Beware of Flying Halflings

Not really tradeskill related, but I was on EQ2's Test Server tonight while another developer, Gninja, was asking for volunteers to test out a new fight that's going into the game soon. So I joined the raid as they were short some people. Unfortunately I was a little overzealous about equipping myself well enough, put on some of the best items in the game, stole aggro from the tank, and discovered that halflings can in fact fly. Way, way up in the air.

Here's me rapidly gaining distance from the long-suffering tank (Oggiee) and about to come into close contact with a treetop.


The handy little hate-meter on the right shows that yes, I do in fact have 100% of the target's hate focused on me at the moment, thank you very much. =)

(And if you're wondering why there's a huge heal going off on me as I fly, it's because this was the last try at the fight and Gninja was trying to stop me from dying.)

Happily, the fight is still in the process of being tuned up before it will see the light of live servers, and I also proved that halflings are still quite aerodynamic despite what certain unenlightened people may say about our fondness for pies!