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Forum: Hunters 12/16/10, 4:12 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 1,121,482
Posted By Nakari
In case of Devilsaurs vs Wolfs and Spirit Beasts...

In case of Devilsaurs vs Wolfs and Spirit Beasts vs Cats, the exotics are a bit better because they offer a (situational) extra ability on top of the equivalent raid buffs. Especially the Spirit...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/12/10, 2:49 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 102,394
Posted By Nakari
There are few bugs with the classification of...

There are few bugs with the classification of Hunter pets and hunter buffs in general:


Cast Speed Slow: Spore Cloud is missing the [p] for a buff provided by a pet
Spell Damage Taken: Lightning...
Forum: Hunters 12/05/10, 11:06 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 384,098
Posted By Nakari
Nitro Boosts never ever fail while you are in an...

Nitro Boosts never ever fail while you are in an instance, they can only fail in the "outside world". I've raided the most part of WotLK as an Engineer and had zero fails unless I used them while...
Forum: Hunters 12/02/10, 6:31 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
They always seemed to have some sort of "hidden"...

They always seemed to have some sort of "hidden" level, as you could tame mobs like "The Beast" in UBRS ever since WotLK gave us tameable core hounds, even though it was classified as a "skull"-level...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/02/10, 6:47 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
The Searing Gorge is just around the corner, and...

The Searing Gorge is just around the corner, and the Thorium Brotherhood is still a neutral faction willing to trade with both alliance and horde, so it's conceivable they traded... whatever... with...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/15/10, 4:30 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
In the last phase of the event (at least the last...

In the last phase of the event (at least the last phase that was available on the PTR), Orgrimmar, Thunderbluff, Stormwind and Ironforge come under attack by elite elementals every few hours,...
Forum: Hunters 10/29/10, 4:57 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 834,578
Posted By Nakari
Attacking from the front is even worse now than...

Attacking from the front is even worse now than it was in pre-4.0, as the changes to the block mechanics (30% damage reduction instead of reduction by a fixed amount on a succesful block) apply to...
Forum: Hunters 10/24/10, 5:51 PM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,865
Posted By Nakari
That's strange, all my tests matched the formulas...

That's strange, all my tests matched the formulas I posted very well (i.e. 1 or 2 damage difference at most). Are you sure you removed everything that influences the damage of AS, for example Marked...
Forum: Hunters 10/24/10, 12:56 PM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,865
Posted By Nakari
I did my tests with a BM spec, but my guess is MM...

I did my tests with a BM spec, but my guess is MM uses the modified 115% Auto Shot for those calculations, otherwise the spec bonus seems a bit weak compared to 15% AP and 15% Agility.

Edit: Looks...
Forum: Hunters 10/24/10, 12:23 PM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,865
Posted By Nakari
When a tooltip mentions "weapon damage", it...

When a tooltip mentions "weapon damage", it really means "Auto Shot damage", and that's where the RAP/14 * WeaponSpeed is coming from. Essentially, the special shots (except Kill Command) all work...
Forum: Hunters 10/24/10, 5:48 AM
Replies: 549
Views: 678,865
Posted By Nakari
I suspect the %WeaponDamage part of the shots is...

I suspect the %WeaponDamage part of the shots is not fully normalized like Steady Shot used to be, but the AP contribution is normalized to 2.8 speed like it was for all shots since patch 1.x. This...
Forum: Paladins 10/17/10, 6:22 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 667,907
Posted By Nakari
There are no spell hit debuffs anymore. Also,...

There are no spell hit debuffs anymore.

Also, the hit rating cap in the opening post (263) is no longer correct, the rating conversions changed a bit with 4.0. The new melee hit rating cap is 246.
Forum: Paladins 10/10/10, 6:11 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,056
Posted By Nakari
No there aren't anymore. The 30% buff paladins,...

No there aren't anymore. The 30% buff paladins, druids, shamans and DKs received to their haste rating conversion for melee attacks in 3.1 has been removed in Cata, so spell and melee haste rating...
Forum: Hunters 10/08/10, 4:31 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
The second 300+ KC test run pretty much confirms...

The second 300+ KC test run pretty much confirms my first suspicion, Kill Command critical hits do indeed double dip from mastery. With nothing but the base amount of mastery (8 mastery = 13%...
Forum: Hunters 10/08/10, 3:43 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
There's something wonky going on with Kill...

There's something wonky going on with Kill Command's critical damage modifier. After doing some tests on the PTR, it seems KC critical hits double dip from mastery or perhaps the pet happiness...
Forum: Hunters 10/06/10, 11:38 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,803
Posted By Nakari
Not quite. Only two exotics (Chimera and Worm)...

