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Out with the Old: Stings

March 25, 2015 By Drackmire 8 Comments

I have been playing WoW (off and on) since its release in November 2004. Hunters have seen a lot of changes to their playstyle, and have had many of their core mechanics changed or completely removed along the way. One of these unique features that has been changed are Hunter stings.

Stings are a type of shot that puts an effect on the target, in order to help the Hunter in combat or hinder the opponent in some way. The one sting that has stuck around through every change, and the one I’ll talk about first is Serpent Sting. Serpent sting puts a damage over time (DOT) effect on the enemy which causes nature damage. It used to be a separate ability that you would cast on the target, and would contribute to the Hunter’s overall DPS. In its current form, it is linked to Arcane Shot and Multi-Shot and only usable by Survival Spec hunters as a secondary effect when you use Arcane or Multi on your target.

Serpent sting used to be vital to the raiding Marksman Hunter’s DPS, and you can read more about it in an article I posted many moons ago here. If you take a second to read that dusty old post, you can see it was very intricate and there were a lot of things you had to take into consideration to maximize it, and be effective with it.

The second sting I will mention is Scorpid Sting. Scorpid sting lowered the targets strength and agility, and was great for PvP mostly, but was effective on certain boss fights where tank survival was more important than putting out as much DPS as you could. It was later changed to reduce the chance to be hit by attacks from the target, which made it slightly better but not by much, and you would still use it mostly in PvP. The only exception to this is that Scorpid Sting was used to fight one of the four demon mobs involved in the Hunter Epic bow Questline to get Rhok’delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers.

The third sting we acquired through progression and leveling was Viper Sting. Oh man, this sting was so good against healers and casters in PvP (if you enjoy that sort of thing), especially when a lot of fights came down to who ran out of mana first. In its first iteration, it simply drained the opponents mana. Later it was changed to not only drain mana, but silence the target as well, and regenerate the Hunter’s mana all at once. Talk about your value ability!

Another sting was added about a year after WoW came out in order to buff up survival, and it replaced their useless 31 point talent Lacerate. Wyvern sting caused the target to fall asleep, essentially acting as another silence and cc to the survival arsenal. It now exists as a talent, rather than a spec-specific ability.

The downside to stings was that you could only have one on a target at any time, so you couldn’t stack them. Secondly, in the early days of raiding we weren’t even allowed to use stings on bosses because they took up one of the debuff slots that could be on the boss (originally a boss could only be affected by 8 debuffs at one time). It almost seems like now they are an afterthought for the developers, and I won’t be surprised if they go by the wayside completely. For me though, they were something that was at the core of the Hunter abilities, much like traps. It’s sad that they are so limited now, and not even available to every spec.

Another thing to keep in mind is that stings count as a poison, so anything that can dispel poisons will dispel them.

Nostalgia is starting to set in now. Blizzard, if you are reading this, bring stings back to the core arsenal of Hunter abilities!

What do you all think, should stings return to being more of a prominent aspect of every Hunter’s shot rotation and become a core ability once again, rather than an afterthought?

Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: hunter stings, serpent stings, wow nostalgia

State of the HuntsmansLodge Address

October 8, 2010 By Garwulf Leave a Comment

Being that today marks the two year anniversary of HuntsmansLodge.com, I figured what better time to comment on its past, present and future.

Well… that, and if I didn’t roll out a new post soon, I feel I’d have many of you somewhat concerned.

The Origins

The idea for HuntsmansLodge.com first hit me back in February of 2008. Creating a hunter site of my own seemed like an interesting idea at the time, so I went ahead and registered the domain name. For months I thought about getting the site rolling, but due to other responsibilities and commitments, it remained in gestation for nearly a full term.

It wasn’t until October 8, 2008, that I finally decided to take the plunge into the World of WoW Hunter Blogging.

At that particular point in time, I was likely to either quit the game or start this site. Simply put, I was running out of reasons to justify my time spent in Azeroth. Having Wrath of the Lich King on the horizon gave me a little spark, but what enabled me to maintain my interest and motivation was the thought of being able to help others. I felt that if I could add some purpose to my playing by providing a valuable resource on the web, then I’d feel a bit better about all of my /played.

