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Forum: Player vs. Player 03/30/08, 3:33 AM

Replies: 239 Tournament Realm - Arise, oh Balance God! Views: 31,560 Posted By Goreshot I don't think this means what you want it to... I don't think this means what you want it to mean. I'm not even sure you know what you meant by this statement... Generally when people say "groove" they mean something they can't really control. ...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/29/08, 4:46 PM

Replies: 239 Tournament Realm - Arise, oh Balance God! Views: 31,560 Posted By Goreshot I think people are losing sight of how randomness... I think people are losing sight of how randomness plays a role in game design. For lack of better terms, I think in a sense we can refer to two types of games: open system games, and closed system...

Forum: Player vs. Player 01/20/08, 4:05 PM

Replies: 885 The New AV Views: 107,537 Posted By Goreshot Coming from the Vindication Battlegroup, I'm... Coming from the Vindication Battlegroup, I'm actually kind of glad there's at least a tiny amount of hard data supporting the idea that, as a population, the Horde there are among the worst PvPers in...

Forum: Player vs. Player 01/02/08, 11:49 PM

Replies: 83 A New Idea to Fix Warsong Gulch? Views: 9,275 Posted By Goreshot I really, really like the idea of only letting... I really, really like the idea of only letting one team have a flag at a time. This promotes defense while ensuring that turtling is pretty much impossible. The only issue I can see is that it...

Forum: Hunters 01/01/08, 9:24 PM

Replies: 280 Marksmanship Theorycraft & Strategy Views: 270,570 Posted By Goreshot I'm a big fan of just using Otweaks, rather than... I'm a big fan of just using Otweaks, rather than fiddling with the settings manually. Ace2: http://files.wowace.com/Ace2/Ace2-r57245.zip Otweaks: http://files.wowace.com/oTweaks/oTweaks.zip Not...

Forum: Player vs. Player 01/01/08, 6:31 PM

Replies: 885 The New AV Views: 107,537 Posted By Goreshot Unfortunately, this would also require a redesign... Unfortunately, this would also require a redesign of towers/bunkers so that they match each other completely. As it currently stands, bunkers are significantly better than towers even in their...

Forum: Player vs. Player 01/01/08, 1:09 PM

Replies: 83 A New Idea to Fix Warsong Gulch? Views: 9,275 Posted By Goreshot I agree that a full 10-second channel would be... I agree that a full 10-second channel would be far too long for WSG (fantastic point about the roof/balcony - that completely slipped my mind). The channel time would have to be balanced towards a...

Forum: Player vs. Player 01/01/08, 6:42 AM

Replies: 83 A New Idea to Fix Warsong Gulch? Views: 9,275 Posted By Goreshot There are three types of long games: 1) When... There are three types of long games: 1) When both teams have each others' flag and they can't get their own flag back. 2) When one team is able to get its own flag back but cannot prevent the other...

Forum: Player vs. Player 12/31/07, 3:22 PM

Replies: 885 The New AV Views: 107,537 Posted By Goreshot Something to consider that many Alliance players... Something to consider that many Alliance players may not realize is that it is common knowledge for Horde players to stay away from Snowfall and let Alliance "keep" it, particularly if the Horde...

Forum: Class Mechanics 12/05/07, 9:53 PM

Replies: 395 The Hunter Lounge - Theorycraft Within Views: 350,391 Posted By Goreshot Does anyone else feel like they're re-reading a... Does anyone else feel like they're re-reading a discussion that happened last year? I don't want to be snarky, but come on. No new information is coming to light, people are just throwing around...

Forum: Public Discussion 12/03/07, 4:52 AM

Replies: 7 Blizzard and Activision merger. Views: 2,505 Posted By Goreshot Blizzard and Activision merger. Not quite "WoW-specific" news, but I figured since it is pretty big news with regards to Blizzard, it warrants a note here. According to the BBC, Activision and Blizzard are merging: BBC NEWS |...

