by Graytis » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:41 pm
That's correct, you don't need the task first. Whatever "part" you happen to wind up with four of first, go get that task and do the turn in at the same time, and then you can destroy the other drops you don't need.
As far as actually getting the drops in the first place, yes, you can get singles pretty easily. The whole perimiter of Devastation is pretty much a safe spot, and you can get everything you need more or less cruising around it. There are several spots that spawn easy single mobs, just tag it and pull to virtually any part of the zone perimiter. You can break up even large groups of mobs using root, though, especially easy since the OOC changes went into effect. Find a small pack, and at max distance, throw a root on one of the mobs at the edge of the pack... you'll probably agro the two or three nearest to the one you rooted, while the rooted one stays there. As soon as your root lands, haul ass (horse helps) until you're far enough away from the rooted one that it won't agro when root breaks. You can then root one of the two or three chasing you, and haul ass again (staying on the zone perimeter, of course), continuing until you're out of agro range of THAT one as well. Repeat as necessary until you're down to your single mob. Kill it, and start the process over again. It's a tactic that's easily mastered with a little practice.
Just be careful you're not training anyone while you use it.