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Forum: Public Discussion 06/06/11, 3:21 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,822
Posted By MizarAlcor
Besides that, there are also quite a few other...

Besides that, there are also quite a few other smaller "loose ends" that may or may not be wrapped up by Blizzard due to being much more minor, namely : our fiery entombed LK + the undeads, Tyr, the...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/08/10, 1:37 PM
Replies: 30,104
Views: 1,886,293
Posted By MizarAlcor
From blue post : "Razorgore and Chromaggus in...

From blue post : "Razorgore and Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair will no longer cause an infinite loop of encounter mind control mechanics when pets or companions are present."

Has anyone tested how is...
Forum: Hunters 11/24/10, 1:10 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,870
Posted By MizarAlcor
Thankfully, quoted from DPS Meta Gem...

Thankfully, quoted from DPS Meta Gem Change...Change it Back - Forums - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1118442024?page=1#16) :
"The current design has been reconsidered,...
Forum: Hunters 11/14/10, 8:28 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
Whitefyst was referring to the fact that some...

Whitefyst was referring to the fact that some hunter pets used to do bleed damage pre-patch, such as cat's previous Rake skill. It was ironic that the pet that used to bring bleed damage buff was a...
Forum: Hunters 11/13/10, 3:13 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
Haven't seen this posted before, but in the last...

Haven't seen this posted before, but in the last beta build : "Pet food items such as Sporeling Snack and Kibler's Bits now instantly raise pet happiness rather than providing them a stat buff." Pet...
Forum: Hunters 11/10/10, 10:48 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,870
Posted By MizarAlcor
I am under impression that it is due to BoM...

I am under impression that it is due to BoM providing a "better" version of the buff (i.e. AP+MP5) instead of just AP from TSA.

The unusual behavior that both can show at the same time, even though...
Forum: Hunters 11/09/10, 10:45 AM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,890
Posted By MizarAlcor
It's exactly what he meant. Another min-max...

It's exactly what he meant.

Another min-max choice is to use a mastery/hit green gem rather than a blue rigid gem to tackle the "more blue required" requirement. Now, the amount of seemingly-wasted...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/05/10, 2:52 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 187,400
Posted By MizarAlcor
Although I do know quite a few people who are...

Although I do know quite a few people who are currently only working on parts of the Insane achievements which are going to be removed (Bloodsail, Shrendalar) and planning to finish up on the DMF...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/03/10, 6:49 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,822
Posted By MizarAlcor
Pretty sure the rift appearance in Outland is...

Pretty sure the rift appearance in Outland is purely due to gameplay purposes, that is to allow 60-70 players to take advantage of the dailies, rather than tied to lore in any ways.
Forum: Hunters 10/30/10, 3:57 AM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,890
Posted By MizarAlcor
The way I see it, at least under "ideal...

The way I see it, at least under "ideal condition", the glinting purple gem and reforging essentially allow both blue socket bonus and yellow socket bonus to be weighed similarly with each other....
Forum: Hunters 10/29/10, 8:42 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 834,629
Posted By MizarAlcor
Adding to Rivkah's explanation, crit depression...

Adding to Rivkah's explanation, crit depression exists as a result of boss' superior defense skill level with respect to player's weapon skill level. This is essentially an inverse of tanks who had...
Forum: Hunters 10/29/10, 7:53 PM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,890
Posted By MizarAlcor
Haste effects stack multiplicatively with each...

Haste effects stack multiplicatively with each other and with the haste obtained from gear, not additively. In your case, total haste will be 25.66% from (1.22*1.03)-1, not from 0.22+0.03. We can...
Forum: Hunters 10/28/10, 1:37 PM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 1,218,168
Posted By MizarAlcor
Just a small info, the new beta hunter build...

Just a small info, the new beta hunter build brings a buff to the Grace of the Mantis - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://cata.wowhead.com/spell=53451) talent, increasing its crit reduction by 3%/6%...
Forum: Hunters 10/27/10, 11:33 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
Although this pretty much seals our healing...

Although this pretty much seals our healing debuff effect as the weakest and clunkiest among all classes, strictly speaking of the percentage contributed from Widow Venom (not Monstrous Bite). All...
Forum: Hunters 10/26/10, 5:19 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 834,629
Posted By MizarAlcor
My hypothesis is that it is due to the fact that,...

My hypothesis is that it is due to the fact that, even though armor penetration as a stat to gear for has gone, the principle of armor reduction caused by existing armor reduction effects still...
Forum: Hunters 10/26/10, 12:41 PM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,890
Posted By MizarAlcor
The 17% you saw (or probably 16%?, tootlip...

The 17% you saw (or probably 16%?, tootlip error?) comes from the 8 points base mastery you obtained when first training the "Mastery" skill. And yeah, if purely basing it on the tooltip number, if...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/26/10, 12:20 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,822
Posted By MizarAlcor
Even if they do push for WotA, there is a chance...