Forum: Player vs. Player 11/20/07, 2:21 AM

Replies: 885 The New AV Views: 107,537 Posted By Goreshot Can we take the QQing to a minimum and just deal... Can we take the QQing to a minimum and just deal with issues at hand? 1) Galvager > Balinda 2) Stonehearth = Iceblood, in terms of relative easiness to capture/defend. Although I would give...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/19/07, 4:47 AM

Replies: 395 The Hunter Lounge - Theorycraft Within Views: 350,391 Posted By Goreshot I was under the assumption that even with the... I was under the assumption that even with the nerf, Scorpids still do relatively well in terms of damage on certain fights. They are also still the pet of choice for most Arena hunters, since the...

Forum: Hunters 11/19/07, 4:37 AM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 756,125 Posted By Goreshot http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t15179-hunter_help_me_... http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t15179-hunter_help_me_please/p35/#post510811 Not even in a different thread...

Forum: Player vs. Player 11/16/07, 1:10 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot Just to be clear, the change to Freeze Trap... Just to be clear, the change to Freeze Trap doesn't only affect Readiness. It also affects the utility of other Survival talents such as Clever Traps, Trap Mastery (well...the one point you'd put in...

Forum: Player vs. Player 11/15/07, 11:25 AM

Replies: 885 The New AV Views: 107,537 Posted By Goreshot AFKing isn't as easy as it used to be. At this... AFKing isn't as easy as it used to be. At this point I think the benefits if switching honor back to full-raid gain outweigh the costs.

Forum: Player vs. Player 11/15/07, 11:23 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot Wow...that can't be intentional. That's... Wow...that can't be intentional. That's just...wow... Not only is that a completely unnecessary nerf (since the change to in-combat traps with longer cooldowns, when was the last time you were...

Forum: Player vs. Player 11/08/07, 12:54 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot If they made Scatter and Aimed trained abilities,... If they made Scatter and Aimed trained abilities, removed the cast time from Wyvern Sting (and lowered its cooldown to something reasonable like ~45 seconds), at this point, I'd be happy with that. ...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/27/07, 10:20 PM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot I think they should replace a useless talent like... I think they should replace a useless talent like Concussive Barrage with a talent that prevents Steady Shot pushback.

Forum: Hunters 10/27/07, 1:36 PM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 756,125 Posted By Goreshot Not to derail this thread any further, but: a)... Not to derail this thread any further, but: a) ASL is basically a completely different language. It is more akin to symbolic languages like Chinese than to Roman-based phonetic languages like...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/26/07, 10:21 PM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot I always turn off Auto Shot/Auto Attack. At any... I always turn off Auto Shot/Auto Attack. At any rate, I just tested it right now again and you CANNOT melee and shoot at the same time if both you and the target are stationary. There is a VERY...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/26/07, 2:49 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot By the way, I just tested this. It's true. The... By the way, I just tested this. It's true. The minimum range has been reduced to 1 yard for ALL shots, including Auto Shot. There is, however, a tradeoff. Our melee range has been reduced to 1...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/26/07, 2:25 AM

Replies: 1,680 Stupid Things People Do Views: 523,176 Posted By Goreshot Yes, but I'm not naming names... This thread... Yes, but I'm not naming names... This thread also brought up memories of TDC's very last BWL run. By that time we were all burnt out on the instance, already had bosses down in Naxx, and were...

