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Showing posts with label Cataclysm Beta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cataclysm Beta. Show all posts
Welcome to Deepholm!
I guess I didn't have the stomach for it. Odd because I made it through okay a couple of weeks ago. I guess I'm getting too old for this sh@#t.
Hunting Party Podcast, Episode 53
In this episode Euripides and Darkbrew talk about patch 4.0.1 changes and the Cataclysm beta. We answer your e-mail and take questions for the chat room. Enjoy!
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
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I'd Trap It!
In this latest beta build Blizzard changed Freezing trap so that it immobilizes the target for one minute. Now in live the duration is 20 seconds so this three times as long. We've been told that crowd control is making a comeback in Cataclysm; well so is chain trapping and in a big way.
Hunting Party Podcast, Episode 52
Episode 52 is here, you know the one where we talk about hunter changes in Cataclysm, do chat room Q&A, read e-mail and get to the bottom of Euripides' disappearance from last week. Enjoy!
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
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Hunting Party Podcast, Episode 51
Here it is Episode 51 of the Hunting Party Podcast. Please note that this episode was originally recorded on September 25th, and since lately it's been all beta all the time, this show is even more irrelevant than usual ;). Enjoy!
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
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Patch 4.0 - Some Things to Expect
Patch 4.0 is on the PTRs and soon it will be coming to a realm near you.
Things You'll Want to Do
Training
There are a variety of new abilities that are available to hunters and you'll want to go and grab them all.
One thing to note is that Cobra Shot is a level 81 ability and thus not available to us right now. Beastmaster and Survival hunters will want to use Cobra over Steady because of its ability to refresh Serpent Sting. When this patch hit Beastmaster and Survival hunters will be using Steady and will need to keep a watch on their Serpent Sting as it will drop off.
Other Things
Glyphs
Gear, Gems, Hit and Armor Pen
- Patch 4.0 contains all of the class changes such as spells, talents, and glyphs.
- It does not have the zone changes.
- You cannot fly in Azeroth.
- You cannot be a Worgen or Goblin.
- You cannot level your character.
Things You'll Want to Do
Training
There are a variety of new abilities that are available to hunters and you'll want to go and grab them all.
- Scatter Shot is now baseline.
- There are multiple spells for call pet that allow you to call four of your five active pets (the fifth one requires level 82).
- The new Trap Launcher is available.
- We can train in Mail specialization which increase our agility by 5% if we wear nothing but mail armor.
- We also get our Mastery. Now in Cataclysm this stat will appear on lots and lots of gear. None of the Wrath gear has been updated to include Mastery so we won't see the full benefit of this until the expansion.
One thing to note is that Cobra Shot is a level 81 ability and thus not available to us right now. Beastmaster and Survival hunters will want to use Cobra over Steady because of its ability to refresh Serpent Sting. When this patch hit Beastmaster and Survival hunters will be using Steady and will need to keep a watch on their Serpent Sting as it will drop off.
Other Things
- We're focus users now. You can ditch the Honey Mint Tea and mana pots.
- Ammo is gone. Just vendor the leftover arrows and bullets that you have. Epic ammo is selling for 30 silver a stack.
- We have bigger stables. Get ready to run around tame all those new pets. Since the zone changes won't be in effect you'll want to check out Petopia and see if any of the current skins are going extinct.
- The new currency system will be in place.
Glyphs
- The new glyph system is here. We now have Prime, Major and Minor glyphs and can have three of each type.
- You only have to learn a glyph once and then you can use a reagent to swap them in and out.
- Your minor glyphs will still be in place.
- You will need to add Prime and Major glyphs.
- You won't have to learn any glyphs you were using.
- Chances are the glyphs you were using are not the ones you'll want moving forward, so you'll want to find a scribe and get some new glyphs right away.
Gear, Gems, Hit and Armor Pen
- Now that we have the Mail armor specialization, you'll want to ditch any leather items you have (*cough* Toskk's Maximized Wristguards *cough*).
- T9 gear will be obsolete. You'll want to get four pieces of T10, or at the very least replace your T9 with some form of ICC gear.
- We no longer have any talents that grant hit rating. If you plan to do any raiding you'll most likely be under the hit cap (I was 2.18% under the cap when I logged onto the PTR). That means I'll need to make up that hit through gems, enchants or gear.
- All of your Armor Pen gems will be converted to yellow Crit gems.
- Hit gem are now blue and purple instead of yellow and orange. Just keep that in mind if you have or plan to use any hit gems.
- Nightmare tear is still prismatic, but not as valuable because we don't need intellect and no longer benefit from the intellect to attack power conversion. Also, there's a good chance you'll use some form of red, blue and yellow gems and won't need a prismatic to keep your meta active.
Yarr!!
Looks like the latest beta build gave us some new things to tame, and just in time for Pirate's day. The top one is called a Monstrous Macaw and the bottom one is a Brilliant Clayscraper. Both were level 41. They're birds of prey. I found these at the Southsea Holdfast near the old Shimmering Flats. It looks like there's a tameable Silithid Wasp in these part too. Yarr!!
Hunting Party Podcast, Episode 49
The pet re-design finally hits the Cataclysm Beta and we talk all about in this episode. We're also joined by Bella of the WHU to discuss the upcoming WHU hunter events. As always we do listener Q&A and e-mail.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Hunting Party Podcast, Episode 48
In this episode we talk about the latest round of hunter changes from the Cataclysm beta. We also do chat room Q&A and read some listener e-mail.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Guess What?
