"Lord and Master" ?!? Ahh, THAT will come in handy sometime.... *files copy away safely*
Forgive me Lord Lethius, but HSS sounds somewhat like using a balron to kill a mongbat! Maybe a small, elite, trio of herders, at the most, but if
one herder can control that many creatures all by him/herself, an entire guild would probably leave little standing, and we do have a reputation for honour on and off the battlefield.
After all, a single herder seems to have vanquished the vampires with little effort, and I heard Dreadbeard was quaking on the roof of his house yesterday while a few bakes howled up at him - probably more of the same herder's handiwork. *applauds loudly*
*pictures herders coming together for meeting.... 40 runebeetles, 60 bakes, 80 polar bears, 20 dragons, 50 drakes, and a random assortment of dogs, cats, sheep and goats. Pictures server coming to a grinding halt... Pictures devs imposing a maximum herd size of 5...*
I just keep finding it SO funny that this has been considered one of the more useless skills around for such a long time - and then someone comes along and does this with it! I wouldn't go near it without stealth though - only a suicidal lunatic would want to suddenly be revealed in the middle of a herd of dragons!
The big question that I can't find an 'official' answer to anywhere....
What is the upper limit of herd size?
So far, I've heard 40, but seen a herd with 80 in it, and all sorts of other numbers right up to 512. Does anyone have anything that's been confirmed by EA/OSI?
*wonders how many players it would take to defeat a herd of 512 bakes and runebeetles*
I'm glad everyone else enjoyed the thread - thanks for the comments, and again, thanks to Nightingale for all the information!