to my team. Where at first it was Frye (ping-pong) that was doing real damage....I take him down second.....thats what worked for me the 5 successful times.

I get one more bite at him tonight, my last toon needs a necklace of some kind, because sadly it is an upgrade for me.
Probably where part of my issue is(gear), things are up way too long.

[Velassra]

2 for 2 so far. 3 more to go. 2 deaths then 1. Again losing the purple guy. If I try to taunt, Frye while purple is still up, I'm not getting purple back on me before he wipes my clothies. Green mosly stays seduce until I'm ready for him.

2 melee dps necks. I'll be happy if I can get 1 more of the caster ones for my 3rd warlock.

Edit: Lol, gpt me a rose fo my hair too...lol rrrrppp server