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Forum: Hunters 04/28/08, 9:00 PM
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Posted By ugla
Veritasxx, Your post is full of stated facts...

Veritasxx,
Your post is full of stated facts without any support. The build you posted as "the best survival build" without any justification doesn't include some talents I'd consider necessary and...
Forum: Hunters 04/25/08, 4:13 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Tiberium, You gotta spread shamans around! But...

Tiberium,
You gotta spread shamans around! But that's usually what the "hunter group" looks like in my guild's raids. Ends up with a resto shaman, feral druid, and whatever hunters are in the raid....
Forum: Hunters 04/18/08, 12:45 PM
Replies: 2,745
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Posted By ugla
The thing about screech is, there are other AP...

The thing about screech is, there are other AP debuffs. A DPS warrior with Improved Demoralizing Shout and Screech more than makes up for Curse of Recklessness. Though I'd say it's only worthwhile...
Forum: Hunters 04/08/08, 9:29 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
I'm starting to miss clear upgrades.

I'm starting to miss clear upgrades.
Forum: Hunters 04/01/08, 1:42 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Since 2.4, I have seen both the old behavior and...

Since 2.4, I have seen both the old behavior and what you are describing. I couldn't pinpoint what was changing between each so I'm sticking to macroing lightning breath in. If you have any other...
Forum: Hunters 03/24/08, 8:34 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Amen. I didn't think they could create shot...

Amen. I didn't think they could create shot mechanics that would be more annoying to use than aimed shot rotations in vanilla, and steady shot comes about. And little things keep constantly...
Forum: Hunters 03/22/08, 5:09 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
I've been raiding with the following macro for a...

I've been raiding with the following macro for a few weeks now:
/castsequence Steady Shot, !Auto Shot
/cast Arcane Shot
Which is nearly identical to one of the 1:1.5 macros you posted, except I dump...
Forum: Hunters 03/17/08, 4:56 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
In that situation, that's what I'd do. I like...

In that situation, that's what I'd do. I like the Bow-Stitched leggings because they have 3 gems that let you entirely take care of your meta requirement or just add 30 agility. It's what I use...
Forum: Hunters 03/07/08, 9:59 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
The changes you made to her spec made it worse. ...

The changes you made to her spec made it worse. She has the right idea with what a survival spec should look like. Imp. Aspect of the Hawk barely helps survival hunters, whereas MT can really help...
Forum: Hunters 02/27/08, 12:08 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
No, the 3 seconds is pretty arbitrary. ...

No, the 3 seconds is pretty arbitrary. Basically, if you don't press the macro button for 3 seconds it resets. Otherwise it resets each time the castsequence completes, as long as each step happens...
Forum: Hunters 02/27/08, 7:44 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Stub, You can easily change any macro to use...

Stub,

You can easily change any macro to use rank 1 of multi-shot or any spell like this...
/castrandom Arcane Shot, Multi-Shot(rank 1)
I think most raiding hunters use maximum ranks of shots to...
Forum: Hunters 02/27/08, 3:00 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Stub, I have been using this macro to do a 1:1.5...

Stub, I have been using this macro to do a 1:1.5 rotation. It is the most spammable macro I've seen. I'll post what I use with 5/5 Imp. Arcane Shot (my only .5 shot is arcane, I don't use...
Forum: Hunters 02/25/08, 10:13 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
So I completely misread something. Wish these...

So I completely misread something.

Wish these forums had a delete button...
Forum: Hunters 02/25/08, 11:31 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Yea, I'm on my 4th iteration of my survival...

Yea, I'm on my 4th iteration of my survival build. As I go it has gotten better for my play style and has increased my damage output.
Forum: Hunters 02/25/08, 10:53 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
While full-blown support in 1 survival hunter can...

While full-blown support in 1 survival hunter can work well, I think in the long run you're better off getting a BM hunter to get Improved Hunter's Mark. It lets the survival hunter with the...
Forum: Hunters 02/25/08, 3:30 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
This is exactly right--when you start doing the...

This is exactly right--when you start doing the fight you need to be wearing at least a couple pieces of SR gear if you have mana. The BT necklace and crafted cloak give you the most SR for 2 pieces...
Forum: Hunters 01/05/08, 4:38 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
lockebelmont, 825 agility unbuffed is plenty for...

lockebelmont,

825 agility unbuffed is plenty for starting out survival. If you're competitive with damage with a survival build, you're doing fine. Most of the talents to pick up are fairly...
Forum: Hunters 01/04/08, 1:50 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Edit: Whoops, didn't notice discussion went onto...

