Reforging is one of those questions that gets asked a lot, and the answer is deceptively simple, considering how complex reforging can actually be. It usually runs something like “reforge to 8% hit, and then dump all your mastery or haste into crit”, sometimes with a caveat to avoid going below 1235 haste. Whether you [...]
Archive for July, 2011
How to reforge your hunter!
Posted in addons, Hunter, Resources, World of Warcraft, tagged addon, crit, guide, haste, Hunter, mastery, plateau, reforging on July 30, 2011 | 8 Comments »
How to Read and Use DPS Bot
Posted in Resources, World of Warcraft, tagged dpsbot, spec score, world of logs on July 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
DPS Bot takes parses from World of Logs and aggregates them to rank dps specs. To do this, DPS Bot uses the somewhat novel ranking measure of “spec score.” What is spec score? How should we use it to evaluate dps? After the cut we go over this ranking method and the rest of DPS Bot’s measures to develop an understanding of how [...]
Episode 91!
Posted in Hunter, Hunting Party Podcast, World of Warcraft, tagged Hunter, hunting patty, podcast, show on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This episode, both Frost and Euri were mysteriously absent. Darkbrew and Alisaunder discuss the finer points of chucking wee critters at your enemies, the Hunter’s Hall, and stat scaling. Here’s the site where we host our shows live. As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and the direct XML feed. If you [...]
The Importance and Problems of Shot Queueing
Posted in Hunter, World of Warcraft, tagged custom lag tolerance, lag, latency, queueing, shot queue on July 25, 2011 | 4 Comments »
In WoW we are able to queue casts such that we are able to tell the server “start casting this new ability as soon as you think the old one is done.” This is a handy bit of automation because it removes the potential delay between casts created by latency, increasing our casts per second and therefore also [...]
Soloing Altairus
Posted in Hunter, Marksmanship, World of Warcraft, tagged Altairus, Drake of the North Wind, extreme soloing, mount run, Vortex Pinnacle on July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hunters are capable of soloing Altairus in the Vortex Pinnacle on normal mode, and this is nice since he has a chance to drop a mount. Other guides already exist for soloing this guy (Gavendo’s - text plus vid, Retal01′s - vid of a whole run, Atrakinze’s - Jan. 1 vid of kill only, etc.), but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to have one [...]
Episode 90!
Posted in Hunter, Hunting Party Podcast, World of Warcraft, tagged Hunter, Hunting Party Podcast, podcast on July 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This episode, Frostheim had to bail to have his bandana appointment. Here’s the site where we host our shows live. As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and the direct XML feed. If you email us comments or questions, we’ll read them on the next show. Send an email to huntingpartypodcast@gmail.com. Also, [...]
Episode 89!
Posted in Hunter, Hunting Party Podcast, World of Warcraft, tagged femaledwarf.com, Hunter, hunting party, podcast, zeherah on July 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This episode, we welcome Zeherah, creator of the femaledwarf.com DPS calculator! Here’s the site where we host our shows live. As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and the direct XML feed. If you email us comments or questions, we’ll read them on the next show. Send an email to huntingpartypodcast@gmail.com. Also, [...]
No Crit or Hit Scaling with Boss Levels this Expansion
Posted in World of Warcraft, Hunter, tagged crit, hit, scaling on July 17, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Buried in the middle of the healer session of Ask the Devs is a quote that pertains to dps:
Comparing the Hunter Talent Trees for PVP
Posted in arena, Beast Mastery, Hunter, Marksmanship, pvp, Survival, World of Warcraft, tagged arena, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, pvp, rated BG, Survival, talent trees on July 15, 2011 | 9 Comments »
This post goes over the relative pros and cons of the different hunter talent trees for PVP. It leaves aside the strengths and weaknesses that hunters have in general, focusing instead on how the specs compare to each other.
