Comments on: Thoughts on Misdirection v3

By: Lyraat

Lyraat — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:35:32 +0000

The “after it’s over” cd start annoys me. With tanks plowing through instances like their pants are on fire, I can’t MD every trash pack like I used to do. I either MD or I pull aggro with SrS+ExS+Auto. I love MD+ExTrap+Volley as well as MD+cooldowns. Snap AoE threat and 30-40k single target threat is win. Start the cooldown as soon as I cast it and life will be great.
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By: Morynne

Morynne — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:35:40 +0000

I agree with Euripides. Trap + volley + MD = threat free problems for everyone on AOE.

I do agree with you though, the cooldown kinda sucks if the tank takes too long to pull something. I wish they’d leave the mechanic alone the way it’s letting multiple hunters MD and the 4second gig, but change the way the cooldown works.
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By: EuripidesOutDPS

EuripidesOutDPS — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:21:31 +0000

Another fun one: place explosive trap, MD, and volley when the AOE starts. On geist traps, this makes tanks swoon

If you’re dealing with something more like 3 or 4 mobs instead of 20 and you need to single target one down, explosive trap, MD, and then if you’re SV, use the free lock and load on your main target. The threat from 2 of those will be given to the tank (along with the hunter consecrate)
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By: Linedan

Linedan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:18:01 +0000

MD/Volley is the most wonderful thing in the world for this brave new era of “gogogogogo” heroics and DPS that can’t count to 1 before dropping their biggest AOE. I gladly give up a couple of global cooldowns and the time to move the targeting circle in order to drop an MD/Volley combo on the mobs to try and help the tank. And when I’m on my tank, I love seeing hunters do it for me. Of course, at the speed of heroics nowadays, I can generally only do it every other pull.
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By: Sevei

Sevei — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:07:37 +0000

I <3 the new Misdirect, even though that 30-sec CD thing means if the tank takes too long, I'll have to wait 30-sec to recast it and start attacking (I'll almost always pull threat without MD up).
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