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April 27, 2011
5:18 am

Takaas

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Anyone been able to gauge the new damage multi-shot is doing? Patch notes say 250%. I haven't been able to get any runs in yet to take a proper look.

April 28, 2011
6:08 am

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I havent even been in game since the patch cause ATT screwed up my DSL, but that's beside the point here icon_wink

According to Frostheim, "Zerherah is reporting that this is indeed a full250% damage increase." I think based on the formula used to calculate MS damage, it uses some % of weapon damage, which would put the *actual* MS damage in the neighborhood of 130-140%? But it sounds like that's not the case, which would be sweet.

More specific info on this would be welcome.

April 28, 2011
10:44 am

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Well yes its ALOT more.

I use the BoT trash to compare and I went from a spike of 30k to spiking 55k+

It has helped us down Malorik a lot faster as well since I basically take down the adds in 4 multi-shots, I just hope that Bliz doesnt nerf it for PvP, it rapes face if you get 4+ Horde in a small room and distracted not seeing a hunter icon_biggrin

I now use it to open if there are 2+ targets (down from 4+) even if we are downing one at a time.

Oz is correct on it being weapon damage based.

(NOTE: this is in SV so serp is in there as well)

My gorgeous toon for reference:http://us.battle.net/wow/en/ch…..a/advanced

April 29, 2011
4:47 am

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I've only played a few hours since the patch but it definitely is an increase for my lil BM dwarf. I tried it on trash in a WotLK heroic run and it, combined with explosive trap was substantially better. I can't give %'s, I'll leave that to the math gurus. As Liberty said 'A lot'.

Not knowing you aren't supposed to be able to achieve something often ensures that you will. Book of Agio 22:2

April 29, 2011
5:30 am

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I noticed the increase last night and was top of the DPS meters all night. Where I did notice a fail, and it could just be me not understanding the patch but I thought if your target died you would automatically be put onto another target. This wasn't happening at all for me. I was actually struggling to get a target aquired but there was some nasty lag so I'll just chalk that up to patch goofiness.

April 29, 2011
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Nevermind! Oz just clarified that for me. I guess that would explain why I wasn't suddenly pulling and killing camels.

April 29, 2011
6:43 am

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From Scattered Shots latest article that can be found HERE

"To my mind, there are three really noteworthy things here. First, Multi-Shot got a big giant DPS boost, a full 250%. This is great for all hunter specs but certainly helps MM and BM the most and SV the least. MM is able to fire Multi-Shot the most often due to Bombardment's reducing the focus cost by half, and BM gets darned close if using Beast Within during AoE phases to get half-price Multi-Shots as well. Without a Multi-Shot discount, SV just doesn't fire Multi-Shot as often and thus doesn't gain as much from this buff, but that's okay. SV still gets a boost and is still going to be the AoE spec — though BM's burst AoE potential is now fantastic in the hands of a skilled player." -Brian Wood @ scattered shots

There you go, looks like BM is getting better and better, its a good time to be a hunter in Azeroth.

April 29, 2011
7:24 am

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Thanks for the link Liberty. Now if only I was a skilled BM player…….

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April 29, 2011
7:59 am

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I'm not adding anything unique here, but yes, all three of our specs are more balanced now than they've ever been and it's truly a situation where you can play what you enjoythe most and not worry so much that you're "gimping" yourself or your group, or that you're not going to be able to contribute.

I have no intention of changing from SV unless things change again and my guild really wants me to do something different. We have a MM Hunter that is with us most of the time and I love having both Trueshot Aura and Hunting Party up at the same time.

Anyone over on MG who wants to raid as BM, give me a shout! icon_wink

April 29, 2011
12:49 pm

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Agio said:

Thanks for the link Liberty. Now if only I was a skilled BM player…….

I rolled it for a while a week ago while trying it for PvP, as typical luck would have it I didnt have time to respec to MM for RAID night, so I rolled with it. Did 15k DPS down from my normal 17 with SV.

Just make sure to use Bestial Wrath and Focus fire whenever they are up and Cobra to keep up the serp sting

April 30, 2011
4:33 am

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LibertySyclone said:

Agio said:

Thanks for the link Liberty. Now if only I was a skilled BM player…….

I rolled it for a while a week ago while trying it for PvP, as typical luck would have it I didnt have time to respec to MM for RAID night, so I rolled with it. Did 15k DPS down from my normal 17 with SV.

Just make sure to use Bestial Wrath and Focus fire whenever they are up and Cobra to keep up the serp sting

Was my warped sense of humor Liberty, often lost on others I avoid taking this game too seriously. I'm doing just fine on zee DPS. Mind you my pets often wear paper bags over their heads whenever we wander in to town. Good thing I have 'Dismiss Pet" hotkeyed.

Not knowing you aren't supposed to be able to achieve something often ensures that you will. Book of Agio 22:2

May 5, 2011
2:44 pm

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All I have to say is…

Multishot is NASTY now! MM is useful for AoE again yay! We ususally have quite a few hunters in our 25 mans, and the ones who would switch to SV for AoE fights (like magmaw and Maloriak) would own my DPS by MANY thousands… but now I am passing nearly all of them up. I know there is a good chance they will screw it up, but for now I am loving it!

May 6, 2011
4:34 am

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LOL Aggie, did you get in trouble again? *waggles finger, tsk tsk*

I'm loving MS again too. I'm dying to raid on niika, just have had limited time and trying to rapidly bring up a tank to help the guild.

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May 6, 2011
6:38 am

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BM is indeed mucho better. I've only done a few runs, but am averaging more dps now than i was before patch as SV, and have been at the top of the charts in every heroic I've ran since the patch. It is fantastic! I've been using a Spirit Beast too, so I'm in heaven, it's been a great boost in dps as far as I've noticed.

@Niika- that's why you've been leveling the tank?! Man we are in trouble now then…you could have just ordered me to level one

May 6, 2011
7:07 am

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Niika said:

LOL Aggie, did you get in trouble again? *waggles finger, tsk tsk*

I'm loving MS again too. I'm dying to raid on niika, just have had limited time and trying to rapidly bring up a tank to help the guild.

Hell I dunno-s'long as it's funny to me it works

Now about this TANK thing you speak of, that is of course blasphemy. Say 27 Hail Mary's, toss 5 and redeem yourself.

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May 6, 2011
12:22 pm

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@Drach - yes, that's why. pfft, you'd level a tank if I ordered you to? you've been having WAY too much fun on Totem. Besides, tankadins are like tanking with your eyes closed. Haven't yet done end game content but tanking at 60 something is ten times easier than hunter at 85. It's basically aggro slamming and keeping the mobs of my healer.

@Aggie – Bite me.

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May 6, 2011
3:44 pm

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Man I sure have, Druid heals is really alot of fun!

May 6, 2011
10:02 pm

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Multi-Shot has been fun as MM, but I'm not liking the recommended mechanic of spamming it until I'm out of focus then regenerating it all the way up before spamming it again.

June 3, 2011
3:51 pm

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A couple of weeks ago now, I was doing Heroic Stonecore. Got to the last boss and the tank pulls all 3 phalanxes of the trash. I got off a few multi-shots and recorded 108,700 on Recount.

I was impressed. I wish it could always be like that!

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