Comments on: Crocolisks Become AoE Tanks

By: Skab

Skab — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:04:02 +0000

This is pretty cool and all, but keep in mind he’s at least 35 levels too high for the instance, geared in epics, and SM Cath is about the only place in the game you can pull that many mobs at once. It doesn’t seem really overpowered for anything other than farming lowbie dungeons.

By: yunk

yunk — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:59:10 +0000

One way to stop this is to make Bad Attitude only do damage if the mob actually damaged the pet. I’m sure those mid 30s mobs are not even hitting. Of course that would be silly since it would only affect players trying to kill low level mobs, so why bother. They’ll probably put a max number of mobs affected.

So will crocs be the aoe tanking pet or carrion birds? One difference is for crocs to build threat they have to be hit by the mobs, carrion birds’ screech will build threat even when not hit. And of course you need the BM talent for crocs to keep their ability up all the time (with the current cooldowns on petopia).

Actually it looks like they are adding threat to the gorilla thunderstomp, though even talented it is only every 40 seconds. Not sure that’s often enough, I’d really like thunderstomp to be every 10 seconds and do 1/6th the damage.

Currently my owl is my best threat producing pet. I am sad he won’t be anymore. I guess it’s just pixels though.

By: T-Sonn

T-Sonn — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:50:22 +0000

OMFG that was awesome! I’m in Beta, I can’t wait to try out some of the new pets!

By: Irwin

Irwin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:14:58 +0000

Oh baby! It’ll make taking lowbies through SM Cath much easier =). Thanks for the movie, BRK!

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:43:45 +0000

I really don’t see Blizz keeping this as is.

They want Hunter pets to be able to tank better but that is just crazy.

By: Skarlarth

Skarlarth — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:56:01 +0000

Wow, just wow.

I have had Dundee since level 18 in Loch Modan.
Now my patience and pig headedness has been rewarded!

(Prays) Please stay in, please stay in, please stay in!

Skar and Co.

By: Jet

Jet — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:17:24 +0000

Great. I have a Netherstorm Croc for ages,just wishing for a cool skill for him,finally have to let him go,and now this? lol. I was hoping for a croc skill called “Deathroll”. That would have ruled.

By: shandar

shandar — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:49:19 +0000

Thats not a Crocadin, Thats a Tankalisk!

By: Higgins

Higgins — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:07:50 +0000

LMAO! I’m glad Galoheart thought my initial post reguarding ‘crocadins’ was funny enough to quote and lampoon. His is a great blog btw, and taught me scores about my own tankadin through his writing. Thanks Galo! Keep up the great work!!

By: Chuque

Chuque — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:20:03 +0000

Okay, so as it sits I’m gonna have a pet in each talent tree. But I really really want a hyena. I was barely able to resist the cackle and the bright pink, I’m not sure I can resist Tendon Rip.