Forum: Hunters 10/26/07, 2:06 AM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 756,125 Posted By Goreshot Why would you use a macro for a 1:1.5 rotation? ... Why would you use a macro for a 1:1.5 rotation? I can understand why some might prefer it for Steady->Auto spam as BM under certain circumstances. However, the 1:1.5 rotation is significantly...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/26/07, 1:50 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot If they lowered the minimum range to 1 yard, that... If they lowered the minimum range to 1 yard, that would be a HUGE step in the right direction. Larger than the addition of dispel to Arcane Shot and "Mortal Strike" to Aimed Shot combined. It...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/20/07, 2:48 PM

Replies: 304 Some very interesting data about relative class abundance Views: 51,416 Posted By Goreshot While I can understand the sentiment that: a)... While I can understand the sentiment that: a) "Statistics don't tell the whole story", and b) "You shouldn't balance for the average", I'm at a loss to understand why anyone would believe such...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/20/07, 2:32 PM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot That's why I asked if it was fully tested. The... That's why I asked if it was fully tested. The best way would be to just duel someone of the same race and, while you're both standing still, find out if you can hit them in melee at the same...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/20/07, 3:31 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot Are you certain they reduced our melee range, or... Are you certain they reduced our melee range, or did they just keep 1 yard (5-6 yards) of the original deadzone? If they reduced our melee range, that would be completely ridiculous.

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/19/07, 10:35 PM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot I wouldn't anticipate any changes to underlying... I wouldn't anticipate any changes to underlying Aimed Shot mechanics or damage, given they've just added a rather significant debuff component to the shot.

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/19/07, 12:11 PM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot I think what frustrates a lot of hunters right... I think what frustrates a lot of hunters right now is that Blizzard is implementing "buffs" which, to us, really don't do much of anything. However, there are enough whiners out there who still...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/19/07, 11:48 AM

Replies: 1,680 Stupid Things People Do Views: 523,176 Posted By Goreshot Where: AQ40 Boss: C'thun RL: "Are all the odd... Where: AQ40 Boss: C'thun RL: "Are all the odd groups on the left and the even groups on the right?" Someone: "No, there are still some people not ready." *Guy on bug mount who ISN'T the puller...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/15/07, 3:39 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot If they remove the deadzone entirely, you will... If they remove the deadzone entirely, you will see hunters doing the "Raptor Strike Dance", where they substitute a Raptor Strike for a Steady Shot every time the cooldown is up. Shrinking or...

Forum: Hunters 10/14/07, 6:47 AM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 756,125 Posted By Goreshot This is the type of question which you can really... This is the type of question which you can really just answer yourself if you have a basic understanding of game mechanics (and algebra) Attack Speed = Weapon Speed / (All Haste Effects Multiplied...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/11/07, 3:00 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot While I agree in general with your assessment, I... While I agree in general with your assessment, I would have to disagree with regards specifically to hunters. Obviously, if Blizzard was incompetent all the time, WoW would be a horrible game, and...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/10/07, 1:29 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot This isn't the first time I've said this, but it... This isn't the first time I've said this, but it bears repeating: hunters are the only unfinished class in the game, and will continue to be the only unfinished class in the game until well after...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/01/07, 4:04 AM

Replies: 606 [Hunter]2.3 Arena changes Views: 76,195 Posted By Goreshot These changes are really...strange. Based on... These changes are really...strange. Based on previous experience (i.e. the history of WoW) it would be very difficult to say that the developers actually understand what is wrong with the hunter...

Forum: Hunters 09/05/07, 3:47 AM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 756,125 Posted By Goreshot ...because if you hit it at any other time... ...because if you hit it at any other time (assuming you are BM) you run the risk of delaying or even entirely clipping your next Auto Shot. Because Auto Shot has a hidden 0.5 second cast time, and...