Edit: Whoops, didn't notice discussion went onto the next page.
Forum: Hunters 01/03/08, 6:34 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
What he was saying is that you are missing auto...

What he was saying is that you are missing auto shots by using steady shot too soon. If you use steady shot too soon after the last, you don't get the auto shot between them.
Ideally with survival...
Forum: Hunters 01/01/08, 10:40 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
The points you need in Imp. Arcane Shot to...

The points you need in Imp. Arcane Shot to maintain an all-arcane special rotation without clipping depends on your weapon speed. When I was using a 2.9 speed bow, I needed 4 points. When I got a...
Forum: Hunters 12/20/07, 5:32 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
I believe they intended to say that kill command...

I believe they intended to say that kill command delays auto shot, as far as I know the normal 0.5 seconds most abilities delay auto shot by.
Forum: Hunters 12/20/07, 5:30 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
If you manually time your rotations, macro Kill...

If you manually time your rotations, macro Kill Command in with Arcane Shot and Multi-Shot. Their auto shot delay will be shared.
I rarely use kill command. If it didn't delay auto shot or could be...
Forum: Hunters 12/15/07, 1:17 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
During phase 2 of RoS, it helps me a lot if I...

During phase 2 of RoS, it helps me a lot if I stand as close to the boss as I can. I don't stand just outside of melee range, I just stand about 5y closer than the rest of the ranged/healers (so I...
Forum: Hunters 12/07/07, 2:04 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Base mana is the amount of mana a player has at...

Base mana is the amount of mana a player has at their current level without any gear on. I forget if base mana cost is affected by talents that increase int/mana or not, but I don't think so. The...
Forum: Hunters 12/05/07, 6:13 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
After 2.3, one of our paladins who had been...

After 2.3, one of our paladins who had been getting the gear for it switched to ret. The threat reduction made them a viable source of DPS, and so suddenly we have 2-3 Paladin judgements up on raid...
Forum: Hunters 11/29/07, 1:12 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Those items are still useful to raiders, I think....

Those items are still useful to raiders, I think. I, for instance, have had awful luck with rings. Currently in Mount Hyjal and Black Temple, the only instances my guild does with any sort of...
Forum: Hunters 11/29/07, 5:31 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
The only reason to consider maximizing agility...

The only reason to consider maximizing agility for a survival hunter is for the expose weakness debuff. Running into melee range until you get 2x mongoose procs and then running out to shoot would...
Forum: Hunters 11/28/07, 9:24 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Cheeky is correct. The percentage increases are...

Cheeky is correct. The percentage increases are multiplicative.
Forum: Hunters 11/27/07, 6:52 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
This is pretty much wrong other than the...

This is pretty much wrong other than the sequence.

The reset timer isn't a timer on the whole macro, it resets if you don't cast any of the abilities in that time. Ten seconds is an extremely long...
Forum: Hunters 11/20/07, 6:03 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
This is what I am usually doing in raids. If...

This is what I am usually doing in raids. If ranged is on one target and melee on another, I am effectively melee while choosing a target.
Forum: Hunters 11/16/07, 4:31 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
My gear is "getting there." You're basically...

My gear is "getting there." You're basically looking for pieces of gear with a whole lot of agility and sockets. Some gear you pass up a bit of agility for much higher personal damage, which I'd...
Forum: Hunters 11/14/07, 4:30 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
They changed macros a number of times on the PTR,...

They changed macros a number of times on the PTR, especially with how /cast Auto Shot works. I imagine all this changing resulted in the bugs people have been seeing. My macro hasn't been working...
Forum: Hunters 11/02/07, 5:12 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
When I had a 2.9 speed bow I manually timed my...

When I had a 2.9 speed bow I manually timed my rotation because I have a consistent 250-300ms of lag. With my 3.0 speed bow, a macro now works for me. I actually have my macro with a full rotation...
Forum: Hunters 11/01/07, 6:57 PM
Replies: 2,745
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Posted By ugla
My experiences with raiding in Hyjal and Black...

My experiences with raiding in Hyjal and Black Temple and the way I play, I have preferred a steady/arcane rotation. For one thing it's easier to use--you don't need to stare at cooldowns and focus...
Forum: Hunters 10/23/07, 8:05 AM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
I'm spec'd into Imp. Arcane Shot to make my...

