Comments on: Why We Post What We Post http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/ World of Warcraft Hunter Blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:57:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: GHOSTKID http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12444 GHOSTKID Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:32:48 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12444 BRK, I used to think that I have been on my hunter so long can play it in my sleep. I would do my job in raids and instances, and always do the damage I was supposed to do. I'd even get the "nice trapping" comments a few times per instance. Thanks to you, BRK, I am having more fun than before. Since running heroics is not about the challenge, but about the badges, I have invented mini games I play with myself while going through the instance...small challenges to myself as the instance progresses (how many mobs can I trap without ever seeing the mob out of ice, how low can I get on the aggro list while maintaining first in DPS, etc.) These games of mine were inspired by you to improve my skills as a hunter. My guild hasn't completed all of the raids in the game. I want to be ready to do my job as we progress. Thanks to your posts I have learned the joy of Distracting Shot to pull my trap mob. I always used Arcane Shot prior. I also learned how to perfect the MD pull and trap manouver. I guess you can teach an old hunter new tricks. BRK,

I used to think that I have been on my hunter so long can play it in my sleep. I would do my job in raids and instances, and always do the damage I was supposed to do. I’d even get the “nice trapping” comments a few times per instance.

Thanks to you, BRK, I am having more fun than before. Since running heroics is not about the challenge, but about the badges, I have invented mini games I play with myself while going through the instance…small challenges to myself as the instance progresses (how many mobs can I trap without ever seeing the mob out of ice, how low can I get on the aggro list while maintaining first in DPS, etc.) These games of mine were inspired by you to improve my skills as a hunter.

My guild hasn’t completed all of the raids in the game. I want to be ready to do my job as we progress.

Thanks to your posts I have learned the joy of Distracting Shot to pull my trap mob. I always used Arcane Shot prior. I also learned how to perfect the MD pull and trap manouver.

I guess you can teach an old hunter new tricks.

]]> By: Agnodice http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12433 Agnodice Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:41:47 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12433 @Fiordhraoi - Exactly what I meant. Glad someone got it. And I totally agree with the poop quests thing. We were talking about this in guild chat the other night which is why I thought of the quest when writing the email. There's also the one where you have to follow the boar around and dig through his poo. I realized that night while cleaning my bird cage that I was not qualified to work at Blizz. NOT ONCE, during the entire process of changing out the paper did I think of digging through it to see if there was something in it that I wanted to eat. Guess I'm destined to be a run of the mill office manager. @Fiordhraoi - Exactly what I meant. Glad someone got it. And I totally agree with the poop quests thing. We were talking about this in guild chat the other night which is why I thought of the quest when writing the email. There’s also the one where you have to follow the boar around and dig through his poo.

I realized that night while cleaning my bird cage that I was not qualified to work at Blizz. NOT ONCE, during the entire process of changing out the paper did I think of digging through it to see if there was something in it that I wanted to eat. Guess I’m destined to be a run of the mill office manager.

]]> By: Fiordhraoi http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12427 Fiordhraoi Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:42:20 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12427 I think she meant she had to dig through a bunch of poop hunter information on the internet before she found something valuable and of worth (albeit covered in poop, I guess :P). Speaking of which, WHAT IS WITH BLIZZARD AND POOP? Seriously. There are so many "go get poop" quests in this game it's not even funny. There's the one that makes you go get giant poop in Azshara. There's the one that was mentioned that makes you go pick stuff out of deer poop for the purpose of PUTTING IN YOUR MOUTH. There are like two more I remember seeing, but I don't remember exactly where at this point. But seriously, WTF?! It wouldn't surprise me if they're all the work of one particular designer at Blizzard, and he's the creepy guy at the Christmas party who walks over to groups of 2-3 people and just kind of stands there with a weird smile on his face, watching them all talk. I think she meant she had to dig through a bunch of poop hunter information on the internet before she found something valuable and of worth (albeit covered in poop, I guess :P).

Speaking of which, WHAT IS WITH BLIZZARD AND POOP? Seriously. There are so many “go get poop” quests in this game it’s not even funny. There’s the one that makes you go get giant poop in Azshara. There’s the one that was mentioned that makes you go pick stuff out of deer poop for the purpose of PUTTING IN YOUR MOUTH. There are like two more I remember seeing, but I don’t remember exactly where at this point. But seriously, WTF?!

It wouldn’t surprise me if they’re all the work of one particular designer at Blizzard, and he’s the creepy guy at the Christmas party who walks over to groups of 2-3 people and just kind of stands there with a weird smile on his face, watching them all talk.

