Comments on: Kaet: Westfall Interlude http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/ Hunter pets in the World of Warcraft. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:17:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mania http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Mania Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:49:35 +0000 http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/#comment-880 Someone: Your theory might be correct -- except that this isn't my second character through these levels. It's my ... (referencing spreadsheets, then adding the deleted characters) ... tenth. (I'm not counting the other eight characters that I've leveled to 10 or 11, of course.)Mind you, most of them haven't gotten much above 20 (except for the main and the windserpent draenei), but Kaet is still firmly in the levels I know and love so well. Most recently (that is, since BC launched) I've leveled a windserpent and a bat through these levels, and the crab seems to have better survivability than either of those. I think I've picked up a trick or two since I started playing a hunter, but I haven't learned that much since BC launched. So why it's quite likely that I am deluding myself, I don't think it's because I've learned how to play better for this character. *grin* Re: the front page -- I don't want to go more off-topic here, but why don't you drop me an e-mail and tell me what sorts of things you are thinking about. I'm not getting a mental image of what you mean. Someone: Your theory might be correct — except that this isn’t my second character through these levels. It’s my … (referencing spreadsheets, then adding the deleted characters) … tenth. (I’m not counting the other eight characters that I’ve leveled to 10 or 11, of course.)Mind you, most of them haven’t gotten much above 20 (except for the main and the windserpent draenei), but Kaet is still firmly in the levels I know and love so well.

Most recently (that is, since BC launched) I’ve leveled a windserpent and a bat through these levels, and the crab seems to have better survivability than either of those. I think I’ve picked up a trick or two since I started playing a hunter, but I haven’t learned that much since BC launched. So why it’s quite likely that I am deluding myself, I don’t think it’s because I’ve learned how to play better for this character. *grin*

Re: the front page — I don’t want to go more off-topic here, but why don’t you drop me an e-mail and tell me what sorts of things you are thinking about. I’m not getting a mental image of what you mean.

]]> By: Someone http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Someone Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:39:25 +0000 http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/#comment-865 "They survive slightly better than other pets I’ve had at this level " I think you're (unwittingly!) lying to yourself and us: it's not that the pet lasts longer, it's just that now you already know better how to play a hunter! You don't hesitate so much, you know what to do, what to be on the lookout for, which abilities and in what order to use them, etc, etc... I sucked at my previous attempts at hunter, and now I'm having a ball with my (currently) 45 hunter! It's so much fun to be able to solo elites 3/4 levels higher, something I wasn't ever able to do on my druid! But I know it's not all just "Hunter Power": it's me also playing a bit better now on my Nth character... :) BTW: completely off-topic, but I think you should re-do the main page of Petopia: looks a bit "lackluster", kind of "old-days-low-bandwith-simple-text-page" sort of thing... “They survive slightly better than other pets I’ve had at this level ”

I think you’re (unwittingly!) lying to yourself and us: it’s not that the pet lasts longer, it’s just that now you already know better how to play a hunter! You don’t hesitate so much, you know what to do, what to be on the lookout for, which abilities and in what order to use them, etc, etc…

I sucked at my previous attempts at hunter, and now I’m having a ball with my (currently) 45 hunter! It’s so much fun to be able to solo elites 3/4 levels higher, something I wasn’t ever able to do on my druid! But I know it’s not all just “Hunter Power”: it’s me also playing a bit better now on my Nth character… :)

BTW: completely off-topic, but I think you should re-do the main page of Petopia: looks a bit “lackluster”, kind of “old-days-low-bandwith-simple-text-page” sort of thing…

]]> By: wowHuntress http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/comment-page-1/#comment-864 wowHuntress Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:35:44 +0000 http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/#comment-864 I got a wild up hair up you know where and decided to create a hunter of each race so that I can tame all the pets I have ever wanted. Of course, my hunters are color coordinated with their assigned pets. =) Anyway, one such assignment is a blue/purple Draenei and crab from Darkshore. As you said, the crab is a real trooper - I called him KrabbyPatty! And regarding the least popular pet... I think crocs might be less popular than crabs. I don't ever see them and none of my hunters will be taming one. I got a wild up hair up you know where and decided to create a hunter of each race so that I can tame all the pets I have ever wanted. Of course, my hunters are color coordinated with their assigned pets. =)

Anyway, one such assignment is a blue/purple Draenei and crab from Darkshore. As you said, the crab is a real trooper – I called him KrabbyPatty! And regarding the least popular pet… I think crocs might be less popular than crabs. I don’t ever see them and none of my hunters will be taming one.

