Tag Archives: Warlords of Draenor

Hunter News

Holy Misdirection Buff, Batman!

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I was just listening to the live interview with Celestalon on Final Boss TV, and he dropped a bomb in regards to Misdirection in Warlords of Draenor. Here is the new tooltip just posted by Wowhead: Misdirection Wow! You'll effectively be able to permanently transfer threat to the tank (or your pet for … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News, Hunter Pets

New Hunter pets and pet buffs in Warlords

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More fun hunter stuff from the Warlords of Draenor alpha has been datamined! First up, it looks like all buffs will be able to be provided by non-Exotic pets, including bloodlust/heroism.  It appears that some exotic pets will be getting new special abilities instead of having access to exclusive buffs. We currently know about 5 new … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

New hunter glyphs datamined

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The fine folks over at Wowhead have been datamining the alpha client and there's a few more huntery things to share, including 4 new glyphs.
New Glyphs
Hunter News, Opinion

A closer look at survival hunters in Warlords of Draenor

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Update 8/22: This article is still mostly accurate but is slightly depreciated. It will give you a good overview of the  overall changes but you may want to view more recent posts under the Survival tag for more info and recent opinions. If you missed it yesterday, Blizzard released the first version of patch notes for … Continue Reading ››
Off Topic, Opinion

The end-of-expansion doldrums

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My WoW playing time has dropped off a cliff over the past few weeks. My motivation to gear up any further is mostly gone, though that isn't anything new. I always feel like that at the end of an expansion when I know quest greens and dungeon blues are about to replace all my purples. … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News, Hunter Pets

Hydras confirmed!

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In a time with so little WoW news being released, little tidbits like this really get me excited. WoW Designer @Muffinus tweeted a pic of a Hydra standing beside a hunter, and confirmed it is indeed a tamed pet. Earlier this month, he asked hunters what they'd like to see … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

Warlords of Draenor pre-order thoughts

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Warlords of Draenor is now up for pre-order (at least digitally). The "free" level 90 character boost as well as the mount and pet are all available immediately. I, of course, bought it the first moment I could, but I was a little surprised that the price had gone up $10 over previous expansions. I … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

New Hunter Talents Revealed

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A new video from February's press event has been uncovered, and I am very happy to say it features some new information about the hunter talents in Warlords. They are a little different than they were back at BlizzCon. You can find the video below, but I've gone through frame by frame to pick out … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

Warlords of Draenor: Aimed Shot to be marksmanship’s focus dump

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I don't think you'll believe where I found out this little tidbit of news, but it was in the Twitch chat for tonight's Legendary show. While the hosts were talking about the hunter crowd control changes, Lore and Celestalon -- who were both in the chat -- chimed in with this news about … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

Warlords of Draenor: Game system changes & hunters

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The latest WoW Dev Watercooler talks about some of the upcoming game system changes, but a lot of it seems to be stuff we already know (at least those of us who gobble up every morsel of WoD information we can find). The highlights, as they relate to hunters, are as follows.
Stat Squish and Items
Currently, … Continue Reading ››