Shroud Part 1: why run up the ramp at start?

[brian14]

Last several Shroud runs I noticed something odd. Or rather, it is something every Shroud party I ever participated in did, but I never thought of it much. Look at the order of portals:

http://ddowiki.com/images/M_shroud.png

First portal to spawn is right in the middle -- and at the bottom level. So why does every party I've ever been in starts the raid in this sequence:

1. Kill mobs in front of entrance (OK, that's obvious)
2. Run east, then up the ramp to SE corner, then along upper floor north and west
3. Make a big circle along second floor, then jump down (some people jump earlier than others), and then head to the portal in the center

AFAICT, every Shroud party does that. Why not just kill the mobs and go straight to Portal #1?

[Krelar]

Maybe I'm missing something in your explanation but the 1st portal doesn't spawn until you've killed all the mobs some of which are on the upper levels.

[djsonar919]

Maybe I'm missing something in your explanation but the 1st portal doesn't spawn until you've killed all the mobs some of which are on the upper levels.

I've never seen a portal spawn without the mobs being killed. But that's the reaon I run up and down ramps, to kill mobs to make the portal spawn.

[moops]

In my Sarlona Shroud runs everyone goes all over the place to kill all the mobs faster, many use the jump spot on the left to get to mobs faster. First portals does not spawn until all mobs are dead, when that portal is taken down, 2 more portals spwan.

We meet at first portal to spawn which is on the bottom in the center--after that with the introduction of Divine punishment and Arcane SLAs, we usually split between the next 2 portals, and continue this way for the rest of part 1.

Could you be lagging so bad that you miss the first portal?

[Krelar]

Could you be lagging so bad that you miss the first portal?

Looking at his post again I'm guessing that his groups are killing the starting mobs so fast he doesn't realize what is happening.

[brian14]

Maybe I'm missing something in your explanation

No, you did not miss anything.

but the 1st portal doesn't spawn until you've killed all the mobs some of which are on the upper levels.

I simply did not know this.