Comments on: Death by Pinpricks http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/ World of Warcraft Hunter Blog Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:59:36 -0600 hourly 1 By: Khahla http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42235 Khahla Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:02:56 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42235 Dalaila: "SV was honestly too much powerful, making players think “hunter = SV only”. Wrong, hunter can be BM, MM or SV. If dps is not balanced across these 3 specs, no one will ever play anything apart from SV." Umm, okay, except that even with SV "overpowered", in a serious raiding environment we're seeing rogues and warlocks pulling 7k parses on pw, and similarly geared locks, mages, ret pallies and shadowpriests outdpsing best-in-slot survival hunters on most fights. They didnt destroy these other classes dps the way they have ours. Locks are STILL able to pull 5k as deep destro on raid dummies on the PTR. I saw a cat feral druid consistently hitting 4k. Survival was the only viable dps spec we had and instead of buffing something up to its level they gutted all the pvp usefulness out of the tree AND THEN nerfed the dps down to previous BM level, buffed BM and then (inevitably) nerfed BM. So if you think destroying the only viable dps spec we had, without buffing one of the other specs up to it's previous level is a good thing...well I guess your guild doesnt look for maximum dps ranged spots for its raid otherwise you'd be concerned about whether you'll get to see Ulduar. Dalaila: “SV was honestly too much powerful, making players think “hunter = SV only”. Wrong, hunter can be BM, MM or SV. If dps is not balanced across these 3 specs, no one will ever play anything apart from SV.”

Umm, okay, except that even with SV “overpowered”, in a serious raiding environment we’re seeing rogues and warlocks pulling 7k parses on pw, and similarly geared locks, mages, ret pallies and shadowpriests outdpsing best-in-slot survival hunters on most fights.

They didnt destroy these other classes dps the way they have ours. Locks are STILL able to pull 5k as deep destro on raid dummies on the PTR. I saw a cat feral druid consistently hitting 4k. Survival was the only viable dps spec we had and instead of buffing something up to its level they gutted all the pvp usefulness out of the tree AND THEN nerfed the dps down to previous BM level, buffed BM and then (inevitably) nerfed BM.

So if you think destroying the only viable dps spec we had, without buffing one of the other specs up to it’s previous level is a good thing…well I guess your guild doesnt look for maximum dps ranged spots for its raid otherwise you’d be concerned about whether you’ll get to see Ulduar.

]]> By: Torgall http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42197 Torgall Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:56:27 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42197 As a leatherworker/hunter... can I please have my drums of war back?! Please?! Also, can a get a new recipe to replace those now useless quiver recipes I've learned. Totally off the wall but just a thought, how about a LW saddle that we can make that allows as to tame a wild (untamable) beast and use it as a mount! That would rock, I'd tame a new drood once a day during Wintergrasp (don't worry, I'd 'free' the sucker at the end of the day). I think it would be funny to ride one of those giraffe thingys from Sholazar around in Dalaran as well. =D As a leatherworker/hunter… can I please have my drums of war back?! Please?! Also, can a get a new recipe to replace those now useless quiver recipes I’ve learned.

Totally off the wall but just a thought, how about a LW saddle that we can make that allows as to tame a wild (untamable) beast and use it as a mount! That would rock, I’d tame a new drood once a day during Wintergrasp (don’t worry, I’d ‘free’ the sucker at the end of the day). I think it would be funny to ride one of those giraffe thingys from Sholazar around in Dalaran as well. =D

]]> By: Guntitan http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42178 Guntitan Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:16:57 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42178 If they are dwarfing our racials they better be giving us something else better in return. No pun intended. Like increased defense percentage over a longer period would be a nice buff. If they are dwarfing our racials they better be giving us something else better in return. No pun intended. Like increased defense percentage over a longer period would be a nice buff.