Even if they do push for WotA, there is a chance that it might be just another Hyjal, in that it is purely intended to give players unexperienced with the expanded universe a taste of the documented...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/26/10, 5:12 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,822
Posted By MizarAlcor
The lingering thought that there is supposed to...

The lingering thought that there is supposed to be an Abyssal Maw raid is probably from the rumor regarding the caster legendary, which was rumored (or stated?) to be part of Neptulon's weapon. As we...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/22/10, 3:52 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,822
Posted By MizarAlcor
In the past, there was a mention from one of the...

In the past, there was a mention from one of the devs (can't remember who) that one of the more current projects they have been working on was the so-called "Project Medusa", which was intended to be...
Forum: Hunters 10/20/10, 2:26 PM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,870
Posted By MizarAlcor
Post-patch 4.0.1, aren't pets from different...

Post-patch 4.0.1, aren't pets from different kinds but still of the same group (say, ferocity) supposed to have the exact same scaling? I just noticed that with no gear on, my cat pet had a slightly...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/20/10, 9:55 AM
Replies: 30,104
Views: 1,886,293
Posted By MizarAlcor
Blue posters said a few days ago that they...

Blue posters said a few days ago that they intended that all of the sub-2000 arena rating-required wrathful items to be buyable for everyone. This basically includes everything except shoulders, T2...
Forum: Hunters 10/15/10, 3:26 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,870
Posted By MizarAlcor
Just looking for a brief confirmation here, does...

Just looking for a brief confirmation here, does it seem that both Wing Clip and Raptor Strike incur a GCD now? I was redoing my macros and noticed the fact that the Wing Clip-Raptor Strike macro no...
Forum: Hunters 10/13/10, 1:57 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
Yes, pretty sure they made WQ able to proc off...

Yes, pretty sure they made WQ able to proc off any ranged damage (and as such, doesn't need to be stationary) a while back when they were doing the mastery balancing PTR patch. However, the 115%...
Forum: Hunters 10/12/10, 4:10 PM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,890
Posted By MizarAlcor
You would want to round up the hit rating part...

You would want to round up the hit rating part instead of the hit % part. Up until now, pet's hit rating will get rounded down to the nearest integer, meaning that even if the hunter has 7.999%...
Forum: Hunters 10/12/10, 1:56 PM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,890
Posted By MizarAlcor
As far as I know, this scaling does not include...

As far as I know, this scaling does not include the base crit (and probably haste) that the hunter has. I am not sure what the base crit value is for the hunter at 80, but some beta testers reported...
Forum: Hunters 10/12/10, 1:50 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
Forgive my bad wording, but I am basically just...

Forgive my bad wording, but I am basically just trying to show that if a blue socket bonus socket bonus is worth taking and you are hit-capped, you won't have to necessarily resort to Agi/Stam gem,...
Forum: Hunters 10/12/10, 1:26 PM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,890
Posted By MizarAlcor
As for the argument over and of the viability of...

As for the argument over and of the viability of SilS in raids, it has been discussed deeply on various posts and threads, comparing it with other classes' interrupts. There is however, at least for...
Forum: Hunters 10/12/10, 1:00 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
The DPCT comparison alone to decide between...

The DPCT comparison alone to decide between filler and focus-dump shots may not be the most accurate benchmark when it comes to BM, unlike SV and MM. If the beta model where pet is doing the majority...
Forum: Hunters 10/12/10, 12:17 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
IMO, for blue sockets that are not to be used for...

IMO, for blue sockets that are not to be used for purple hit gems (due to enough hit attained), there is also an option of gemming another Glinting Dreadstone to grab socket bonuses, and reforge some...
Forum: Hunters 10/12/10, 11:11 AM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,890
Posted By MizarAlcor
Seeing that this is more for 4.0.1, a small note...

Seeing that this is more for 4.0.1, a small note to make is that we will only have 4 "active" pets available to call at level 80. As of current build, the last Call Pet won't be trainable until 82.
Forum: Hunters 10/12/10, 10:58 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
Besides the two talents you mentioned, there is...

Besides the two talents you mentioned, there is also a possibility of somehow tying it up with MM's mastery if Blizzard really intends for MM to use SS instead of CoS. As we can see with SV-CoS...
Forum: Hunters 10/10/10, 1:06 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
It is not that simple. Firstly, as for hit...

It is not that simple.

Firstly, as for hit rating, you should remember to compensate for the loss of Precision talent, and also the change to the amount of hit rating required per % of hit. Another...
Forum: Hunters 10/10/10, 12:14 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
On the topic of pets, has the new pet scaling...

