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Forum: Public Discussion 02/09/11, 10:55 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 18,913
Posted By Schniepel
The Immortal / The Undying have been removed from...

The Immortal / The Undying have been removed from the "Glory of the Icecrown Raider" Meta Achievements. Those had become unobtainable in 4.01 I think.
Forum: Hunters 01/26/11, 11:12 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 1,217,828
Posted By Schniepel
Loot-A-Rang Simple Grip-kill-loot wouldn't be...

Loot-A-Rang
Simple Grip-kill-loot wouldn't be possible because of range and LoS issues. Also Tainted Elementals despawn after 15 seconds, so you can't double-grip them to the generator.
Forum: Hunters 01/26/11, 10:40 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 1,217,828
Posted By Schniepel
Then you're rooted at the edge with no way to...

Then you're rooted at the edge with no way to reach the generators. Maybe it would be possible as Deathknight engineer (grip tainted elemental to edge, kill, then loot-a-rang near the generator), but...
Forum: Hunters 01/20/11, 9:06 AM
Replies: 644
Views: 2,642,706
Posted By Schniepel
So time to dust of your trusty TBC "!Auto Shot,...

So time to dust of your trusty TBC "!Auto Shot, Steady Shot," castsequence then? Hard to believe they really want us to go back there again. Then again it might be intended seeing that the new 2.4...
Forum: Hunters 01/11/11, 10:09 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 391,070
Posted By Schniepel
Caustic Slime - Spell - World of Warcraft...

Caustic Slime - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=88916) (by Chimaeron)
Forum: Hunters 01/06/11, 11:49 AM
Replies: 644
Views: 2,642,706
Posted By Schniepel
Considering the nature of burn phases (CD timing,...

Considering the nature of burn phases (CD timing, Bloodlust, Execute-like ablites of other classes) it may be not very realistic to model KS time as 20% of the fight. This doesn't devalue the...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/05/11, 6:51 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,887
Posted By Schniepel
It works like stated in the description. CoS does...

It works like stated in the description. CoS does not refresh, Chimera does. The added duration is capped at some point though, i wasn't able to ever exceed 20 sec even when Bloodlust-spamming CoS in...
Forum: Hunters 01/04/11, 10:51 AM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,172,183
Posted By Schniepel
You can always change pets midfight, you just...

You can always change pets midfight, you just can't replace a dead pet with another one that's still alive anymore. Altough in between dismiss & call pet thats an awful lot of downtime for an...
Forum: Hunters 01/04/11, 8:24 AM
Replies: 644
Views: 2,642,706
Posted By Schniepel
I totally understand your point, but isn't it...

I totally understand your point, but isn't it that when clipping the CS cooldown with 9s here and there as well as with 10s the net gain in CS frequency supposed to be roundabout 10% anyway? By that...
Forum: Hunters 01/03/11, 7:08 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 834,581
Posted By Schniepel
If you are using Explosive Trap instead of Black...

If you are using Explosive Trap instead of Black Arrow, the trap is listed costing 20 focus in the shot breakdown whereas it should be 10.
Forum: Hunters 12/30/10, 7:04 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 834,581
Posted By Schniepel
Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets is...

Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets is modelled to reduce Black Arrow/Trap CD by 2 seconds instead of 4.

Edit: Also Glyph of Trap Launcher doesn't work, although I'm not sure if it's a big...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/28/10, 10:31 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,887
Posted By Schniepel
Sorry, my bad, I wasn't accounting for the loss...

Sorry, my bad, I wasn't accounting for the loss of Hit rating like I was in my previous gear settings. Thank you, fixed that.
Stat weightings when reforging seem to be very wonky, thats right. But i...
Forum: Hunters 12/28/10, 5:15 AM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,172,183
Posted By Schniepel
For comparison here is my gearset with different...

For comparison here is my gearset with different Metas, which shows that Relentless is a clear dps gain for me. Might depend entirely on available sockets and bonuses though.
Zeherah's Hunter DPS...
Forum: Hunters 12/23/10, 4:45 AM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,172,183
Posted By Schniepel
I did my calculations fully raidbuffed and...

I did my calculations fully raidbuffed and flasked, reforged mastery/hit to crit and using Glyph of ES and SS, so crit rates were already pretty high. I'm also thinking about switching to LW,...
Forum: Hunters 12/22/10, 8:56 AM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,172,183
Posted By Schniepel
After some extensive gear shuffling with...

After some extensive gear shuffling with Zeherah's I'm finding a lot of the new enchants being lackluster in comparison to WotLK enchants.
Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Scroll of Enchant Bracers -...
Forum: Hunters 12/21/10, 3:33 AM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,172,183
Posted By Schniepel
That's Warlocks. Haste doesn't affect Hunter Dot...

