Fun vs Bugs: The Mabar showdown recap

This week we witnessed an epic battle between two old foes striving to capture the most valued of all prizes -- the hearts and minds of BossOfEarth.

Longstanding champion, Fun, has enjoyed a nearly uninterupted ascendency ever since DDO went Free to Play back in September of '09. Fun cemented their regency with early victories such as the eradication of leveling tokens, the guest Narration by Gary Gygax, and the masterfull use of vertical dungeoncrafting as seen in Halls of Shan-to-Kor, the Pit, and the Colesence chamber. And who can forget the Fun victory of ye olde Epics, True Reincarnation, and seasonal events like the Crystal Cove?

The Underdog and challenger, Bugs, has proven to be a mighty foe, but one who until now, has had only a few solid victories: the failure of BossOfEarth's video card and the explosion of the telphone pole right outside his house when he was on the very cusp of looting a large devil scale. But both of those resounding victories were as short lived as the zappy electrical sounds they made. Currently, the video card has been replaced and the telephone pole has been re-wired with a pre-exploded transformer.

But this month saw an unexpected defeat of Fun as Bugs sallyed forth to strike a killing blow aimed at the very heart of Fun's high holy ground. Yes, unforseen circumstances canceled the Crystal Cove. The world was thrown into darkness and "Talk like a Pirate day" was replaced by "Emote like an Emo" day :(

 

Reeling from a that unmitigated defeat, Fun staggered headlong into yet another cunning Bug victory. Mabar was canceled almost as soon as it began. No one would have blamed Fun for giving up on Mabar. The voice of reason cried out "Stay down! Don't get up!" But since when has Fun been the obedient servant of reason?

Foolish and brave, Fun grabbed Mabar by the scruff of the neck and lifted both of them to their full stature, only to be struck with the full force of Hurricane Sandy, a weather pattern so buggy it wasn't even named after the right element.

Mabar was worse for the wear, bugs were spawning ground fireworks, charging double keys to enter the spectral summoning chamber, underspawning giant skellys and underdistributing loot. Entire instances were bugged and the spirits of Mabar twisted towards averice.

While the lazy staff of Turbine idled around waiting for their homes to stop being destroyed by Sandy, the brave players lept to the rescue. It is true that not all of the players were up to the challenge. Some abandoned Delera's to play Xbox, Candyland, or Everyone is the winner.

Those who remained learned to survive. Learned to click the change instance button. Learned how to defeat a spectral dragon that was far far below proper CR. And they paid the ultimate price: two keys per entrance to the summoning chamber.

And thus it came to pass that although bugs extracted a sea of tears they were not able to sail to victory.

TLDR; Mabar was more fun than it was buggy. Thank you Turbine. I look forward to more!