Forum: Player vs. Player 09/02/07, 7:59 PM

Replies: 227 Trying to "fix" Av Views: 23,163 Posted By Goreshot What's funny is that Blizzard implemented the... What's funny is that Blizzard implemented the right solutions to the wrong problems. Eye of the Storm should have AB-style flag capping instead of the world-PvP proximity tower system. Alterac...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/02/07, 4:50 PM

Replies: 1,680 Stupid Things People Do Views: 523,176 Posted By Goreshot Way back when the Prince was hard and you wiped... Way back when the Prince was hard and you wiped to him and his trash regularly, there was that trash pull in front of him at the top of the stairs: Tank: "Man guys, that was hard. We should be...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/01/07, 7:21 PM

Replies: 48 How to dicipline your raid, the good, the bad and the ugly. Views: 9,822 Posted By Goreshot Something which has been implied throughout but... Something which has been implied throughout but not stated explicity is that raid discipline has far less to do with what you do AFTER bad stuff happens and much more with what you do while the raid...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/07, 12:19 AM

Replies: 304 The Hunter Psyche - Why so many "Just don't get it" Views: 85,472 Posted By Goreshot Just to throw my two cents in: 1) Everything... Just to throw my two cents in: 1) Everything "wrong" with the hunter class stems from the fact that Blizzard had absolutely no idea what it wanted to do with hunters in the beginning, had no idea...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/13/07, 1:06 AM

Replies: 2,359 Omen - Ace Threat Meter Views: 541,908 Posted By Goreshot I wouldn't bother trying to do anything fancier... I wouldn't bother trying to do anything fancier than a simple moving average for TPS calculations. Unlike DPS, a tank doesn't care how much threat she produces per second over a long fight. Current...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 2:33 AM

Replies: 18 [hunter] Talon of Al'al theorycrafting Views: 9,486 Posted By Goreshot Long Story: Because this trinket does not work... Long Story: Because this trinket does not work on Auto Shot, the overall damage benefit you gain from it is marginal at best, and perhaps even a downgrade at worst, from the current crop of hunter...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/10/07, 3:43 PM

Replies: 146 [Mechanic Primer] - Haste - How it works, and what that means. Views: 156,819 Posted By Goreshot AFAIK, the only two things that affect the GCD... AFAIK, the only two things that affect the GCD are Heroism and Bloodlust. That's it. For hunters, I can unequivocally state that NOTHING reduces our GCD outside of the two aforementioned abilities....

Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/07, 9:23 PM

Replies: 90 Hints of Future Content Views: 19,319 Posted By Goreshot From WoWWiki: During the Second War, Grim Batol... From WoWWiki: During the Second War, Grim Batol was the center of all refining operations for the Horde's navy. It was also the main base of the Horde's dragon breeding program, where Alexstrasza...

Forum: Hunters 06/02/07, 10:23 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,366,010 Posted By Goreshot NOOOOOOOOOB Sorry, couldn't resist. =P As for... NOOOOOOOOOB Sorry, couldn't resist. =P As for the difference in time for the ranks, I noticed this a while ago when I first started testing out Scorpids as viable raid pets. Does someone want to...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/02/07, 6:41 PM

Replies: 101 Econ 101 vs. Cries of class imbalance Views: 14,657 Posted By Goreshot Druids are, for lack of a better term, wussy. ... Druids are, for lack of a better term, wussy. Very, very wussy. The majority of WoW players are young males. Hell, the majority of GAMERS are young males. Playing a character that is "in tune...

Forum: Hunters 06/02/07, 6:20 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,366,010 Posted By Goreshot I, for one, wouldn't be surprised. Assuming the... I, for one, wouldn't be surprised. Assuming the 3% damage buff is across the board (like the Orc racial), there would be good reason to believe that a BM pet, with sufficient buffs from your other...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/02/07, 3:07 PM

Replies: 101 Econ 101 vs. Cries of class imbalance Views: 14,657 Posted By Goreshot There is also the issue of information. The vast... There is also the issue of information. The vast majority of new players have little-to-none of the information you speak of at hand when they make their gaming choices. And, by the time they reach...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/02/07, 4:18 AM

Replies: 96 Best way to Find a Guild Off Server? Views: 23,023 Posted By Goreshot Wow.... Just...wow... Back to the topic: It's... Wow.... Just...wow... Back to the topic: It's been my experience that most good, progression-based guilds value a combination of skill, maturity, and experience/gear. You don't have to show...

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