Rabid Bug
Posted in Hunter, World of Warcraft, tagged autocast, bug, pet, Rabid on July 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Zeherah notes on the forums that there is presently a bug with our pets’ autocasting of Rabid. It can apparently wait a substantial amount of time to cast after it is off cooldown. Zeherah also suggests that Rabid’s behavior varies between bosses; on some bosses it gets used properly, on some bosses it doesn’t. Moreover, [...]
The Only Way to Get an ilvl 378 Gun
Posted in arena, battlegrounds, Hunter, pvp, World of Warcraft, tagged arena, battlegrounds, bgs, conquest points, honor, pvp, raid gun, rated bgs on July 9, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Blizzard has left us with few options for a PvE gun this tier. It gave us a crafted gun at ilvl 365, but at raid-quality item levels it ultimately decided that the Firelands needed a second crossbow more than a single gun. This leaves us with one ilvl 378 gun in the game, the resilience-clad Ruthless Gladiator’s Rifle (there’s [...]
Episode 88!
Posted in Hunter, Hunting Party Podcast, World of Warcraft, tagged garwulf, guest, huntsmans lodge, podcast on July 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This episode, we welcome Garwulf from the Huntsman’s Lodge! Here’s the site where we host our shows live. As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and the direct XML feed. If you email us comments or questions, we’ll read them on the next show. Send an email to huntingpartypodcast@gmail.com. Also, we love [...]
No New Sic ‘Em! Bug
Posted in Hunter, World of Warcraft, tagged bug, focus, pet, Sic 'Em!, wild hunt on July 6, 2011 | 7 Comments »
There is a rumor going around that Sic ‘Em! is horribly bugged. This isn’t the case.
Resource Roundup for the New Taming Challenges
Posted in Hunter, Resources, World of Warcraft, tagged Molten Front, patch 4.2, petopia, pets, taming challenges on July 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The new tames are a fun diversion but I can’t say I’m an expert on them. What can the players who are experts tell us? Read on after the break for a list of resources on the new tames.
A Final Nail in the Coffin for a Raid Gun
Posted in Hunter, pvp, World of Warcraft, tagged Firelands, honor, Lava Bolt Crossbow, patch 4.2, raid gun, season 10, season 9, Vicious gear on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Blizzard thinks that a crossbow is mistakenly making gun sounds, and not that a gun mistakenly has the appearance of a crossbow. Ah, well, so goes the last vestige of a raid gun in Firelands. Also, in other blue news, Blizzard is seemingly unconcerned about the ilvl differences between season 9 and season 10 Vicious gear. Edit: A new blue [...]
Episode 87!
Posted in Hunter, Hunting Party Podcast, World of Warcraft, tagged hunters, patch 4.2, podcast on July 4, 2011 | 5 Comments »
This episode, recorded a week before patch 4.2, is mostly about Euripides’ sister. Also, there’s a bit of hunter pre-4.2 talk. Here’s the site where we host our shows live. As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and the direct XML feed. If you email us comments or questions, we’ll read them [...]
Assorted Advice and Commentary for 4.2
Posted in economics, Hunter, pvp, World of Warcraft, tagged careful aim, Kirix, macros, Molten Front, patch 4.2, pet stances, pvp on July 1, 2011 | 12 Comments »
I kept starting and stopping a variety of posts because I’d find something to write about but it wouldn’t be enough for a full post. So, today, a stew of all those ingredients.
Syndication!
Things I Thought You Might Like To Read- Why Can’t We Do Math Anymore? October 27, 2011 Cheezburger Network
- It Must Be Stuck Somewhere October 26, 2011 Cheezburger Network
- Mists of Pandaria Expansion Hunter Talents October 21, 2011 Frostheim
- Planning WAY in Advance October 14, 2011 Cheezburger Network
- Straight A Game Masters October 11, 2011 Cheezburger Network
- Pet Tanking Ideas September 30, 2011 Frostheim
- M thru F: The Workplace Subjectivity Chart August 31, 2011 Lady Justice
- WHU vs the Whale Shark September 20, 2011 Frostheim
- Classic: I Wanted a Bite September 2, 2011 Cheezburger Network
- Grats Arust!!! September 2, 2011 Frostheim
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