Mend Pet

As he mentions, I participated in the Blog Azeroth Secret Santa this year, and this is the gift I got from Deyndor from Swift Retribution.  I found it very… educational.  Hope you do to!  Enjoy! 

Hello faithful readers of Mend Pet!

There is a fun little thing going on this holiday season called Miss Saresa’s Secret Santa, where various Blog Azeroth bloggers write posts for each other, and no one knows who gets who until the post arrives.  Fun right?  Well, I got Brajana as the person that I’m posting for, so you’re stuck with me.

Wait!  Don’t leave yet, I have secret hunter tips to share with you!  These are things that I bet Brajana doesn’t even know about.  So without further ado, let me introduce you to my hunter, Crikey.  Wave to the nice people Crikey.

Now let me first tell you, your spec should look something like this.  Some of you may think that looks wrong, but trust me, it isn’t.

The first thing you want to remember is that you are a hunter, a master of your surroundings, there is nothing that you can’t do.  So you should go get yourself a couple of good swords or daggers with a lot of int and SP on them.  The more int you have, the less time you’ll need to spend in viper.  As for the SP, you want to be stacking this so your Mend Pet and (if you’re a Draenei like me) Gift of the Naaru will be more powerful.  This way, your pet will stay up longer and you won’t need to bother the healer with little things like heals (cause you have plenty of bandages for yourself, right?).

Next, when initiating a pull, you want to put on Aspect of the Cheetah and run in front of the tank and start hitting.  Because with the build that I laid out, your best option is melee.  This build will easily put you 1k DPS ahead of anyone else you’re raiding with, especially those lazy ranged hunters in the raid.

I’d like to note at this point that people may start asking you what you’re doing running ahead of the tank and hitting the mob first.  This is just because they don’t know the intricacies of the hunter class like I do.  Once they see the numbers you’re putting out and how easy/quick runs are, they’ll stop questioning it.  Besides, if the tank can’t pull aggro off you, they shouldn’t be tanking.

There is no real rotation for this spec, just keep hitting whatever melee attacks you have that are off CD.  You should always be doing something.  And remember, if the tank dies or is stunned, even though you’re built for melee at this point, you can’t always handle the hits from some bosses, be sure to use Feign Death to get the mob off you.  If it goes on to the healer, maybe they shouldn’t be pulling that much aggro.  Be sure to tell them that, but in a constructive way (no one likes a snotty party member).

If you follow what I’ve laid out here, you’re sure to be topping the charts and be the star of every group your in.  Using this info, I was able to get Crikey up to level 26, and be so good that groups have actually kicked me because they weren’t worthy of running with a player as great as I.

So if you ever find yourself in a group with Crikey from the Borean Tundra server, don’t be surprised if I out DPS you and pull before the tank.  Its all part of my plan.

Happy Winter Veil to everyone, I hope you get everything you want from Greatfather Winter!

I’ll be joining the Twisted Nether Blogcast again for a round table discussion tonight!  It’ll include Hydra of Almost Evil and Brigwyn of The Hunting Lodge, as well as myself (and the hosts, of course). We’re going to discuss all the excitement of BlizzCon, since we were all there to enjoy it.

You can join us live tonight at 9:30PM PST (12:30AM EST) on UStream! If you’re unable to make it to the live show, make sure you download it post-production.

The Twisted Nether Blogcast has invited me to join them for an interview!  I’ll be joining Fimlys and Nibuca to record for the next TNB tonight!

I’m gonna need to hit Tim Hortons beforehand, because 12:30AM EST is waaay past my bed time!

If you’d like to come and listen in live, you can get some more info by visiting the Twisted Nether page.  And if you can’t make it to the live recording, you can always download the episode after!  I’m sure I’ll post a link to it.  Well… as long as I don’t say something horriblly stupid and want to bury it for ever and ever! *shifty eyes*

Lately I just haven’t had much idea of what to write about.  Of course, I can keep everyone updated on where my alts are and how we’re progressing in raids… but I like to post useful, helpful posts on occasion.

The problem is, I haven’t been able to think of what!

I’m sure I’m not the only one who comes up against this issue once in a while.  So I’ve compiled a list of resources that I find helpful in this situation.  These are all ways to jump start your writing.  If you have any other tips, please let me know!

Blog Azeroth Shared Topic

Every week, Blog Azeroth/Twisted Nether writes a topic that they’d like to get others opinions on.  Not only is this a great way to get inspiration for what to write, but it’s also a good way to get your name out there.  Post in the forums and let them

Blog Azeroth Forums

The rest of the forums are also a great place for ideas.  There’s a Blogstorming forum as well as a forum for swapping guest posts.

Other Blogs

If you’re a WoW blogger, chances are you also read a lot of other WoW blogs.  Find an interesting post?  Don’t just comment on it… write your own post discussing why you agree/disagree with it, or expand on the topic.  Bloggers love to have such in depth feedback, just be sure to link back to the original post you enjoyed!

Twitter

Twitter is a great place to meet other WoW players and discuss the game with them.  It’s also a great place to get blogging help.  All you have to do is ask!  Ask if anyone has a topic they would like covered, ask opinions and do an analysis of them.  You can also just listen: “I wish there was a post out there about …” or “Can someone write or point me in the direction of a post about …” are good starting points if you see them.

Official Forums

Nibuca (Mystic Chicanery) made this suggestion to me, and I think it’s a great idea.  It never would have crossed my mind as I avoid the Official Forums like the plague!  Just venture on in, head to an applicable forum (Achievements, Hunter, Quests, etc.) and find the first question you can answer, then write a post about it.

Write a story

I was never into creative writing much, but I’ve found I quite enjoy it now that I’ve written a few things based on my WoW Characters.  You’ll never know until you try!  Expand on your characters, give them a history.