So, recently, I decided to challenge a friend of mine to a run of Cata with a bit of a different goal. In the past, we’ve done challenges between the two of us for various character builds, with oddball goals. My personal favorite was the “Tony Stark Extravaganza”; play a hyper-intelligence alcoholic in search of power armor, putting most of your skill points into electronics. This time, however, we went with something a little more direct, and I’m amazed we hadn’t tried it before.
The goal is simple: you have five days. Kill EVERYTHING.
Challenge your friends, come up with stupid character builds, see who can get the most kills. Give bonus points for taking out jabberwocks or hulks. Spice it up however you like. Honestly, I’ve never really had this much fast fun with the game. It recontextualizes it completely. It makes the game a race to track down zombie hoards, it makes the time investment in a vehicle way more important since you’re on a timer, it makes chugging every flask of mutagen seem so much more exciting. If you’ve never tried this kind of challenge before, I recommend you do it right now. I’ll wait. Seriously. I don’t know if I’m the only one who’s amazed by how this simple goal change reinvigorates the game, but I just wanted to share a bit anyway.
