March 5, 2008

And so it remains, a mystery of the ages

Will there be a pet review for the 2.5 patch (assuming there even is one), perhaps giving some pet skills to some of the long neglected and thus mostly unpopular pets? Don’t look for definite answers from Drysc. When asked that question, we received this noncommittal answer:

I couldn’t say with any certainty.

Feb. 21, 2008

The docks, unlocked!

The docks, and thus, the inn was unlocked on Test just moments ago and happily, there is indeed a stable master there as well, Seraphina Bloodheart. Her pet, Sentinel, a red lynx (like the ones on Azuremyst Isle) isn’t tameable. The innkeeper, Caregiver Inaara (hurray for Firefly references) sells fish, meat and fruit.

Too, the new LV70 green ravagers on the fly only area between Terokkar and Hellfire Penninsula (Razorthorn Shelf) are for a daily quest that became available once the inn was opened, requiring you to temporarily charm them, not unlike the helboars searching for roots quest in Shadowmoon Valley. Your regular pet will vanish for the duration of this quest as a result.

Feb. 20, 2008

And another

Another hunter change, just added to the patch notes:

• Improved Mend Pet now has a 50/100% chance to remove one Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect, up from 15/50%.

Feb. 16, 2008

Progressive testing

Just added to the 2.4 patch notes, some of this we knew, now it’s just official:

• Hunters will no longer spin around if they cast Aimed Shot or Steady Shot while facing away from their target.
• Resilience: Now reduces the magnitude of mana draining effects by the same amount that it reduces critical strike damage. The Tooltip has been revised to reflect this.
• The benefits of drinking out of combat have been delayed. It will now take five seconds before the full benefit of the mana regeneration will come into effect.
• Vengeful Gladiator’s Waraxe: The weapon delay has been reduced.
• Archimonde’s Grip of the Legion will no longer target pets.
• The proc from Black Bow of the Betrayer will no longer break crowd control effects such as Scatter Shot.

Feb. 15, 2008

Don't what me. You know what

New test build, new information filtering in. The big (undocumented) news is that resilience now reduces the effects of mana-drain spells. Documented, but file it under the 'I’ll believe it when it stays fixed’ category is the assertion that the Black Bow of the Betrayer proc won’t break crowd control effects. Since this has been reportedly fixed before (back in November of last year, no less), like I said, I’ll wait and see. The Gronnstalker bracer has had its haste bonus removed, replaced by critical strike.