Comments on: Talent Show

By: Gretadelle

Gretadelle — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:52:00 +0000

good post. I’m still pretty unsure about my spec. I sort of choose things that sounded good but didn’t do any real math on it. I’m 41/11 so far. but glancing over my spec now I can see some things that really need to be switched.

By: Pike

Pike — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:51:00 +0000

Ralowae -

I don’t use Rapid Fire that much in PvE but it is a big help in PvP and as I tend to both, I try to stay balanced. Furthermore, I’ve ran with 2 points in Efficiency before and I didn’t find that it made enough of a difference for me to repeat that.

However, that is just my own opinion– I certainly respect many spec variations!

By: Ralowae

Ralowae — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:32:00 +0000

I prefer keeping my pet strong. 5/5 endurance. I will never give up my Leggings of Beast Mastery, at least not till I'm approaching level 80.
My kitty BlackTooth has tanked half of Hydromancer Thespia just last night, and we would have killed her if she hadn't killed half the party before he got her attention.
I have 2/2 in improved revive, I have found getting my pet back mid fight to be a lifesaver.
I do run 2/2 in bestial discipline, I've never had a full pet focus bar when he has something to claw.
The biggest suggestion I have is how I handled the imp mark versus efficiency question. I have the two points many put in rapid killing in efficiency. If a hunter doesn't want to give up the improved mark, this is what I suggest.
To be fair, I don't use rapid fire as much as I probably should. Is rapid fire + 2/2 rapid killing so awesome that its a must have? Or is it just a playstyle choice?

Ralowae and BlackTooth

By: Hexapuma

Hexapuma — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:50:00 +0000

Very good post! In my experience some people are more naturally inclined to be awesome PVP players, while others show excellence in the PVE scene. I am a strong believer that it isn’t the gear that makes the PVPer but the skill. Of course great gear combined with great skill is an unbeatable combo ^^

I place myself somewhere in between… a good PVPer and a good PVEer but master of none =/

By: kotarosv

kotarosv — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:37:00 +0000

Pike, my email address is fumania@gmail.com

- Kotaro

By: Althoran

Althoran — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:37:00 +0000

Thanks for the post Pike. As far as blogs go….I want to put 5 out of 5 in improved Aspect of the Hare.
I think the only bummer about the talent points for Hunter’s is that it is so costly ($$ to respec) to play around with them in game….Especially if you are saving up for mounts and stuff.
I like BM also though.

By: Pike

Pike — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:41:00 +0000

Awesome Stevesy. I’ll definitely look into it. =)

By: Stevesy

Stevesy — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:40:00 +0000

Hi Pike. I started a hunter blog of my own so that I can start posting my own thoughts and hopefully add something to this community.

I am the same Stevesy that posted the above comment.

By: Pike

Pike — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:42:00 +0000

Sonvar – of course, I am not at all saying a certain spec is right or wrong, which is what my post was all about =D I love when people have different specs than me for various reasons. And good choice on the pet, that’s the cat I use too.

Myself, I do not want to see Claw proc’ing nonstop. It already happens a lot and I simply see better places to put that extra talent point in my personal situation. My pet gets a lot of focus somehow and I don’t see myself as needing any more, which is why I choose to only go 1/2. Of course there are people who swear by 2/2 or even not taking the talent at all, and of course I respect that– there are good reasons for everything, different pets are different, luck is different, etc.

Lienna – it’s always nice to see some math sometimes, I tend to go more by what-feels-right when I play instead of theorycrafting but it’s very nice to know I’m headed in the right direction!

Kotaro – Perhaps I’m just blind, but I can’t find your e-mail =P

By: sonvar

sonvar — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:32:00 +0000

@pike
No I’m using an Aqua kitty http://petopia.brashendeavors.net/html/skins/skin_ridingtigerskinaqua.shtml
It has Claw, Dash, and Growl(turned off) setup to auto. As soon as GFTT procs that added focus is gone and I’ve not seen much if any case where my cat has almost a full bar and then I have a crit. Maybe its just a timing thing but I know I feel better having my pet gobble up as much focus as possible. BRK’s testing without having Bestial Discipline even further sells that to me. There was a drastic difference in claw damage without it.

@lienna
As I said to Pike I don’t see many time if at all where my pet has a full bar or gets to a half bar. Regardless of Elistist jerks info I know what I see and I still see no reason to take a point out of Bestial Discipline at least not yet.