I'm spec'd into Imp. Arcane Shot to make my rotation work without multi-shot. I'm using a 2.9 speed weapon so it's more necessary for me, but I'm still using 4 points into it to make sure Arcane...
Forum: Hunters 10/21/07, 3:10 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
Survival shot rotation is just like a MM shot...

Survival shot rotation is just like a MM shot rotation, 1.5:1. That is, you use 1 special after an auto shot and then 2 specials after an auto shot. There are 2 common rotations I've seen...
Forum: Hunters 10/06/07, 12:09 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
I am usually the designated scorpid sting...

I am usually the designated scorpid sting keeper-upper in raids and don't have many problems with mana except on extremely long fights. On those select long fights I use aspect of the viper and chug...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/24/07, 3:04 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 13,677
Posted By ugla
Pretty sure this entire thread is arguing that B...

Pretty sure this entire thread is arguing that B should never be used, because using either A, C, or a combination of A and C will always yield better results if you use them in the appropriate ratio...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/23/07, 3:29 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 116,537
Posted By ugla
I like the idea of two FR tanks, especially...

I like the idea of two FR tanks, especially considering how "unlucky" our warlock tank seems to get some attempts with the stacking debuff.

Definitely know what you mean with people forgetting how...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/21/07, 11:09 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,919
Posted By ugla
Having 3 hunters for Al'ar makes picking up...

Having 3 hunters for Al'ar makes picking up embers trivial, as one misdirect will be up for every meteor. With two, you can just chase the embers every 3rd meteor, or have another tank bring them...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 08/20/07, 4:52 PM
Replies: 807
Views: 510,000
Posted By ugla
You're misunderstanding the way a macro's button:...

You're misunderstanding the way a macro's button: modifier works. It pertains to how you click the button. You can't have a mouseover target and button modifier work for the same spell, because to...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/20/07, 4:32 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,882
Posted By ugla
Two things seem to be extremely important for...

Two things seem to be extremely important for Hydross, and together make the fight a bit difficult. The fight requires a high amount of raid DPS, but also requires your damage to stop on a dime. ...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/20/07, 2:42 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 120,476
Posted By ugla
This was the problem we were having. I think...

This was the problem we were having. I think part of it is that phase 1 is so boring and such a slow burn that we wanted phase 2 to be done and over with. We stop killing adds at about 40% during...
Forum: Hunters 08/15/07, 12:09 PM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 755,959
Posted By ugla
Scorpids will always have focus to just stack...

Scorpids will always have focus to just stack scorpid poison, and the real issue when you have GftT is that claw being on autocast will eat up your pet's cooldown. If you're trying to eek every bit...
Forum: Hunters 08/14/07, 2:10 PM
Replies: 2,745
Views: 669,654
Posted By ugla
The time to work on your shot rotations is not...

The time to work on your shot rotations is not when learning new content. I'd suggest using a less hectic fight to test rotations on if you don't have time outside a raid, or head up to Dr. Boom and...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/13/07, 3:56 PM
Replies: 304
Views: 85,466
Posted By ugla
As someone with an only somewhat-serviceable...

As someone with an only somewhat-serviceable connection and my main a raiding hunter, I can wholeheartedly say I really wish Blizzard would stop with the timing class business. I love the hunter...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/10/07, 1:32 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,555
Posted By ugla
Just an added consideration, a prot warrior...

Just an added consideration, a prot warrior probably wouldn't see .3DPS per AP, but what is more important to a prot warrior anyways is threat per second--which could easily be .3TPS per AP.
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/10/07, 11:10 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,555
Posted By ugla
You can't really do this anyways. You have to...

You can't really do this anyways. You have to know what AP/crit/hit/etc the people you're buffing are at. 200AP is a lot more valuable to someone at the hit cap and with 30% crit than to someone...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/20/07, 4:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,486
Posted By ugla
While Talon of Al'ar currently doesn't affect...

While Talon of Al'ar currently doesn't affect autoshots (this has been confirmed with a weapon that has no damage range), I still think I'm going to pick one up in case it gets buffed. Right now...
Forum: Hunters 07/20/07, 1:51 PM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,365,648
Posted By ugla
I guess I'm lucky... my Paladins yell at us to...

I guess I'm lucky... my Paladins yell at us to get our pets out so they can buff them. Having a pet with over 1200AP seems semi-ridiculous. Too bad BM pets don't get crit/hit scaling.
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