Sorry if my previous post was too confrontational, I apologize it was late at night
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I saw a lot of negativity and felt the need to respond. But it was not directed at you personally.
The boss will be changed. It is entirely possible that certain strategies that you develop will become moot, and therefore can be considered a waste of time and effort. When the boss is finalized, you will probably also have competition.
We went into this fight knowing that even if we were able to defeat him, that there would most likely not be any drop. BadaBing has led the way on our server, and we thrive on challenging ourselves. We push against the boundaries so that we know what we can accomplish. Hrungnir will definitely be changed, and that is okay because we gave him our best shot. Our first attempt was pretty brutal, but we still got him to 30%. Our second attempt was much better organized and we spent maybe half the plat items we did on the first attempt.
Regardless, the other important aspect of this is akin to "lost opportunity risk" in economics. How many other bosses were Ukosci (spelling?) able to take in the 4 or 5 hours you spent attacking Hrung? This is a major consideration on my clan's plate, as the next best clan is capable of taking any boss if left to their own devices. We would never give them 2 hours of freedom to take everything else that spawns.
Our second attempt lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes. I know this because I recorded a video of our attempt, and passed it on to Wulver so that the OTM team can see our experience and improve this boss for everyone. This is another reason why I do not think that our attempt was a waste of time. As for bosses, we killed Snoori's place holder right before leaving for Hrungnir, so we had it timed so that we would not miss a Snoori or a Sreng spawn. We may have missed priest or king, but it was an acceptable risk at the time.