On the topic of pets, has the new pet scaling revamp affected any of the existing pet hit rating "glitch" existing on the live servers? Namely the following ones:
1. The pet inherits the hunter's hit...
Forum: Hunters 10/06/10, 6:05 PM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,870
Posted By MizarAlcor
Not being in the beta/PTR, I am not too familiar...

Not being in the beta/PTR, I am not too familiar with the details of the glyph system revamps outside of what has been announced through blue posts. My main concern is, what is going to happen with...
Forum: Hunters 10/04/10, 6:43 PM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,870
Posted By MizarAlcor
Months ago during the influx of Cata game...

Months ago during the influx of Cata game mechanics info, I remembered GC saying that there would be some incentive for each class to use the appropriate armor class intended for them, probably in...
Forum: Hunters 08/31/10, 3:07 PM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,337
Posted By MizarAlcor
To add to what has been iterated extensively by...

To add to what has been iterated extensively by Whitefyst, there has been a test performed by one of the hunters among the hunter blogger community, showing that apparently the permanent UR and...
Forum: Hunters 07/20/10, 11:17 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 1,218,168
Posted By MizarAlcor
I solo'd the Twilight Corrupter a while back. At...

I solo'd the Twilight Corrupter a while back. At that time, I didn't know that he can be killed with kiting, and instead I killed him by letting my turtle did most of the damaging while FDing (to...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/14/10, 1:23 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,822
Posted By MizarAlcor
Originally, wasn't Maelstrom a remnant of the...

Originally, wasn't Maelstrom a remnant of the explosion of the Well of Eternity, and as such, was connected to the Twisting Nether instead of the Elemental Planes?
Forum: Hunters 07/09/10, 3:57 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
With the way MM tree is shaping up right now...

With the way MM tree is shaping up right now (focus cost of specials, focus regen talents, etc), how effective is Readiness PVE-wise? Will we have enough resource to allow for double specials within...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/08/10, 11:32 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,778
Posted By MizarAlcor
Sadly, adhering to tried-and-proven principles...

Sadly, adhering to tried-and-proven principles and industrial philosophy might not always work on volatile industries such as IT, gaming industry notwithstanding. In the field where fresh college...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/08/10, 4:02 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,778
Posted By MizarAlcor
On the other hand, the administration of the area...

On the other hand, the administration of the area I'm living in is implementing a new design for newly-issued driver's licenses, as a response to the increasing threat of ID fraud. Now, this might...
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/07/10, 5:00 PM
Replies: 30,104
Views: 1,886,293
Posted By MizarAlcor
Especially with issues as delicate as this. I see...

Especially with issues as delicate as this. I see no reason for Blizzard's employees to double-back on their own word once the realID forum system kicks in. It will do the company more harm than good...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 4:29 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,778
Posted By MizarAlcor
Sometimes, social and reputational damage may...

Sometimes, social and reputational damage may inflict worse and longer-lasting adverse effects than physical damage. I agree it's probably exaggerated for most situations, but it does happen.

Sure,...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 2:22 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,778
Posted By MizarAlcor
To be honest, if Blizzard does implement this...

To be honest, if Blizzard does implement this "added feature" of RealID system as it is, many of the worst-case scenarios outlined here won't totally happen (hopefully). However, what concerns me...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 3:40 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,778
Posted By MizarAlcor
It's not said for now, but in the end it's...

It's not said for now, but in the end it's unavoidable that this will include Diablo 3. That may incur some heavier social stigma than WoW/SC.
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 2:46 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,778
Posted By MizarAlcor
I've always been trying my best to justify some...

I've always been trying my best to justify some of the Blizzard's controversial business moves (pet store, online AH, etc). I kept believing on Blizzard reps' remarks that Activision totally has no...
Forum: Hunters 07/01/10, 3:14 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,936
Posted By MizarAlcor
A bit of a brief off-topic question here, does...

A bit of a brief off-topic question here, does the scaling DoTs/HoTs which seem to affect fire traps, Serpent, and BA also affect Mend Pet?
Forum: Hunters 07/01/10, 2:55 PM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,870
Posted By MizarAlcor
It seems that the majority of the discussion...

It seems that the majority of the discussion revolves around whether the amount of blocked shots is significant or not. Without any intention to derail the subtopic further, is there any conclusive...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/10, 1:25 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,822
Posted By MizarAlcor
How is it confirmed? The only quote I could find...

How is it confirmed? The only quote I could find was "The watcher Tyr was not in Ulduar when adventurers finally freed the titan city from Yogg-Saron's influence. If anyone knows where Tyr is now, he...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/22/10, 4:48 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,822
Posted By MizarAlcor
The implementation of time-travel in WoW fantasy...

The implementation of time-travel in WoW fantasy world will always create various plot-hole arguments and what-if situations. Just imagine, for example, after all the atrocities committed by Lich...
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