Yes, I'm in the beta! I have raids tonight and tomorrow, but I have a three day weekend so I should get lots of Cata. time in soon.
My first task will be to create a Worgen and see if they've been given the Snoopy Dance. If not that will be my first bug report.
Happy Hunting!
Not a Bug
This from Ghostcrawler this week -
I don't know how useful Camo will be, but I will be using it. I especially like the way it looks on the pet.
This image is courtesy of Rhok who posted it on the Beta forums. I don't know what the protocol is re-posting images likes this, but It's been my experiences that it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is permission ;)
Happy Hunting! Get to the Chopper!
| Deadzone - bug. Camo looking badass -- not bug. |
This image is courtesy of Rhok who posted it on the Beta forums. I don't know what the protocol is re-posting images likes this, but It's been my experiences that it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is permission ;)
Hunting Party Podcast, Episode 47
In this episode we tap a keg of Darkbrew Lager and discuss Volley's demise. I also help a listener get into the Cataclysm beta (I'm such a martyr). We also do chat room Q&A and read some listener e-mail.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
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Our Arrows will Blot Out the Sun - Not!
In episode 46 of the Hunting Party Podcast we speculated whether the removal of Volley was a bug or intentional. Well GC has confirmed that it indeed an intended change.
I don't know how prevalent AoE will be in Cataclysm, but it looks as if us hunters won't be providing much of it. With Volley gone we're left with Multi-shot, which hits up to three targets, and firing Explosive Trap via the trap launcher once a minute, for our AoE contribution.
I'm not going to cry too hard over this one as Volley was mainly used on raid trash and for soloing packs of mobs. Still though, I hate to see some of our utility get diminished.
EDIT: This is why I don't like to post too closed to bed time. I completely overlooked the usefulness of our AE in 5-man dungeons. As Nochecazador from http://ofmarksandbeast.wordpress.com/ reminded me of how important it is in places like Forge of Souls.
It's gone. We want to make Multi-Shot the spell hunters use for AE.
Channeling a spell that makes arrows fall out of the sky doesn't feel like a hunter ability and doesn't even really match the name of the spell.
I don't know how prevalent AoE will be in Cataclysm, but it looks as if us hunters won't be providing much of it. With Volley gone we're left with Multi-shot, which hits up to three targets, and firing Explosive Trap via the trap launcher once a minute, for our AoE contribution.
I'm not going to cry too hard over this one as Volley was mainly used on raid trash and for soloing packs of mobs. Still though, I hate to see some of our utility get diminished.
EDIT: This is why I don't like to post too closed to bed time. I completely overlooked the usefulness of our AE in 5-man dungeons. As Nochecazador from http://ofmarksandbeast.wordpress.com/ reminded me of how important it is in places like Forge of Souls.
I Will Never Be Sober Again!
Whether this is a nod from Blizzard or just a coincidence, I totally approve of this item. I will carry around stacks of it, and I will hand it out to everyone I meet.
By the way, I'm still not in the beta and I think it would be remiss if this were to go live without my being able to fully test it :P Thank you to the astute reader/listener who alerted me to this.
By the way, I'm still not in the beta and I think it would be remiss if this were to go live without my being able to fully test it :P Thank you to the astute reader/listener who alerted me to this.
Hunting Party Podcast, Episode 46
In this episode Blizzard both giveth and taketh away. We discuss the latest beta build and cruelest of hunter bugs in the history of hunter bugs. We also do chat room Q&A and read some listener e-mail.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Hunting Party Podcast, Episode 45
Believe it or not, this is the one year anniversary episode of the Hunting Party. We didn’t notice until after we’d finished the show (although we discussed it last episode). To commemorate this occasion one of our listeners wrote this awesome haiku:
Why a haiku? Well, listen to the show to hear the whole story, but essentially, haikus are the best method for me to get a beta key. However, if this is the level of haiku the Wow community is producing, then I've got my work cut out for me.
Anyways, aside from haikus, this week, we discuss the massive amount of hunter changes from the latest beta build. We also do chat room Q&A and listener e-mail.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
Three sixty-five days
Let’s rock out with our Rhoks out!
Elite skilled Hunters
Why a haiku? Well, listen to the show to hear the whole story, but essentially, haikus are the best method for me to get a beta key. However, if this is the level of haiku the Wow community is producing, then I've got my work cut out for me.
Anyways, aside from haikus, this week, we discuss the massive amount of hunter changes from the latest beta build. We also do chat room Q&A and listener e-mail.
Here’s the site where we host our shows live.
As always, here is the iTunes store link, the Hunting Party Podcast feed, and thedirect 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 iTunes reviews. So please drop by iTunes and mention what you thought of the show.
If you don’t do syndicated podcasts, and just want to download this week’s MP3 and play it on your player of choice, click here.
That Ain't Yogi
One of my beta friends sent me this screen shot of a very disgusting and very tameable bear found in the Hillsbrad Foothills. The thing looks like it bit into a 1,000 year old picnic basket. Yuck!
Update: I read on the petopia pet forums that it loses the spidery egg sacs after you tame it.
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