]]> By: Melnayo http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12414 Melnayo Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:47:10 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12414 Perhaps she's saying that her eating habits are like unto those of the animals of Nagrand? Well, anyway, on to my own story: I'm afraid i can't claim that BRK turned my hunter life around. I had already done a lot of research on the WoW forums and elsewhere (lots of elsewhere) as to how a hunter was supposed to operate, and so i had a <i>decent</i> grasp of my class on my way up. However, BRK did play an important role. Stick with me. I had levelled a hunter alongside my druid as my first characters until i left my hunter behind at about 35 to focus on my druid. After getting to the point that my druid had nothing to do but raid, i went back and started getting involved with my hunter again. In my quest to learn more about how hunters work post-2.0, i came upon BRK. I learned some valuable lessons on how to do things right, but now that i look back on it, those were not the most important things i took from this site, partly because i already knew a good portion of them (although i digested all of them eagerly in the hope to perfect my technique). No, the most valuable thing BRK gave me was <i>passion</i> for the class. He inspired me to care, to appreciate my tiger, to feel the thundering beat of the drums of war in my blood when i hit the BW button, to fill up my macro list with macros for all sorts of special shots, and to obsessively check the damage meter after every boss fight to ensure that i'm fulfilling my primary purpose of doing (insert long acronym) damage. I was so pleased with myself having broken 1000dps on the Shade of Aran fight this weekend with no heroic or raid gear (still using my damn Melmorta's Twilight Longbow -- upgrades, why do you mock me so?), when my druid just reached that last week in full kara gear (not that i dislike my druid! no, he is very valuable in his own ways.). I know the shaman's totems and Bloodlust had a lot to do with that, and the haste helps my hunter a lot more than it does my druid. Of course, the techniques and math have helped, too, but actually inspiring me to push for excellence with my hunter is something the WoW forums could never have done, yet BRK managed it magnificently. Perhaps she’s saying that her eating habits are like unto those of the animals of Nagrand?

Well, anyway, on to my own story:

I’m afraid i can’t claim that BRK turned my hunter life around. I had already done a lot of research on the WoW forums and elsewhere (lots of elsewhere) as to how a hunter was supposed to operate, and so i had a decent grasp of my class on my way up.

However, BRK did play an important role. Stick with me.

I had levelled a hunter alongside my druid as my first characters until i left my hunter behind at about 35 to focus on my druid. After getting to the point that my druid had nothing to do but raid, i went back and started getting involved with my hunter again.

In my quest to learn more about how hunters work post-2.0, i came upon BRK. I learned some valuable lessons on how to do things right, but now that i look back on it, those were not the most important things i took from this site, partly because i already knew a good portion of them (although i digested all of them eagerly in the hope to perfect my technique).

No, the most valuable thing BRK gave me was passion for the class. He inspired me to care, to appreciate my tiger, to feel the thundering beat of the drums of war in my blood when i hit the BW button, to fill up my macro list with macros for all sorts of special shots, and to obsessively check the damage meter after every boss fight to ensure that i’m fulfilling my primary purpose of doing (insert long acronym) damage. I was so pleased with myself having broken 1000dps on the Shade of Aran fight this weekend with no heroic or raid gear (still using my damn Melmorta’s Twilight Longbow — upgrades, why do you mock me so?), when my druid just reached that last week in full kara gear (not that i dislike my druid! no, he is very valuable in his own ways.). I know the shaman’s totems and Bloodlust had a lot to do with that, and the haste helps my hunter a lot more than it does my druid.

Of course, the techniques and math have helped, too, but actually inspiring me to push for excellence with my hunter is something the WoW forums could never have done, yet BRK managed it magnificently.

]]> By: Xanthelei http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12412 Xanthelei Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:11:52 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12412 That still leaves the question, what did she mean by it? I DO know there's a gourmet coffee that requires the beans to be digested first, and it's super-spendy (in Seattle, at least). On the other hand, there's the whole... digging through doo bit. /ponder /explode brain /y Medic! Lets go with the "gourmet" idea. Meanwhile, I'll be checking out those forums BRK is so proud of. That still leaves the question, what did she mean by it? I DO know there’s a gourmet coffee that requires the beans to be digested first, and it’s super-spendy (in Seattle, at least).

On the other hand, there’s the whole… digging through doo bit.

/ponder
/explode brain
/y Medic!

Lets go with the “gourmet” idea. Meanwhile, I’ll be checking out those forums BRK is so proud of.

]]> By: BRK http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12405 BRK Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:43:42 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12405 +5 BRK Cool Points to Kelektra for remembering that quest; we'd totally forgotten. +5 BRK Cool Points to Kelektra for remembering that quest; we’d totally forgotten.

]]> By: Kelektra http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12404 Kelektra Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:38:14 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12404 From Allakhazam: quest: A Rare Bean: Objective ~~ "Elementalist Lo'ap at the Throne of the Elements in Nagrand wants you to bring him 15 Digested Caracoli" this was the quest that all of us called the "digging thru the poop quest" ... just fyi and all :P <3 <3 From Allakhazam: quest: A Rare Bean: Objective ~~ “Elementalist Lo’ap at the Throne of the Elements in Nagrand wants you to bring him 15 Digested Caracoli”

this was the quest that all of us called the “digging thru the poop quest” … just fyi and all :P

<3 <3

]]> By: Mwahahah & baksteen http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12403 Mwahahah & baksteen Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:26:52 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12403 leveling to 70 without EVER using a trap.... (overpulling and aggro control HELL) ^^ eat pie and all zjur problèms viel be solveet leveling to 70 without EVER using a trap….
(overpulling and aggro control HELL)

^^ eat pie and all zjur problèms viel be solveet

]]> By: For the Pie http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12402 For the Pie Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:59:27 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12402 And chicks dig him. And chicks dig him.

]]> By: Shalkis http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12401 Shalkis Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:28:29 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/30/why-we-post-what-we-post/#comment-12401 I think she meant that BRK is like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak" rel="nofollow">Kopi Luwak</a>.. I think she meant that BRK is like Kopi Luwak..

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