tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post7489937825550222932..comments2023-10-10T09:46:34.421-07:00Comments on Mirshalak's Lair: A few different Survival buildsMirshalakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223199207262646414noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-63974677812925873692008-01-03T00:52:00.000-08:002008-01-03T00:52:00.000-08:00I always take both slaying talents. No reason to r...I always take both slaying talents. No reason to refuse 3% damage while dumping points towards Lighting Reflexes. Not to mention the extra crit bonus. Not saying it's great (6 points for 3% is really very little), but there's just nothing better for my purpose.<BR/><BR/>It's probably just me, the only melee moves I really do is Wingclip. PvE.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885311245216267069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-75473857891001447502007-12-13T10:00:00.000-08:002007-12-13T10:00:00.000-08:00Don't forget those slaying talents double dip-- if...Don't forget those slaying talents double dip-- if you shoot somebody for 100 say, it counts as 103-- and if that crits, that's 103 * 2.3 (assuming crit damage talents) * 1.03 *again*. As long as you're shooting whatever your slaying talent affects, it's point for point more powerful than Marksman's much vaunted ranged weapon specialization.Ashrafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12960639314550766025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-77235287060884138932007-12-12T09:18:00.000-08:002007-12-12T09:18:00.000-08:00Hawk Eye for me is primarily a PvE talent...althou...Hawk Eye for me is primarily a PvE talent...although there's some utility in PvP as well.<BR/><BR/>But for PvE soloing...if you take Hawk Eye and get to max range, it won't matter as much if you crit enough for your pet to lose aggro...because with the extra range from the target, it will generally be dead before it gets to you.<BR/><BR/>In PvP it can also be useful for the extra reach...if I can sneak up on a Warlock, I can get Wyvern off before he opens with Fear...makes it more likely that I will keep control of the fight, rather than him. Also, in terms of the Slaying...take Humanoid if you want, but I really feel that 3% on Monsters doesn't mean much...if it was 5%, maybe...but I can put those extra points into trap talents and have them do more for me than that 3% will.Mirshalakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223199207262646414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-17100020793079927432007-12-12T08:07:00.000-08:002007-12-12T08:07:00.000-08:00Question for you. I've been doing MM/Surv for PvP...Question for you. I've been doing MM/Surv for PvP and why Hawk Eye over Humanoid (and the everything-else) Slaying? I'm going with something like http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=cZVVbRVzZ0GhrtfMhVuh (not exactly actually, going to respec again soon). Any comments? Thanks.Tom Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187446098003499375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-33365124934989132332007-12-12T06:33:00.000-08:002007-12-12T06:33:00.000-08:00Hey Ardent,Possibly what I'd look at trying to do ...Hey Ardent,<BR/>Possibly what I'd look at trying to do is getting a seperate mouse and a <A HREF="http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/5a7f/" REL="nofollow">rollup</A> keyboard if you can afford it...mice can be fairly cheap as well I think. You'll find playing with that setup a lot easier, I think.<BR/><BR/><I>I'll keep you posted on how this works in Warsong. I can taste the Warlock now.</I><BR/><BR/>*grin* I'm sure it will work well. If you can, open with a long distance Wyvern Sting against Warlocks; it will prevent him from opening with Fear, which can cause you to lose control and not get it back, depending on whether or not your trinket is up. Something I've tended to do with their pets as well is, wait for it to come to you, then drop a freeze trap, then feign, and jump sideways. The pet will lose you as a target, and he won't be able to retarget it immediately because it will be frozen. You can then use your own pet to keep it busy while you take care of the lock himself.<BR/><BR/>Also, if you manage to get the initial Wyvern off and can freeze his pet, close on the lock himself melee, use Readiness to get your traps back perhaps, drop an Immolation trap on him, and cut him up fast with some daggers if you have them. Although it's true that you will want to kite most targets, casters you actually want to kill melee because range helps them, and they have no melee themselves. Daggers with a sufficiently fast attack speed can sometimes break channel casting as well.Mirshalakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223199207262646414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-35050013538141810572007-12-12T06:02:00.000-08:002007-12-12T06:02:00.000-08:00I don't know where else to put this, so here'll do...I don't know where else to put this, so here'll do. Since the 2.3 patch fixed the dead zone, I've been playing with what I call, for lack of a better term, "darting". I do it in two ways. With my pet Growling, I stay just outside of melee range and pump Arcane, Auto, Multi - then -Dart in- in for a fast Raptor Strike whenever it pops. When I've got the aggro or my pet is dead, I'll Raptor, Wing Clip, -Dart out- Arcane, Autoshoot, (mob gets in melee range) Autostrike and Mongoose, Raptor, Wingclip, -Dart Back- Multi/Arcane., <BR/>The way the cooldowns seem to be timed, I can alternate between my three highest rated strikes. Really it's just adding Raptor Strike to fill the time after an Arcane/Multi rotation waiting for Arcane to cool down. <BR/>See, I don't have kiting down. I'm on a macbook with a slippery trackpad and one mouse button and it's been a challenge putting together a consistent jumpshot. OK more than a challenge, I just plain suck (now). <BR/>Anyway, this is what I've been doing in PVE in situations where I need to up my DPS. From what I can see on damage meters I'll go from averaging (with pet) around 180 dps during standard ranged/pet/hunter combat to over 230 dps. Yes I take more damage but sometimes you gotta boost fast. <BR/>Or am I just kiting a whole bunch in short spurts? HAH. Whatever, all I know is that pre-patch this never would have worked, taking too long to get in and out of melee/ranged. <BR/>I'll keep you posted on how this works in Warsong. I can taste the Warlock now.W T F ?https://www.blogger.com/profile/13344275778491027143noreply@blogger.com