That's Warlocks. Haste doesn't affect Hunter Dot ticks at all.
Forum: Hunters 12/20/10, 10:29 AM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,172,183
Posted By Schniepel
Regarding the fifth option of Lock and Load...

Regarding the fifth option of Lock and Load handling:

I think we can agree that you only want to fire back-to-back Explosive shots if you are focus capped and there is no suitable filler available...
Forum: Hunters 11/29/10, 9:10 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,813
Posted By Schniepel
Somebody else noticed that dog and fox pets are...

Somebody else noticed that dog and fox pets are missing charge in their talent tree, which is standard for other ferocity pets? I assume this is a bug?
Forum: Death Knights 03/25/10, 5:58 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,207
Posted By Schniepel
Death Rune Mastery does not increase the...

Death Rune Mastery does not increase the frequency of IT casts, it merely allows to use your unholy runes for DS instead of PS. DS won't heal for a whole lot anyway since only FF is up, so other than...
Forum: Hunters 01/28/09, 5:52 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,300
Posted By Schniepel
This happens occasionally and also with Death...

This happens occasionally and also with Death Knights Abominable Might proc, probably if they happen to outrange the TSA. A workaround to this problem is to macro /cancelaura for both effects to you...
Forum: Hunters 01/26/09, 8:49 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,300
Posted By Schniepel
Well he doesn't have to run in the first place....

Well he doesn't have to run in the first place. It is very easy to heal the tank through a locust swarm thus kiting is kinda complicating the encounter.
Forum: Hunters 01/14/09, 3:41 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,952
Posted By Schniepel
No it's not the same at all, since the second one...

No it's not the same at all, since the second one gets stuck at the null part, until the castsequence resets. Fall-through macros are only possible with an empty cast.
Forum: Hunters 01/13/09, 11:19 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,952
Posted By Schniepel
It's almost certainly haste issues, since the...

It's almost certainly haste issues, since the same happens with MM spec whenever Bloodlust/Heroism or Rapid Fire is active. The macro simply reverts to Steady spam in that case.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/13/09, 6:43 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,804
Posted By Schniepel
There is a cave in Storm Peaks which has an...

There is a cave in Storm Peaks which has an abundance of worgs and also a really ridiculous respawn rate, i.e. they repop as fast as you can kill them. A really good source of leather and meat.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/08/09, 11:51 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,632
Posted By Schniepel
There are none at all. The horde storyline of...

There are none at all. The horde storyline of dragonblight focusses on the Icemist being overrun by the Nerubians, subsequently acceptance of the Taunka as members of the Horde and the background...
Forum: Hunters 01/08/09, 9:50 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 130,524
Posted By Schniepel
Sure, Aimed Shot has advantages over Multi Shot,...

Sure, Aimed Shot has advantages over Multi Shot, for instance being 'truly' instant, healing debuff and costing slightly less mana. OTOH Multi has its merits too, doing way more damage in multi...
Forum: Hunters 01/08/09, 9:19 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 130,524
Posted By Schniepel
For MM you want to include Aimed Shot into your...

For MM you want to include Aimed Shot into your rotation. If you take the Barrage talents and the Trueshot Glyph it will be you second most damaging shot. In all other cases Multishot will do the...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/06/09, 9:51 AM
Replies: 406
Views: 171,818
Posted By Schniepel
That's because he's indeed immune to the...

That's because he's indeed immune to the silencing effect of Spell Lock. The interupt does work.
Forum: Hunters 12/19/08, 7:09 AM
Replies: 774
Views: 789,427
Posted By Schniepel
Factoring in Imp. Steady procs the way this macro...

Factoring in Imp. Steady procs the way this macro works may be even better than full priority.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/17/08, 5:19 AM
Replies: 574
Views: 256,650
Posted By Schniepel
Razorgore hast already been 3-manned in...

Razorgore hast already been 3-manned in TBC.

worldofwarcraft: Razorgore 3-man (http://community.livejournal.com/worldofwarcraft/6458389.html)
Forum: Hunters 12/15/08, 11:38 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 103,952
Posted By Schniepel
That's exactly what I was thinking too. Think Ice...

That's exactly what I was thinking too. Think Ice Threaded Arrow but with some actual chill effect or frost damage component instead of being only visually enhanced.
Forum: Hunters 12/12/08, 10:21 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 103,952
Posted By Schniepel
You are missing the point. AoE damage does not...

You are missing the point. AoE damage does not kill pets, effects that circumvent AoE avoidance do. Heigan is a good exaple for that: your pet probably won't die to the lava bursts, but to the...
Forum: Hunters 12/12/08, 7:02 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,300
Posted By Schniepel
Granted, pet unfriendly encounters may cripple BM...

