Comments on: The New Misdirect! http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/ Standing in void zones since 2008 Tue, 08 May 2012 23:37:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: euripidesoutdps http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-3039 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:25:40 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-3039 You owe me a new keyboard. Coffee… everywhere…

]]> By: Voldenmist http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-3037 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:23:38 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-3037 “Di…did that arms warrior just have 20k dps right at the start of the fight…what, is he taunting?”
“L2P arms”
“noob”
“I swear, I didn’t do anything”
“Euripides was right, arms warriors ftl”
:D

]]> By: euripidesoutdps http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2895 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:04:51 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2895 This is one small situation where it’s less good, but all you lose is DoT damage on the boss and one GCD because you can’t preemptively MD, whereas on many other fights, you gain so much more.

]]> By: Regenald http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2888 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:45:59 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2888 The new misdirection changes are horrible if you are going multi-target threat on Heroic Anub.

For example you dps the boss, of course you leave serpent sting, and maybe even have piercing shots ticking on the boss.

In come the adds, you misdirect, try to position yourself to hit one add, and your dot damage immediately procs misdirection. So you literally have no time to wait.

The same applies if you try to do what rogues do, misdirection, immediately initiated by dots, volley, the first tick of volley may or may not go off before misdirection comes off.

Either way since this new change, add agro on this fight in particular has been very flaky.

]]> By: Haddock http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2844 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:54:35 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2844 Agree, this is the best thing that has happened to hunters in 3.3, especially as I respeced to Marksman 2 weeks ago. :) )

Also, thanks to your article, now I understand why MD took way too long to CD during some fights … I didn’t know the “bad” part … Now I get what happened (MD too early before the fight, 30 secs gone, + 30 secs CD).

I’ll wait for the last moment to MD now. ;) Thanks !

]]> By: Kataron http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2762 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:20:17 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2762 God I love the new MD. The other raiding hunter in my guild and I have been freaking out about it since we got it.

Going all out at the start of the fight is the best thing ever. Unless I discover I misclicked the MD and pulled threat…Which has only happened a couple times…

But one thing I like about the old MD was that I could threaten clothies with it.

Mage: Dude, that spellpower staff is not hunter loot.
Me: OH YEAH?!
Mage: *misdirect appears over head*

Some people didn’t realize they could click it off. Hilarity ensued.

]]> By: Bowya http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2757 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:52:02 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2757 It will probably be changed cus we make so much aggro it is lols. My tanks have had 3/4 MDs after every bone storm on marrow and before they have had a chance to taunt they have 40k threat it is crazy. I do love the change though it finally means I can let everything go and dps like a crazy fool with bad tanks.

]]> By: Aaron http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2756 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:16:22 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2756 I don’t see why they’d nerf it considering it’s almost identical to the mechanics of the Rogue’s tricks of the trade.

]]> By: Jarnow http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2747 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:06:01 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2747 Sounds like we should be expecting a nerf incoming…I too love the change, and hope we get to keep it :)

]]> By: Bobobdedi http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2744 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:45:18 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2744 They should rename Misdirect to Superglue.

At the beginning of a fight with AoE targets (phase 2 of HToC, blue squadrons in HVH, etc.), just one Volley after a Misdirect sends them straight to the tank.

]]> By: euripidesoutdps http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2737 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:17:50 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2737 I wouldn’t start trouble with my rogues- they’re distressingly good at this game, and mostly officers to boot :)

]]> By: Kheldul http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2734 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:57:55 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2734 Raid Leader: And *how* did you have 20k threat Mr Rogue before the tank had the boss?? I’m sorry, but we have to let you go. Good day.

]]> By: David Dashifen Kees http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2733 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:41:09 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2733 I, too, thought I was in for some hurting when I first saw the MD aura appear on my toon. I didn’t FD because I had just hit the keystroke and I was the only Hunter in the group at the time, so I was pretty sure that it was a result of the change, but the blood pressure rose a bit nonetheless.

]]> By: euripidesoutdps http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2732 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:23:46 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2732 Man, I’m gonna be in trouble if any guildies read this blog :\

]]> By: Tieren http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2731 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:19:26 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2731 I think that last point in “ugly” needs to be recategorized to “fantastic.” So much more fun to be had now!

]]> By: euripidesoutdps http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2730 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:09:25 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2730 I’ll still take this one over the last one though :)

]]> By: Rilgon Arcsinh http://outdps.com/2009/12/11/the-new-misdirect/#comment-2728 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:05:40 +0000 http://outdps.com/?p=1770#comment-2728 One side-effect of “the bad” – if you MD but hold it for the full 30 seconds, it goes on cooldown without ever having misdirected a thing.

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