Grats on 2k. We peaked at 1846, just shy of our needed rating for the s6 T1 weapons. We’re still trying, but have found certain nights to be really challenging due to some difficult combos.

So far our biggest challenge has been Ret/Mage, Ret/Ret, Ret/Holy, Ret/DK and Rogue/Priest. Warlock/Priest is pretty nasty also.

My partner’s still using his crafted Titansteel 2h. I think once he gets his mitts on the Furious Glad weapon we should be straight. Other Rets we’ve faced with Betrayer or better have been absolutely brutal.

What pet is your partner using?

Holy pallies/plate teams are our biggest thorn atm.

Sorry about causing you to re-talent.

I think Improved Tracking is great for PvE for all builds. For PvP, it’s still good, but it’s not as important IMO.

BM won’t have the available points to spend on it for a PvP build. MM and SV could certainly put a few points in, but when I PvP’ed as SV I didn’t pick it up. Instead I went for the additional range with 3/3 Hawkeye and 20% crit bonus on my melee skills with 2/2 Savage Strikes.

I always begin my arenas with Track Hidden on, so that I can try to sniff out Rogues and Druids. Improved Tracking does not work vs stealthed opponents. I didn’t want to mess with blowing a GCD switching to Track Humanoids so that I could get the 5% buff. Rogues and Druids are present in over half of all arena matches, so I pretty much just leave Track Hidden on at all times.

Like I said, for PvE it’s definitely a staple for all builds, but for PvP it’s up to the player. I think most MM and SV builds usually take 2-3 points in it. It’s just a little extra free damage.

Well running OLD-SCHOOL instances is just fun and -I must admit- even profit. You can make some nice gold out of rare blues and some drops. I also love seeing those places that Blizzard crafted for us pre-TBC (I started playing WoW only when TBC came out) and overall I’m totally mad about achievements.

The 40-man raids are still a little problematic because some bosses require specific tricks or tactics that you cannot really complete all alone

I’ll probably go for that same achievement somewhere down the road. It’s fun to re-visit old content sometimes.

I had actually missed a lot of dungeons pre-tbc, because all I ever did for the most part was PvP, and stalk and tame rare pets of course!

Once I hit 70, I went into Stratholme and Scholo because I had never been in those dungeons. Good times.
It was also fun running some low level alts from my guild through ZF. ZF was the first dungeon I had ever been in, and I remember it being so difficult at the time (I was probably level 39 then).

Once I’m decked out in ilvl 226 items, I think it’ll be fun to go back and clear all of the Outland instances.

Icedtrip,

I feel the same way as you do about SV and BM. SV gave me the necessary burst to drop single targets quickly, but BM makes it easier for me to manage multiple targets and still survive. This is mainly due to having 18 seconds of freedom, and a pet that can’t be ignored.

I do like the burst damage, but I have to admit, I am not so sure that I am a more capable PVP playing as SV. I too am thinking of switching back, finish leveling my Chimaera and wrecking havoc on the BG’s the way a hunter is suppose to.

This is the spec I use for my wolf as MM:

http://www.wowhead.com/?petcalc#0Md00sc00hooo

I picked up Dash to enable him to reach the fight(s) quicker. 1 point in Bloodthirsty to ensure he stays at full happiness for the full duration of the encounter. The rest are all DPS talents, or their pre-requisites.

Make sure you dismiss and then call your pet after you put the point into Wild Hunt. It’s currently bugged, and will not apply until after you re-summon your pet.