Not quite. Only two exotics (Chimera and Worm) have a damaging exotic ability, and both of those are pure AoE abilitites that will actually lower your DPS when used on a single target, as the...
Forum: Hunters 10/03/10, 1:01 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
It's not that difficult for Blizzard to buff...

It's not that difficult for Blizzard to buff Steady Shot through a deep MM talent if it's needed, for example Marked for Death or Master Marksman could easily be changed to "<previous effect>. Also...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/30/10, 4:55 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
Regarding the Earthen Ring and Thralls...

Regarding the Earthen Ring and Thralls involvement with it, there's a quest in the 4.0.1 patch currently on the PTR that has you delivering a message to Thrall, who has left Orgrimmar to consult the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/10, 11:09 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
Sylvanas has and always had mind control...

Sylvanas has and always had mind control abilities since her first appearance as a Dark Ranger in Frozen Throne. For example, she mind controlled the ogre Mug'thol in one of the missions of the...
Forum: Hunters 09/24/10, 5:27 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
According to some reports the 20% agility from...

According to some reports the 20% agility from the previous build was tooltip bug / typo and it only gave 2% agi. It's possible they just cut the bonus by 50% along with the haste buff and it's now...
Forum: Hunters 09/02/10, 5:34 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
What about the venoms, are Scorpid and Viper...

What about the venoms, are Scorpid and Viper Venom really gone? And does Cobra Shot still hit as hard as it did the last few builds?
Forum: Hunters 08/25/10, 10:35 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
The amazon in Diablo 2 had two physical...

The amazon in Diablo 2 had two physical multi-target abilities that are roughly comparable to Multi-Shot, Strafe and Multiple Shot.
Strafe fires a set number of arrows (up to 10, dependant on skill...
Forum: Hunters 08/11/10, 8:45 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
You can't look at the Cataclysm talent trees and...

You can't look at the Cataclysm talent trees and apply your ICC-logs the way you did (even discounting you forgot to account for the loss of the current much more powerful GftT in your attack count -...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/10/10, 6:08 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
Benedictus wasn't the founder of the Church of...

Benedictus wasn't the founder of the Church of the Holy Light, he is "just" the Archbishop and religious leader of the humans of Stormwind. Still, I think what Blizzard intends to show with his and...
Forum: Hunters 07/28/10, 10:13 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
Those two are already in the beta right now, Bane...

Those two are already in the beta right now, Bane of Weakness (formerly Curse of Weakness) for warlocks and Master Poisoner for assasination rogues (changed from crit debuff on live to spell damage...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/26/10, 1:19 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
The way I understand the difference between...

The way I understand the difference between vargul and yrmjar as it was presented in WotLK is that the former are just reanimated rotting corpses, while the latter 'ascend' to a state of undeath...
Forum: Hunters 07/25/10, 6:37 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
Mages recently had the range of all their spells...

Mages recently had the range of all their spells bumped up to 40 yards base line after their range talents were removed, so it's safe to assume hunters will get the same treatment.
Forum: Paladins 07/25/10, 6:33 AM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,152,443
Posted By Nakari
I have used the Nitro Boost enchant for about...

I have used the Nitro Boost enchant for about half a year and never had a single malfunction inside an instance (neither of the 'nothing happens' nor the 'launch to the sky' variety). The malfunction...
Forum: Paladins 07/21/10, 11:06 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,056
Posted By Nakari
Avenger's Shield is the ability gained at level...

Avenger's Shield is the ability gained at level 10 for spending the first talent point in the protection tree.

Edit: Too slow. :(
Forum: Hunters 07/15/10, 7:26 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
Wasn't Kill Command reduced to 40 focus base (30...

Wasn't Kill Command reduced to 40 focus base (30 talented) in a recent build?
Forum: Hunters 07/14/10, 9:45 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
The Hit Chance/Pushback Reistance is 3% / 70%...

The Hit Chance/Pushback Reistance is 3% / 70% according to the spell data (http://db.mmo-champion.com/s/84730/marksmanship-hunter/) on mmo-champion, and includes Steady Shot, Cobra Shot, Volley and...
Forum: Hunters 07/02/10, 3:47 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
It makes no sense in this context though, because...

It makes no sense in this context though, because if they'd want hunters to test the new talents they would 'force' you to fully spec into them instead of taking 1 point. The talent GC spoke about is...
Forum: Hunters 07/02/10, 12:23 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
Don't forget Serpent's Swiftness ist still...

Don't forget Serpent's Swiftness ist still flagged as 'TBR' ('to be redesigned' or 'to be removed'), and will most likely end up as the talent that buffs Cobra Shot above Steady Shot for BM, which...
Forum: Hunters 06/28/10, 2:47 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
They'll probably replace all ArP on gear with...