I’ve never been one of those players who’s going to walk away from this game someday, later reflecting upon what a wonderful time in my life it was… how many great friends I made along the way… blah, blah, blah… I mean, it’s a fun diversion, but c’mon… This game will suck the life force out of you – don’t kid yourself.

I felt that others could benefit from my take on the game, because I treat it as such. WoW is a game and we’re supposed to have fun playing it. It’s not about investing insane amounts of time trying to obtain virtual goals, achievements, items or status – – it’s about having fun. My aim has never been to make you the best hunter on your server, but to help you enjoy the World of Warcraft.

At any rate…

My intention was to create a place where I could share information, advice, stories and other random silliness with others who would appreciate it. I felt if I could help others to enhance their enjoyment of WoW and the hunter class, then I was doing something worthwhile.

The theme of the site was simply going to be that there was no theme. Most of the sites that existed then were all centered around raiding, and I had no desire to be another PvE, raiding-focused site. I enjoy many aspects of the game – especially PvP and rare pet safaris. (to be continued…)

Filed Under: Ramblings, Uncategorized

Time Burglars Anonymous

December 19, 2009 By Nachosjim 5 Comments

brbHi, my name is Nachos, and I’m a time burglar.

When I was a young man, I had plenty of time, few responsibilities and I liked playing video games. I have fuzzy memories of playing Starcraft and Diablo from dawn ’till dusk, heedless of what class or meal I may have missed. I am no longer a young man, and while I still like playing video games, I now have more responsibilities than time.

Although my wife would disagree, I consider myself a “casual gamer.” I bring my hunter out of the shed about 5-7 hours during the week, running the daily heroic and finishing some daily quests for some cash. I get in a little more time during the weekend, so that’s when my guild usually does its raiding. I’m cheating a little bit here because I’m not including the time I spend on Elitistjerks or Femaledwarf trying to optimize my toon. I do that stuff while I’m at work, so technically I’m getting paid for it.

But finding steady, uninterrupted playing time is not as easy as it used to be.

Around the same time I started playing WoW, my wife started a new job. It was a major career change, and she has been taking a lot of work home with her to keep up. So that basically leaves me to keep the house in manageable shape and to tend to the needs of a very precocious 3 year old boy and two dogs who still refuse to learn to use the toilet.

About half the time, everything runs smoothly. My son sleeps soundly. I clean up around the house and take the dogs outside to do their business. I check with my wife/shop foreman to make sure that everything is up to code, and then finally… I enter Azeroth. The night passes without incident, and after collecting some badges & gold, and sharing some LOLs with the guildies, I log off. I then maybe read a book, watch TV or silently ponder the pain I’ve been feeling in my right elbow.

The other half of the time..?

That’s when I turn into a time burglar. [Read more…] about Time Burglars Anonymous

Filed Under: General, Ramblings Tagged With: afk, brb, children, dogs, family, real life responsibilities, wife

My To-Do List for today

December 9, 2009 By Garwulf 1 Comment

  1. To Do ListFinish up a web project I was outsourced to work on.
  2. The dishes.
  3. Make out Christmas cards.
  4. Read the remaining article submissions.
  5. Reply to the un-replied to.
  6. Refrain from checking my site every 15 minutes for new comments.
  7. Resist the urge to periodically check WoW related sites and forums for Patch 3.3 goodness.
  8. Start working on the site upgrade.
  9. Probably a few things I’ve forgotten.
  10. Resist the urge to post multiple times today.
  11. Get in a few hours of playtime tonight… I hope… /sniffle

Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: christmas, patch 3.3, website

This needs to happen

December 8, 2009 By Garwulf Leave a Comment

WoW for Dummies…even if it were only available as an e-book. Can you imagine how hilarious it would be..?!

I saw the post pertaining to this scrapped top secret project over at BRK’s personal blog today. It’s really too bad this never came to fruition, as it probably would have sold millions of copies. Not to mention the additional sales of subsequent and upated volumes.

I really hope Daniel considers writing this as an e-book. That’s just too much awesome to tease us with.

If you haven’t already, check out his post at dphowell.com and have a look at the proposed Table of Contents. Good stuff. 😀

Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: brk, wow for dummies

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