]]> By: Mania http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Mania Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:56:25 +0000 http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/#comment-856 The 'least popular' thing is coming from the one statistic I have easy access to: how many people look at the crab family page every day on Petopia as compared to all the other family pages. This doesn't truly measure popularity, of course, but it is one of the reasons I decided to level with crabs. (And I suspect that that sentence there is another reason why crabs aren't so common -- who wants to level "with crabs"?!) The ‘least popular’ thing is coming from the one statistic I have easy access to: how many people look at the crab family page every day on Petopia as compared to all the other family pages. This doesn’t truly measure popularity, of course, but it is one of the reasons I decided to level with crabs. (And I suspect that that sentence there is another reason why crabs aren’t so common — who wants to level “with crabs”?!)

]]> By: Goeben http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/comment-page-1/#comment-848 Goeben Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:47:41 +0000 http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/#comment-848 Znodis, Perhaps our hostess has some stats up her sleeve she could share with us, but I would believe that crabs are less popular than sporebats. In my 2 years in the game, I think I may have seen one or two crab pets. These days, I occasionally see sporebats around Shattrath; I assume that they are just kept as an around-town fun pet. Or maybe their owners really do use them. Znodis,

Perhaps our hostess has some stats up her sleeve she could share with us, but I would believe that crabs are less popular than sporebats. In my 2 years in the game, I think I may have seen one or two crab pets. These days, I occasionally see sporebats around Shattrath; I assume that they are just kept as an around-town fun pet. Or maybe their owners really do use them.

]]> By: Cardboard http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/comment-page-1/#comment-846 Cardboard Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:16:02 +0000 http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/#comment-846 I'm a lot like you in that I've played many, many hunters and have used pets of most different types. And the lack of a focus dump is always a deciding factor in keeping pets for me. I usually spec BM, and I can't simply pass up Bestial Discipline, and with a pet with only Bite, Dash, and Growl (I've had hyenas, wolves, and tallstriders for many levels) the unused focus/damage is so noticeable that I really can't use a pet without claw, gore, or LB. Even with MM and GftT there's a lot of unused focus around 40 or so. It's a shame Blizz hasn't added more pet skills. I’m a lot like you in that I’ve played many, many hunters and have used pets of most different types. And the lack of a focus dump is always a deciding factor in keeping pets for me. I usually spec BM, and I can’t simply pass up Bestial Discipline, and with a pet with only Bite, Dash, and Growl (I’ve had hyenas, wolves, and tallstriders for many levels) the unused focus/damage is so noticeable that I really can’t use a pet without claw, gore, or LB. Even with MM and GftT there’s a lot of unused focus around 40 or so. It’s a shame Blizz hasn’t added more pet skills.

]]> By: Znodis http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/comment-page-1/#comment-845 Znodis Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:02:13 +0000 http://www.maniasarcania.com/2007/08/13/kaet-westfall-interlude/#comment-845 Least popular pet?! I thought that distinction belonged to sporebats with mediocre stats and no abilities at all. I've tried both crocs and turtles before, but the lack of claw, even pre-2.0, was a huge difference for holding agro. Put some Natural Armor on your crabs and they will never die. /heads out to comfort Frothy... No that's not a tear in my eye... Least popular pet?! I thought that distinction belonged to sporebats with mediocre stats and no abilities at all.

I’ve tried both crocs and turtles before, but the lack of claw, even pre-2.0, was a huge difference for holding agro. Put some Natural Armor on your crabs and they will never die.

/heads out to comfort Frothy… No that’s not a tear in my eye…

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