They'll probably replace all ArP on gear with either haste or crit (whichever is not on the item currently), as the Mastery attribute will only be on Cataclysm gear. Attack Power will certainly be...
Forum: Hunters 06/28/10, 8:50 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
You forgot Kill Command, which is once again a...

You forgot Kill Command, which is once again a rotational ability for BM that probably will hit fairly hard and be on the GCD, instead of its current implementation of "macro to everything and forget...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/10, 7:59 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
This years Midsummer Festival had some minor...

This years Midsummer Festival had some minor adjustments, one of them being a NPC in front of the summoning stone for Ahune: Skar'this the Summoner <Heretic of Neptulon>...
Forum: Hunters 06/20/10, 6:05 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
The lack of passive damage talents like the old...

The lack of passive damage talents like the old Lightning Reflexes is no sign for an unfinished talent tree, it's just the way the cataclysm talent trees work. You'll get the primary damage increase...
Forum: Hunters 06/20/10, 1:37 PM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,914
Posted By Nakari
It's interesting that several core dps talents...

It's interesting that several core dps talents (Serpent's Swiftness, Marked for Death, Master Tactician) are flagged as TBR / to be redesigned. I guess Serpent's Swiftness will be changed...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/27/10, 5:10 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
The events for reclaiming the Echo...

The events for reclaiming the Echo Isles/Gnomeregan have just been enabled on the PTR, so check them out if you like. Though the quests and soundfiles were already datamined some time ago, it's...
Forum: Hunters 05/26/10, 5:37 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,803
Posted By Nakari
The AotP daze triggers from all direct damage...

The AotP daze triggers from all direct damage attacks (including most aoe spells and abilities), but not from DoTs and most pulse-type damage like the Animus' shadow damage aura or Sindragosa's frost...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/22/10, 12:57 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
The comic series are part of the official canon,...

The comic series are part of the official canon, as are almost all books published under the warcraft license. Varian was almost entirely developed through the comic and was then "re-imported" into...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/03/10, 9:41 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
The Spirit Beast Har'koa is a loa of the Drakkari...

The Spirit Beast Har'koa is a loa of the Drakkari Trolls though. Jungle Trolls have their own seperate loa gods, some of whom we heard about in Zul'Gurub. Their 'cat'-loa that could serve as...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/02/10, 12:06 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
I doubt they'd make a radically different...

I doubt they'd make a radically different 'raptor-form' for trolls, they'll probably roughly stick to the existing forms with a bit of added troll/worgen touch, i.e. a more tiger-like cat form with...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/29/10, 12:07 PM
Replies: 374
Views: 75,344
Posted By Nakari
While I completely agree it's impossible to tune...

While I completely agree it's impossible to tune both raid sizes to be of the same difficulty all the time, I'd argue they don't have to be, the same way not all classes need to be equally good on...
Forum: Hunters 04/29/10, 10:05 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 190,407
Posted By Nakari
The sting portion of Chimera Shot's damage...

The sting portion of Chimera Shot's damage (Chimera Shot - Serpent (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=53353)) isn't affected by Improved Steady Shot (and neither Rapid Killing...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/29/10, 10:00 AM
Replies: 374
Views: 75,344
Posted By Nakari
I think his point is that, in the current design,...

I think his point is that, in the current design, they never really strived for perfect balance between 10 and 25 raids, and often erred on the side of making 10s easier as it's the more casual raid...
Forum: Paladins 04/21/10, 8:21 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 92,756
Posted By Nakari
Aimed Shot is also cheaper (8% base mana instead...

Aimed Shot is also cheaper (8% base mana instead of 9%) and is affected by several talents while Multi-Shot is not (for example Piercing Shots (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=53238), Marked for Death...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/14/10, 11:40 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 24,434
Posted By Nakari
Which would be consistent with the novels, where...

Which would be consistent with the novels, where she is described as the largest of the five aspects.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/14/10, 6:31 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,602
Posted By Nakari
Well, we knew that Cenarius is still alive in the...

Well, we knew that Cenarius is still alive in the Emerald Dream from the Vanilla quest Waking Legends (http://www.wowwiki.com/Quest:Waking_Legends), so it isn't such a big stretch to reincarnate him...
Forum: Rogues 04/11/10, 8:06 AM
Replies: 1,422
Views: 606,285
Posted By Nakari
Ghostcrawler likened Smoke Bomb (and Hunter's...

Ghostcrawler likened Smoke Bomb (and Hunter's Camouflage) to being out of line of sight in terms of game mechanics, so one can assume that it works the same way as being out of line of sight for boss...
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