Comments on: Freak Out! http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/ World of Warcraft Hunter Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:23:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Anonymous http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10302 Anonymous Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:08:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10302 Survivalist here. I may be chomping at the bit at the loss of double and triple trapping but we'll live. Love the 341 comment btw. "What the piss son! Give me a 341!" Survivalist here. I may be chomping at the bit at the loss of double and triple trapping but we’ll live. Love the 341 comment btw. “What the piss son! Give me a 341!”

]]> By: John http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10231 John Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10231 Doh - forgot to mention - have you moved your kill command above your auto/steady line in your macro yet?<br/><br/>You should - it no longer triggers GCD, and that way it doesn't have to wait on a shot to trigger. Doh - forgot to mention - have you moved your kill command above your auto/steady line in your macro yet?

You should - it no longer triggers GCD, and that way it doesn’t have to wait on a shot to trigger.

]]> By: John http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10230 John Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10230 As for the animation for volley ... THIS IS SPARTA!!! Okay, I'm kidding, it's kinda weird looking and gets a good laugh whenever I use it on the raid.<br/><br/>Pet issues are fortunately being fixed. Blue post said they are looking at allowing feeding while in combat - yeah!<br/><br/>There's some strangeness going on with instant cast shots - at times it seems they don't want to go off - even when they are off CD. Don't know if it's a bug or me. As for the animation for volley … THIS IS SPARTA!!! Okay, I’m kidding, it’s kinda weird looking and gets a good laugh whenever I use it on the raid.

Pet issues are fortunately being fixed. Blue post said they are looking at allowing feeding while in combat - yeah!

There’s some strangeness going on with instant cast shots - at times it seems they don’t want to go off - even when they are off CD. Don’t know if it’s a bug or me.

]]> By: Kestrel http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10219 Kestrel Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10219 One thing I noticed last night in Sethekk was that if I just took a step back from melee range, I was still in AOE range. While that wasn't a problem last night (low AOE damage), I can sure see that being a problem in a raid instance against a boss AOE!<br/><br/>Talonis & Talon of Kul Tiras One thing I noticed last night in Sethekk was that if I just took a step back from melee range, I was still in AOE range. While that wasn’t a problem last night (low AOE damage), I can sure see that being a problem in a raid instance against a boss AOE!

Talonis & Talon of Kul Tiras

]]> By: Macciatto/Catsmeow http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10218 Macciatto/Catsmeow Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:26:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10218 /nod at smokybg<br/><br/>I agree. We have to contend with CD on our traps, which can break early (resulting in kiting like a n00b) while shad priests seeme to shackle for a loooong time, or a sheep lasts a loooong time, or a sap that last a loooong time... follow me?<br/><br/>Not to mention, it's great while they're trapped but it isn't fabulous. We still have to worry about run time away from trap #1 to make up for the CD time on trapping #2. It wasn't all roses. /nod at smokybg

I agree. We have to contend with CD on our traps, which can break early (resulting in kiting like a n00b) while shad priests seeme to shackle for a loooong time, or a sheep lasts a loooong time, or a sap that last a loooong time… follow me?

Not to mention, it’s great while they’re trapped but it isn’t fabulous. We still have to worry about run time away from trap #1 to make up for the CD time on trapping #2. It wasn’t all roses.

]]> By: Don http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10215 Don Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10215 Regarding Hunter racials..<br/><br/>Agree that changing the +5 gun/bow to 1% for dwarves/trolls kind of negated the racial benefit for choosing them as hunters. <br/>But at least the orcs still get +5% pet damage. Regarding Hunter racials..

Agree that changing the +5 gun/bow to 1% for dwarves/trolls kind of negated the racial benefit for choosing them as hunters.
But at least the orcs still get +5% pet damage.

]]> By: SmokyBG http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10214 SmokyBG Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10214 Conceptually, traps are Fire-And-Forget items - they do not require the attention of the person that set them to operate correctly. Also, if they are separate entities, they do not depend on the state of other traps to operate correctly. Blizzard seems to acknowledge that by not changing the other traps (specifically Frost Trap, just read about it), so I view this as a deliberate change and not a bug fix. And having in mind that a mob can't jump into a mage's hands and get polymorphed, I think Freezing trap was working perfectly well, with the ability to trap two mobs (and for a short duration only!) was compensating for the lack of complete control... Conceptually, traps are Fire-And-Forget items - they do not require the attention of the person that set them to operate correctly. Also, if they are separate entities, they do not depend on the state of other traps to operate correctly. Blizzard seems to acknowledge that by not changing the other traps (specifically Frost Trap, just read about it), so I view this as a deliberate change and not a bug fix. And having in mind that a mob can’t jump into a mage’s hands and get polymorphed, I think Freezing trap was working perfectly well, with the ability to trap two mobs (and for a short duration only!) was compensating for the lack of complete control…

]]> By: Locknload http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10210 Locknload Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:55:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10210 I saw that they changed the volley animation effect to. Is there also something changed in the damage? I saw that they changed the volley animation effect to. Is there also something changed in the damage?

]]> By: Nightwhisper http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10206 Nightwhisper Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10206 No deadzone and buffs: WoW! Cool, and thanks for that but not so needed. I played a hunter from day zero and I got so used to deadzone and kiting that now Now I still move back when I can still shoot... weird :) <br/><br/>No more multiple trapping (when I was survival I mostly done the cc with 2/3 traps each fight, and was really funny): this makes me really really sad.<br/>Why? Because it was the line to see who is a Pro hunter and who is a noob: multiple trap + dps + not overaggro at the same time was a amazing thing to do. No deadzone and buffs: WoW! Cool, and thanks for that but not so needed. I played a hunter from day zero and I got so used to deadzone and kiting that now Now I still move back when I can still shoot… weird :)

No more multiple trapping (when I was survival I mostly done the cc with 2/3 traps each fight, and was really funny): this makes me really really sad.
Why? Because it was the line to see who is a Pro hunter and who is a noob: multiple trap + dps + not overaggro at the same time was a amazing thing to do.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/11/15/freak-out/#comment-10205 Anonymous Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:15:00 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=759#comment-10205 If you want Hunter traps to be eq of the other classes cc then loose the cooldown and arming time! If you want Hunter traps to be eq of the other classes cc then loose the cooldown and arming time!

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