Granted, pet unfriendly encounters may cripple BM dps if you can't offset the unfriendlyness with good pet management. But appart from that I found non-static fights to be a much greater hassle for...
Forum: Hunters 12/12/08, 5:47 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,952
Posted By Schniepel
So the current plan seems to remove steady spam...

So the current plan seems to remove steady spam for good and move on to a 'real' rotation once more. Since BM doesn't have chimera or explosive and most of the time not even aimed shot i wondered...
Forum: Hunters 12/12/08, 4:27 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 103,952
Posted By Schniepel
If they really want the 51 Pointer to be...

If they really want the 51 Pointer to be attractive, they should tack the 15% hunter damage to pet heal effect onto it, which we are sorely missing for encounters like Sapphiron. That is if we don't...
Forum: Hunters 12/11/08, 6:38 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,300
Posted By Schniepel
If they are, wouldn't you be better off taking...

If they are, wouldn't you be better off taking Aspect Mastery instead of those? Buffed by TSA thats 100 AP right there.
Forum: Hunters 12/03/08, 10:05 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,952
Posted By Schniepel
Yes I agree, while slightly increasing the pets...

Yes I agree, while slightly increasing the pets life via endurance training doesn't do much for its survivability, the traits of a tenacity pet do make a significant difference. Even, or especially,...
Forum: Hunters 12/03/08, 8:24 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,813
Posted By Schniepel
No, though you still need to take it if you want...

No, though you still need to take it if you want Invigoration, which may not be necessary if you have a Ret Pally to begin with.
Forum: Hunters 12/03/08, 8:18 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,952
Posted By Schniepel
In most cases 4% pet health won't keep you pet...

In most cases 4% pet health won't keep you pet alive if it would die without. And yes there are still a lot of pet unfriendly fights, where deaths are not completely avoidable, even if you put effort...
Forum: Hunters 11/25/08, 4:48 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,664
Posted By Schniepel
I am currently using this variant of 54/17/0:...

I am currently using this variant of 54/17/0: Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=ctbMztxRwuMeRt0eVbM)

Since I am far from being hitcapped I was wondering if moving...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/29/08, 8:10 AM
Replies: 718
Views: 255,554
Posted By Schniepel
This has already happended on rare occasions...

This has already happended on rare occasions before the patch. But appearently they didn't fix the bug either. ;)
Forum: Public Discussion 10/13/08, 6:27 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,632
Posted By Schniepel
Sorry my bad, in my memory Padaren had a...

Sorry my bad, in my memory Padaren had a different homeworld, but it seems 'Pandaria' is imply an island on Azeroth. So yes they are not otherwordly. I also don't think their 'weird', because...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/13/08, 5:01 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,632
Posted By Schniepel
They are in that they are not native to Azeroth...

They are in that they are not native to Azeroth like Draenei.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/08, 9:12 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,632
Posted By Schniepel
As far as I'm concerned, they could not only...

As far as I'm concerned, they could not only forget Draenei but also cast them back into the outer space they apparently came from. :) No offense to Draenei players, but they just don't seem to fit...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/08, 11:57 AM
Replies: 718
Views: 255,554
Posted By Schniepel
No quite, at least in case of hunters, because as...

No quite, at least in case of hunters, because as things are right now Survival downright sucks in terms of dps in comparsion to Beast Mastery or Marksmanship. This coupled with the fact that Expose...
Forum: Hunters 09/25/08, 6:32 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Schniepel
Do we already have numbers on how good Furious...

Do we already have numbers on how good Furious Howl will be on a lvl 80 wolf? If it doesn't fall far behind BoM or BS it might be a viable option to free up the repective buffs in case of...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/08, 10:49 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,357
Posted By Schniepel
The materials for the goggles seem a lot harder...

The materials for the goggles seem a lot harder to come by than they used to in TBC, since Titanium bar is kind of the new Arcanite with a 4 day Alchemy transmute. On the other hand epic goggles...
Forum: Shamans 09/19/08, 10:06 AM
Replies: 1,604
Views: 382,621
Posted By Schniepel
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've got the...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've got the impression that the buffing capabilities of Balance Druids and Elemental Shamans are quite similar now, but Moonkin Druids get serious AoE capabilities too,...
Forum: Hunters 09/19/08, 6:24 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Schniepel
With Longevity and the BW Glyph (which you SHOULD...

With Longevity and the BW Glyph (which you SHOULD use as BM) the BW cooldown is reduced to ~ 63 sec. That shoudn't be to hard to synchronize with other 2/3 min CDs. Personally I think using BW/TBW...
Forum: Hunters 09/16/08, 7:33 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Schniepel
Since the ratings are becoming universal for...

Since the ratings are becoming universal for spells and ranged melee abilities, do they also contribute to traps and Feign Death? I'm asking because of the talent 'Survival Tactics' which reduces...
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