Hunter News

Hunter changes in patch 6.1: Talent buffs and more

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Blizzard finally put out the official 6.1 notes and we got some buffs in the talent department. Check these out.
Originally Posted by Blizzard
Talent Balance Developer Commentary: A primary focus for class changes in Patch 6.1 is improving overall talent balance. Not every talent needs to be useful in every situation; and in fact it’s often better if they … Continue Reading ››
Hunting Party Podcast

Hunting Party Podcast Episode 209: RogerBrown is in Town

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In this week's episode we welcome a very special returning guest to the HPP -- RogerBrown from Method! Artemishowl also makes her return the podcast as a regular host alongside Darkbrew, Delirium, and yours truly. We talk about hunter specs, give some tips and tricks, and Artemishowl and RogerBrown talk about their … Continue Reading ››
Off Topic

WoW’s patch 6.1 anti-aliasing options compared

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There was a vocal minority of players who were pretty upset when the old MSAA options were removed in patch 6.0 in favor of visually inferior (in most cases) post-processing AA options. Heck, Blizzard even wrote a technical blog explaining why they decided to remove MSAA. In short, their reasoning behind its removal … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News, Opinion

Mastery and Haste Buffs: What does it mean for BM?

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Beast Mastery remains as my favorite spec. It might not pull off the single target numbers of Survival, but it's pretty darn close. It also has Beast Cleave, the most badass AoE in the game (especially with that new claw effect it received in 6.0). And most importantly, I just enjoy playing it more than the … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

Patch 6.1 PTR: Tooltipageddon

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There's not a whole lot of hunter news for patch 6.1 thus far. All of the spell changes you may have seen on a site like Wowhead or MMO-Champion are simply tooltip updates from 2 months worth of hotfixes. There might be some in there that are actual changes, but if they are then it … Continue Reading ››
Hunter Guides, Hunter News, Opinion

Hunter stats, or why multistrike is your new best friend [Updated]

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Jan 14: This article has received some updates due to hotfixes. Updates are in red. Multistrike is good. Really good. You should probably enchant all of your gear and gem with nothing but multistrike for the time being. The one exception would be if you exclusively play Marksmanship. In that case, I'd probably still … Continue Reading ››
Hunting Party Podcast

Hunting Party Podcast Episode 208: Happy New Year

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Happy New Year! In 2015's first episode Darkbrew, Delirum, and yours truly talk about Survival's rise in popularity, whether or not its worthwhile to use Explosive Trap in your rotation, and we also give some tips for completing follower raid missions. The show is broadcast live on Twitch TV every second Sunday at 10:00 am … Continue Reading ››
Hunter Transmog

Hunter Transmog: Alliance Rifleman 2.0

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My first "Alliance Rifleman" transmog was based on the vanilla hunter PvP gear. The problem with that one is unless you're high ranked (or earned rank 9+ in vanilla), it's unavailable to you.  This new one, however, is available to anyone who builds a Dwarven Bunker in their garrison. Even though it looks like … Continue Reading ››
Off Topic

Looking back at 2014: The first year of Eyes of the Beast

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I started Eyes of the Beast just 10 months ago, but it feels much longer! It all started when WoW Insider cut their class columns (I was the current writer of Scattered Shots), and I decided that I wanted to continue writing about my favorite class. In my attempt to come up with a clever … Continue Reading ››
Hunting Party Podcast

Hunting Party Podcast Episode 207: Spec Parity

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On this episode, Darkbrew, Delirum, and Solar discuss the latest round of buffs and nerfs to hunters. Just how close are the 3 specs now? There's also some talk about raiding and hunter soloing in this final show of 2014. I had to miss this one but I should be back for the next. The show is broadcast … Continue Reading ››