]]> By: 9kThadPro http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42140 9kThadPro Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:40:31 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42140 "Looks like you read it wrong BRK. It basically says, if you do ONE autoshot, you have a 15% speed bonus to ALL OF YOUR HUNTER SHOTS! That is a HUGE BUFF" Umm.. huh? No, it's not a huge buff. It's parity. Quivers no longer provide the haste buff so for all intents and purposes it's been folded in with our base ability of being able to shoot. “Looks like you read it wrong BRK. It basically says, if you do ONE autoshot, you have a 15% speed bonus to ALL OF YOUR HUNTER SHOTS! That is a HUGE BUFF”

Umm.. huh? No, it’s not a huge buff. It’s parity. Quivers no longer provide the haste buff so for all intents and purposes it’s been folded in with our base ability of being able to shoot.

]]> By: Dreyja http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42119 Dreyja Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:40:56 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42119 Ok... I thought I was done, but I'm not. Were there seriously any rogues or DKs out there claiming that we Dwarf hunters were OP because of STONE*FRICKING*Form? Reading through the list of other racials I'm even more ticked off. WHAT THE HEEL!?! I've put up with everything up to now but I AM a DWARF HUNTER. That is what I play and it's all I really play and they have just peed on my head! Ok… I thought I was done, but I’m not.

Were there seriously any rogues or DKs out there claiming that we Dwarf hunters were OP because of STONE*FRICKING*Form? Reading through the list of other racials I’m even more ticked off. WHAT THE HEEL!?!

I’ve put up with everything up to now but I AM a DWARF HUNTER. That is what I play and it’s all I really play and they have just peed on my head!

]]> By: Kuldrad http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42118 Kuldrad Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:36:22 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42118 Am I the only one that sees the formula for explosive shot coming out as a negative number? I'm not a math major, but I can do simple arithmatic. How is it supposed to read? Am I the only one that sees the formula for explosive shot coming out as a negative number? I’m not a math major, but I can do simple arithmatic. How is it supposed to read?

]]> By: Dreyja http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42117 Dreyja Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:32:45 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42117 Oh... Who do I write about this!?! That TEENY stoneform benefit WAS THE ONLY THING I HAD! FTW!?! Oh, this makes me way more angry than anything they've done so far. Other changes may just change how I punch buttons BUT THAT was part of my racial choice. You know how much flack I've gotten for rolling a female Dwarf?! I've never posted on the official forums before but I'm going there now and there will be BLOOD! *BLARGHHH!* *sharpens axe* Oh… Who do I write about this!?! That TEENY stoneform benefit WAS THE ONLY THING I HAD! FTW!?! Oh, this makes me way more angry than anything they’ve done so far. Other changes may just change how I punch buttons BUT THAT was part of my racial choice. You know how much flack I’ve gotten for rolling a female Dwarf?!

I’ve never posted on the official forums before but I’m going there now and there will be BLOOD!

*BLARGHHH!* *sharpens axe*

]]> By: Sele http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42116 Sele Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:34:44 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42116 Explosive shot's coefficient was buffed on the PTR for some reason, the change reduced it to what we see on live. So it was not nerfed again. Explosive shot’s coefficient was buffed on the PTR for some reason, the change reduced it to what we see on live. So it was not nerfed again.

]]> By: Zanpher http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42114 Zanpher Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:22:44 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42114 Looks like you read it wrong BRK. It basically says, if you do ONE autoshot, you have a 15% speed bonus to ALL OF YOUR HUNTER SHOTS! That is a HUGE BUFF Looks like you read it wrong BRK. It basically says, if you do ONE autoshot, you have a 15% speed bonus to ALL OF YOUR HUNTER SHOTS! That is a HUGE BUFF

]]> By: Dalaila http://www.bigredkitty.net/2009/03/03/death-by-pinpricks/comment-page-2/#comment-42090 Dalaila Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:17:57 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/?p=3787#comment-42090 @ Zhire ^2 After a fast test on a new hunter level 1 I can confirm that +15% haste bonus is available to lower classes too (starting from level 1 itself). That is a pretty ***good buff*** for leveling hunters. We can say that it's more a class bonus now than a specific talent/ability. @ Zhire ^2

After a fast test on a new hunter level 1 I can confirm that +15% haste bonus is available to lower classes too (starting from level 1 itself). That is a pretty ***good buff*** for leveling hunters. We can say that it’s more a class bonus now than a specific talent/ability.

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