George In The Meta
How do you do Lost in the Shadows in WoW Forever?
By George In The Meta ·
Short answer: Lost in the Shadows is an escort quest in Kolkar Crag, in southern Durotar. You take it from Pal'juh, a Shadow Hunter Trainee, walk her out of the crag, then hand it in to Master Vornal in Sen'jin Village. The catch is that she only spawns every 5 minutes or so, there's nothing there to tell you a quest is about to spawn, and if your group isn't all in the same phase, the escort fails. It took me four of her spawns to get her out.
Where do you get Lost in the Shadows in WoW Forever?
You get Lost in the Shadows from Pal'juh herself, in Kolkar Crag, around 46.3, 78.6 on my map. There's no quest before it that sends you there. I've only ever just grabbed her from right here.
And that's the problem. You won't even know this is here. I only know it's here because I know it's here. If you're new to the game, you would just completely miss this quest, because you'd come here and never get to see it. There's nothing here to tell you a quest is about to spawn.
Why does Lost in the Shadows keep failing?
Lost in the Shadows kept failing on us for three reasons, in this order.
Nobody grouped. It takes like 5 minutes before she spawns again, and people weren't going into a group, so you just stood there waiting like an idiot. We missed her twice before we sorted it.
The person who took it left. Once we did group up, one player took the escort and then left the party. He had it, and it failed for the rest of us. If yours fails, you have to abandon the quest before you can take it again.
Half the group was in a different phase. One of the people in the party reckoned it was the phasing that messed it up, and he was right. Two of the four just disappeared, and the game put a message on them: "You can't see this player because they are in a different phase." So only two of us were actually doing the escort.
How do you finish Lost in the Shadows?
To finish Lost in the Shadows, do it in this order:
- Group up with everyone waiting before she spawns.
- Check nobody in the group has the "different phase" message on them. If they do, they're not really with you.
- Let one person take it from Pal'juh. That's what starts her walking. A shared copy in your log doesn't.
- Nobody leaves the group until she's out.
- If it fails, abandon it and wait for her to come back.
On the fourth spawn it worked. She walked out, said "Ah, I can see the village. I should be safe from here", and it went to ready for turn-in. You get the choice of a Kolkar Hammer or Kolkar Bow, plus 700 experience, from Master Vornal.
Is this a layering problem?
I think so, and it's the same thing as the Ridgeshade Lurkers in Legging It. Layering works mostly all the time, but when it doesn't, you really notice, and timed spawns like this are where you notice it.
